# Blanche Refuses To Pledge Independence from Trump Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-this-morning-5778810/blanche-refuses-to-pledge-independence-from-trump Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-this-morning-5778810/blanche-refuses-to-pledge-independence-from-trump.md Podcast: [CNN This Morning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-this-morning-5778810) Published: 2026-08-17T13:51:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY9275362888.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY9275362888.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cnn-this-morning-5778810/episodes/blanche-refuses-to-pledge-independence-from-trump Duration seconds: 2901 ## Resource Asked yesterday if he could promise to be independent from the White House, new US Attorney General Todd Blanche said, "No." Was it naive to think he would? ... Democrats finalize their 2028 calendar, scheduling racially diverse states first. How does that help the party find its strongest candidate? ... Looking for a deal for Gaza, Trump son-in-law says he's got Hamas on board. But what about Israel?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cnn-this-morning-5778810/episodes/blanche-refuses-to-pledge-independence-from-trump/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/cnn-this-morning-5778810/blanche-refuses-to-pledge-independence-from-trump.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.