Meet the Press NOW — April 2

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) discusses the partial government shutdown and what the funding fight looks like on Capitol Hill. President Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general as turnover continues in the Trump administration's Cabinet. President Trump says the war with Iran is "nearing completion" while strikes continue and oil prices climb.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, and we begin with the breaking
0:15.7	news of a major shakeup inside the president's cabinet. President Trump today firing Attorney General Pam Bondi,
0:23.2	posting on social media that Bondi, quote, will be transitioning to a much-needed and
0:28.2	important new job in the private sector and that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche
0:33.0	will step in to serve as acting Attorney General. Bondi has been a staunch ally of Mr. Trump's,
0:39.4	joining him at the Supreme Court just yesterday
0:41.6	for arguments on a challenge to his effort to end birthright citizenship.
0:45.9	But her firing comes after multiple sources tell NBC News,
0:49.6	the president had grown more and more frustrated
0:52.5	with his Attorney General in recent days.
0:55.0	Bondi struggled to recover her standing with the president after missteps surrounding her
0:59.6	handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and the eventual release of the files, including in a fiery
1:05.2	hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.
1:08.7	The survivors in the room. If you are willing, please stand.
1:18.1	And if you are willing, please raise your hands if you have still not been able to meet
1:25.0	with this Department of Justice.
1:28.8	These co-conspirators have you indicted?
1:31.1	How many perpetrators are you even investigating?
1:40.4	First, you showed it.
1:43.3	I find it.
1:43.9	How many have you indicted?
1:45.0	Excuse me.
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