Ian Hanchett

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she is “extraordinarily encouraged” by President Joe Biden’s executive orders on climate change and that the orders show “a good-faith openness and relationship” to activists by Biden. Ocasio-Cortez said, “I’m feeling extraordinarily encouraged. And I think that the significance of President Biden’s executive orders communicates a lot. One is that it really communicates that he […]

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy stated that there is a “commonality” between President Joe Biden’s climate executive orders and the Green New Deal, such as both asking how to turn climate change “into an opportunity to build the kind of future we want to hand to our children?” Host Joy Reid asked, “It sounds a lot like […]

During an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that one way Democrats can make up for the large amount of judges that were confirmed by the Senate Republican majority would be for Democrats to add seats at the district and circuit court levels. Host Rachel Maddow asked, “For decades, there will be — essentially, the […]

On Monday, CNN White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins reported that during an off-camera interview with CNN earlier in the day, President Joe Biden said that an impeachment trial in the Senate of former President Donald Trump “has to happen” even though Biden doubts that enough Republicans will vote to convict Trump. According to Collins, Biden stated, “I think it has to happen.” And that while he […]

During an interview aired on Monday’s “Good Day New York,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) discussed passing the next round of coronavirus relief and pledged that if Senate Republicans will not join Senate Democrats on a “big bold relief” package, then “we’ll have to move forward on our own,” and that “we must get it done and we must get it done quickly.” Schumer stated, […]

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) defended ordering his National Guard troops to return from Washington, D.C. by stating that it’s his job as governor to ensure his National Guard members aren’t in “deplorable” circumstances and that “we weren’t just being part of a broken system.” Sununu said, “Obviously, some of the images that we […]

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said it’s unclear to him whether the Senate even has the constitutional authority to convict former President Donald Trump after he’s out of office given that the Constitution discusses impeachment in the context of removing someone from office. Brooks said, “I’d like to know if it’s even constitutional. The Constitution really says it’s — the impeachment’s about removal […]

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL), who is also a National Guard Col., said he wants to know what is the justification for the large National Guard presence in D.C. and said that it looks like the guard is being used as “Nancy Pelosi’s private police force, and that is not an appropriate role for our men […]

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Cavuto Live,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) stated that canceling the Keystone XL pipeline won’t prevent the oil from being pumped, it just means it will be sent to other nations like China, or sent down to the U.S. in a more dangerous manner by rail. Rounds said, “Look, they’re going to pump the oil, and it’s going to […]

On Friday’s broadcast of “Fox News Primetime,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said that President Joe Biden’s orders on the Keystone XL pipeline and Paris Climate Accords are going to increase manufacturing in China, who “can keep polluting while our economy gets hurt.” Crenshaw said, “So, listen, here’s what it comes down to, if you’re going to claim that you’re the party of the American working class, […]

On Friday’s broadcast of “Fox News Primetime,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) argued President Joe Biden is answering to people on the left who want people to believe America is evil, and “believe that the 1776 Commission should be abolished because it teaches you that America is too good, and they would rather replace that with the 1619 Project.” Crenshaw stated, “[I]t’s to the radical left, it’s […]

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) responded to a question on whether the Biden administration is lowering expectations and underpromising on coronavirus vaccine distribution by stating that if the Biden administration’s commitment “to truth and to science,” “means in part saying what you don’t know and then underpromising and overdelivering, I think that would be a refreshing change from what we […]

During an interview with Surgeon General nominee Dr. Vivek Murthy on Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” host Wolf Blitzer said it is “encouraging” that the Biden administration, is “wearing masks. They’re showing the American public you’ve got to do this.” Blitzer began the interview by questioning Murthy on the Biden administration’s plan to administer 100 million coronavirus vaccines in 100 days and pointed out that […]

During an event on Thursday, President Joe Biden dismissed a reporter’s question on whether his goal of 100 million coronavirus vaccines in 100 days is a high enough bar because 1 million vaccines per day is basically where the U.S. already is by stating that when he announced the goal, “you all said it’s not possible. Come on, give me a break, man.” AP White House […]

During CNN’s Inauguration coverage on Wednesday, host Jake Tapper responded to Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) tweet criticizing President Biden for rejoining the Paris Climate Accords as Biden being “more interested in the views of the citizens of Paris than in the jobs of the citizens of Pittsburgh” by stating that Cruz voted “to throw out the votes of, not just the citizens of Pittsburgh, but the […]

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) declined to say whether or not he supports Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s declaration that China is committing genocide against the Uighurs. Clyburn said, “I try to stay out of these foreign affairs matters. I have not made that a particular endeavor of mine here in the Congress. I listen […]

