March 2 — Speaker Johnson, Sen. Lankford and Sen. Sanders

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🗓️ 2 March 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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After the public clash between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. officials say the path to a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine is deeply uncertain, Kristen Welker reports. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) discuss the clash and how it will impact U.S. aid to Ukraine. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) talks about Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts to the federal government and the looming government shutdown. Carol Lee, Julio Vaqueiro, Stephanie Murphy and Brendan Buck join the Meet the Press roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, breaking point.
0:03.0	You don't have the cards right now.
0:05.0	A dramatic Oval Office meeting with Ukraine's president turns combative as tensions rise over efforts to make a peace deal with Russia.
0:14.0	You're gambling with World War III, and what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country.
0:21.8	You're either going to make a deal or we're out.
0:24.1	Are we witnessing a realignment of the U.S. and its allies?
0:28.6	Plus, spending showdown.
0:31.2	As President Trump prepares to address Congress and the nation, Republicans are promising nearly a trillion dollars in spending cuts.
0:39.1	Can they do it without cutting popular programs like Medicaid?
0:42.9	It won't be read my lips anymore.
0:45.4	We're not going to touch it.
0:47.0	And legal challenges.
0:49.1	If we don't do this, America will go bankrupt.
0:52.1	That's why it has to be done.
0:53.9	Elon Musk's efforts to slash government agencies are being blocked. this, America will go bankrupt. That's why it has to be done.
1:00.0	Elon Musk's efforts to slash government agencies are being blocked by multiple federal judges.
1:06.8	Will the court rulings hold? He's tearing down our institutions for fun. It's a game. It's not public service. My guest this morning, speaker of the House Mike Johnson, independent senator
1:12.1	Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma. Joining me for insight
1:18.8	and analysis are NBC News Washington managing editor Carol Lee, Telemundo news anchor Julio Vicarro,
1:26.7	former Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, and Republican strategist Brendan Buck.
1:33.0	Welcome to Sunday. It's Meet the Press.
1:37.1	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history.
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