Hey everyone, it's Brian Chung. You are listening to an episode of Here's the Scoop.

It's a new daily podcast from NBC News that will help you get caught up on the day's biggest stories.

Today, we have an interview with Meet the Press moderator, Kristen Walker, on a recent phone call with President Trump.

Enjoy the episode.

Hey, everybody.

Welcome to Here's the Scoop from NBC News.

I'm Brian Chong.

First off, happy Friday, everyone.

We made it.

We're going to wrap up this week on the show with an update on the rough weather coming to the United States.

The superhero, the box office needs right now,

and an album that's turning us all into believers again.

But before we dive in, let's start with a match made in News Junkie Heaven.

I'm talking, of course, about Fridays and political roundups.

That's right.

We're going to start off today with a district dispatch because there's so much to talk about

President Trump

visiting Texas flood victims today, his administration doubling down on tariff talk, and rumblings

that a major announcement on Russia could come next week.

Amid it all, my colleague Kristen Welker, of course, moderator of Meet the Press.

She actually got on the phone with the president, and she's here now to tell me

about what she learned. Kristen, welcome. Hey, Brian, it's so great to be with you. Thanks for having me.

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