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MSNBC political commentator and author George Will said Wednesday on “The Beat” that the Republican base needed to be quarantined because they were “addicted to furiousness.” Source link

Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that he was “horrified” by recent images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian migrants along the Rio Grande River. Mayorkas said, “I too was horrified by the images captured by photographers with respect to the activities of Border Patrol agents of horseback. We do not condone. We do not tolerate any mistreatment of any migrant. What we did is we directed an immediate investigation of the events captured in the photographs and on video. I have ensured that the top leadership of the office of professional responsibility lead […]

CNN political analyst Carl Bernstein said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that former President Donald Trump was willing to “destabilize the world” to stay in office during the final days of his presidency. Bernstein said, “Well, first of all, this book gives a picture of a deranged demagogue and threat to democracy, as well as a threat to the stability of the world such as we have never seen in our era. So, the rabid nature of Trump’s character, combined with his power and willingness to do anything to stay in office, including to destabilize the world through saying I have […]

Monday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Democratic pollster Fernand Amandi called former President Donald Trump “a terrorist.” Guest host Jason Johnson asked, “The idea of overt actions of violence against members of Congress seems to be part and parcel of the current GOP.” He continued, “Does that work, polling-wise? Or is it all in the heads of Republicans?” Amandi replied, “Well, Jason, it certainly works in the radicalized fringe segment of the electorate that the MAGA paramilitary cult caters to.” Discussing reports on Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s upcoming book claim Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took […]

Former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mike Mullen said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that the conservations between Gen. Mark Milley and Chinese officials after January 6 were “routine.” Host Martha Raddatz said, “Chairman Milley, you’ve seen the stories about General Milley’s comments that he made in the book Peril, to Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. The chairman is quoted as saying he reassured China during those last tumultuous months we weren’t going to strike. He says this is routine. Is it routine? What’s your reaction?” Mullen said, “Having communications with counterparts around the world is routine, and even having them […]

Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was doing his duty by taking steps to not follow an illegal order in the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency. Lieu was discussing reports on Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s upcoming book claim Milley took steps to prevent Trump from launching nuclear weapons and called his counterpart in China. Guest-host Alicia Menendez asked, “Representative Lieu, your views of Milley’s actions and what it says about the state of our democracy that General Milley ever found this action necessary?” Lieu said, […]

Former President Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, said Wednesday on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time” that her uncle’s “entire Cabinet” was in dereliction of its duty for not invoking the 25th Amendment. Anchor Chris Cuomo said, “They’re trying to have a reckoning here on Milley, but, you know, his mental state is the subject of this book. And he had people all over him rattled. What does it say that so many saw that he was in a state of decline near the end?” Trump said, “It says that they were finally paying attention perhaps. But I think an even more important question […]

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that he was told in private by his Republican colleagues that they “would be very happy to see Donald Trump fade away.” Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “It’s progress that everyone says it out loud, that the FBI director testified that yes its white supremacists aligned with domestic terrorists is the gravest threat, but you have one of the two governing parties that won’t even call it an insurrection. What can you say to reassure the public that Congress is working to protect us from their own supporters?” Warner said, “I’m disappointed there’s […]

Former 2008 McCain presidential campaign manager Steve Schmidt said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that former President Donald Trump was “incapacitated” at the end of his term. Thus, the 25 Amendment should have been invoked. Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “It strikes me as a catastrophic failure that Donald Trump was left in office by the people who around him were so terrified by what they saw in his— it’s described as mania by Woodward and Costa. I think it just begs all sorts of questions about what he was doing in command of the nation’s nuclear arsenal.” Schmidt said, “There is no […]

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that President George W. Bush showed “courage” when he compared the January 6 Capitol protesters to the Islamic terrorists. Mitchell said, “I want to also play something that President George W. Bush said on 9/11 at the ceremonies in Shanksville, where he compared the insurrectionists at the Capitol, attacking our Capitol, to the 9/11 terrorists. let’s watch.” In a video, Bush said, “There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. Then there is disdainful pluralism in their disdain for human life. In their determination to defile […]

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that they did not hear President Donald Trump’s 2020 election case because it did not meet “normal criteria.” Anchor Chris Wallace said, “One of your arguments against seeing the court’s political is the fact that it refused to even hear the appeals from the Trump campaign about the 2020 election. Didn’t even hear it them.” In a video, former President Donald Trump said, “No judge has had the courage, including the Supreme Court — I am so disappointed in them — no judge, including the Supreme Court […]

