WH: U.S. is “actively facilitating” exit of Americans from Sudan

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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As the violence erupts in Sudan, the U.S. and other nations evacuate their embassies. But, what about other Americans on the ground? Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) of the Foreign Affairs Committee joins to discuss Biden’s response in Sudan and the prospects of negotiating peace between Ukraine and Russia. Plus, a Kentucky sheriffs office explains why it hired the cop who killed Breonna Taylor. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There are Americans in Sudan who want to leave, but are they stuck?
0:06.3	The lead starts right now.
0:08.2	As the violence erupts in Sudan, the U.S. and other nations evacuate their embassies,
0:12.7	but what about other Americans on the ground?
0:15.4	Ahead, I'll speak with the top-house Republican about the Biden administration's response
0:19.9	so far.
0:20.9	Plus, fired, then hired.
0:23.2	A Kentucky Sheriff's Office explains why it hired the cop who killed Breonna Taylor.
0:28.1	The officer's attorney is speaking out to CNN.
0:31.7	And planes on fire others hit by birds as airlines warn of a tsunami of staff shortages
0:37.6	to come.
0:38.6	What is going on with the airline industry?
0:41.4	Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is here.
0:43.4	We've got a lot of questions for him.
0:50.2	Welcome to the lead on Pam LaBrown in for Jake Tapper, and we start today with our
0:53.6	world lead.
0:54.6	White House says it is actively working to help Americans get out of Sudan as a bloody
0:59.4	conflict between two military rivals turns even deadlier.
1:03.2	U.S. officials say it's too risky for a large-scale evacuation, so instead they are using
1:08.3	intelligence and surveillance tools to help international convoys of cars get to the
1:12.9	port of Sudan, where American military ships are standing by.
1:17.2	The U.S. evacuated all of its government employees from Sudan over the weekend and suspended
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