Weekly Roundup: Wednesday, July 3

The NPR Politics Podcast

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News, Daily News, Politics

4.4 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

President Trump's decision to deliver a speech from the Lincoln Memorial and add flyovers and tanks is prompting Democrats to say he's turning Fourth of July into a campaign rally. Trump issued a surprise invitation to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a meeting along the demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe, congressional reporter Claudia Grisales, chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley and editor correspondent Ron Elving. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Azzon.
0:01.4	And say in Hong Kong,
0:03.1	and we have just returned from the annual Pro Democracy March across Hong Kong.
0:07.6	This podcast was recorded at 1237 PM on Wednesday, the 3rd of July.
0:13.2	Things may have changed by the time you hear this.
0:15.5	Keep up with all of NPR's political coverage on the NPR1 app
0:19.5	or on your local public radio station.
0:21.9	Okay, enjoy the show.
0:23.3	Enjoy the show.
0:24.2	Wow, thank you for making time to listen to our podcast
0:27.9	while also marching for democracy.
0:29.7	Amidst historic events in Hong Kong.
0:32.2	Oh, yeah, all the way from Hong Kong.
0:34.2	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast.
0:36.8	I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.
0:38.8	I'm Aisha Rastow, I also cover the White House.
0:41.2	And I'm Ron Elbing, better to correspond.
0:43.6	And we have one more person in the room with us, Claudia Grasalas.
0:47.6	Hello.
0:48.1	Hello, you are a new member of the NPR Politics team.
0:51.8	Yes.
0:52.4	And you cover Congress.
	...

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