Trump's Executive Actions Are Less Than Meets The Eye

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

Politics, Daily News, News

4.5 • 24.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

President Trump announced an executive action last weekend to grant an additional $400 in employment benefits after the White House and Congress failed to strike a deal. But, like the three other pronouncements that came at the same time, it is unclear how the order will be implemented and what the president actually has the power to do.

READ: In Executive Actions, Trump Extends Some Unemployment Benefits, Defers Payroll Taxes

This episode: campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, and chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley.

Connect:
Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.
Email the show at [email protected].
Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.
Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.
Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.
Find and support your local public radio station.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey there, before we start the show, this podcast was originally taped on Tuesday.
0:05.0	We had a good conversation, it was an interesting topic, and we were just about to post it.
0:09.4	And then we found out that Joe Biden had tapped Kamala Harris as his running mate, so of
0:13.2	course, we did a podcast on that that day.
0:15.7	But it's still an important topic, so what we've done is drop in some small updates and
0:20.0	we're posting it in the feed today.
0:21.8	Alright, here's the show.
0:23.6	Welcome aboard.
0:25.0	My name is Ron, and I'm a Flight Attendant with a major US airline.
0:29.0	Many attendants are recognized by Homeland Security as first responders and essential employees.
0:34.6	So I just finished conducting my pre-flight cabin safety checks on this Airbus A321, and
0:40.7	I'm ready to welcome aboard 162 passengers.
0:45.2	This NPR Politics podcast was recorded at.
0:48.6	That is always a tough job, it is a tougher job this year, it is 206 Eastern on Tuesday,
0:54.3	August 11th.
0:55.6	This may have changed by the time you hear this, and I'll likely be safely cruising at an
1:00.1	altitude of 34,000 feet.
1:02.9	Enjoy the show.
1:03.9	Wow, I thought that the whole plane was going to like say, and now start the show, like
1:11.8	I thought he was going to have them join in, but that was cool anyway.
1:15.3	Yeah, everybody with their masks on, like, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo,
1:19.0	yes.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.