Full Episode: Sunday, December 7, 2025

This Week with George Stephanopoulos

ABC News

Politics, News

3.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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George Stephanopoulos speaks with the top Democrat on the House Armed Services committee Rep. Adam Smith after he watched fuller video of the military’s controversial strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean; Machine Research Institute President Nate Soares, co-author of the new book “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" talks about the potential dangers of artificial superintelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.3	This week with George Stephanopoulos starts right now.
0:34.7	Growing backlash.
0:35.9	Based on what I've seen, I am deeply concerned about the legality
0:39.8	of the strike. Top lawmakers on Capitol Hill divided over the video of the Caribbean boat strike that
0:44.7	killed two survivors. What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in
0:49.1	my time in public service. No, I didn't see anything disturbing about it. The tape's still not public.
0:55.0	Days after President Trump pledged to release them.
0:58.0	Whatever they have, would certainly release, no problem.
1:00.0	But are any of the airstrikes legal?
1:02.0	Is war with Venezuela next?
1:04.0	This morning, Democratic Congressman Adam Smith who saw the tapes and Republican Senator Eric Schmidt
1:09.0	join us live. Plus, they use the word affordability.
1:13.6	It's a Democrat hoax.
1:15.6	With his poll numbers dropping, President Trump's economic message, creating anxiety for his Republican allies ahead of the midterms.
1:22.6	Our roundtable weighs in.
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