Meet the Press NOW — February 23

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🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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President Trump threatening even higher global tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled Friday that his tariff agenda was unconstitutional. The Middle East is bracing for possible military strikes in the region as tensions mount between the U.S. and Iran. Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Olga Stefanishyna joins Meet the Press NOW as Ukraine prepares to mark four years since Russia’s brutal invasion. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome to meet the press now.
0:11.8	I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, where President Trump is defiant and threatening even higher tariffs worldwide after the Supreme Court ruled his signature tariff agenda was unconstitutional.
0:22.5	It comes as new polling shows voters increasingly unhappy with his agenda just one day before he
0:28.2	delivers the state of the union address. Today, the European Union hit the brakes on a sweeping
0:33.0	trade deal, citing uncertainty on the U.S. side after President Trump imposed a temporary 15% global
0:40.2	tariff over the weekend, raising it from the 10% he announced Friday. The president also
0:46.1	claiming on social media today, he does not need Congress's approval on tariffs despite the
0:52.1	high court's ruling that he does. Meanwhile, top
0:54.9	administration officials are pledging to keep the tariff agenda front and center in the White
0:59.3	House's economic agenda. A lot of tariffs are still in place. The reality is we want to
1:05.3	maintain the policy we have, have as much continuity as possible, make sure that business understands
1:10.3	this is the direction
1:12.3	we've been going.
1:13.3	We're going to continue going this way.
1:14.6	I can tell you at Treasury, contrary to what the committee for an irresponsible budget
1:20.3	or whatever it's called says, tariff revenue will be unchanged this year and will be unchanged
1:25.4	in the future.
1:26.5	We do not need the administration, the president
1:29.1	does not need Congress to move the tariff revenue back up. Now this all comes as a new Washington
1:37.6	Post ABC News, Ipsis poll finds the president's approval on a host of key issues underwater with inflation and tariffs
1:45.4	topping the list.
1:46.7	His overall job approval rating at just 41 percent among registered voters.
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