Los Angeles Times columnist Jean Guerrero said Sunday on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” that California Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder had a “white supremacist world view,” which made him a “real threat to communities of color.” Guerrero said, “People largely want to keep Newsom in office. We have about 60% reporting that they are against the recall, that they want to keep Newsom in office. A lot of that is driven by voters of color, particularly Latinos, who are now about 66% against the recall.” She continued, “He’s essentially been running his campaign on Fox News and on right-wing media outlets. He’s […]

Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida, said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that children were being “used as political pawns” in the fight over mask and vaccines mandates. MARGARET BRENNAN: So, what actually controls the spread in the classroom. Are classrooms vectors for spread of this virus? CARVALHO: I think the experts are very compelling in telling us what controls the spread. Number one, vaccination for those who are eligible 12 and older, and I am proud of my community since 98% of residents in Miami-Dade have already attended at least one dose of the vaccine. […]

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he will not vote for the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that the Democrats are trying to pass as a companion bill to the infrastructure package. Anchor Dana Bash said, “Let’s talk about the op-ed you wrote. You said you cannot support the $3.5 trillion bill until you get greater clarity on why that amount is necessary. Most of your colleagues have been trying to give you that clarity over the past couple of weeks since you wrote that. Party leader, Chuck Schumer, says he’s moving, quote, full speed […]

Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Wednesday on his Newsmax show “Spicer & Co.” that White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki “crossed a line” by questioning his service to the nation. The Biden administration sent letters requesting the resignations of officials appointed by former President Donald Trump to various military service academy advisory boards. Spicer said, “We have got some breaking news tonight. All Trump appointees, including myself, have been kicked off the boards of the United States Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, and West Point in an unprecedented move by the Biden administration. I am announcing tonight I will […]

MSNBC anchor Joy Reid said Tuesday on her show “The ReidOut” that she was doubtful God blessed anything Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) stood for. Reid said, “COVID cases are rising at an alarming rate as we head into the fall. The number of new infections this Labor Day was nearly four times of that one year ago, and the number of deaths due to COVID is nearly double. That’s thanks to the highly contagious Delta variant as well as the roughly 75 million Americans who are eligible for the vaccine but refuse to take it. The Washington Post reports in Alabama, […]

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Tuesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) comments that Texas aspires to “eliminate all rapists” when asked about the new abortion law not having a rape or incest exception were “disgusting.” Ocasio-Cortez said, “I find Governor Abbott’s comments disgusting.” She continued, “This idea that we’re going to quote, unquote end rape when the same type of rape culture and misogynistic culture that informed this abortion law, to begin with, those beliefs are held by the governor himself and the Texas state legislature. Frankly, there are many people in power, as we know from the Me […]

Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Kentucky residents should use Thanksgiving to push family members to get vaccinated because this is a “sane versus insane issue.” Anchor Chuck Todd said, “Let’s talk about this issue of misinformation. We’ve got this issue of the dewormer situation. I think Kentucky poison control has had extra calls about this. Governor Beshear, are there just certain groups of people that aren’t going to listen to you, and you have to acknowledge that and find other spokespeople to try to convince the unvaccinated to listen to public health?” Beshear said, […]

Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that the Taliban were holding American citizens and Afghan allies “hostage.” CHRIS WALLACE: On Friday, Secretary of State Blinken, under questioning from reporters, refused to say how many Americans, how many Afghan allies have gotten out of that country since the U.S. pulled all our forces out on Monday. As the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, do you know the answer to that? MCCAUL: You know, I’ve been given the answer in the classified space but it’s in […]

Representative Adam Kinzinger (R- IL) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that if Republicans continue to push lies and conspiracies, his party should “not have the majority” in Congress. Kinzinger said, “The question is, what is our party going to be? Are we going to be the party of opportunity and hope, or the party of anger, division, and truth has no place in it?” He added, “The party desperately needs some people to stand up and tell the truth.” Anchor Dana Bash asked, “Do you think that voters should trust House Republican leaders with the majority in the next […]

Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) said Friday on FNC’s “FOX News Primetime” that because the American people see that President Joe Biden had “not done one thing right,” the Republican Party will win a majority of House seats in the 2022 midterm elections. Guest host Tammy Bruce said, “What is your message to the American people as we deal with the unfolding disaster of the Biden administration?” Jorden said, “Well, yeah, defend anyone who gets attacked. These people running for school board because they are fed up with Marxist ideology called Critical Race Theory. Defend those people. Help those people help them get elected — any […]