During an interview with WAMC on Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) discussed the possibility of President Donald Trump pardoning former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and said that Trump might pardon Silver as “a favor for someone in the Jewish community,” or other reasons. Cuomo said, [relevant remarks begin around 2:30] “It’s almost as if he’s trying to purposely create anarchy and desecrate […]

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) said there is an opportunity for Congress to “begin at a new baseline and stop spreading the myth of American exceptionalism” and realize that we “have to deal with the issue of white nationalism seriously in police departments, but also throughout all of America’s institutions.” Bowman said, “[T]his is a chance for all of us […]

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar said that New York, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have “micromanaged” their vaccine rollouts and said those states are “failing and they’re just looking for somebody else to blame here, let’s be honest about it.” Azar stated [relevant remarks begin around 3:45] that the federal government can’t run the vaccine rollout from Washington, […]

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar stated that the incoming Biden administration is purposely attempting to make the coronavirus vaccine situation look worse than it is “so they can look like heroes when they come in and just carry forward the momentum that we have established.” Azar specifically noted President-Elect Biden’s promise to have 100 million vaccines administered […]

During an interview aired on Friday’s edition of PBS’ “Firing Line,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said there should “be a consideration” of removing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment and that what Cruz “did was totally outside the realm of our responsibilities or our privileges that we have.” Manchin said, “Well, they should look, absolutely, basically, that […]

During an interview aired on Friday’s edition of PBS’ “Firing Line,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he supports President Donald Trump being removed from various tech platforms and stated that the deplatformings might “give my Republican colleagues some support that they can be free.” Manchin stated, “I think there’s a responsibility we all have. These are private platforms. These are private individuals. These are basically publicly-owned […]

On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” FNC Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean expressed concern that under the Biden administration the Department of Justice’s investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) reporting of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes won’t go anywhere and “he’s going to get away with it.” Dean said, “I’m nervous that he’s going to get away with it. I’m nervous […]

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while he supports the House impeaching President Donald Trump, he’s against a Senate trial because doing so would make it harder to pass needed coronavirus relief. Brooks said, “I completely support impeachment, think this is the right thing to do. I think it would be a bad thing to have the trial in the Senate. Joe […]

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” incoming member of the Biden administration’s White House Council of Economic Advisers Heather Boushey stated that deficit spending can cover Biden’s coronavirus relief package, so how to pay for Biden’s economic agenda is “not tonight’s problem, but it’s certainly something that we’re going to be talking about in the weeks and months to come.” And there are many different options. Host Judy […]

On Friday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) said that advancing “lies that are demonstrably false is yelling fire in a crowded theater when there is none.” And “you do not have the right, that is not protected speech.” Fetterman said, “The idea that you have unlimited free speech to advance lies that are demonstrably false is yelling fire in a crowded theater when there […]

During a speech on Thursday, President-Elect Joe Biden stated that he will work towards safely reopening the “majority of our K-8 schools by the end of the first 100 days.” Biden said, “We’ll also do everything we can to keep our educators and students safe, to safely reopen a majority of our K-8 schools by the end of the first 100 days. We can do this […]

During a speech on Thursday, President-Elect Joe Biden said his coronavirus relief proposal “will finish the job of getting a total of $2,000 in cash relief to people who need it the most.” Biden stated, “Our rescue plan also includes immediate relief to Americans hardest hit and most in need. We will finish the job of getting a total of $2,000 in cash relief to people […]

On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) stated that voting to impeach President Donald Trump wasn’t a difficult decision for him to make, and that “the evidence was not something we had to go discover. It was brought right to us on the 6th.” Kinzinger said, “Truthfully, it was not a hard decision. I mean, it was hard to go through with it. Because, bottom […]

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said that President Donald Trump’s statement on Thursday about the riot at the U.S. Capitol is “what we wanted to hear on Wednesday,” the day that the riot took place, but that the president’s message about the riot on Thursday was one that came “late.” Cuccinelli said, “[W]hat he said on Thursday is […]

On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said he opposes impeaching President Donald Trump because he thinks doing so would divide the country further and also because incitement to violence is “a very hard legal standard to prove. There’s no way it could be proven in a court of law in this particular case.” Crenshaw said that there are two reasons he opposes impeachment, […]

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) argued against expelling members of the Senate who voted against certifying the Electoral College or talked about doing so by saying that while they engaged in extremely poor judgment, “They were acting within the confines” of the powers of the Senate. Manchin stated, “They were acting within the confines. It was bad. […]

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) stated that there are not the votes to convict President Donald Trump in the Senate, and an impeachment effort now would be “so ill-advised for Joe Biden to be coming in, trying to heal the country, trying to be the president of all the people when we’re going to be so divided […]