Meet the Press NOW — February 26

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🗓️ 26 February 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) looks ahead to the Michigan and Super Tuesday primaries after losing to former President Donald Trump in her home state. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the potential for a partial government shutdown. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) sits down with NBC News White House Correspondent Gabe Gutierrez ahead of her state’s primary elections. Tia Mitchell, Faiz Shakir and Brendan Buck join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable.

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0:00.0	If it's Monday, former President Trump putting his focus on the general election
0:08.0	after a double-digit victory in South Carolina over Nicky Haley,
0:11.0	as she heads the trail in Michigan, insisting that Trump's
0:14.9	win is a warning for the party. Plus, battleground alarm bells. Michigan's
0:20.8	Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer tells NBC News that she
0:24.2	wouldn't be surprised if there was a significant protest vote against President
0:28.8	Biden in tomorrow's Democratic primary.
0:31.1	And the crunch on Capitol Hill with just days to go
0:36.1	until a partial government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson under pressure
0:40.4	from his right as the president prepares to meet with congressional
0:43.8	leaders at the White House. Hello and welcome to meet the press now I'm Ryan nobles in Washington.
0:59.8	South Carolina the last of the early primary contests is in the books.
1:04.8	We've got one day until Michigan's primary and then eight days to Super Tuesday.
1:09.8	And while former President Donald Trump keeps rolling toward the nomination, the path after the primaries
1:15.5	may not be as smooth.
1:17.6	Trump won the South Carolina primary Saturday night.
1:19.8	It's his third straight double digit win in a major contest and in his victory speech he
1:25.2	made clear that he's got his eyes on the general election.
1:29.3	An even bigger win than we anticipated. And I was just informed that we got double
1:37.7	the number of votes that has ever been received
1:41.8	in the great state of South Carolina.
1:45.0	So that's pretty good.
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