With Acosta exit, Trump admin gains another "acting" head; Trump declares state of emergency in Louisiana as tropical storm Barry nears Gulf Coast; Trump rips "Baby" Paul Ryan over new book comments

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 12 July 2019

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Labor Secretary Acosta resigns, as Trump weighs replacing director of national intelligence Dan Coats; Sources: Trump weighing replacing DNI Dan Coats; Louisiana Governor: "No one should take this storm lightly"; Tropical storm Barry to swamp Gulf Coast already waterlogged from recent flooding; Tropical storm Barry threatening Gulf Coast region with unprecedented flooding; Dem lawmakers get emotional describing detention centers; DHS Watchdog: Overcrowding at detention centers not addressed; Ex-Head of immigration enforcement frustrated over border crisis; Oversight committee: At least 18 infants & toddlers under age 2 were separated from parents; VP Pence & GOP Senators visit border detention center; Trump confirms deportation roundups to begin this weekend; Fearing deportation, undocumented woman hides in Chicago church; Trump: Paul Ryan was a "Baby" & "didn't know what he was doing"; New book: Ryan viewed retirement as "escape hatch" from Trump; Ryan rips Trump in new book: "I wanted to scold him all the time"; Sitting GOP lawmakers show unwillingness to criticize Trump; Harris again today goes after Biden's civil rights record; Harris jabs Biden: If you're not ready to defend your record at debate then "you're probably not ready"; Poll 41% of South Carolina's black Dems back Biden; Warren among 2020 Dems to court voters at progressive event; Progressive event reports surge in attendance ahead of 2020To 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	Did Acosta's efforts at damage control ultimately seal his doom?
0:07.2	The lead starts right now.
0:09.1	He's out.
0:10.1	President Trump's Labor Secretary is leaving as critics slam a plea deal he
0:14.2	helped broker for an alleged child rapist leaving yet another major vacancy at
0:19.0	the top of the government. Bracing for Barry, New's already filling with water and the tropical storm
0:25.1	has not even hit yet. Why the city that has already seen so much weather
0:28.8	misery is facing an unprecedented flood threat right now. Plus, he gave up the gavel, then picked up a hammer.
0:36.3	President Trump today unloading on Paul Ryan after Ryan basically said,
0:40.8	he doesn't have a clue. Welcome to the lead on Jake Tappa.
0:47.0	We begin with the politics lead.
0:49.0	President Trump on defense, unloading at the White House today as yet another cabinet secretary leaves the
0:54.9	administration under the shadow of scandal.
0:57.5	This time it's a labor secretary Alex Acosta standing next to the president this morning
1:01.5	claiming he is choosing to leave willingly
1:04.2	so he will no longer be a distraction.
1:06.0	But privately, President Trump was stewing about the unwanted attention Acosta was bringing
1:11.1	to the Trump administration, according to a senior White House official.
1:14.2	And the president was worried about the steady stream
1:16.1	of revelations to come, involving the 2008 plea deal, Acosta,
1:20.2	as US attorney in Florida, brokeredred with well-connected multi-millionaire
1:24.4	and accused child rapist Jeffrey Epstein who earlier this week was indicted in
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