Meet the Press NOW – June 25

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🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Former nuclear weapons inspector David Albright weighs in on a preliminary intelligence assessment that suggests the U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities may have only set back Iran’s nuclear capabilities by a few months. House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki analyzes the key demographics that led to New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s upset performance over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.

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0:00.0	If it's Wednesday, President Trump touts new Israeli intelligence that the strikes on Iran's
0:07.0	nuclear program set it back by years as the White House lashes out over a leaked preliminary
0:12.7	U.S. intelligence assessment that raised questions about the effectiveness of the strike.
0:18.7	Plus, Sourhan Mamdami, a 33-year-old Democratic Socialist, defeats former
0:23.8	Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City's mayoral primary in what could be a wake-up call for
0:29.7	Democrats and the establishment wing of the party. And some House Republicans fear they could
0:35.0	soon be facing a perilous dilemma, except the Senate's
0:38.4	version of President Trump's so-called Big Beautiful Bill, which they worry could cost them
0:42.9	their House majority or risk defying the president.
0:58.9	Welcome to meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker.
1:11.1	We begin with President Trump doubling down on his claims about the destructive impact of U.S. airstrikes on Iran and downplaying a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment that appears to contradict those claims.
1:16.2	At a news conference today at the Hague, the president again insisted that the strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, quote, totally obliterated the country's nuclear program.
1:21.3	Listen.
1:22.3	As you know, the devastating U.S. strike on Fordo destroyed the site's critical infrastructure and rendered the enrichment facility totally inoperable.
1:33.2	It was devastated.
1:35.2	We assess that the American strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities has set back Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons for many years to come.
1:44.7	The president's comments come despite a preliminary intelligence assessment, which was leaked to the
1:49.8	press that suggests the strikes may have only set back Iran's nuclear capabilities by a few
1:54.8	months. My colleague Kelly O'Donnell pressed the president on that assessment.
1:59.2	What is your message, answer to the intelligence community when they present reports?
2:03.6	You're not disputing the DIA report.
2:05.6	You're just...
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