Meet the Press
Gov. Wes Moore, Sec. Scott Bessent, Sen. Cory Booker
Season 2025, Episode 35 · Aired 2025-09-07
Synopsis
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addresses concerns of a troubled economy after a disappointing jobs report raises doubts about President Trump's economic agenda. In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md.) calls out President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" for cutting violence prevention programs in Maryland amid the president's offer to send troops into Baltimore to curb crime. In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) says he believes HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as President Trump's entire Cabinet, should step down for not "protecting Americans' health." NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press to break down a new NBC News Decision Desk poll, powered by SurveyMonkey.
In the series
This episode is part of Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC.
The longest-running show in television history — Sunday panel combat as civic ritual.
Key cast
- Lawrence E. Spivak as Panelist / moderator
- Martha Rountree as Creator / moderator
- Ned Brooks as Moderator
Also in season 2025
- S2025E01 Jan 5 — Sen. Chuck Schumer; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Adam Schiff
- S2025E02 Jan 12 — Sen. Alex Padilla; Sen. James Lankford; Amanda Gorman
- S2025E03 Jan 19 - Rep. Mike Johnson, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Martin Luther King III
- S2025E04 Jan 26 - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Adam Schiff
- S2025E05 Feb 2 - Sec. Kristi Noem, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Sen. Mark Kelly
- S2025E06 Feb. 9 – NSA Mike Waltz, Sen. Andy Kim and Amanda Gorman