Meet the Press
Sen. Mark Kelly, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. Spencer Cox, Pete Buttigieg
Season 2025, Episode 36 · Aired 2025-09-14

Synopsis
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) joins Meet the Press after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, saying the suspect came from a conservative family "but his ideology was very different than his family." Cox also shares new details about the suspect's roommate. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) joins Meet the Press in an exclusive interview after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and talks about his family's personal experience with political violence. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Meet the Press in an exclusive interview after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and discusses how leaders should respond to this moment. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) joins Meet the Press in an exclusive interview after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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