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Meet the Press NOW — May 22

Meet the Press

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3.63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

President Trump and Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at the White House about the release of a report that examines the root causes of chronic illness in children. The suspect in the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers is identified and charged. The Trump administration announces it is halting Harvard University's ability to enroll international students. House Republicans advance the president's sweeping tax and spending bill. 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

Welcome to Meet the Press Now.

0:12.1

I'm Gabe Gutierrez in Washington, where we're following multiple breaking news stories right now, including a big win for the president in Congress and a major development in the Trump administration's

0:21.9

ongoing fight with Harvard University, with the White House now blocking Harvard from enrolling

0:26.9

international students. But we begin with the latest developments on that apparent anti-Semitic

0:32.2

shooting in Washington, D.C. last night. The suspect in that deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers

0:38.5

is appearing in court this hour. Police say Elias Rodriguez opened fire around 9 o'clock last night

0:45.2

outside the Capitol Jewish Museum, just a few blocks from here. The victims, Yeran Lashinsky,

0:51.1

and Sarah Milgram, a young couple about to be engaged,

0:55.0

were leaving an event at the museum, which was hosted by the advocacy organization,

1:00.3

American Jewish Committee.

1:03.0

The guy came up and looked like a gun.

1:08.2

I couldn't tell what it was, but I heard it afterwards.

1:10.7

The shots, and he shot this young couple. He ran. It looked like a gun. I couldn't tell what it was, but I heard it afterwards, the shots.

1:12.2

And he shot this young couple. He ran inside and yelled something. I couldn't make it out what he said.

1:23.5

He just ran up. It was terrible. I don't know what. It was terrible. Just devastating. After the

1:37.6

shooting, investigators say Rodriguez walked into the museum where he was detained by building security.

1:43.3

While in custody, police say, he shouted

1:45.4

free Palestine. Federal authorities are now handling the investigation with Attorney General

1:50.6

Pam Bondi telling reporters Rodriguez will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

1:56.5

What we saw last night was disgusting. I saw a young man's body being taken away who was about

2:03.4

to get engaged. He had an entire life in front of him, and that was taken away. The hate has got

2:08.3

to stop. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's spoken with President Trump,

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