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- Tom Homan, Trump administration border czar
- Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut
- Jerome Adams, former U.S. Surgeon General
- Iran policy analyst Karim Sadjadpour and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor and retired Gen. Frank McKenzie
- Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassdor to the United Nations
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
- Rep. Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado
- International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi
- Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi, Roger Carstens and Neda Sharghi
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi
- Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia
- National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett
- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Republican of Texas
- Former CIA executive and operative Jonathan Gannon, CBS News national security contributor and Biden administration top counterterrorism official Sam Vinograd and energy policy expert and analyst Kevin Book
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright
- Michael Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the U.S.
- Robert Costa, CBS national correspondent and chief Washington analyst
- Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia
- Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S.
- Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas
- Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut
- Rep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio
- Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas
- Karim Sadjadpour from the Carnegie Endownment for international peace and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi
- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
- Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank president
- Govs. Laura Kelly of Kansas, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Mike Braun of Indiana and Mike DeWine of Ohio
- Tom Homan, Trump administration border czar
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York
- Rep. Robert Garcia, Democrat of California
- Sen. Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina
- Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia
- Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas
- David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research and a CBS News election law contributor
- Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
- Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas
- Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn
- Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt; Mesa, Arizona Mayor Mark Freeman; Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas; and Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins
- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara
- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican
- Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent
- Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
- Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia
- GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio
- Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota
- Secretary of Energy Chris Wright
- Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, Republican of Florida
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas
- Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut
- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland
