Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 30, 2026

August 30, 2026 / 2:06 PM EDT / CBS News

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:

MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.

And this week on Face the Nation: an update from Nepal following last week's devastating flooding, and a look back at the chaotic withdrawal from the longest war in U.S. history.

Four days after a glacier collapsed and triggered a cataclysmic flash flood in Nepal, we will have the latest on the search for its missing victims, including nearly 100 Americans.

And with the attacks on Ukraine and concerns about Russian aggression intensifying, we will talk to Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, who is just back from the region.

Then: The president hits the campaign trail and begs voters to make the elections a referendum on him.

DONALD TRUMP (President of the United States): What I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot. Just come and vote. It's so important.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Will that strategy help or hurt his party? We will talk with Congressman John James, the Republican nominee for governor in Michigan.

We will also try to clear up the confusion over…

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