{"id":8724,"date":"2026-06-19T22:14:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8724"},"modified":"2026-06-19T22:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:16:15","slug":"exclusive-interview-with-sen-cory-booker-this-sunday-on-meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/06\/19\/exclusive-interview-with-sen-cory-booker-this-sunday-on-meet-the-press-with-kristen-welker\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SEN. CORY BOOKER THIS SUNDAY ON \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>__&nbsp;<br><br>EXCLUSIVE&nbsp;<br><strong>Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)<\/strong><br>__&nbsp;<br><br><strong><em>Meet the Press Minute<\/em><\/strong><br>__&nbsp;<br><br>ROUNDTABLE&nbsp;<br><strong>Sara Fagen<\/strong><br>Republican Strategist; NBC News Contributor<br><br><strong>Susan Glasser<\/strong><br>Staff Writer, The New Yorker<br><br><strong>Nia-Malika Henderson<\/strong><br>Politics &amp; Policy Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion<br><br><strong>Jeh Johnson<\/strong><br>Former Secretary of Homeland Security<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>For more information, contact: <\/strong><br><strong>Emma Dulaney\u00a0<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:Emma.Dulaney@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emma.Dulaney@nbcuni.com<\/a>\u00a0<br><br><strong>MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0a2a4j\/gjf75lnc\/ol2gt6__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!ov3c5L8SElvew2N7lG2rhzOQFpkIcPLfCsfVBs_Fww7BkHnI4cQ1208Zm1g3uhbwtJVp9F0zjz_oFjA07w$\"><em>Meet the Press with Kristen Welker<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is the premiere destination for original political reporting and interviews with the leaders that shape each week\u2019s headlines. 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