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Meet the Press Full Episode — Dec. 7

2025-12-07 News & Politics
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Accountability for Lethal Strikes and Division Over Redistricting Maps

Scrutinize the White House’s justification for lethal drug boat strikes while assessing the political fallout of redistricting decisions and rhetoric ahead of the midterms.

Short Summary

  • Republicans largely defended the Pentagon’s decision to strike drug vessels in international waters, stating the targets were valid.
  • Democrats strongly asserted that the second strike against shipwrecked survivors violated codified law and constitutes extrajudicial killing.
  • Congressman Clyburn warned that retaliatory gerrymandering following the Supreme Court's Texas ruling threatens democratic norms.
  • Panelists addressed the inherent conflict between the administration’s argument for drug interdiction and pardoning convicted drug traffickers abroad.

This segment analyzes sharp congressional division over the military’s targeted strikes in the Caribbean, focusing on whether the second attack on survivors complied with the Law of War. Furthermore, the panel confronts the implications of the Supreme Court allowing Texas to implement a Republican-favoring map and debates the political strategy regarding national affordability concerns.

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Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) join as questions grow over the military’s lethal strikes on alleged drug boats. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) reacts to the Supreme Court allowing Texas to use a new congressional district map drawn to boost Republicans. Adrienne Elrod, Sam Jacobs, Peggy Noonan and Susan Page join the roundtable. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast Every day, NBC News helps people understand what’s happening and why it matters — through fact-based reporting, meaningful conversations, and powerful stories. From its leading news broadcasts — TODAY, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, and Dateline — to NBC News NOW, the 24/7 streaming news channel, plus chart-topping podcasts, the NBC News app, and NBCNews.com, NBC News keeps audiences informed and connected to the stories shaping our world. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC #nbc #news #currentevents

Top Comments (10)

@chrisheber9895 2025-12-07

EVIL IN HIGH PLACES 😢

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@BunnyintheHatProductions 2025-12-07

“They were on a capsized boat. They were not incapacitated.” Think about how ridiculous this statement is.

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@juliayoung1639 2025-12-07

There IS no intelligence in the intelligence chair.

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@6222999 2025-12-07

The only visible fog was coming from Hegseth's breath when rolled out of bed the next morning.

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@scottbennett2913 2025-12-07

Tom Cotton looks like Pee-wee Herman , but is much dumber !!!

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@Robert-rr7kw 2025-12-07

The fog of war seems so bad, I can't locate "DUMP'S" bullcrap $2000.oo tariff dividend check.

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@artnobile9663 2025-12-07

Cotton wouldn’t condemn sharing classified information on Signal. As someone who’s worked classified information for 30 years, I’m deeply disgusted. It’s a disgrace for Cotton to do this.

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@RobertFWWhitlock 2025-12-07

Name-calling and bullying is the surest way to know you are dealing with someone who does not have a reasonable and or legitimate argument.

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@kuuiporica2198 2025-12-07

Prayers for children and families and us all. AMEN

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@alvinchimney2843 2025-12-10

This is one of the best episodes of Meet the Press l've ever see!!! Kristen's question to senator Cotton comparing drug dealers at sea to drug dealers at the border was great question.

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