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Feb 25
48m 9s

SOTU Postmortem

CNN Podcasts
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President Trump delivers the longest State of the Union address in history. But did he say what Americans needed to hear? We talk to a Republican and a Democrat in Congress about what he accomplished. Also: His 108-minute speech contained not a single reference to the ongoing Epstein controversy. We speak with an Epstein survivor for her reaction.  Learn mor ... Show More
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