Weekly Roundup: May 22nd, 2020

The NPR Politics Podcast

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🗓️ 22 May 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In an at-times tense exchange on the radio show Breakfast Club, former Vice President Joe Biden said, "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black." The comments drew widespread criticism.

Plus, China moves to exert more control over Hong Kong causing more tension with the United States.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, reporter Juana Summers, editor & correspondent Ron Elving, Congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, and chief economic correspondent Scott Horsley.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Coral from Falls Church, Virginia.
0:03.0	I just helped my brother get connected to a video call with Tam Sun so they can play
0:07.5	battleship, while Tam is recording today's podcast.
0:11.0	This podcast was recorded at 208 PM on Friday the 22nd of May.
0:16.4	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, and someone's battleship will be sunk.
0:20.3	Okay, here's the show.
0:22.3	Aww.
0:23.3	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:28.4	I'm Tamra Keith, I cover the White House.
0:30.4	I'm Wana Summers, I cover demographics and culture.
0:32.8	And I'm Ron Elvin, Editor of Correspondent.
0:35.1	And we need to talk about Joe Biden, the former vice president, because today in an interview
0:40.6	on the very popular show The Breakfast Club.
0:44.4	Wake that ass up, man.
0:45.8	In the morning, The Breakfast Club.
0:47.8	The vice president Biden, I want you today.
0:49.6	Good.
0:50.6	Good to see you.
0:51.6	Biden said something that is causing a lot of controversy to say the least.
0:56.9	Wana, can you set this up by telling us about The Breakfast Club?
1:01.2	Yeah, so to kind of set the scene here, The Breakfast Club has been around since about
1:04.6	2010.
	...

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