Trump pushes back on recession warnings says "economy is doing really well"; Sanders criticized after changing "Medicare for all" proposal; Police: Employee planned mass shooting at Marriott hotel; World's largest rainforest engulfed by massive wildfires

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 22 August 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Trump touts good economy despite discouraging reports on jobs, manufacturing and deficit; Sources: trump worried trade war will hurt his 2020 chances; 129 House Dems now calling for impeachment inquiry into Trump; Sanders unveils $16 trillion "Green new deal" plan; Another Dem drops out of 2020 race as next debate deadline nears; Harris camp criticizes Sanders over "Medicare for all" change; Police searching for sniper who shot deputy in California; Police: Hotel cook stockpiled guns, was planning mass shooting; 20+ plots thwarted by police since Dayton & El Paso shootings; Former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh strongly considering 2020 bid; Republicans Walsh, Sanford considering primary against, Trump, Fmr. GOP Gov Weld has already declared; Nikki Haley shoots down "rumors" of being Trump's 2020 VP pick; Overstock CEO resigns after revealing affair with accused Russian agent Maria Butina; World's largest rain forest engulfed by massive wildfires; White House drops attempt to cancel foreign aid; New look at the icon who changed the fashion game; "Halston" Premieres Sunday at 9P ET/PTTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From I alone can fix it to, hey, don't look at me. The lead starts right now.
0:07.0	President Trump saying ignore the alarm bells on the economy as he tries to distract you with new division and
0:14.4	insults today why even the best part of the Trump economy may be taking a turn.
0:20.6	Fear in America. A possible sniper on the loose today in one of the country's biggest cities, how close this gunman came to murdering a sheriff's deputy.
0:29.0	Plus, from Russia, with love, an American CEO steps down after admitting his relationship with an infamous accused Russian agent.
0:41.6	Welcome to the lead. I'm Erica Hill in for Jake Tapper and we start with the money
0:45.4	leave new warnings of a recession and a clear message from the president
0:49.4	nothing to see here in fact he tweeted today quote the economy is doing really well.
0:54.7	Meantime a major predictor of recessions in the past dipped again. Plus the
1:00.0	Labor Department says the job market isn't as strong as first thought and for
1:04.3	the first time in nearly a decade we learned manufacturing is cranking out less.
1:08.9	While overall the economy may be doing well. The big question is can President Trump help keep it that way?
1:15.5	As CNN's Boris Sanchez reports, even the president doesn't seem to know.
1:22.4	President Donald Trump trying to ease concerns about mounting red flags in the American
1:27.7	economy by once again taking aim at the Federal Reserve.
1:31.8	Tweeting today, quote,
1:33.2	the economy is doing really well.
1:35.5	The Federal Reserve can easily make it record setting.
1:38.7	Later adding, our Federal Reserve does not allow us to do what we must do. They put us at a disadvantage
1:44.4	against our competition. Fight or go home. In recent days, Trump and allies have
1:50.3	insisted the fundamentals of the economy are strong.
1:53.6	First of all I don't see a recession at all.
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