Meet the Press NOW — June 1
6/1/202650 min
The Trump administration drops its “anti-weaponization” fund after it created an impasse among Republicans on Capitol Hill over immigration funding. Progressive congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti (D) joins Meet the Press NOW ahead of Tuesday’s California primary to discuss his policy differences with retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi whose seat he’s trying to fill. Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) navigates another controversy over extramarital sexual messages. 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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Ryan Nobles· Host0:51
[upbeat music] Hi there. Welcome to Meet the Press. Now I'm Ryan Nobles in Washington, and we start today with breaking news from the White House. Sources telling NBC News that President Trump is dropping the Justice Department's so-called Anti-Weaponization Fund amid the backlash he was facing from members of his own party, and after a federal judge blocked the administration from distributing any money from the fund. We'll have more on this breaking news in a moment. But it also comes as the high-stakes peace negotiations between the US and Iran,