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🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Former President Donald Trump makes comments against the Constitution. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton joins Meet the Press NOW to speak out against his former boss and announce a potential presidential run in 2024. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Herschel Walker make their final campaign push ahead of the December 6 runoff election. Carlos Curbelo, Juanita Tolliver and Mark Murray join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. NBC News Correspondent Ali Arouzi reports on claims by the Iranian government that they have disbanded the morality police. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a case that could impact protections for the LGBTQ community, NBC News Correspondent Yamich Alcindor reports.

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0:00.0	If it's Monday, what's next for Republicans after former President Trump publicly calls for terminating the Constitution to make him president again.
0:10.4	We'll speak with a top Republican urging the party to dump Trump over those comments, his own former national security advisor.
0:18.1	Plus, it's the final day of campaigning in the Georgia runoff as Democrats try to hang on to a key Senate seat, and Republicans try to fend off another allegation of misconduct against their candidate. NBC's exclusive reporting ahead.
0:32.6	And an Iranian government official says the nation's morality police has been abolished. Is that true? The
0:38.3	future of freedom on women's rights in Iran are at stake as protests there continue.
0:59.9	Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker. We begin today with the very latest controversial comment by former President Trump, as Republicans once again must deal with
1:04.9	arguably dangerous rhetoric from their past and potentially future presidential standard
1:09.6	bear. While repeating his false claims about the 2020 election, Mr. Trump posted on his social media
1:15.2	website, quote, a massive fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all
1:20.6	rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.
1:24.8	Mr. Trump seemingly tried to clarify that statement today amid pushback,
1:28.8	but he then doubled down on demands that he be made president, which would require the
1:33.5	termination of the Constitution. We've not yet heard from most top Republicans about the former
1:38.4	presidents call to terminate the Constitution, but we have seen some condemnation from the
1:43.8	rank and file.
1:45.8	The Constitution is set for a reason to protect the rights of every American.
1:52.5	And so I certainly don't endorse that language or that sentiment.
1:58.4	I vehemently disagree with the statement that Trump has made.
2:01.9	Trump has made, you know, a thousand statements in which I disagree.
2:05.6	I think that, and I believe, absolutely.
2:07.7	And I believe, answering your question, that people certainly are going to take into consideration
2:12.4	a statement like this as they evaluate a candidate.
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