MTP NOW Dec. 9 – Sen. Sinema leaves Democrats; Some GOP governors ban TikTok

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🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Arizona Democratic Party Vice Chair Michael Slugocki reacts to the Senator Sinema’s (I-Ariz.) decision to leave the Democratic party. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Heidi Heitkamp, Michael Steele and Brahm Resnik join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. NBC News National Security Analyst Clint Watts explains the national security concerns surrounding TikTok. The Biden administration makes a $3 billion request to Congress ahead of an expected migrant surge. Ukrainian Member of Parliament, Anastasia Radinia, discusses the latest on the war in Ukraine.

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0:00.0	If it's Friday, Arizona Senator Kirsten Sinema announces she is quitting the Democratic Party
0:08.1	to become a registered independent.
0:10.5	What the Senate shake-up means for the balance of power in the Senate for 2023 and 2024
0:16.9	and for presidential politics.
0:19.9	Plus statewide crackdowns on TikTok,
0:22.2	five states in the last week alone
0:23.8	have announced a ban on government use
0:27.0	of the popular social media app
0:29.2	amid growing national security concerns
0:32.0	about its Chinese ownership.
0:35.7	And bracing for a surge
0:37.3	on top of another surge. President Biden is asking Congress
0:41.2	for billions of emergency dollars as border officials prepare to face another rise in migrant
0:47.7	crossings when COVID restrictions expire in less than two weeks.
1:04.0	Thank you. Exhibition expire in less than two weeks. Well, happy Friday, and welcome to meet the press now.
1:06.8	I'm Chuck Todd, the Democratic Party's era of good feeling after winning Georgia's special election Tuesday,
1:13.7	giving them an outright Senate majority lasted all of about two and a half days.
1:18.1	Welcome to the cold water splash on your face.
1:21.5	Today, Arizona Democratic Senator Kirsten Sinai announced she is leaving the Democratic Party,
1:25.8	officially becoming a registered independent. She said in a media blitz this morning that the two parties simply don't reflect
1:32.3	Arizona's priorities. So, she's going her own way. My stand today is about joining the many
1:39.7	Americans and lots of Arizonans. In fact, the majority of registered voters who don't believe that any political party fits them perfectly.
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