Feb. 23 — Sens. Markwayne Mullin and Cory Booker

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🗓️ 23 February 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki examines how Americans are reacting to the first month of the Trump administration. Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) discusses the war in Ukraine as it enters its third year. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) talks about the Democratic Party’s response to Trump. Melanie Zanona, Jonathan Martin, Jeh Johnson and Lanhee Chen join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, Russian reset. President Trump refuses to blame Russia for the war in Ukraine,
0:08.0	seemingly embracing Moscow's views as he negotiates a deal to end the war.
0:14.0	You've been there for three years. You should have ended it three years. You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.
0:19.0	While Republicans put the blame on Putin.
0:22.4	This man is a cancer and the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime.
0:27.8	How is President Trump changing America's relationship to allies and adversaries? Plus, deep cuts.
0:35.2	I wanted to find somebody smarter than him.
0:38.3	I searched all over.
0:39.3	I just couldn't do it.
0:41.3	With thousands of federal workers fired and billions of dollars in funding frozen,
0:46.3	how far is President Trump willing to go in allowing Elon Musk to reshape the government?
0:51.3	This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy.
0:55.2	And Pentagon purge.
0:57.6	President Trump fires the country's top uniformed officer.
1:02.0	What will it mean for the military?
1:04.2	My guest this morning, Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey
1:07.6	and Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen of Oklahoma. Plus, Steve Kornacki
1:12.7	breaks down Mr. Trump's first month in office. Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News,
1:19.3	Capitol Hill correspondent Melanie Zanona, Jonathan Martin of Politico, former Homeland Security
1:25.7	Secretary Jay Johnson, and Lonnie Chen, a fellow at the Hoover
1:30.1	Institution. Welcome to Sunday. It's Meet the Press.
1:36.0	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history. This is Meet the
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