MSNBC contributor Neal Katyal said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the Supreme Court has essentially deputized private vigilantes by not sticking down the Texas anti-abortion law. Katyal said, “The Supreme Court has greenlit the overruling of Roe v. Wade overnight. Abortion clinics are basically closed to most patients.” He continued, “The five justices are saying, you can have this kind of sneak attack on Roe by by deputizing private vigilantes and basically sue people who help in procuring abortion even an Uber driver who drives a woman to get an abortion, they can be sued in any jurisdiction, in any part of […]

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace said Thursday on her show “Deadline” that anti-abortion laws passed by Republicans were like “male governors in Florida and Arizona and Texas” reaching “deep into the uterus of a woman.” Wallace said, “Matt Dowd, this is your state. You’ve been calling out its leaders for a long time. With this law I described as a medieval state of affairs, it feels like gender apartheid on the medical front for women. What’s going on in Texas?” Dowd said, “Well, I woke up this morning, and I stayed pissed off, I have to say, and I’m still angry. I […]

Former George W. Bush campaign strategist Matthew Dowd said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that he thanked God that President Joe Biden completed the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Dowd said, “For me, today is, yes, but the sadness is moreover political decisions that have been made over the last 20 years that allowed us to be in this place where we lost thousands of men and women, and we lost trillions of dollars in the midst of this, and we’re having to leave. I have to say thank you, President Biden, in this for the first in four presidents to make the hard decisions. […]

Former George W. Bush campaign strategist Matthew Dowd said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that the withdrawal from Afghanistan was appropriate because the real threat is “the rising tide of white supremacist terrorists in America,” which “metastasized” as the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Dowd said, “My oldest son, you know, joined the Army in 2004 and did two tours of duty in Iraq. He has a ton of buddies that he trained with and served with that ended up in Afghanistan. All of them, all of whom have thought for years, we shouldn’t be there. All of them […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that President Joe Biden’s decision to pull U.S. troops from Afghanistan was “one of the worst foreign policy decisions in American history.” McConnell said.“We’re looking at the exit, and over the next two days, our heroic military is doing the best they can with a horrible policy decision. This is one of the worst foreign policy decisions in American history, much worse than Saigon. After we left Saigon, there weren’t Vietnamese terrorists who were planning on attacking us here at home. We leave behind exactly what […]

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that the United States should accept at least 200,000 Afghanistan refugees to make amends for our role in the 20-year war. Anchor Joy Reid said, “Terrorism happened here on January 6th. We are seeing in Afghanistan right now a terrorist attack today that killed 13 of our troops, Marines and  a member of the Navy. But we’re also trying to get as many people out as possible. Talk about raising the cap, how can it be done, why should be done?” Ocasio-Cortez said, “To speak to today’s attack, what happened is […]

Lt. Michael Byrd said in an exclusive interview with NBC News that he opened fire on January 6, after Ashli Babbitt failed to comply with his commands to stop breaching the glass doors leading into the lobby of the House of Representatives chamber. About 60 to 80 House members and staffers were inside pushing furniture to block the doors. Byrd said, “My name is Michael Byrd. Lieutenant for the United States Capitol Police.” He continued, “I believe I showed the utmost courage on January 6. And it’s time for me to do that now.” Anchor Lester Holt asked, “Were you afraid that […]

MSNBC network contributor Charlie Sykes said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that “more and more people are getting disgusted by the selfish and the stupid refusing to get vaccinated.” Host Joy Reid said, “We have to put you in this segment because for these governors, Texas, South Dakota, all these guys, to them, I don’t get it, but I wish you would explain to me. The good politics is let COVID freely run wild through my state and back it up by having some pop-up clinics for people to get treated. They think that’s good politics. Do you agree?” Sykes said, “No. […]

Chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that the United States could be more in control of the COVID-19 by Spring 2022 if an overwhelming number of unvaccinated people get the shot. Cooper said, “First, I want to ask you about something that you said to NPR today. You said if the majority of Americans get vaccinated, we could start to get good control of this as we get back into the Fall of 2022, a year from now. Is that the best-case scenario? What does control look like?” Fauci said, “No, Anderson, […]

Chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” in light of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granting full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. It was now time for companies, governments and schools to mandate vaccines. Fauci said, “There was some poll that showed it, that about 30% of people who are not anti-vax, they were just waiting to get what they felt was the real final stamp of approval, which we just got today with the Pfizer product. And those 30% are saying when that occurs, they will feel very, very comfortable about […]

Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that former President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s “surrender agreement with the Taliban” led directly to the unfolding situation of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan as the U.S. military withdraws. Cheney said, “We know the Taliban has never renounced al Qaeda. This is one of the things that was such an indefensible step by the Trump administration. When President Trump and Secretary of State Pompeo designed to sign a surrender agreement with the Taliban.” Anchor Chuck Todd said, “President Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McCaster, basically accused Secretary […]

Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday on Newsmax TV’s “Greg Kelly Reports” that he knew he had hired a “loser” in General Mark Milley, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. When asked about Milley’s apology of the walk to the church set on fire by rioters outside the White House after George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Trump said, “He was recommended by people that I didn’t think much of, and he was also recommended by a couple of people that I thought were just absolutely terrible. I decided, you know, Mattis, I call […]

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” that President Joe Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan was a national humiliation, which he claimed was worse than the Iran hostage crisis under former President Jimmy Carter. Trump said, “I don’t think in all of the years our country has ever been so humiliated. I don’t know what you call the military defeat or a psychological defeat. There has never been anything like what’s happened here. You can go back to Jimmy Carter with the hostages. We all thought that was a great embarrassment, and we were pulled out of that by Ronald Reagan. This is many, many times worse. You are […]

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” the Taliban did not kill American soldiers for the last year and a half because he told them he would hit back very hard. Trump added that it was safer for Americans in Afghanistan than it is in Chicago or New York. Trump said, “We had a great deal and worked on a very hard. Mike Pompeo, brilliant guy and many others worked on it endlessly. Meetings with the Taliban, of course, you have to meet with the Taliban. They are the ones who are negotiating with. I spoke on numerous occasions to the head of the Taliban, […]

Monday on MSNBC’s “Ayman Mohyeldin Reports,” Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen denied reports that his forces are murdering Afghan military and civilians that worked with Americans over the past 20 years. Shaheen claimed, “We will not punish them, and we will not pose any risk to them.” Mohyeldin said, “Sir, the Afghan ambassador says the Taliban is carrying out mass executions of military personnel and targeted killings of civilians in Kandahar and Kabul. Our reporter in Kabul also says he is hearing similar reports. What is your response to those allegations that your forces are committing the atrocities?” Shaheen said, “These allegations are totally baseless, […]

National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that it was “heartbreaking” masks had become a political issue. Collins said, “It’s really unfortunate that politics and polarization have got in the way of a simple public health measure. This mask that I’m holding has somehow become a symbol that it never should have been. This is basically just a life-saving medical device, and somehow it’s now being seen as an invasion of your personal liberty. We never should have gone there. It’s heartbreaking for me as a person who’s not a politician. […]

Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that former President Donald Trump bore “very significant responsibility” for the unfolding situation of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan as the U.S. military withdraws. Guest anchor Jon Karl asked, “Ultimately, this is President Biden’s decision. He is the one who called for this withdrawal, is going forward with it. This didn’t happen in a vacuum. It was President Trump who negotiated the agreement with the Taliban to have a complete withdraw that was supposed to have by May 1st. Who bears responsibility?” Cheney said, “Absolutely President Biden bears responsibility for making the decision. […]

Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Friday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that former President Donald Trump’s claims he won the 2020 election could lead to domestic violence that larger than the January 6 Capitol riot. Kinzinger said, “On January 5, we never imagined that January 6 the level of dead would happen, although a lot of us predicted violence up to that day. That’s the if you floor now. So when you look at online rhetoric and chatter that’s happening, and you look at maybe 100 people post insane comments like bring out the gallows, even if only two of those out […]

Former President Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump said Friday on MSNBC’s “All In” that Republicans are passing voting laws in state legislatures in an attempt to get her uncle reelected in 2024. Guest anchor Mehdi Hasan said, “How much does he believe he won the election, because people have convinced him to believe these mad conspiracies? How much of it is just a grift, a means to an end?” Trump replied, “It is both as it always is with Donald. He doesn’t need anybody to convince him that he won. He needed to convince himself, because he got so badly beaten. […]

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday on MSNBC’s “ReidOut” that the harsh criticism he received was “inexplicable” because our common enemy is the COVID-19 virus. Anchor Joy Reid said, “The thing that we’re seeing is exhaustion among people who are in the health care industry. People who have to provide care for people who are hostile to the idea that they are saying mask up and get vaccinated, but then run to the ER and want the same science and medicine to save them when they get sick. How do you process this? As […]

