'I would not have done it': GOP Rep. Mike Lawler reacts to Trump firing election board Democrats

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW as President Trump guts the Election Assistance Commission and announces his refusal to sign bipartisan legislation geared toward lowering housing costs if Congress doesn't pass the SAVE America Act. NBC News's Julie Tsirkin brings her latest reporting from the White House. Matthew Weil, former staffer at the EAC, reacts to the president's latest moves ahead of the midterms.

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