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Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, challenging President Joe Biden for the nomination. Phillips believes Biden cannot win the 2024 general election against former President Donald Trump, and is running for president to address the high cost of living and wages not keeping up with inflation. He is a distillery heir and one of Congress' wealthiest members, and it remains to be seen if he can gain enough support to challenge Biden for the nomination.
In an interview aired Sunday, former President Donald Trump admitted that it was his decision to challenge the 2020 election result, despite his lawyers and advisers telling him he had lost. His comments could be damaging to his legal defense, as he faces legal challenges from multiple states over his claims of election fraud. His legal team has yet to comment on his remarks, and it remains to be seen how his comments will affect his legal defense going forward.
Former President Donald Trump engaged in a heated exchange with new "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker this week, discussing a range of legal issues and his role in the Jan. 6 attack. Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, noted the importance of both parties coming together to find a solution to the looming government shutdown. Trump and his party face a difficult task ahead as they seek to win the GOP presidential nomination and challenge the Democrats in the upcoming election.
In an interview with NBC News' new "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker, former President Donald Trump claimed it is "very unlikely" he would pardon himself if he wins a second term. He also denied ordering a Mar-a-Lago staffer to delete security video at the center of an investigation into whether he mishandled classified documents. NBC News has extended an invitation to President Joe Biden to sit for an interview with Welker, though it is unknown if he will accept.
Former President Donald Trump told NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker that it is "very unlikely" he would pardon himself if he wins another term in 2024. He added that he believes he did nothing wrong and could have preemptively pardoned himself before leaving office in 2021, but chose not to. President Joe Biden has also been invited to sit down for an interview with Welker on the show.
Chuck Todd, host and moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" for the past nine years, announced on Sunday that he will be leaving the show to prioritize his family. He will remain at NBC in a new role as chief political analyst, and Kristen Welker will be taking over as host. Todd expressed pride in what he and his team had built over the last decade, and the transition to Welker is expected to take place in the coming months.