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Next Question with Katie Couric

David Sanger

Next Question with Katie Couric

Katie Couric Media

Health, Health & Fitness, Commentary, News, Documentary,, Society & Culture

4.44.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Katie turns to veteran New York Times correspondent David Sanger to help make sense of a whirlwind few weeks in national security. Sanger explains why President Trump is using the U.S. military in ways he's never seen in the five presidencies he's covered—from sinking more than 20 boats in the Caribbean to deploying the National Guard in cities without clear emergencies. Katie presses him on the unanswered questions around those strikes, including a reported second hit on a burning boat and why the administration won't release basic information.They also dig into the leaked Russia-Ukraine peace plan and the questions raised about how closely it aligns with Kremlin preferences. And as they discuss the tragic killing of the National Guard member in D.C., Sanger makes the case for why America still owes its Afghan allies protection—now more than ever.

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0:00.0

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0:02.3

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0:04.8

Time is the greatest gift we can give and receive.

0:08.3

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0:17.7

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The Time Back campaign celebrates those everyday heroes who are working

0:23.6

tirelessly in the pursuit of potentially helping get patients more time to experience key moments,

0:29.8

like seeing a child learn to ride a bike or a long-awaited vacation. As we turn back our clocks,

0:36.7

let's pause to thank the doctors who make a difference

0:39.8

every day. Discover more about the Time Back campaign and join Bristol-Myers Squibb in celebrating

0:46.3

the physicians who give the gift of more time at BMS.com slash time back.

0:55.4

Pete Hedgeseth is increasingly a political liability for him.

0:59.7

And the evidence of that is that even Republican senators, frustrated by what the absence of

1:06.0

answers on the Venezuela stuff, had begun to talk about taking measures to force the Pentagon and answers.

1:14.2

He's clearly losing part of his own party.

1:17.5

David Sanger is one of the longest serving correspondence at the New York Times.

1:22.2

And as the White House and National Security correspondent,

1:25.9

he has been following Donald Trump's every move for the last

1:30.1

10 years. Given the state of the world, we have a lot to talk about, from the U.S. bombing of boats

1:37.6

in the Caribbean to the latest in the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

1:43.6

David Sanger, it is great to see you and to talk to you. I've

1:47.7

often wondered in recent months, what would David say about certain things that are happening

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