Sept. 21 — Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Rand Paul, plus Mel Robbins

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🗓️ 21 September 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) join as America reels from political violence and reckons with a debate over free speech. Tyler Pager, Amna Nawaz, Brendan Buck and Adrienne Elrod join the roundtable. Author and podcast host Mel Robbins joins Kristen Welker for a “Meet the Moment” conversation. 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, outrage. In the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,
0:07.9	the Trump administration vows to crack down on the so-called radical left.
0:12.7	The radical left has done tremendous damage to the country.
0:16.0	We will absolutely target you, go after you if you are targeting anyone with hate speech.
0:24.1	The answer to debate and speech that you don't like is not violence or taking someone's life.
0:31.0	It's more speech. It's more debate. It's more engagement.
0:34.4	I'll talk exclusively to Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania
0:39.3	and Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. Plus, off air. ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel off the air
0:47.9	after facing pressure from the FCC chairman. We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
0:53.5	When somebody is given 97% of the
0:57.0	stories a bad about a person, that's no longer free speech. That's no longer, that's just cheating.
1:03.6	How far will the administration go to target political opponents and silence dissent. And let them.
1:11.4	Best-selling author and podcast host Mel Robbins joins me for a Meet the Moment conversation.
1:17.2	You don't change other people by trying to change them.
1:20.6	You change other people in the world around you by changing yourself.
1:24.0	Joining me for insight and analysis are
1:26.3	Amna Navaz, co-anchor of PBS News Hour, New York
1:30.3	Times White House correspondent Tyler Pager, Adrian Elrod, former senior advisor to the Harris campaign,
1:37.4	and Republican strategist Brendan Buck. Welcome to Sunday. It's Meet the Press.
1:50.0	From NBC News in Washington, the longest running show in television history. This is Meet the Press with Kristen Welkert.
1:54.0	Good Sunday morning. As we come on the air, thousands are gathering in Arizona to pay tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk
2:03.4	just over a week after he was assassinated. President Trump is among those set to speak at the
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