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace said Wednesday on her show “Deadline” that former President Donald Trump was “inciting violent extremism” by meeting with the mother and husband of Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who an officer inside the Capitol fatally shot on January 6. Wednesday after the meeting, Trump put out a statement saying Babbitt was “murdered at the hands of someone who should never have pulled the trigger of his gun,” adding, “We know who it is.” Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “On the ex-president’s statement. I have been grappling with how to cover it without amplifying it. The ex-president met with the mother, […]

MSNBC host Ari Melber said Wednesday on his show “The Beat” that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was being “stupid” in his dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Melber said, “This current COVID resurgence is hitting one state hard, Florida. That’s where the governor is finding his long attack for safety measures is blowing up in his face. But more importantly, in the face of his constituents, cases and hospitalizations breaking all-time records. experts say the state’s ICUs look like a quote, ‘war zone.’ This is a time when states need objective, sober leadership, but DeSantis is doubling down on his partisan approach blaming everything […]

Former White House senior COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that Govs. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Greg Abbott (R-TX) were not protecting the children of Texas and Florida from coronavirus, so President Joe Biden should. Anchor Wolf Blitzer said, “What do you say to governors like Ron DeSantis that are actually fighting to keep masks out of schools?” Slavitt said, “It’s time for Governor DeSantis to decides what matters, is it kids and families, or is it politics?” He continued, “Mask mandates are not just important for the kid being vaccinated, but every kid in the classroom depends […]

MSNBC anchor Joy Reid said Tuesday on her show “The ReidOut” that the resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) is evidence that Democrats hold their members accountable while Republicans do not do the same. Reid said, “With Cuomo’s departure, in two weeks, Kathy Hochul will be the first woman to serve as governor of New York State. She had already been on the record calling Cuomo’s behavior ‘repulsive and unlawful.’ On Cuomo’s defiant speech, Reid said, “He continued to stick his chest out even his resignation speech, attending to discount the report that brought the incredible allegations into the sunlight She continued, […]

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that he believed former President Donald Trump attempted a coup with a “conscious plan, strategy, that did not work.” Anchor Nicolle Wallace said, “We’re learning some stunning new details about the former president’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election result, thanks to testimony from his former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Rosen told the Senate Judiciary Committee over the weekend about efforts by his own deputy to enlist the DOJ in sowing doubt about the election results. Our next guest sat through Mr. Rosen’s testimony and concluded that Trump’s post-election […]

Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he was pleased Pulaski County, AR Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled against the state legislature’s ban on mask mandates. Partial transcript as follows: JOHN DICKERSON: It’s good to have you. I want to start with schools and masks before we move on to the bigger issue of vaccinations. But they’re related because in schools, those under 12 can’t get vaccinated. You signed a bill that was against mask mandates. You changed your position. Why? HUTCHINSON: Well, facts change and leaders have to adjust to the new facts that you […]

Former Cuomo assistant Brittany Commisso said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” in a preview clip from “CBS This Morning” that what Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) did to her was a “crime.” She called for him to be held accountable according to the law. Commisso is one of 11 women referenced in the report from New York State Attorney General Letitia James that alleged the Governor sexually harassed several women. According to the report, Commisso alleged the governor “engaged in close and intimate hugs” on multiple occasions, sexually harassed her several times, and once he “reached under her blouse and grabbed […]

National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that if children and educators did not wear masks in school, children would “have to go back to remote learning.” Anchor George Stephanopoulos asked, “With the school year starting for so many kids and their parents right now, what’s your best advice to parents as they send their kids back to school?” Collins said, “I would ask that they would think about masks in the way they ought to be thought about. This is not a political statement or invasion of your liberties. This is a life-saving […]

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, SD will likely cause a surge of new COVID-19 cases. Anchor Chuck Todd said, “You’ve brought up regionally the South. Out in the plains, the Great Plains, Sturgis, South Dakota, a gathering now of some 700,000 people. Last year it was a smaller turnout, and it was over about 150,000 people, and it led to a massive outbreak in the Dakotas where they became number one and number two for essentially the rest of the calendar […]

Former Planned Parenthood president Dr. Leana Wen said Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that it was time to equate not getting vaccinated with drunk driving. Wen said, “We keep talking about the unvaccinated in this one big category. We actually know there is a group, of course, who are really seriously anti-vax. They think there is some kind of government control happening. They’re the ones who are protesting. That’s actually the minority. We have a huge middle group, if you will, who really just need to be pushed over the edge. If they’re told that there is a vaccine requirement for their work, […]

