Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 19, 2025

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:  Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona  Sen. Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde Professors JerI Seidman of the University of Virginia, Leila Hudson of the University of Arizona, and Miki Turner of the University of Southern California

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President Donald Trump departs the White House on Oct. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said in a new interview published Sunday that the United States would struggle “for years” if the Supreme Court strikes down a broad range of tariffs he implemented earlier this year. During an interview with Fox News’

Trump Calls Colombian President an ‘Illegal Drug Leader,’ Cuts US Subsidies

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump labeled Colombia’s president an “illegal drug leader” on Oct. 19 and said he’d be cutting off U.S. subsidies to the South

Trump Announces Increased Tariffs on Colombia After Labeling President ‘Illegal Drug Leader’

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP Photo U.S. President Donald Trump will raise tariffs on Colombia after a public dispute with the nation’s president, who Trump labeled as an “illegal drug leader”

Trump to Increase Tariffs, Cut Subsidies to Colombia Over Drug Trafficking

(Left) U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the WHite House on Jan. 20, 2025. (Right) Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 19, 2024. Jim Watson, Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump will raise tariffs on Colombia after a public dispute with the nation’s president,

Sen. Mark Kelly on government shutdown: “we should be able to wrap this up this week”

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Transcript: Christine Lagarde on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Oct. 19, 2025

The following is the transcript of the interview with Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 19, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde. The ECB sets interest rates for many countries in the