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Sunday, July 5, 2020: America Celebrates Independence Day Amid the Pandemic CNN Inside Politics
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Americans celebrate the Fourth of July under the shadow of the pandemic, as coronavirus cases surge to record numbers.
And less than four months out from Election Day, President Trump tries to turn his struggling campaign around by doubling down on racial division and fueling the culture wars.
Plus, the administration faces growing questions over an alleged Russian plot to target American troops.
Phil Mattingly anchors. On today’s show: Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee; Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber; New York Congressional Candidate Mondaire Jones; Dr. Ashish Jha of the Harvard Global Health Institute and ER Dr. Megan Ranney of Brown University; and Toluse Olorunnipa of the Washington Post and Lisa Lerer of the New York Times.
Plus Independence Day reflections from Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project,” and South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn.
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Americans celebrate the Fourth of July under the shadow of the pandemic, as coronavirus cases surge to record numbers.
And less than four months out from Election Day, President Trump tries to turn his struggling campaign around by doubling down on racial division and fueling the culture wars.
Plus, the administration faces growing questions over an alleged Russian plot to target American troops.
Phil Mattingly anchors. On today’s show: Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee; Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber; New York Congressional Candidate Mondaire Jones; Dr. Ashish Jha of the Harvard Global Health Institute and ER Dr. Megan Ranney of Brown University; and Toluse Olorunnipa of the Washington Post and Lisa Lerer of the New York Times.
Plus Independence Day reflections from Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project,” and South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn.
To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
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