MSNBC’s Jason Johnson said Thursday on “Deadline” that the Republican Party only supports the police when they are “beating up black folks.” in support of “a white nationalist ethnostate.” Johnson said, “I know exactly where we are. It doesn’t shock me. It’s not hypocritical. It’s actually very consistent for the Republican Party for the last ten years or so. Of course, they support police officers when you’re beating up black folks. Of course, they support the Blue when it’s Black Lives Matter. But they don’t like the police if the police stand for order in the face of white nationalism. They […]

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that he does not understand why people object to wearing face masks. Cooper said, “Yesterday, President Biden made a plea to some Republican governors. He said, ‘I say to these governors, please help, but if you aren’t going to help, at least get out of the way for people to do the right thing. Use your power to save lives.’ When you look at the state of Florida that is experiencing such a surge right now, the governor there signed an executive order that threatened to pull funding from schools […]

Albany County District Attorney David Soares said Tuesday on NBC’s “Nightly News” that his office is carrying out a criminal investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY). Holt said, “I just spoke exclusively with Albany County district attorney David Soares who is conducting an investigation of Governor Cuomo. I began by asking him if his office is doing a separate investigation.” Soares said, “We are conducting a separate investigation. I think after today’s presentation, which here in Albany county we were witnessing at the same time that the rest of New Yorkers were witnessing, it’s pretty clear that we have an obligation here, […]

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that there were “more than enough” votes to prevent the bipartisan infrastructure bill from passing the House without the much larger bill that Democrats want to pass with the reconciliation process. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “You just heard Joe Manchin a few moments ago talk about the reconciliation bill, $3.5 trillion. He said he can’t give him any guarantee it would pass the Senate. what’s your response to that?” Ocasio-Cortez said, “These deals on infrastructure that have gone out are not just bipartisan, but they were bicameral…It was made very clear at the beginning […]

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that people unwilling to wear face masks indoors are “encroaching” on other individual rights because you’re making them vulnerable to getting infected with COVID-19. Guest-hot Jon Karl asked, “I want to ask you about the reaction we’ve seen from prominent Republican governors. We’ve seen Florida Republican Governor DeSantis, Republican Governor Abbott of Texas, Governor Ducey in Arizona push back strongly against the notion of mask requirements. Let me read you a quote from Governor Ducey in Arizona. He said, ‘Arizona does not allow mask […]

Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that he supports serving House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) with a subpoena as a part of the House’s Select Committee January 6 investigation. Kinzinger said, “I would expect to see a significant number of subpoenas for a lot of people.” When asked if he would like to see McCarthy subpoenaed, Kinzinger said, “I would support subpoenas to anybody who can shed light on that. If that’s the leader, that’s the leader. If it’s anybody that talked to the president that can provide us that information. I want to know what the president […]

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the bipartisan infrastructure bill will be done this week, and at least 10 Republican senators are on board to vote for the legislation. Anchor Jake Tapper said, “So you’ve been working all weekend. What’s the holdup been? When will senators be able to see a bill?” Collins said, “Well, it’s hard to translate an agreement into actual bill language, but it’s important to note that on Friday night, we did send out to Senate offices a large amount of the authorizing the policy legislation. Overnight we’ve been finishing […]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Dr. Rochelle Walensky Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Special Report” that the Delta variant surge can not be attributed to the high rate of coronavirus cases at the U.S.-Mexico border because the infection rate is “really quite high” in “the southern part of this country.” Baier said, “One woman wrote in, My in-laws live in Austria, they cannot come here to see their six-month-old baby because of the EU travel band even as migrants come across the southern border from other countries with more COVID and worse vaccine performance and they are allowed in. Is that a problem, Dr. Walensky?” Walensky said, “We’re working, […]

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that the bipartisan infrastructure bill has “no path forward” if it does not simultaneously move with the Democrats’ much larger reconciliation bill. Omar said, “It’s really important for us to remember that we’ve laid out as members of the Progressive Caucus, as you know I serve as the whip, we’ve whipped on this, there is no path forward for a bipartisan bill that doesn’t move simultaneously with the reconciliation bill. I know that, you know, our colleagues on the other side on the Senate fully understand that, and this is why […]

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Ayman Mohyeldin Reports” that former President Donald Trump’s “manufactured madness” that he won the 2020 presidential election was being embraced by “so many Americans who are desperate to believe he never should have left the White House.” When asked about reports on Trump’s phone calls to then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, Durbin said, “Well, it confirms many suspicions. It confirms our suspicions that former President Donald Trump was virtually unhinged after this election, flailing away in every direction, every court suit he could file, to try to push his ‘Big Lie’ the […]