Meet the Press NOW — November 12

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🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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President-elect Donald Trump's administration begins to take shape. Senate Republicans prepare to hold their secret ballot leadership election. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Democrats' election losses and the messaging that will move the party forward. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki analyzes the coalition that helped Donald Trump win the presidency.

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0:00.0	If it's Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump assembles a team of loyalists as he taps Congressman Mike Waltz as his national security advisor.
0:11.1	And as sources tell NBC News, he's expected to pick Senator Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State and North Dakota Governor Kristy Knoem as his Homeland Security Secretary.
0:27.6	Plus, the fight for Senate Majority Leader heats up, with Republicans looking to take full control of Washington, as members humble but time closed doors ahead of tomorrow's meeting with the President-elect.
0:32.6	And a Harris campaign co-chair and sitting Democratic congressman speaks out.
0:38.0	What the party got wrong in 2024, what they need to do now to rebuild and re-energize the base.
0:57.6	Welcome to meet the press now.
0:59.5	I'm Yamishal Sender in Washington.
1:02.4	The Trump transition is in full swing.
1:04.6	The president-elect making key decisions on a number of important administration positions
1:07.2	as he prepares to huddle with Republican leaders
1:09.5	on Capitol Hill tomorrow to discuss
1:11.8	his sweeping agenda that comes as Republicans are on the verge of complete control of Washington.
1:19.3	Up first, the big job, Secretary of State executing Trump's foreign policy.
1:24.4	The president is expected to the president-elect is expected to nominate Senator Marco
1:28.8	Rubio, his former 2016 primary rival turned ally, according to sources familiar with the latter.
1:35.1	Rubio is the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee with hawkish views on America and
1:40.2	Iran and skepticism about U.S. support for Ukraine. Here's what he told Kristen on Meet the Press in September.
1:47.7	Donald Trump will not say that he wants Ukraine to win the war.
1:53.0	Are you concerned about the message that that sends Vladimir Putin and the Supreme
1:56.8	Leader?
1:58.1	No, because I think, unfortunately, I'm not on Russia's side, but unfortunately, the reality
2:02.3	of it is that the way the war in Ukraine is going to end is with a negotiated settlement,
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