April 17 — Austrian Chancellor Nehammer, Dr. Jha & Rep. Upton

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🗓️ 17 April 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley reports on the latest in Ukraine. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer joins Meet the Press exclusively to talk about Putin’s state of mind and the international community’s response to the war. Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House Covid coordinator, talks about the administration’s perspective on the pandemic. In another exclusive interview, Representative Fred Upton (R-Mich.) talks about his decision to retire. Matthew Continetti, Eugene Daniels, Ruth Marcus and Amna Nawaz join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, Putin's warning, as the war moves to the east,
0:05.5	Maripoli is in a dire situation to save them.
0:09.0	We need more weapons.
0:13.0	And Ukraine sinks a key Russian warship.
0:15.0	The U.S. announces a new $800 million weapons package.
0:19.0	President Biden has said repeatedly that we don't bluff.
0:22.7	By Ukraine's President Zelensky says his country still needs more.
0:26.0	We need it sooner. We need it now.
0:27.8	Is it enough? We don't think so.
0:29.5	Russia retaliates and warns the U.S. directly of unpredictable consequences.
0:34.9	None of us can take lightly the threat posed by a potential resort
0:39.3	to tactical nuclear weapons. What does it all mean for the U.S. and European response?
0:44.5	He believes he is winning the war. My guest this morning, Austrian Chancellor Carl Nehom,
0:49.4	the very first European leader to sit down face to face with Vladimir Putin since the Russian invasion
0:54.9	began. Plus, COVID's new phase. Virus is going to be with us for a very long time, probably
1:00.0	forever. With cases up, but hospitalization still low, what will new Omicron subvariants mean for
1:06.6	mass mandates? You're ready for the mandate to be over? A year ago. I'll talk to the administration's new COVID response coordinator, Dr. Ashish's job.
1:16.5	And who's party? We first have to defeat the rhinos and grandstanders in the primers.
1:22.6	Another Trump impeacher announces he is leaving Congress. Some of the folks here are so beholding to Trump that they don't accept those of us that are willing to stand on.
1:32.3	I'll sit down with Republican Congressman Fred Upton of Michigan.
1:35.3	Joining me for Insight and Analysis R.
1:38.3	PBS News Hour Chief Correspondent Omna Nawaz, Politico Playbook co-author Eugene Daniels,
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