MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, during Wednesday’s broadcast of his show “All In,” complained that Fox News host Tucker Carlson was attempting to “to break the consensus of reality so that people can be manipulated and radicalized.” Hayes said, “The point of propaganda is to shape reality. It exists so that what is actually happening in the world can be ignored or overwritten so that when you see what […]
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Tuesday on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) called out the 21 Republican House members who voted against legislation to award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol police officers who responded to the riots on January 6. He declared they were “now are part of the insurrectionist mob.” Burnett said, “What is your position to the 21 Republicans who voted against giving these officers the […]
Failed Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Monday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that Republican state lawmakers forwarding voting legislation is a continuation of the January 6 Capitol riot “insurrection.” Abrams said, “We have got to pay attention to the fact these laws do things. One, they are anti-voter. They are designed to stop voters the Republicans found inconvenient in this last election. Namely, young people, […]
The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that the United States should be “hitting back” at Russia for harboring those responsible for the recent cyberattacks. RADDATZ: And some in your party say that President Biden shouldn’t meet with Vladimir Putin because of these enormous cyberattacks and what’s happening in Russia. You’ve said it looks […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Republicans in the Senate blocked a bipartisan investigation into the Capitol riots because they were “afraid of the truth.” “State of the Union” host Dana Bash said, “So let’s talk about January 6 and getting to the bottom of what happened there. As you well know, Senate Republicans blocked your proposal for a […]
CNN anchor Fareed Zakaria said Sunday on CNN that President Joe Biden’s G7 press conference was “boring” but preferred by the world when compared to former President Donald Trump’s “circus freak show.” Zakaria said, “This was a huge reset, I mean, to begin with, and I hate to admit this, Biden’s press conference was in comparison to his predecessor, a little boring. You know, his predecessor, […]
Former White House senior adviser on the COVID-19 response Andy Slavitt said Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation” that former President Donald Trump committed “deadly sins” which worsened the coronavirus pandemic. Partial transcript as follows: JOHN DICKERSON: We’ve talked a lot about American culture, the roles that experts play, Americans play. But let’s now talk about the Trump administration. Give me your assessment of what’s the […]
Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace pressed former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” about the Trump administration investigation of the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Wallace said, “President Trump and his team, including you, had almost a year after Covid-19 first came on the scene, to really press Beijing on what the origins were, when the evidence was much […]
CNN anchor Abby Phillip said Sunday on “Inside Politics” that Vice President Kamala Harris gave a “cringeworthy” performance during her first foreign trip. Phillip said, “Vice President Harris has been given a to-do list loaded with all but impossible tasks. Immigration tops that list and was the focus of her first foreign trip. But she drew criticism for telling migrants, do not come to the U.S. border, and for […]
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” called for Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer to retire at the end of the court’s term and allow President Biden to nominate his successor. Host Dana Bash said, “I want to ask about the Supreme Court. They are poised to hear several blockbuster cases in the next term voting rights, gun control, abortion. Your […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that former President Donald Trump went “beyond” any alleged abuse of power by former President Richard Nixon based on the claim that data was collected by the Department of Justice on Democratic lawmakers, their aides and family members. Pelosi said, “So, in terms of the data mining, what the Republicans — what the […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) said Friday on Fox News Channel’s “America Reports” that liberals and media are “intolerant” of black Republicans. When asked about the Congressional Black Caucus rebuffing his efforts to join the group, Donalds said, “My attitude is simple. Like, are people are allowed to have their own thoughts in 2021 America? The left always talks about, and the media always likes to talk about […]
Meghan McCain said Friday on ABC’s “The View” that during an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, Vice President Kamala Harris “sounded like a moron” when asked why she has not gone to the given she had been tasked by President Joe Biden to address the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. McCain said, “Vice President Harris was in Guatemala this week telling people seeking asylum in the […]
During an interview that aired Friday with Keir Simmons of NBC News, Russian President Vladimir Putin called former President Donald Trump an extraordinary, talented and colorful individual. Simmons said, “President Vladimir Putin tells us he’s going into next week’s summit with relations with the U.S. at an historic low.” Putin said, “We have a bilateral relationship that has deteriorated to its lowest point in recent years.” […]
