Meet the Press
Sec. Scott Bessent, Sen. Tim Kane, Sen. Rand Paul, Mayor Jacob Frey
Season 2026, Episode 3 · Aired 2026-01-18
Synopsis
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins exclusively after President Trump threatens tariffs on countries that don't go along with his push to control Greenland. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) join in a joint interview after their push to limit Trump's military authority on Venezuela failed by a single tie-breaking vote. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) reacts to the DOJ investigation into him and other Minnesota leaders. Former Secretary Jeh Johnson, Carol Lee and Peggy Noonan join the roundtable.
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 2026
- S2026E01 Sec. Marco Rubio, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
- S2026E02 Sen. Chris Murphy, Mayor Jacob Frey, Tom Homan
- S2026E04 Sen. Adam Schiff, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Todd Blanche
- S2026E05 Speaker Mike Johnson; Rep. Ro Khanna; Ken Burns
- S2026E06 March 1 – Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Ro Khanna
- S2026E07 Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Mike Waltz, Abbas Araghchi