Meet the Press NOW — Aug. 7

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz project their message of freedom as they hit the campaign trail in battleground states. Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance attacks Gov. Walz's military service. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the Harris-Walz campaign and GOP attacks against the ticket. Battleground Georgia's Board of Elections grants new powers to local election officials.

00:00 Intro
00:54 Harris, Walz and Vance hit trail in Michigan and Wisconsin
21:49 One-on-one with Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI)
29:55 Steve Kornacki on primary results in Missouri and Michigan
32:33 GA gives local election officials new powers to investigate election results
37:33 Panel on Vance campaigning in battleground states to counter-program Harris-Walz
47:30 Hamas appoints Sinwar political leader

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[urielsaenz]

As a veteran myself. The one thing I hate the most is when a fellow veteran tries to qualify another veterans service. As a US Marine myself I am disappointed at JD Vance. He should know better. Everyone who has served, did so willing to give their life for this country. Wether they served one day or multiple decades. it just come to show you he's lost complete touch of what average Americans and American veterans really sacrifice.

[leonarddarson]

When Vance claim he was on battle grounds. Ask him did he fight in the battle?? Or, was he not serving from within an Air Conditioned Office ??

[nartheri]

My wife's birthday is coming up and all she wants is whatever brand of eyeliner JD Vance uses.

[matthewa]

I live in Minnesota. He's a good governor, but i wasn't sure about Walz as VP at first. After seeing him speak on the national stage, i think he's the best choice. I first wanted Kelly but now I'm on board with Walz.

[annethompson]

I am with Harris-Walz.
Can you give us a day of happiness.
Trump - Vance stinks.

[wordless]

Retiring early after 24 years IS NOT THE DEFINITION OF STOLEN VALOR!

[jimmylang]

Hey Chuck he didn’t say he just didn’t want to go. He filed paper work to retire in February 2005. He planned on running for Congress. His unit was not deployed until later that year. He served his time.

[rt-]

Hope the Harris / Walz campaign can keep this excitement going. Love the energy they have! 🌊

[Kiki-envm]

Americans are not fools, this kind of crap from maga, doesn't bother normal americans, america wants something new .

[lindaflesch]

The Harris Team is positive and moving forward 🎉

[robbensalyers]

The rank of becoming a Sgt. Major is a hard earned rank. Sgt. Major Walz has my respect. This Vet. will be voting Blue!!

[ThaRealNan]

Tell Shady Vance quit stalking Kamala 😂

[jermelpurse]

He is truly the perfect pic. People just don’t get it. The man was an NCO in the military. Anybody who knows someone who served in the military will tell you the NCO’s are the backbone of the military. The group that gets it done I have a friend from high school graduated served his country for over 20 years in CO on his particular base where he serves guess what that group is known for getting it done. Officers might be the ones who lead the ones who host the meetings and what not but the NCO that’s the one making sure everything is done. Everything is ready. I have another friend from high school not nearly as close as the first she is an NCO in the military due to retire this year she will tell you noncommissioned officers they get it done. I personally was privileged to work beside a former NCO retired when I was in high school just as a high school student. There was an officer who let the ROTC program and an NCO that did everything that kept the program running. When the officer retired, guess what it was the NCO that kept it going for the next decade. No disrespect to the officers out there, but when we got two NCO’s at my high school, that’s when things picked up. If the master sergeant wasn’t getting it done, his tech sergeant was getting it done.

Guess what Kamala Harris needed right now she needed a running mate that could get it done. She literally has a running mate that she can go up and say hey we need to do XY and Z and guess what he’s going to pick up the playbook understand the strategy and execute. Disregard the power of a good NCO.

[diongld]

Anyone checking on Vance's record?

[dstarrII]

Why is Sady Vance stalking Harris that's just creepy!!!

[jerryuma]

This was so funny. My whole family was in tears laughing so hard. 😂😂

[zdrusse]

As for Walz retiring, he had already put his papers in months before they got the order to deploy. He had served for 24 years and was preparing to run for Congress. He was also 41 years old at that point. The "oh he just didn't want to go" attack line is patently false. He didn't know his unit was going.

[ckSport]

** Goto the BULWARK.. they have NEW AUDIO of Trump heaping huge praise on Gov. Walz.
REPUBLICAN FOR HARRIS! My GOD this audio is awesome. Values and decency matter! VOTE Harris.. hope the GOP gets back some values after they FLUSH the CULT of followers and toothless wonders that couldn't pass High School Chemistry. So good... so so good man.. this AUDIO is

[Seraph]

It bugs me that another Veteran would disparage a CSM(E-9). ShayD Vance accuses Walz of not serving in a war, then in the same breath says Walz abandoned is unit during a Combat Deployment, either ShayD is stupid or ignorant, as a unit cannot deploy to combat if there is no war. Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry those are the primary Combat Specialist, while Shayd was in an Air Wing (Cav) he carried a camera, lets think about that 9mm film vs 155mm Artillery, The only thing ShayD has to boast is the Marines School of Infantry, but one can imagine that he was "That Guy".

[jermelpurse]

She picked Tim Walz because he was an NCO. I’m not saying she picked him because of his military record. It’s his particular position in the military that mattered. Ask any general, any officer, or any enlisted servicemen in the military, they will tell you that the NCO’s. Are the backbone of the military without them nothing gets done. Yes, generals lead yes officers give commands but NCO’s are a different breed they give commands they execute they find solutions to problems. People don’t even know exist. I have a few friends who serve in the US military and they are great NCO’s looking to retire in the near future and they will tell you while they aren’t the person in charge on their base. It’s those noncommissioned officers that get things done. It’s that noncommissioned officer that can look at what needs to be done and see the task is completed and done well. Not looking for praise not looking for attention looking for results. That’s why she chose him not that the other guys weren’t great, but this was a great match for what she needed to get done. People often overlook that.