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CNN 5 Things

Voter anger over Trump's firings, Pope's health, polar vortex & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Voters in Georgia expressed their anger to Republican Congressman Rich McCormick over federal lay-offs. There's been updates in the hostage release and Palestinian prisoner exchanges between Israel and Hamas. We'll tell you how much Delta is paying out to those on the Toronto plane crash. The Vatican gives an update on how the Pope's doing. Plus, why it's particularly cold these days in the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey there from CNN. I'm Krista Bow with the Five Things You Need to Know for Friday, February 21st.

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Some voters in Georgia aren't happy with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's effort to dramatically slash the federal workforce.

0:31.0

Republican Congressman Rich McCormick faced tough questions and occasional booze from constituents last night about the Trump administration's

0:38.8

early actions. He was asked point blank about the firings of hundreds of workers at the CDC,

0:44.8

which is based in Atlanta. Why is a supposedly conservative party taking such a radical and

0:51.8

extremist and sloppy approach to this.

0:54.9

McCormick defended the CDC firings by saying that around 10% of its 13,000 employees were

1:00.8

let go because AI could do their jobs, which led to some nose and murmurs from the crowd.

1:06.7

He also answered pointed questions about Trump's executive power, too.

1:10.9

What you, congressmen, and your fellow congressmen, are going to do to reign in the megalomaniac

1:17.9

in the White House.

1:19.9

You talk about tyranny.

1:22.6

When you talk about presidential power, I remember having the same discussion with Republicans

1:27.3

when Biden was elected.

1:29.8

This comes as a federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to carry through with

1:34.5

mass firings of probationary federal workers, ruling he lacked jurisdiction.

1:41.1

Hamas says they expect Israel to release 602 Palestinian prisoners, and they plan to release

1:47.0

six living Israeli hostages tomorrow, as tensions heightened over the last phase of the ceasefire

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