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, called for an “internal investigation” of the Department of Justice Thursday on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time.” Schiff was reacting to The New York Times story that former President Donald Trump had the Justice Department subpoena Apple for the data of his political opponents and their family members. Schiff said, “I think there needs to be an internal investigation within the Department […]
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said Thursday on “Cuomo Prime Time” that a New York Times story that former President Donald Trump had the Department of Justice subpoena Apple for data from Democratic lawmakers, aides, and family members, including Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) made “Watergate look like jaywalking.” Addressing Schiff, Cuomo said, “Such a big part of Trump’s attraction was that he was going to go and disrupt the chaos. He was going […]
Former Clinton adviser James Carville said Thursday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was wrong to say that Democrats attempting to compromise with Republicans was “playing patty-cake.” Carville said Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats who are complaining should “do the math” because Democrats did not have 60 votes in the Senate to move legislation alone. Pres. Biden & Senate Dems should take a step […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) said Thursday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” that President Joe Biden’s economic policies are hurting Black America. Bartiromo asked, “Your thoughts on how Black America is faring under Trump versus Biden.” Donalds said, “Honestly, I think I equate it to the same way any American would. The reality is this, what you need is an economy that is open. That’s No. 1. The […]
California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner said Thursday on ABC’s “The View” said laws regarding transgender athletes were “a very small issue in the state of California.” The Olympic decathlete is running in the recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom (D). Co-host Sara Haines said, “You also got pushback for seemingly coming out in support of the trans-athlete bans that have been proposed in dozens of states. […]
Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” called former President Donald Trump a “political kidney stone” that the Republican Party should move past “sooner rather than later.” Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “Barbara, why are there only two? Why it just Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger who see this the way you see it?” Comstock said, “Like I said, 35 of the House members wanted an […]
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that the GOP had become a “right-wing extremist party,” adding Republicans were unwilling to “do the right thing for the American people.” Anchor Jake Tapper said, “One of the things that seems so amazing to me is I’m old enough to remember when front lines was something that people in congress loved to spend money on. […]
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” that the Republican attacks on him are “painfully ridiculous” and attacks on “science and the truth.” Anchor Chuck Todd said, “I want to get to the political attacks. You have become— you’ve been sort of become a character on the right. There is some really wild conspiracies. I got […]
CNN anchor Don Lemon said Tuesday that those who believed former President Barack Obama was not born in Hawaii were being led into believing former President Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election. Lemon said, “You remember, I’m sure, covering the Barack Obama running, then-Senator Barack Obama running for president. He was a Muslim, right? He wasn’t born in this country and so on and so […]
Stormy Daniels said Monday on CNN’s “New Day” that her lawyer has been in contact with the Manhattan District Attorney investigating former President Donald Trump and his company. Anchor John Berman asked, “I think what we all want is an update into these various investigations. Have you been called to testify before this Manhattan grand jury?” Daniels said, “I’ve been very forthcoming since the beginning of […]
Former President Barack Obama said Monday during an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that it is cause for concern that the Republican Party “cowed” to former President Donald Trump’s claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election by passing restrictive voting laws. Obama said, “I think we have to worry when one of our major political parties is willing to embrace a way of thinking about […]
Former President Barack Obama said Monday during an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that “certain right-wing media venues” were monetizing, stoking fears of white Americans. Cooper said, “Looking back as president, did you tell the story of race in America enough do you think?” Obama said, “Yeah, well, look, I tried. I think I told a lot of stories. You take a look at the speeches […]
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Sunday on MSNBC’s “Alex Witt Reports” called the Republican Party “anti-democratic.” Witt said, “Here is something that investigative reporters have gotten ahold of from The New York Times. They report that in Donald Trump’s final weeks in office, his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, repeatedly pushed the Justice Department to investigate unfounded conspiracy theories about the […]
Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that former President Donald Trump was not “honest” with his claim that he won the 2020 presidential race and his “followers” knew it. “[T]he fact is, Donald Trump lost the election,” Matthews said. “He lost it by seven million people, seven million votes. The last time, he lost by four million votes. The electoral […]
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that the election reform so-called For The People Act was “the wrong piece of legislation” at this time to unite that country, and said that was why it did not have his support. Partial transcript as follows: WALLACE: But let me ask you about another issue, voting rights. You’re the only Democrat in […]
