April 12 — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Rep. Byron Donalds and Rep. Pramila Jayapal

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🗓️ 12 April 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Kristen Welker speaks exclusively with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) as Cuba faces pressure from the Trump administration for a change in leadership. Matt Gorman, Amna Nawaz, Steve Ricchetti and Julio Vaqueiro join the roundtable. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, holding power. My exclusive interview with Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canal,
0:08.0	as the island nation faces pressure from the Trump administration for a change in leadership.
0:14.0	Do you think it is possible to get a deal with President Trump?
0:18.0	I think dialogue and deals with the U.S. government are possible, but there's difficult.
0:23.6	Would you be willing to step down if it meant saving Cuba?
0:28.6	Plus, no deal.
0:30.6	The bad news is that we have not reached the agreement.
0:33.6	Talks between the U.S. and Iran collapse after 21 hours of high-stakes negotiations.
0:39.9	Where does the conflict go from here?
0:42.0	And allegations and denials.
0:44.5	First Lady Melania Trump pushing back against claims linking her to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
0:51.7	I am not Epstein's victim.
0:56.6	As she calls on Congress to hold hearings for Epstein survivors and turmoil in the California governor's race, a former staff member
1:03.1	accuses Congressman Eric Swalwell of sexual assault. These allegations of sexual assault are flat
1:09.5	false. As top Democrats urge him to end his gubernatorial campaign, my guest this morning Republican
1:16.0	Congressman Byron Donalds of Florida, and Democratic Congresswoman Bramilla Jayapal
1:20.8	of Washington State.
1:22.2	Joining me for insight and analysis are Telemundo news anchor Julio Vacero.
1:27.4	Amna Nawaz, co-anchor of PBS News Hour,
1:30.9	Republican strategist Matt Gorman, and former Biden White House senior advisor, Steve Rischetti.
1:37.5	Welcome to Sunday. It's Meet the Press.
1:41.9	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history.
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