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GOP Pulls Page From Putin’s Playbook
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 01:17:11
Publish Date: 2021-06-17 05:20:00
Description:

Don kicks off the show with a discussion of the House’s vote to make Juneteenth a national holiday and a reflection on President Joe Biden’s historic summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria joins to discuss the highlights and success of the summit. 

After he voted against giving the Congressional Gold Medal to Capitol police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia refused to shake the hand of hero police officer Michael Fanone, an officer who worked to protect lawmakers from the insurrectionists. Fanone discusses the incident and reflects on the 21 GOP House members’ vote against awarding the Capitol police officers. After, Don discusses Biden’s apology to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after he lost his temper while speaking with her at the end of a press conference. 

Joining to dive deeper into the implications of the Biden-Putin summit is former U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow. Then, CNN Contributor Garrett Graff discusses the meaning behind Biden’s comments on Trump’s “phony populism.” After, Don and The Atlantic Reporter Clint Smith discuss Republican lawmakers’ bill to prohibit the use of federal funds for the teaching of the 1619 Project in schools. 

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson claims that the FBI was behind the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. CNN Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter discusses Carlson’s motivations and former FBI Assistant Director in the Criminal Investigative Division Chris Stecker explains why Carlson’s comments show a fundamental misunderstanding of the criminal justice system. Finally, CNN National Correspondent Athena Jones brings the highlights from the final debate before the NYC mayoral primary election. 

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