Meet the Press interviews for 2025 races
(Chuck Todd interviewing candidates for 2021-2025 races)


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Citations: On 2026 Illinois Governor race--August 10, 2025, Gov. J. B. Pritzker (D-Ill.), (Link) Meet the Press--June 29, 2025, New York City Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani, (Link) Meet the Press--May 11, 2025, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, (Link) Meet the Press--May 4, 2025, Pres. Donald Trump, (Link) Meet the Press--April 27, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, (Link) On 2026 New Jersey Senate race: Meet the Press--April 13, 2025, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), (Link) On 2026 Oklahoma Senate race: Meet the Press--March 30, 2025, Sen Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), (Link) On 2026 NJ & OK Senate race: Meet the Press--February 23, 2025, Sen Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), (Link) Meet the Press--February 9, 2025 - National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, (Link) Meet the Press--February 2, 2025 - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, (Link)

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Budget & Economy     Donald Trump: I think the good parts are the Trump economy.     Zohran Mamdani: We shouldn't have billionaires in a moment of inequality.

Civil Rights     Donald Trump: I don't know if everyone is entitled to due process.

Families & Children     Donald Trump: Girls don't need to have 30 dolls; they can have three.     Zohran Mamdani: One city-run grocery store in each of five boroughs.

Foreign Policy     Kristi Noem: Canada can help us or they can get in the way.     Mike Waltz: US foreign aid has become incredibly bloated.     Mike Waltz: Reassert American leadership in the Western hemisphere.     J.B. Pritzker: Israel needs to ensure food assistance to innocent Gazans.     Zohran Mamdani: Protect against antisemitism; don't globalize the intifada.

Free Trade     Marco Rubio: China has gotten away with unfair trade practices.

Immigration     Zohran Mamdani: Committed to keeping NYC as a sanctuary city.

Principles & Values     J.B. Pritzker: Being a billionaire doesn't determine your values.     Zohran Mamdani: I'm a Democratic socialist, not a Communist.     Zohran Mamdani: Would be first Muslim mayor of NYC.

Tax Reform     Zohran Mamdani: 2% tax on top 1% of earners.     Zohran Mamdani: Property tax system is inequitable and racist.

Technology     Sean Duffy: We're dealing with really old equipment at our airports.

War & Peace     Donald Trump: I'm not ruling out military force to take Greenland.     Marco Rubio: Both Russia and Ukraine will have to give something up.

Welfare & Poverty     Zohran Mamdani: NYC is the wealthiest city, but one in four live in poverty.     Zohran Mamdani: Rent Guidelines Board: affordable rent instead of 12% profit.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Donald Trump Republican former President J.B. Pritzker Illinois Democratic Illinois Governor Kristi Noem South Dakota Republican Marco Rubio FL Senator; Republican Presidential candidate Mike Waltz Sean Duffy Republican U.S. Rep Wisconsin-7 Zohran Mamdani Democratic primary contender for NYC Mayor