May 21 — Gov. Roy Cooper, Rep. Byron Donalds and Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen

Meet the Press

NBC News

Policy, Campaign, 2018, Nbc, Debate, 2016, Analysis, Political, Government, Meet The Press, Democrats, Washington, News, Russert, White House, Congress, Democratic Presidential Debate, Elections, Republicans, News Commentary, 2018 Midterms, Democratic Primary, Chuck Todd, Issues, Politics, President, 2020, Road To 2020, Primary Election, 2020 Election, Public

3.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Gov. Roy Cooper (R-N.C.) exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss the impacts the abortion discussion will have on the presidential election. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) also joins exclusively to give the inside look at debt ceiling negotiations and his thoughts on Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump in 2024. Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen addresses the June 1 debt ceiling deadline and whether negotiations are on track or fallen apart.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This Sunday, taking on Trump. The Republican primary field will be expanding this week as Florida
0:07.0	Governor Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott both jump into the 2024 race.
0:13.0	I think the party has developed a culture of losing.
0:17.0	It's time for us to be proud to be Americans and proud of our president.
0:23.7	Can either candidate make the case he's the better alternative to Donald Trump and unite the
0:29.0	party in the process in the primary battle ahead? I'll talk to Republican Congressman Byron
0:34.3	Donald's of Florida who's currently backing Donald Trump.
0:40.1	Plus, flirting with disaster.
0:44.7	Debt ceiling negotiations break down, restart, and then stop again.
0:46.4	The fault is not an option.
0:50.3	This White House will not acknowledge that they're spending too much.
0:52.2	What's really going on inside the talks? Is either side negotiating in good faith? And how serious
0:55.8	is the June 1st deadline for a catastrophic default? I'll talk to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
1:02.6	And abortion politics. Republican lawmakers in Nebraska and North Carolina pass new abortion
1:09.6	restrictions as Democrats prepare to fight back.
1:13.2	Politicians shouldn't push their way into the exam room with women and their doctors.
1:19.6	President Biden's 2024 campaign is already planning to focus on the new ban in the swing state of North Carolina.
1:26.2	How will the battle over abortion rights impact the 2024 race?
1:30.2	I'll talk to North Carolina's Democratic Governor, Roy Cooper.
1:33.7	Joining me for insight and analysis are. NBC News Managing Washington editor, Carol Lee.
1:39.6	Dan Balls, chief correspondent for the Washington Post, former Republican Congressman Carlos
1:44.5	Corbello, and Simone Sanders Townsend, former chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NBC News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NBC News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.