Meet the Press NOW — July 29

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🗓️ 29 July 2025

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A UN-backed hunger monitoring group warns about famine in Gaza as Israel faces mounting pressure to do more to address the spiraling humanitarian crisis. President Donald Trump weighs an extended trade war truce with China as the White House looks to hash out a deal with the August 1st tariff deadline looming. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the president’s domestic agenda legislation as Republican lawmakers head back to their districts to sell the bill.

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0:00.0	If it's Tuesday, a key group of experts on food security warns that the, quote,
0:07.0	worst-case scenario of famine is threatening Gaza, as Israel faces mounting pressure from President Trump,
0:13.9	the U.S. allies, and some of Israel's own human rights organizations to do more to address
0:19.5	the spiraling humanitarian crisis.
0:22.3	Plus, President Trump weighs an extended trade war truce with China as its top economic
0:28.5	officials huddle with their Chinese counterparts ahead of the White House's August 1st
0:32.8	tariff deadline. And officials say the gunmen who killed four people in midtown Manhattan, including an off-duty police officer, left a suicide note that mentioned the NFL, which had offices in the building he targeted. Welcome to Meet the Press Now.
0:59.8	I'm Gabe Gutierrez in Washington, where we begin with the increasingly urgent warnings from all sides,
1:05.1	the United Nations, human rights groups, and U.S. policymakers about the dire crisis in the Gaza Strip as international
1:12.3	pressure ramps up on Israel to do more. Today, the UN-backed IPC, a panel of experts that monitors
1:19.1	hunger around the world, warn the, quote, worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in the Gaza Strip.
1:26.6	Those concerns echoed by two prominent Israeli human rights groups that said for the first
1:31.6	time that their country is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
1:36.5	Israel's government responding, calling the accusations obscene, saying Israel only targets
1:42.1	Hamas and not civilians.
1:44.4	Earlier this week, Prime Minister Netanyahu denied there was anyone starving in Gaza.
1:50.1	Meanwhile, senior White House official telling NBC news that President Trump was disturbed and troubled by the pictures of children starving in Gaza.
1:58.3	Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, on his way back to Washington, the
2:01.6	president reiterated the horrific nature of the images coming out of Gaza and provided some more
2:07.4	details but the U.S. Food Centers that he announced yesterday. A lot of money's been set by other
2:14.2	countries, but nothing compared to us, but a lot of things have been stolen.
2:19.7	They sent money, they sent food, and Hamas steals it. So it's a tricky little game, but
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