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” the administration will continue to push for a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, but “the clock is ticking.” Granholm said, “You know, Jake, this has got to be done soon. Without putting a specific date on it. You noted they talked on Friday. They’re going to talk on Monday. The thing is, it’s just a […]
CNN’s W. Kamau Bell said Friday “the right” was attacking critical race theory as a “distraction.” According to Bell, the distraction was as they restrict “voting rights especially for brown and black folks.” Host Laura Coates said, “Why is it that you think that so many folks are uncomfortable of talking about race in schools. You heard Governor DeSantis says there is no room in these schools in […]
Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In” that he believed ten Senate Republicans would join with the Democrats to pass voting legislation if it has a narrow focus to create “a uniform set of standards” on early voting, mail-in voting and absentee voting. Jones said, “What we are seeing happening across the country is really an attack on democracy. At some point, […]
CNN’s Jim Acosta said Thursday on “OutFront” that “insane” former President Donald Trump thought there was “some chance that he could somehow be reinstated as president.” Anchor Erin Burnett said, “Former President Donald Trump has been asking advisers if he could reassume the presidency this year, despite losing the election to Joe Biden. A well-placed source sells our Jim Acosta tonight that President Trump has been […]
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the supporters of former President Donald Trump “resent” him because they did not “understand” that comments and recommendations he made during the Trump administration have changed under the Biden administration because the data evolves with time. Fauci said, “Yeah, I mean there is no doubt there are people out […]
Joy Behar told her co-hosts Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that Republicans were “taking over the country so the fascists can rule.” Discussing the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, Behar said, “Well, what resonated is that finally, a president of the United States is talking about this moment in history. I mean, what happened to Kennedy? What happened to Carter? What happened to Reagan, […]
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that Senate Democrats and President Joe Biden have to do whatever it takes to pass the For the People Act because it was “do or die for America right now.” O’Rourke said, “A few weeks ago when Senate Bill 7, the anti-voter elections bill that was working its way through the Texas House and Senate was […]
Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that Republicans who support former President Donald Trump did not “understand democracy.” Matthews said, “What are dots on the screen in the last several months? Well you president who said the previous president was illegal immigrant. He was not president. He couldn’t be he was here illegally, he snuck in the country — an absurd, awful, […]
Representative Colin Allred (D-TX) said Monday on MSNBC that the Texas Senate Bill 7, a Republican-backed bill on election rules, is “so explicitly discriminatory that it’s embarrassing.” Texas Democrats stopped the passage of the bill Sunday in a walkout that blocked the necessary quorum required to pass the law. Governor Greg Abbott (R) vowed to pass the measure into law in the next legislative session. Allred said, […]
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that Republican lawmakers can “show a very small fraction of the courage that is shown every day by our troops to do the right thing for our country” by creating a bipartisan January 6 commission. When asked about the failed 1/6 commission Senate vote, Crow said, “This vote did not absolve the Republicans in the Senate of […]
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that “we have a growing violent extremism movement in the United States” spreading “the big lie” that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election. When asked about a 1/6 commission, Crow said, “The question now is of timing. If Mitch McConnell said we’ll take another vote on this, I think the question for […]
Journalist Roland Martin said Sunday on MSNBC blasted Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) as “lame-ass” because they wanted to keep the filibuster rule. On the Texas election law, Martin said, “The Republican Party in Texas and across this country is a complete trash party. I’m not going to mince any words because what you’re seeing is you’re seeing a naked abuse of power. It […]
Journalist Roland Martin said Sunday on MSNBC the Republican Party was “a complete trash party,” responding to new election law in Texas. Martin said, “The Republican Party in Texas and across this country is a complete trash party. I’m not going to mince any words because what you’re seeing is you’re seeing a naked abuse of power. It is grossly undemocratic. They do not care about […]
ABC News’ Jon Karl said Sunday on “This Week” that even though he thought former President Donald Trump made a “racist appeal talking” regarding China’s connection to COVID-19, some things he said may be true like the coronavirus pandemic likely came from a leak at a lab in China. Anchor Martha Raddatz said, “I want to turn to COVID. We talked about COVID this week, and […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Democrats were near ending negotiations with Republican lawmakers and going it alone to push through President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “Are you basically saying that in the next week if there isn’t an agreement, Democrats are going to go it alone?” Buttigieg said, “I think we are getting pretty close to […]
