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🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

President Biden and former president Trump separately visit the U.S. border in Texas. The Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump's presidential immunity claim, pausing his election interference case. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) discusses the U.S. border and short-term government funding legislation. African-American voters voice their thoughts on the 2024 presidential race in NBC News' series "The Deciders," in collaboration with Engagious, Syracuse University and Sago. The U.S. reiterates its support for aid to Haiti as food insecurity rises due to political violence.

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0:00.0	If it's Thursday a split-screen moment at the southern border as President Biden
0:06.4	and former President Trump hold dueling events trying to pin the blame on for the
0:11.1	border issues on each other and highlighting the importance of the issue the
0:13.2	blame for the border issues on each other and highlighting the importance of the issue in the
0:15.2	2024 race.
0:17.2	Plus the gift of time.
0:19.5	The Supreme Court sides with Donald Trump,
0:21.8	agreeing to hear his sweeping claims of presidential
0:24.4	immunity, delaying and maybe even dismantling his criminal trial on charges of
0:29.4	overturning the 2020 election.
0:33.0	And the White House says it's looking into a quote serious incident in Gaza
0:38.0	that could significantly complicate hostage talks.
0:40.0	After the Israeli army confirmed it fired on a crowd of people near humanitarian aid trucks. Welcome to Meet the Press Now, I'm Yamisha Sandor in Washington. We are tracking a split screen moment in Washington. We are tracking a split-screen moment in Texas for the
1:04.4	former president and the current president as both men make separate visits to
1:08.2	the southern border. It comes as the issues of border security and immigration
1:11.9	are weighing heavily on voters
1:13.5	heading into November. For Trump the issue is familiar territory.
1:17.2	He is set to speak in Eagle Pass, Texas any moment now as he tries to make the
1:21.4	crisis at the border a centerpiece of his
1:24.2	presidential campaign. Here's what he told reporters when he arrived in Eagle Pass.
1:28.0	Nice weather, beautiful day, but a very dangerous border. We're going to take care of it. Thank you.
1:35.0	In our recent NBC news poll the former president holds a 35 point
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