MTP NOW June 17 — Gov. Jared Polis, Amb. Bill Taylor, Pete Williams on Watergate at 50

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🗓️ 17 June 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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President Biden told the Associated Press that “people are really, really down.” Chuck speaks with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) about how the Biden White House could reverse the country’s malaise. Former Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor says the Russia-Ukraine war could stretch another year. Susan Page, Maria Teresa Kumar and Michael Steele join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. Pete Williams looks back on the 50th anniversary of Watergate.

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0:00.0	If it's Friday after a wild weekend politics president Biden admits that Americans are
0:07.0	quote, really, really down.
0:09.3	Can the White House turn it around as Democratic presidential hopefuls are starting the
0:14.2	lineup for 2024?
0:15.2	Let's talk with the Democratic governor of Colorado, Jared Poulis, on all of that ahead.
0:21.2	Plus, presidential prosecution, the January 6th Committee details the conspiracy and lays
0:26.8	out its case that Donald Trump knowingly committed a crime and asked others to do it
0:31.8	too.
0:32.8	So what comes next?
0:33.8	We're going to walk through the possibilities.
0:36.6	And this summer of discontent, the temperature is rising both literally and figuratively,
0:43.3	as we brace for an abortion rule, a gun reform deal, record gas prices, surging inflation,
0:49.6	the potential prosecution of a former president, and yes, extreme weather.
0:55.1	This country is on edge everywhere.
1:10.2	Afternoon, welcome to Meet the Press.
1:11.3	Now I'm Chuck Todd and thanks for streaming with us.
1:14.1	An extremely consequential, invalorable week in this country is coming to an end.
1:18.8	As we're about to begin, what could be an extremely consequential, invalorable summer?
1:23.3	Republicans are fed up and President Biden knows it.
1:25.8	Just think about what's happened this week alone.
1:27.6	We'll start with the January 6th Committee.
1:29.8	They showed us how close our government actually came to the brink in early 2021, as former
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