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), on Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Ayman Mohyeldin Reports,” argued that the Republican Party would abandon our current system of government to install former President Donald Trump as the head of state. Wasserman Schultz said, “Make no mistake, this was a domestic terror attack whose purpose was to overturn the results of a legitimate election. You have an attack that was incited […]
CNN’s S.E. Cupp said Friday on “The Lead” that Republican Senators voted down the Capitol riot commission because they were “worried” it would implicate them. Cupp said, “Well, my question to the Republican Party would be, what are you here for? What is your function? If not to, you know, preserve the republic and protect American democracy? If you have no curiosity about what happened on January 6, […]
Representative Ro Khanna (D- CA) said Friday on MSNBC’s “All In” that Democrats would be pursuing a select committee to investigate the January 6 U.S. Capitol riots now that the commission didn’t pass the Senate. Hayes said, “The next option now becomes a select committee. I would like to hear you talk us through that.” He added, “Everyone can’t just walk away from this, obviously.” Khanna […]
Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen predicted Friday on “The Raw Story Podcast” that indictments will be issued against senior leaders of the Trump Organization “within the next 30 to 60 days.” Cohen said, “I do truly believe that the wheels of justice turn slowly, but they are turning. I believe Trump, for the first time in his entire life, is going to be held […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that the latest $928 billion infrastructure offer from a group of Senate Republicans was “a good sign” in the negotiations on President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion plan. Buttigieg said, “We met the urgency of confronting COVID with the rescue plan. Now, we got to meet the urgency of preparing the American economy to succeed for the next […]
MSNBC anchor Joy Reid said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that “the right” is in a “knockdown, drag-out fight to shutdown intellectual pursuits like critical race theory” to avoid repairing America’s “raw, racial violence.” Reid said, “We in America are having this big debate right now about history, and fundamental to that debate is a question. What is history for? What is its purpose? The answer […]
Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Thursday on CNN’s “Don Lemon Tonight” that congressional Democrats wanted to investigate former President Donald Trump’s connection to the Capitol riot because Trump to be considered “an absolute pariah in America.” On the Senate voting on the House Capitol riot commission, Raskin said, “Well, they’ve elevated what they think is in their best political interests over what is clearly in the best interest […]
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that Republicans “would rather defend traitors and spread lies” than defending democracy because they sided with former President Donald Trump over what she deemed to be “truth.” Duckworth said, “I’m not surprised that Republican leaders in both the House and the Senate are looking to block the bipartisan commission to look into what happened that day. I mean […]
Former Clinton adviser James Carville said Wednesday on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time” called out Democrats for exhibiting a “metropolitan arrogance” and “urban smugness” that he said was detrimental to Democrat efforts. Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said, “Democrats have won seven out of the eight national elections, popular vote. But that’s not how we elect presidents. Every state has two senators. As we become more and […]
Joy Behar told her co-hosts Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that if former President Donald Trump was indicted, she would throw a “big party” because she was feeling “schadenfreude.” Whoopi Goldberg said, “You-know-who is back in the headlines thanks to New York’s D.A. convening a special grand jury in their investigation of whether he had a hand in his business committing criminal bank fraud, insurance fraud, […]
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said on Spectrum’s “News 1 Los Angeles” that Republicans didn’t seem to care about “rogue cops” who she alleged targeted people of color. Waters said, “We have the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that’s on the Senate side, and it is stalled. The negotiators are working to try and work out some kind of way the act will not be compromised. […]
CNN anchor Don Lemon said Tuesday the Republican Party was “the party of insensitive statements about the Holocaust and Jewish people.” Based on that conclusion, he called the GOP “the party of antisemitism.” Lemon said, “We’ve learned that hate flourishing from anti-Asian hate to anti-Semitism, to the trolls trying to bring America down like the QAnon congresswoman doubling down on her blatant anti-Semitism and ignorance today, comparing […]
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, on Tuesday’s “The Last Word,” said that 53% of Republicans failed “a basic mental competency test question,” which is who is the president of the United States” because they think Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Discussing new Texas election legislation, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) said, “It’s very much a naked power grab. Also, if you look at the leadership in Texas, Lawrence, […]
Washington Post columnist George Will said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” roundtable that Republican lawmakers would not investigate the Capitol riot on January 6 because of the “terror it feels for its own voters.” Partial transcript as follows: STEPHANOPOULOS: We just heard Speaker Pelosi and — and Leader McConnell, right? Then we heard Susan Collins say she’s still optimistic for something going forward on this January […]
