Meet the Press NOW — September 9

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🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The White House continues to grapple with the fallout of the newly released images from the so-called Epstein birthday book and the latest jobs revision. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss Democrats’ strategy ahead of the government funding battle. Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) explains how Republicans will try to avoid a potential government shutdown and the latest redistricting efforts in Indiana. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki examines the latest polling regarding the New York City mayoral race.

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0:00.0	If it's Tuesday, President Trump tells NBC News that the lewd birthday letter, he allegedly wrote to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is, quote, a dead issue.
0:11.9	As the White House tries to stem the fallout, lawmakers on Capitol Hill warned that more documents are coming.
0:18.5	Plus, one million jobs. Up in smoke. The Labor Department revises a
0:23.9	year's worth of employment data showing the economy added far fewer jobs than first thought,
0:29.6	fueling new concerns about the strength of the labor market as new polls show trouble for
0:34.3	President Trump on his handling of economic issues.
0:41.9	And the White House criticizes Israel for a strike inside the capital of Qatar,
0:46.6	aimed at taking out Hamas leaders and marking a major escalation in the war as the Israeli military orders a total evacuation of Gaza City
0:50.9	just hours after Hamas took responsibility for a deadly attack in Jerusalem.
1:06.7	Hi there and welcome to meet the press now. I'm Ryan Nobles in Washington. On a day the Trump
1:10.7	administration faces two ongoing headaches tied to two Hi there and welcome to meet the press now. I'm Ryan Nobles in Washington. On a day the Trump administration
1:11.3	faces two ongoing headaches tied to two politically potent issues, the economy and the Epstein files.
1:19.7	President Trump is trying to downplay the latest batch of Epstein-related documents turned over to the House Oversight Committee,
1:26.2	including an image of a note that President Trump
1:28.7	allegedly sent to Epstein for his 50th birthday more than 20 years ago that featured a crude
1:34.8	outline of a woman and the words may every day be another wonderful secret.
1:40.2	The president telling NBC's Garrett Haig that the letter is a, quote, dead issue.
1:44.7	White House officials claiming the signature on that sketch was forged, even though it appears
1:50.1	to match other Trump signatures around the same time.
1:53.9	I have already seen many forensic analysts of signatures coming out.
1:59.1	I believe it was the Daily Signal that published a piece with
2:01.3	three separate signature analysts who said that this absolutely was not the president's authentic
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