July 16 — Sens. Dan Sullivan and Tammy Duckworth; Jake Sullivan

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🗓️ 16 July 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R- Alaska) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D- Ill.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, exclusively join Meet the Press to discuss Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) block on military promotions. Following NATO’s summit in Lithuania, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan talks about the war in Ukraine and U.S. military readiness. Christopher Nolan discusses modern-day lessons from his soon-to-be-released film “Oppenheimer,” 78 years after the Trinity test.

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0:00.0	This Sunday confronting Putin.
0:03.8	NATO is stronger, more energized, and yes, more united than ever in its history.
0:10.0	President Biden rallies NATO allies and warns Russia about trying to outlast Ukraine on the battlefield.
0:15.4	Putin's already lost the war.
0:17.0	But Ukraine's hopes of NATO membership continue to go unfulfilled as they run low on ammunition,
0:22.6	as the West done enough to help Ukraine win the war.
0:26.1	I'll talk to National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan.
0:29.2	Plus, military readiness.
0:30.9	Pentagon officials warn that a single Republican senator's block on top military promotions
0:35.4	is now impacting national security.
0:37.9	This is a national security issue. It's a readiness issue.
0:40.9	As the Republican-led House adds more restrictions on the Pentagon's abortion and transgender policies,
0:46.9	the polarizing culture war issues now added to a new defense spending bill.
0:51.4	Do the Democrats think we should spend taxpayer money to pay for abortion or to pay for
0:57.8	wokeism in our military?
0:59.3	Do they want Disneyland to train our military?
1:01.7	How will the Senate respond?
1:03.2	I'll talk to Republican Senator Dame Sullivan of Alaska and Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth
1:07.6	of Illinois.
1:09.0	And doubting DeSantis.
1:10.3	More evidence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' campaign is struggling,
1:13.8	laying off staff and burning through campaign cash too quickly.
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