Former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile said on ABC’s “This Week” roundtable that Republican lawmakers would not investigate the Capitol riot on January 6 because they were “in the grips” of former President Donald Trump. Brazile said, “This should go beyond our standard politics, the standard politics of which party benefits or which group of American voters will lose. This is about the citadel of […]
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that she “strongly” supported the establishment of an independent commission to probe the January 6 Capitol riot and was “optimistic” the Senate can work past issues with the House bill. Partial transcript as follows: STEPHANOPOULOS: Democrats and Republicans in the Senate also seem to be far apart on this bill to have a bipartisan commission look […]
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that there has been an alarming rise in anti-Semitic attacks across the nation in the past few days, particularly in New York and Los Angeles. Greenblatt said, “We have seen week over week since the fighting in the Middle-east started more than a 50% surge in anti-Semitic attacks here in the United States from New York […]
Anchor Joy Reid said Friday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that the Republican Party stood for fascism, citing “forcible” voter suppression. Reid said, “We begin tonight with a party that stands for nothing. At one point, Republicans believed in helping the rich, tax cuts in regulation, and they believed in endless wars and family values. But now, in a Trump-dominated world, it’s not clear what they stand […]
ABC News legal analyst and co-host of “The View” Sunny Hostin said on Friday’s broadcast it is “despicable” that “right-wing truth assassins” are trying to hide America’s history of slavery. Co-host Joy Behar said, “Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Price winning journalist for her work on the 1619 Project, The New York Times series that traces American history of Slavery. She is also a professor at the […]
Meghan McCain told her co-hosts on ABC’s “The View” that CNN host Chris Cuomo was “a sanctimonious tool” while discussing the news he was advising his brother Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) about his sexual misconduct allegations. McCain said, “Well, I just think it’s hypocritical…We’re all in positions where we work in media and politics. We have to talk about people that we love. Quite frankly, if my […]
Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson said Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In” that despite Republican-controlled legislatures passing “diabolical” restrictive abortion laws, her organization would “fight” to make sure women have access to abortions. Johnson said, “I want to remember that abortion is still legal in all 50 states right now. Despite their damndest to try to create all of these horrible, diabolical restrictions, it’s possible and […]
House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” if Senate Republicans block the House bill to establish an independent commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol riots, Democrats “are going to insist on getting answers one way or the other.” Blitzer said, “Is this commission dead on arrival?” Schiff said, “No, it isn’t. But it’s clear that Mitch McConnell […]
Former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) said Wednesday on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time” that it was a “big deal” 35 House Republicans defied House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and voted with Democrats on a bill that would form a commission to investigate the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Kasich said, “I think thirty-five is a big deal. This is the first time we’ve seen this kind […]
MSNBC contributor Frank Figliuzzi said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that former President Donald Trump, his children, including Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., and Trump Organization’s chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg might go to prison as a result of the New York attorney general’s investigation into the Trump Organization. Figliuzzi said, “I think Trump has misjudged his exposure here. There’s hubris here, and there’s just bad gambling […]
Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen predicted Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that Donald, his children, including Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., and Trump Organization’s chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg will go to prison as a result of the New York attorney general’s investigation into the Trump Organization. Anchor Joy Reid said, “The reason I asked you about the size of the organization is that […]
Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean (D-VT) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that “well-educated suburban people were sick” of Republican’s 2020 election fraud claims. He predicted, therefore, they would vote for Democrats to keep control of the House in the 2022 midterms. Pollster Cornell Belcher asked, “You know, governor, I’m interested. If you look at what Republicans are doing and looking towards the mid-terms, I […]
CNN anchor Don Lemon said on his broadcast of “Don Lemon Tonight” that the Republican Party was trying to “whitewash” the events of the January 6 Capitol riot because House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said he did not support the legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the events of January 6 because the scope is too narrow. Lemon said, “This is live in […]
MSNBC political contributor and Morgan State University professor Jason Johnson said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that there was no comparison between Black Lives Matter protesters and so-called “armed insurrectionists” at the January 6 Capitol riot. Johnson was addressing Republicans, suggesting the bipartisan commission should also investigate the events of January 6 to include riots that took place last summer in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Johnson said, […]
