Full transcript of “Face the Nation,” July 7, 2024

On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, moderated by Robert Costa:  Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Democratic strategists and CBS News contributors Ashley Etienne and Joel Payne  CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, Wall Street Journal senior political correspondent Molly Ball

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