December 8 — President-elect Donald Trump

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🗓️ 8 December 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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President-elect Donald Trump sits down with Kristen Welker for his first broadcast interview since winning the election. 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, return to office. My exclusive interview with President-elect Donald Trump,
0:08.9	his plans for the economy, and his promises for mass deportation. Isn't your plan to deport
0:15.3	everyone who is here illegally over the next four years? Well, I think you have to do it.
0:20.3	And will he seek retribution against his political enemies?
0:24.6	Are you going to go after Joe Biden?
0:26.4	I'm really looking to make our country successful.
0:28.9	I'm not looking to go back into the past.
0:30.8	Retribution will be through success.
0:33.0	Plus, his vow to pardon those convicted of attacking the Capitol
0:37.4	on January 6th.
0:38.3	I'm going to be acting very quickly.
0:41.3	Within your first 100 days, first day?
0:43.3	First day.
0:44.3	And now that he's won the 2024 election, has he changed his mind about his 2020 loss?
0:51.3	For the sake of unifying this country, will you concede the 2020 election and turn the
0:58.0	page on that chapter? Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News managing Washington editor
1:04.5	Carol Lee, Politico playbook co-author Eugene Daniels, Mark Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence,
1:13.1	and former White House Press Secretary Jen Saki.
1:16.7	Welcome to Sunday and a special edition of Meet the Press.
1:22.3	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history.
1:31.1	This is a special edition of Meet the Press with Kristen Welker.
1:39.9	Good Sunday morning. President-elect Donald Trump is the first president to win non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland, and we haven't heard from him extensively since his decisive victory until now.
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