{"id":95531,"date":"2026-08-23T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/transcript-dr-scott-gottlieb-on-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-aug-23-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:14:09","slug":"transcript-dr-scott-gottlieb-on-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-aug-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/transcript-dr-scott-gottlieb-on-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-aug-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on &#8220;Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,&#8221; Aug. 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p><strong><em>The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is on the boards of Pfizer and UnitedHealthCare, that aired on &#8220;Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan&#8221; on Aug. 23, 2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper recirc\">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\">Face The Nation Transcripts<br \/>\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/face-the-nation-transcripts\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"component__view-more component__view-more--lg\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n                More<br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                  <use xlink:href=\"#icon-caret-down\"\/>\n                <\/svg><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                      <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-6984b21a-8328-4f4a-b718-57a4cb9256d9\" class=\"card-recirc item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/neel-kashkari-minneapolis-fed-face-the-nation-transcript-08-23-2026\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"item__anchor\" draggable=\"false\" ondragstart=\"return false;\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<article>\n                        <svg>\n                            <use xlink:href=\"#recirc-cbs-news\"\/>\n                        <\/svg><\/p>\n<h4>Transcript: Neel Kashkari, Minneapolis Fed president and CEO, on &#8220;Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,&#8221; Aug. 23, 2026<\/h4>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<p>                        <span class=\"img item__thumb item__thumb--crop-0 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/23\/09c4a192-e1ee-47d9-9049-41fe5dead864\/thumbnail\/96x96\/2160852270cec26aee3a90db90571984\/1787504551509.png#\" alt=\"1787504551509.png \" layout=\"fill\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/23\/09c4a192-e1ee-47d9-9049-41fe5dead864\/thumbnail\/96x96\/2160852270cec26aee3a90db90571984\/1787504551509.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<p>                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-e4ff9d82-1a1c-4d33-bc7b-9f357f37d2e9\" class=\"card-recirc item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/byron-donalds-florida-governor-candidate-face-the-nation-transcript-08-23-2026\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"item__anchor\" draggable=\"false\" ondragstart=\"return false;\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<article>\n                        <svg>\n                            <use xlink:href=\"#recirc-cbs-news\"\/>\n                        <\/svg><\/p>\n<h4>Transcript: Rep. 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