May 18 — Mike Pence, Sec. Scott Bessent and Sen. Chris Murphy

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🗓️ 18 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Former Vice President Mike Pence shares his views on the second Trump administration. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responds to warnings from the world’s largest retailer about rising prices tied to President Trump’s tariffs. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) weighs in on new revelations about former President Joe Biden’s health during the 2024 campaign.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, out of office, my exclusive interview with former Vice President Mike Pence.
0:07.8	I've never been a fan of American presidents criticizing America on foreign soil.
0:13.1	His thoughts on the second Trump administration and the direction of the Republican Party.
0:18.5	There's no question in this administration that he is surrounded, it appears to me,
0:24.2	with people that nurture his more protectionist instincts.
0:28.3	Plus, trade tensions.
0:30.4	President Trump returns from his trip to the Middle East amid new concerns about his trade
0:35.4	war.
0:35.7	As the world's largest retailer warns,
0:38.8	higher prices are on the way.
0:40.8	But the level of tariffs that have been proposed is pretty challenging for all retailers,
0:45.0	for suppliers, and certainly our concern is that consumers are going to feel some of that.
0:49.4	I'll talk to Treasury Secretary Scott Besant, and listening in.
0:54.6	Audio, a former President Joe Biden's interview with the Special Counsel investigating his handling of classified documents,
1:01.3	renews the debate over his fitness for office.
1:04.7	Trump gets elected in November of 2017, 2016.
1:11.6	I'll talk to Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut.
1:15.2	Joining me for insight and analysis are
1:17.8	NBC News Chief Washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell.
1:21.9	Amna Navaz, co-anchor of PBS News Hour.
1:25.3	Ashley Etienne, former communications director to Vice President Harris, and Stephen Hayes,
1:31.7	editor of the dispatch.
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