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the Republican goal of making abortion illegal by electing presidents that appoint conservative Supreme Court justices will not be complete until “a rape victim is put in prison for taking the morning-after pill.” Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “All eyes on the dramatically altered makeup of the United States Supreme Court as the court announced it […]
Samaritan’s Purse president Rev. Franklin Graham said Monday on CNN’s “Situation Room” that evangelicals who are vaccine-hesitant should look to the healing ministry of Jesus as an example and embrace the “modern medicine” of the coronavirus vaccine. Blitzer said, “I’m sure you saw that research survey that found that 45% of white evangelical Christians said they definitely or probably will not get vaccinated against COVID-19. So […]
Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) said Monday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that President Joe Biden needed to speak out more forcefully in favor of the Palestinian people’s human rights in the ongoing military conflict with Israel. Anchor Joy Reid said, “Do you feel any empathy coming from the White House? Have they called you to talk to you?” Tlaib said, “They are engaging me now finally after four […]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said on this week’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show” that Republicans who deny the severity of the riot inside the U.S. Capitol building on January 6 was “the biggest threat to our national security and our democracy that we’re facing now.” Capehart said, “Your reaction to statements that were made durning hearings early last week about the January 6 insurrection?” Referencing […]
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Velshi” that the financial aid the United States sends to the Israeli government, which he claimed included “people who are overt racists,” meant America had a “right to demand that they respect the human rights of all people, including the Palestinians.” Sanders said, “The Israeli government has evolved over the years into a pretty strong right-wing government. And their coalition […]
CNN anchor Abby Phillip said Sunday on “Inside Politics” that the gas lines caused by a cyberattack on a pipeline and inflation fears remind Americans of the administration of former President Jimmy Carter. Phillip said, “Domestically here in the United States, you have these really, I think, searing visuals. If you’re of a certain age, it particularly brings you back to — I think Republicans would […]
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) called former President Donald Trump “toxic for the Republican Party and for the country.” Anchor Dana Bash said, “So House Republicans ousted Congresswoman Liz Cheney from party leadership this week over her criticism of former President Trump and the big lie. You have praised Congresswoman Cheney, and you have spoken out against Donald Trump as […]
Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Friday in a preview of an interview with ABC News anchor Jon Karl that will air in full Sunday on “This Week” that she regretted voting for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Karl asked, “Did you vote for Donald Trump in 2020?” Cheney said, “I did.” Karl said, “Do you regret that vote?” He added, “How could you not […]
Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) clashed with Fox News anchor Bret Baier Thursday on “Special Report” in a heated interview about the network’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election results. Cheney said, “We all have an obligation, and I would say Fox News especially, especially Fox News has a particular obligation to make sure people know the election wasn’t stolen.” Baier said, “We have said that numerous times.” Cheney said, “Bret, I’m going […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday on PBS’s “NewsHour” that children under 12, who are not yet eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, should continue to wear face masks. Walensky was being questioned on the specifics behind today’s announcement that those fully vaccinated no longer need to wear a mask. Anchor Judy Woodruff said, “Another area I know there are a […]
Failed Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Thursday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that the Arizona recount of 2020 ballots was “a continuation of the insurrection.” Cooper asked, “First on the news, given all your work on voting rights, when you see this so-called audit in Arizona with cell phone jammers and UV lights, and conspiracy theories about bamboo ballots brought in from Asia, what […]
CNBC host Joe Kernen indicated that he was not impressed with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s sales job on the Biden administration’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal on Thursday’s broadcast of “Squawk Box.” Kernen said, “Mr. Secretary, so you’re the transportation secretary now, so we’re proposing a usage for the term infrastructure that Republicans would say includes every wish list from the Democratic party going back 50 years. […]
MSNBC anchor Ari Melber said Wednesday on his show “The Beat” that the ouster of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from Republican House leadership was “all to appease one blogger in Florida,” referencing former President Donald Trump. Melber said, “Today, House Republicans purged Liz Cheney from their leadership. Her party will be going down by picking Trump’s lies over the constitution itself.” He continued, “This vote marks an […]
Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) said during a preview of her interview with NBC’s Savannah Guthrie that aired Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that it was “sad” and “dangerous” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) “is not leading with principle right now.” Cheney was addressing House Republicans voting to remove her as chair of the conference when Guthrie asked, “Do you think leader McCarthy has placed his own ambitions to […]
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that President Joe Biden’s roughly $2 trillion plan for the nation’s infrastructure was needed for “national security.” Referencing a cyber attack shutting down the Colonial Pipeline, anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “I wonder if you can tell us how the proposed infrastructure bill would have protected this pipeline from a cyber attack and whether that is central to […]
California gubernatorial candidate, former Olympian, and reality TV celebrity Caitlyn Jenner declared Monday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that the 2020 presidential election was not stolen from former President Donald Trump. Jenner is one of several candidates running against Gov. Gavin Newsom in a recall election after Newsom’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Correspondent Dana Bash asked, “Do you believe that the election was stolen?” Jenner said, “No, […]
Former federal judge and co-chair of Facebook’s oversight board Michael McConnell said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that former President Donald Trump’s ban results from his own actions. McConnell said, “On January 6, President Trump issued those statements as a mob was rampaging through the Capitol, as members of Congress cowering in fear, as the rioters were threatening Vice President Pence’s life and […]
CNN host Brian Stelter said Sunday on “Reliable Sources” that Fox News host Tucker Carlson was “scaring his audience so recklessly” on the safety of coronavirus vaccines. Stelter said, “The vaccine rollout, that is why Fox mania matters. That is where it matters most right now. While the COVID picture is thankfully improving all across the country, public health officials say many more Americans still need […]
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said on this week’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that he supported Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) taking over Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-WY) leadership role. Host Maria Bartiromo said, “Do you have the votes to formally oust Liz Cheney?” McCarthy said, “Well, Maria, everyone in leadership serves at the pleasure of the conference, and as you know, there’s a lot at stake. Democrats […]
Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” called the Republican Party “basically the Titanic” and was in the middle of a “slow sink.” Partial transcript as follows: DICKERSON: Speaking of internal divisions, the Republican Party in the House. It looks like Liz Cheney, the number three in House leadership on the Republican side, is no longer going to hold that position. What is […]
National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that it is “quite possible” Americans will wear masks seasonally to stop the spread of respiratory-borne viruses. Anchor Chuck Todd said, “Let’s get to mask-wearing. At what point can we stop wearing masks outside? At what point if vaccinated people, do you take the masks off? Is the mask […]
Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that it bothered him his fellow Republicans were making loyalty to former President Donald Trump a litmus test for members of the party. When asked about Rep Liz Cheney (R-WY) possibly being ousted from leadership for disagreeing that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, Hogan said, “Look, I think we’ve got to get […]
Historian and author Jon Meacham said Friday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that America’s Founding Fathers wanted ideas like critical race theory and “The 1619 Project” to be part of the national conversation. Anchor Joy Reid said, “Yesterday, the Tennessee general assembly banned critical race theory in the state. Arizona is on its way to doing the same, threatening to fine teachers already underpaid $5,000 if they break the […]
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) declared Thursday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), former President Donald Trump, and Republican lawmakers only care about “power for themselves, not strength and power for our nation.” Anchor Nicolle Wallace asked, “I wonder what your worries are about the direction that the Republican Party has taken since Trump lost and cost them control of the Senate?” Warren […]
Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) was likely being removed from her House leadership role because she had said several times she believed former President Donald Trump incited the January 6 riot at the Capitol. According to the New York State Democrat, that meant “being a patriot may be inconsistent with being a House Republican.” Jeffries said, “There […]
Host Samantha Bee on Wednesday’s broadcast of TBS’s “Full Frontal” called on Republican legislators to stop pushing “transphobic” sports bills and to “mind their own f-cking business.” Bee said, “This year, we’re seeing a tidal wave of transphobic legislation targeting kids. Largely in retaliation for President Biden’s executive order to protect trans-rights.” She continued, “The argument that lawmakers are bringing to this is transgender inclusion in sports […]
Former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) warned Republicans Tuesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that removing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from her leadership role would “create a martyr.” Anchor Wolf Blitzer said, “Governor Kasich, what do you make of this new reporting about this escalating rift within your party?” Kasich said, “What they don’t seem to calculate is if they create a martyr out of Liz Cheney, […]