October 8 — Sec. Antony Blinken, Nikki Haley and Rep. Matt Gaetz

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🗓️ 8 October 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Meet the Press to explain the White House’s response to Saturday's deadly attack in Israel. NBC News Correspondent Raf Sanchez reports the latest from the ground. Fmr. U.N. Ambassador and GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley exclusively joins to react to the conflict and ongoing dysfunction in Congress. Plus, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) discusses his decision to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the speakership in an exclusive interview. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	This Sunday war in Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu declares Israel is at war
0:07.2	after Hamas militants launched a surprise attack from Gaza. Hundreds have been
0:12.7	killed and thousands wounded. Israeli soldiers and civilians have been taken as
0:18.0	hostages. The United States stands with Israel. We will not ever fail to have
0:24.7	her back. This is not a moment for any party hostile to Israel to exploit these
0:30.1	attacks to seek advantage. How should the U.S. respond to the crisis? My
0:34.8	guest this morning, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Republican
0:39.1	presidential candidate Mickey Haley. Plus, Republican rebellion. The office of
0:44.5	Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby
0:49.9	declared vacant. The House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as
0:54.4	Speaker, leaving the House without a leader for the first time in history.
0:58.8	Nobody trusts Kevin McCarthy. Getting 200 Republicans to trust you isn't
1:02.7	enough to stay speaker. I don't regret standing up for choosing
1:05.5	government over grievance. Will Republicans be able to unite to pick a new
1:10.7	speaker? I'll talk to Republican Congressman Matt Gates of Florida who led the
1:15.3	move to oust McCarthy. Joining me for insight and analysis are NBC News
1:20.9	Chief Washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell. NBC News senior Capitol Hill
1:25.8	correspondent Garrett Hake. Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Nunean and
1:30.8	Kimberly Atkins store senior opinion writer for the Boston Globe. Welcome to
1:36.2	Sunday, it's Meet the Press. From NBC News in Washington, the longest
1:43.0	running show in television history. This is Meet the Press with Kristen
1:47.3	Welker. Good Sunday morning, Israel is at war. After Hamas launched a
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