March 29 — Sens. James Lankford and Cory Booker

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🗓️ 29 March 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Kristen Welker speaks exclusively with Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) as uncertainty grows over President Trump’s next move in the war with Iran. Adrienne Elrod, Sara Fagen, Andrea Mitchell and Tyler Pager join the roundtable.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, rising risks. More U.S. forces head to the Middle East as markets tumble and oil prices rise.
0:10.5	This war has been won.
0:11.9	And uncertainty grows over President Trump's next move in Iran.
0:16.8	We negotiate with bombs.
0:18.9	We can achieve all of our objectives with our ground troops.
0:21.3	Is the U.S. seeking a diplomatic deal or preparing for a ground war?
0:26.2	They are begging to make a deal, not me.
0:28.2	In the meantime, we'll just keep blowing them away.
0:31.9	My guest this morning, Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma,
0:36.1	and Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey,
0:39.6	plus holding pattern. House Republicans reject a Senate deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security
0:46.3	as airport security chaos and safety concerns grow.
0:51.2	This gambit that was done last night is a joke. And public pushback.
0:56.0	No justice, no peace.
0:58.0	No heist in our streets.
1:01.0	Tens of thousands across the country take to the streets to protest the policies of the Trump administration.
1:07.0	Joining me for insight and analysis are
1:10.0	NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent
1:12.9	Andrea Mitchell, New York Times White House correspondent Tyler Pager, Republican strategist Sarah
1:19.7	Fagan, and Adrian Elrod, former senior advisor to the Harris campaign. Welcome to Sunday.
1:26.8	It's Meet the Press.
1:29.6	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history. This is Meet the
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