Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 19, 2026

Face The Nation Transcripts Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 19, 2026 .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } April 19, 2026 / 2:18 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: U.N. Ambassador Mike WaltzAmos Hochstein,  Biden administration senior energy adviser and Middle East negotiator Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome AdamsFormer U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Click here to browse full transcripts from 2026 of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."   MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.And this week on Face the Nation: The struggle for control over the Strait of Hormuz could threaten the fragile cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran. The short-term truce in the war with Iran is holding for now, but tensions are escalating over the status of the vital waterway that provides passage for about 20 percent of the world's oil and energy supplies.Iran reversed course this weekend, closing it to ships and firing at vessels attempting passage.(Begin VT)DONALD TRUMP (President of the United States): They wanted to close up the strait again, as they have been doing for years. They can't blackmail us. (End VT)MARGARET BRENNAN: We will get the latest from U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz.Former White House adviser on energy security Amos Hochstein will also join us with analysis on how the war continues to spike energy prices. How long will it last?Meanwhile, new developments in what the president calls his push to make America healthy again, an executive order loosening restrictions on psychedelic drugs. And a new pick for head of the CDC. We will ask former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to explain it all.We will also hear from former Attorney General Eric Holder on the latest in the redistricting wars.Plus, we will check in on Pope Leo's tour...