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Meet the Press NOW -- April 28

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3.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The White House escalates its focus on mass deportations as U.S. citizen children are swept up in parents’ deportation orders. President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the Vatican during a critical moment in the Russia-Ukraine war. California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss California’s lawsuit to block Trump tariffs.

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0:00.0

If it's Monday, ahead of the 100-day mark, the White House is putting the spotlight on its immigration crackdown,

0:09.5

with President Trump expected to sign new executive orders this afternoon,

0:13.6

and new polls showing public dissatisfaction with his handling of key issues.

0:18.0

Plus, President Trump threatens new sanctions on Russia as he meets face-to-face

0:23.2

with Ukrainian President Zelensky, and questions whether Russia's Vladimir Putin is really willing

0:29.2

to end the war. And Illinois Democratic billionaire governor J.B. Pritzker blast President Trump

0:35.6

in a fiery speech in, of all places, New Hampshire,

0:39.2

imploring Democrats to, quote, fight everywhere and all at once while denouncing Democratic

0:44.6

inaction and stoking speculation about 2028.

1:07.1

Thank you. Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kelly O'Donnell in Washington. On day 99 of the second Trump administration, with the White House ratcheting up its focus on border security and

1:11.4

mass deportations, as the president lashes out at a slew of new polls that show an erosion

1:17.5

in his political support. President Trump is set to sign two executive orders next hour,

1:22.8

which the White House says will ramp up its crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

1:27.4

As part of the administration's laser focus on immigration issues today, the White House

1:32.8

placed dozens of posters on the North Lawn, visible in the camera shots that all the TV outlets

1:38.6

there have. And the administration contends these signs show alleged criminal migrants who have been arrested

1:45.3

during the president's first 100 days in office, though the White House has not provided

1:49.7

information for independent verification. The administration began the day with a rare morning

1:55.6

briefing featuring the president's border czar, Tom Homan, who delivered a message,

2:00.5

touting the administration's clampdownar, Tom Homan, who delivered a message touting the administration's

2:01.8

clampdown.

2:03.7

Now, President Trump and this administration here, the success is unprecedented.

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