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The Lead with Jake Tapper

U.S. Officials Rush To Finalize Details Of Alaska Talks

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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President Trump previews his Friday summit with Putin in Alaska, as United States officials rush to finalize the details of this crucial face-to-face to end that war. Plus, local officials in Washington DC pushing back after Trump announced he is deploying National Guard troops in the nation’s Capitol.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:10.0

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0:16.9

President Trump says it's not his job to make a deal during his summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday.

0:22.6

The lead starts right now.

0:24.6

The president previewing his Friday summit with Putin in Alaska as U.S. officials rushed to finalize the details of this crucial face-to-face to end that war.

0:35.6

But Trump is also acknowledging that the meeting

0:38.5

might not actually end with any kind of agreement.

0:41.4

So is there a risk that this summit will enhance Putin's stature

0:45.4

and not bring any peace?

0:47.4

Plus, local officials in Washington, D.C.,

0:51.6

pushing back this afternoon after President Trump

0:54.0

deployed National Guard

0:55.2

Troops in the nation's capital and announced he's putting the D.C. Police Department under

1:00.0

federal control. So what happens next? Do locals have any recourse at all? We'll talk to a member

1:06.5

of D.C. City Council ahead. And Texas Democrats once again block the Republican redistricting

1:13.2

effort by refusing to show up at the state capital as the standoff enters its second week.

1:18.2

But with just over one week left in this special session, what happens if Democrats just

1:22.9

weighed out? Well, Texas's Republican Governor Greg Abb, is going to join us lives in just minutes.

1:33.2

Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. We're going to start with a huge week in our world lead as

1:36.9

U.S. officials are scrambling to finalize details for President Trump's crucial summit with

1:41.7

Russian President of Vladimir Putin set for the end of this week.

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