Washington Week full episode, July 14, 2023

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Washington Week

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🗓️ 15 July 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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President Biden notches wins expanding NATO and smoothing over tensions as Speaker McCarthy navigates a turbulent week after right-wing Republicans add culture war issues to typically bipartisan legislation. Join moderator Lisa Desjardins, Leigh Ann Caldwell of The Washington Post, Francesca Chambers of USA Today, Nia-Malika Henderson of CNN and Scott Wong of NBC News to discuss this and more.

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0:00.0	President Biden unites NATO leaders as Republicans complicate critical defense funding
0:06.8	at home.
0:07.8	Our alliance is more united than ever, and with stronger NATO it makes the entire world
0:12.5	stronger.
0:13.5	President Biden notches significant wins at a historic NATO summit, negotiating a deal
0:18.5	that expands the alliance and smoothing over tensions surrounding Ukraine's future path
0:23.6	to membership.
0:24.6	Plus, a military cannot defend themselves if you train them in woke.
0:29.1	We don't want Disneyland to train our military.
0:31.3	House Speaker Kevin McCarthy navigates a turbulent week after right-wing Republicans
0:35.8	add culture war issues to typically bipartisan legislation.
0:40.2	The result could spell problems for the future of the most past defense bill, next.
0:46.2	Good evening and welcome to Washington Week.
0:55.1	I'm Lisa Desjardins.
0:56.1	Tonight, President Biden is back in the country after a historic trip to Europe.
1:00.8	He recorded some potentially legacy building wins, including the expansion of NATO and increased
1:06.5	support for Ukraine.
1:08.1	On Thursday, he wrapped up his three-country swing in Helsinki.
1:12.0	This week we affirmed how Finland and the United States together, together, with allies
1:16.8	and partners are working in a lockstep to set us on a stronger, safer and more secure
1:22.2	path.
1:23.2	Not just for Europe, not just for NATO, but for the world.
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