Meet the Press NOW — January 20

Meet the Press NOW — January 20

Author: NBC News January 21, 2026 Duration: 49:59
President Trump touts his administration's accomplishments one year into his second term as he intensifies his rhetoric towards Europe and Greenland. Danish Member of Parliament and Defense Committee Chairman Rasmus Jarlov joins Meet the Press NOW to react to President Trump's aggression toward Denmark and NATO. Historian Douglas Brinkley recaps President Trump’s overhaul and expansion of executive power over the first year of his second term.

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