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Erin Burnett OutFront

Why Biden is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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4.4706 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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First, in an exclusive interview with CNN, President Biden explains his "difficult decision" to ship controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine. Then, is Rudy Giuliani about to be disbarred? Speaking of Guiliani, the special counsel zeroes in on a chaotic White House meeting that included Trump's former lawyer.  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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Out front next, President Biden tells CNN it is essential for Ukraine get controversial

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cluster munitions from the U.S.

0:37.7

A, quote, difficult decision that has Biden taking heat now from allies and members of his own party.

0:43.9

Plus, is Rudy Giuliani about to get disbarred? The recommendation comes as the special counsel

0:49.4

zeroes in on a chaotic Trump White House meeting, included Giuliani.

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Not everyone, though, he's on board.

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Let's go out front.

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Good evening.

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Thanks for joining us tonight.

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I'm Erica Hill in for Aaron Bournett. Out front

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tonight, lethal aid. The U.S. announcing it is sending its cluster munitions to Ukraine. It's a highly

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controversial weapon that Kiev has been pushing for, and one for which Russia has been widely

1:24.0

criticized for using in this war. It's controversial because, as you can see in the

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video here, it breaks apart mid-air and scatters explosives over a large area. In fact, cluster

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bombs can leave munitions that didn't explode on the ground long after the fighting has stopped,

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continuing to endanger civilians in the area. And that, of course, is part of the problem and part of the concern that was discussed with

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