Meet the Press Full Episode — Dec. 7
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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Top Comments (10)
EVIL IN HIGH PLACES 😢
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The only visible fog was coming from Hegseth's breath when rolled out of bed the next morning.
The fog of war seems so bad, I can't locate "DUMP'S" bullcrap $2000.oo tariff dividend check.
And yet they Pardon they Pardon the biggest drug trafficker of all.
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.
You miss the fact that the contents of the boat could have been picked up PLUS the two people.
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.
Prayers for children and families and us all. AMEN
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Top Comments (10)
EVIL IN HIGH PLACES 😢
“They were on a capsized boat. They were not incapacitated.” Think about how ridiculous this statement is.
The only visible fog was coming from Hegseth's breath when rolled out of bed the next morning.
The fog of war seems so bad, I can't locate "DUMP'S" bullcrap $2000.oo tariff dividend check.
And yet they Pardon they Pardon the biggest drug trafficker of all.
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.
You miss the fact that the contents of the boat could have been picked up PLUS the two people.
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.
Prayers for children and families and us all. AMEN
"Maybe he was trying to get a suntan." What a jerk.