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Meet the Press NOW — January 22

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🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) drops out of the presidential race and endorses former President Donald Trump ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. NBC News White House Correspondent Mike Memoli reports on the write-in campaign launched by Biden supporters ahead of the New Hampshire's Democratic primary. Lanhee Chen, Maria Teresa Kumar and Susan Page join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. Israel proposes a two-month pause in fighting in exchange for the remaining hostages in Gaza.

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If it's Monday, one day more, it's a two-person race heading into New Hampshire tomorrow

0:08.9

with Descentis out, Nicki Haley tries to avoid a knockout blow from the formidable front runner.

0:15.0

Plus, disinformation on the trail. The White House and the New Hampshire Attorney General

0:20.0

respond to a robocall using fake audio of President Biden

0:25.0

telling Democrats to stay home and not vote in tomorrow's contest.

0:30.0

And the Biden administration marks the 51st anniversary of the now overturned Roe v. Wade decision

0:36.0

as the president's allies look to renew the fight over abortion rights

0:40.0

and make the issue a centerpiece of the 2024 campaign. Hello and

0:55.0

welcome to meet the press now I'm Ryan nobles in Washington and it's New Hampshire primary

1:00.1

Eve and the two-person race Nicki Haley had been hoping for all campaign

1:05.0

has finally materialized this after Florida governor Ron DeSantis suspended his

1:10.2

campaign yesterday throwing his support behind the front runner Donald Trump and taking one

1:15.3

final shot at Haley. Well I've had disagreements with Donald Trump such as on the

1:21.2

coronavirus pandemic

1:23.0

and his elevation of Anthony Fauchy,

1:25.4

Trump is superior to the current incumbent Joe Biden.

1:28.8

That is clear.

1:30.2

I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee and I will honor that pledge.

1:34.8

He has my endorsement because we can't go back to the old Republican guard of yesteryear,

1:39.9

a repackage formed of warmed over corporatism that Nicki Haley represents.

1:44.8

And the Republican Party is increasingly coalescing around Trump.

1:49.0

As one-time campaign rivals, DeSantis, Doug Bergham, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswami, they've all now

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