Secretary Scott Bessent, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Jim Himes, Dr. Scott Gottlieb

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

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3.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This week on Face the Nation, as Americans say they're feeling the pain of higher prices this holiday season, we speak exclusively with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. And as Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doubles down on those boat strikes in the Caribbean, the debate over whether they were lawful ramps up on Capitol Hill. We talk to the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Connecticut's Jim Himes. Plus, the deportation roundups continue in the nation's cities, this time targeting communities in Minneapolis. Rep. Ilhan Omar joins us to discuss. And finally, a panel of advisers chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommends a major change to vaccine guidance for newborns. Hear from former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington, and this week on Face the Nation in this holiday season,
0:05.8	with more Americans saying they're feeling the pain of higher prices. We'll talk exclusively
0:10.2	with Treasury Secretary Scott Besson. As Washington winds down 2025, there's still a lot of
0:17.5	unfinished business for Congress and President Trump.
0:26.1	And as Trump's defense secretary Pete Hanksith doubles down on those boat strikes in the Caribbean,
0:36.6	We are tracking them, we are killing them, and we will keep killing them so long as they are poisoning our people with narcotics so lethal that they're tantamount to chemical weapons.
0:42.3	The debate over whether they were lawful ramps up on Capitol Hill. We'll talk with the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Connecticut's Jim Himes.
0:47.3	Plus, the deportation roundups continue in the nation's cities,
0:51.3	this time targeting communities in Minneapolis, including the
0:55.5	Congresswoman who represents most of the city.
0:57.8	Ilhan Omar is garbage.
1:00.2	She's garbage.
1:01.2	Her friends are garbage.
1:03.7	These are people that work.
1:05.2	We'll talk with Representative Ilhan Omar.
1:08.5	And finally, a major change to vaccine guidance for newborns, recommended by a panel of advisors
1:14.8	chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
1:18.4	We have heard, do no harm is a moral imperative.
1:22.2	We are doing harm.
1:23.9	Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb joins us to break it all down.
1:28.3	It's all just ahead on Face the Nation.
1:31.3	Good morning and welcome to Face the Nation. We have a lot of news to get to, and we begin with the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Besson. Good to have you here.
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