White House NEC Director Larry Kudlow; Dr. Scott Gottlieb

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🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

New York City kicks off Phase Two of its reopening as states across the country experience upticks in coronavirus cases. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses the likelihood of a resurgence, and encourages the U.S. to consider following the British “Recovery” approach to moving past the Covid-19 pandemic. White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow does not expect a second wave of the virus, and considers the steps taken in the U.S. to manage the spread. He, President Trump, and Vice President Pence are not intending to shut down the national economy, despite hot spots across the country.

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0:00.0	This is Squack Pod. I'm C and D.C. producer Katie Kramer. Today on our
0:05.0	podcast. The coronavirus hits a grim milestone with the largest global
0:09.7	uptick in new cases in a single day.
0:12.5	Dr Scott Gottlieb former FDA head
0:14.6	on what it means in the US.
0:16.5	This week's going to really be a pivotal week
0:18.4	for us to get a picture of where things are heading
0:20.4	in states like Florida and Arizona and Texas,
0:22.4	whether or not they're tipping over
0:23.6	into exponential growth or not.
0:26.4	And the President's top economic advisor Larry Cudlow on the White House response.
0:31.0	There are some hot spots.
0:32.4	We're on it. We know how to deal with this stuff now. There is no second wave coming.
0:37.0	It's Monday, June 22nd, 2020.
0:40.0	I think days are going to start getting shorter now, fortunately.
0:43.2	Squawk Pod begins right now.
0:46.4	Good morning everybody.
0:47.6	Welcome to Squawk Box here on C.
0:49.8	I'm Becky Quick, along with Joe Kerning and Andrew Ross Sorkin and thank you very much
0:54.1	Joe for the reminder that the days start getting shorter from here.
0:57.1	I would literally sighed as you said that.
0:59.4	It's so deflating to think of that.
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