October 22 — Sec. Antony Blinken, Rep. Kevin McCarthy and fmr. VP Mike Pence

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🗓️ 22 October 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Meet the Press to discuss U.S. involvement in the Israel and Gaza war as Hamas releases hostages and a ground invasion appears imminent. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) exclusively joins to discuss House chaos as leaders scramble to elect a new speaker after he was ousted from the top job. Plus, Former Vice President and GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence reacts to ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro’s guilty pleas in the Georgia election interference case.

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0:00.0	This Sunday, Aiding Allies President Biden makes his case for funding the wars in Israel
0:09.8	and Ukraine as vital to America's national security.
0:14.4	When terrorists don't pay a price for their terror, when dictators don't pay a price for
0:19.1	their aggression, they cause more chaos and death.
0:22.6	And he calls on Congress to fund both wars.
0:25.8	You can't let petty partisan angry politics get in the way of our responsibilities as a
0:30.2	great nation.
0:31.2	Now, the urgent effort to free more hostages after two Americans are released as both conflicts
0:37.7	rage on, will the U.S. be able to build support for staying in the fight?
0:42.4	I'll ask Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former Vice President Mike Pence, plus
0:48.5	House in chaos.
0:50.3	The Speaker has not been elected.
0:52.2	We need to come together and forget who our speaker is going to be.
0:55.3	The House of Representatives remains leaderless as the Republican fight over who will become
1:00.5	the next speaker drags on.
1:02.8	The crazy eights led by Gates, the amount of damage they have done to this party and to
1:06.5	this country is instrumental.
1:09.8	Is there a solution to this dysfunction?
1:12.0	Will anyone be able to get the gavel?
1:14.4	I'll talk to the former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and admission of guilt.
1:20.7	Two former Trump lawyers plead guilty in the Georgia election case.
1:25.5	What will it mean for Donald Trump's legal defense?
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