Amending The Constitution For The 21st Century With Heather Cox Richardson
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The Constitution is a really strong document that is based in tripwires, really. I mean, we call them checks and balances, but the idea is to prevent the rise of somebody like Donald Trump. And I hear people say, we need to throw out the Constitution. And my answer to that is, no, we need to enforce the Constitution.
I'm Jane Koston, and this is What A Day, the show that loves watching Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. face his worst enemy, his own words. Here he is with CNN's Casey Hunt yesterday.
You have gained notoriety for your skepticism about vaccines. And over the summer in an interview, you said, quote, there's no vaccine that is, you know, safe and effective. Do you still believe that? I never said that. So stop me. We have the clip. Please play the clip.
I just talked about that the media slanders you by calling you an anti-vaxxer. And you've said that you're not anti-vaccine. You're pro-safe vaccine. Difficult question. Can you name any vaccines that you think are good?
I think some of the live virus vaccines are probably averting more problems than they're causing. There's no vaccine that is, you know, safe and effective.
Why would RFK Jr. make RFK Jr. say such things? On today's show, historian and writer Heather Cox Richardson tells me what she's learned from America's past and why she's still excited for America's future. Before we get into all that, here's what we're following today, Friday, July 17th.
This isn't about rehashing the 2020 election. This is just exposing what took place and to make sure it never happens again. President Trump, he hit the highlights and those should be scary for everybody. If you are an illegal or you're voting illegally, we will hunt you down. We will find you, and we will prosecute you.
Quick question. What should never happen again, exactly? Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen gave a White House briefing today doubling down on President Donald Trump's election claims. In case you missed it, the president's Thursday night primetime speech focused on casting doubts about the illegitimacy of our elections and appealing for more restrictive voting laws ahead of the midterms. Mullen threatened fines, penalties, or prison time for state election officials who refuse to comply with the administration's election security demands. In the words of Georgia Democratic Senator John Ossoff, isn't it humiliating, quote, to have to indulge the president's delusions? Mullen said states that don't elect to use DHS's recently updated tool for identifying non-citizen voters will become, quote, a priority for investigations.
The U.S. expanded its attacks in what feels like the never-ending war against Iran today. U.S. airstrikes hit more bridges and energy sites and collapsed a tower at a key Iranian port. Iran, meanwhile, launched missiles at U.S. allies in the Middle East. In Kuwait, one of the desert nation's water desalination plants was damaged. Efforts to salvage last month's interim ceasefire remain, even as the U.S. and Iran continue to trade attacks back and forth in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian officials say recent U.S. strikes have killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds, with new casualties reported today. Federal officials have identified a source of the outbreak of the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora, and somehow that's not the worst part of this story.
So what's the culprit? Apparently, shredded lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. The CDC and FDA are now warning people in those states to stay away from the T-Bell lettuce, but did not disclose which company supplies it. However, a federal official told the Associated Press the supplier is Taylor Farms. Still, experts say the recent illnesses across the U.S. may not all stem from a single source. Taylor Farms, which has been linked to foodborne outbreaks in the past, did not immediately respond to an AP request for comment. And that's the news.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–8:16
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What headlines set the stage for this episode's conversation?
8:16–8:55
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How did Trump’s primetime speech shape concerns about election security?
8:55–16:35
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What domestic and international news stories did the hosts summarize?
16:35–25:54