Amanpour and Company

August 27, 2020

ESPN columnist Howard Bryant discusses this week's unprecedented strike by top athletes in the U.S. Trump campaign adviser Ken Blackwell talks election strategy. Religious scholar Robert P. Jones discusses the role of the evangelical base in the 2020 election. Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice reflects on Russian interference in U.S. elections.

Susan Rice on Jacob Blake Shooting: "I Felt Despair"

17m 10s

A damning bipartisan Senate Intelligence report detailing Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election passed virtually unnoticed when released 10 days ago. Moreover, Russia is believed to be interfering in the current election campaign. Former U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice joins Walter Isaacson to discuss this and the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Previews + Extras

  • The Role of Evangelical Voters in the 2020 Election: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Role of Evangelical Voters in the 2020 Election

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    The Republican Party sees a path to electoral college victory through the suburbs, and it is once again targeting the narrow coalition of voters who pushed President Trump over the top in 2016. It’s a group that is whiter, older, and more evangelical than much of America. The strategy appears to offer short-term advantages but will not prove sustainable, according to author Robert P. Jones.

  • ESPN Columnist Howard Bryant Discusses Athlete Strikes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ESPN Columnist Howard Bryant Discusses Athlete Strikes

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    America’s top athletes are united in an unprecedented display of solidarity and protest. From women’s and men’s basketball to major league soccer and baseball games, professional players across the United States have walked out over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. ESPN Columnist Howard Bryant joins the program to weigh in on this moment in history.

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    Trump Campaign Adviser Discusses Police Violence

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    The political fallout of the situation in Kenosha, Wisconsin was on display in Vice President Pence’s speech, which emphasized law and order above all else. Is this the party’s rallying cry for November? To discuss, Christiane speaks with Ohio’s former secretary of state and Trump campaign advisor Ken Blackwell.

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