May 4 – President Donald Trump

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🗓️ 4 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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President Donald Trump joins Meet the Press for an exclusive and wide-ranging interview reflecting on the first 100 days of his second term and laying out his vision for the rest of his presidency – and the future of the MAGA movement.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, my exclusive interview with President Trump, as he marks 100 days in office.
0:08.6	When does it become the Trump economy?
0:11.0	It partially is right now. I think the good parts of the Trump economy and the bad parts
0:15.6	of the Biden economy. On his handling of the economy and what his tariffs will mean for consumers.
0:21.6	I'm just saying they don't need to have $30. They can have three. They don't need to have 250 pencils. They can have five.
0:27.6	How his immigration policy plans are clashing with the courts.
0:31.6	Don't you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?
0:34.6	I don't know.
0:35.6	And his vision to expand U.S. territory.
0:39.6	Would you rule out military force to take Canada?
0:41.9	Well, I think we're not going to ever get to that point.
0:45.2	It could happen.
0:46.1	Something could happen with Greenland.
0:47.5	I'll be honest.
0:48.4	Plus, a behind-the-scenes look inside Mar-a-Lago and how he wants to bring the feel of his
0:53.8	private club to the White House.
0:56.2	It'll be a world-class beautiful ballroom.
0:58.7	Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News Chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander.
1:05.5	NBC News chief international correspondent Kier Simmons.
1:09.7	Simone Sanders Townsend, former chief spokeswoman for
1:12.9	Vice President Kamala Harris, and Mark Short, former director of legislative affairs for President
1:19.4	Trump. Welcome to Sunday and a special edition of Meet the Press.
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