April 19 — Amb. Mike Waltz and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, plus Emma Grede

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🗓️ 19 April 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz joins Meet the Press as questions mount about fragile ceasefires in the Middle East. Kristen Welker sits down for an exclusive interview with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) as he reflects on his first 100 days in office. Entrepreneur Emma Grede joins for a Meet the Moment conversation. Steve Kornacki breaks down a new NBC News Decision Desk poll. Ashley Etienne, Sara Fagen and Jonathan Martin 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, pressure points. President Trump tries to squeeze Iran in an escalating standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries a fifth of the world's oil supply.
0:13.0	Iran wants to make a deal, and we're dealing very nicely with them.
0:18.0	If Iran chooses poorly, then they will have a blockade and bombs
0:23.7	dropping on infrastructure, power, and energy. As oil prices plunge and the fragile ceasefire
0:30.8	holds, will the pressure force Tehran back to the negotiating table? I'll talk to U.S. ambassador
0:36.5	to the United Nations, Mike Waltz,
0:39.0	and Steve Kornacki breaks down the warning signs for both parties in our latest poll. Plus,
0:44.6	city lessons. My exclusive interview with Mayor Zoran Mamdani, as he marks his first 100 days leading
0:51.7	New York City. How would you describe your relationship with President Trump right now?
0:57.0	I would say that it's honest, it's direct, and it's productive.
1:01.0	And brand builder, or meet the moment conversation with Emma Greed,
1:05.0	the entrepreneur behind the Kardashian brands, Skims and Good American. We said we wanted to make all women for seen, heard, and represented.
1:14.6	I had no idea that we were going to change the way the industry would depict women.
1:21.7	Joining me for insight and analysis are Jonathan Martin of Politico, Ashley Etienne, former communications director to Vice President
1:30.2	Harris, and Republican strategist Sarah Fagan.
1:34.0	Welcome to Sunday.
1:35.5	It's Meet the Press.
1:37.5	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history.
1:44.0	This is Meet the Press with Kristen Welk.
1:47.7	Good Sunday morning.
1:49.6	There are serious questions this morning about the fragile ceasefires in the Middle East.
1:54.7	President Trump huddled with his national security team in the Situation Room on Saturday
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