Meet the Press NOW — June 15

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🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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As Trump faces his indictment, the 2024 GOP primary field continues to grow, raising questions about whether candidates will rally around — or against — the former president. Richard Engel previews his exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Dan De Luce reports on the latest cybersecurity hack on the U.S. government. 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	If it's Thursday, trumping the trail, Donald Trump's primary rivals struggle to break through the noise amid the fallout from the former president's historic arraignment on federal charges as another candidate jumps into the race.
0:15.4	Plus, NBC's exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Zelensky as he begins a crucial counteroffensive
0:21.1	against Russia and calls for more support from the West more quickly.
0:27.1	And a global cyber attack hits the U.S. government as top security and intel officials
0:32.1	aggressively try to figure out what's been compromised and who is responsible.
0:48.8	Music out what's been compromised and who is responsible. Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington.
0:51.7	We begin today with the elephant in the room in the 2024 Republican primary and another candidate entering the race. This morning, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez became the 12th Republican to throw his hat into the ring.
1:04.8	His announcement comes just days after his city became the epicenter of the legal issues g gacing the Republican frontrunner, as the former
1:11.8	president pleaded not guilty to more than three dozen felony counts in the special counsel
1:15.9	investigation into his handling of classified documents. In an interview this morning,
1:20.4	Mayor Suarez vented his frustration at how Donald Trump and his legal problems have essentially
1:25.6	consumed the presidential contest.
1:28.3	Do you think it showed the concern for the proper concern for classified material?
1:33.3	Do you think it was reckless? Do you think it was legal?
1:36.3	Like I said before, you know, I'm not an expert on these kinds of matters, but I do want to say this, that this conversation is not a healthy conversation for the country.
1:48.4	We should be talking about the issues that Americans care about.
1:51.0	We shouldn't be talking about, you know, candidates being indicted.
1:54.3	If my candidacy is going to be about responding to, you know, things that former President Trump did, then there's not going to be much of a
2:00.9	Kansas.
2:01.1	By the way, not for me, and not for any other Republican nominees.
2:05.3	Now, Suarez's comments reflect a broader issue facing not just the Republican primary,
2:09.8	but the entire American political system right now.
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