On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL) stated the fact that President Trump is “enjoying” the fight over his tweets about Democratic congresswomen raises concern about Trump’s “mental health” and “ability to lead this country.” Quigley said,
On Tuesday’s edition of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Kansas Republican Senate candidate Kris Kobach and CNN host Chris Cuomo battled over President Trump’s tweets. Kobach began by arguing that Trump wasn’t saying that the members should go back to their home
While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that she wouldn’t change her remarks about President Trump’s tweets. Pelosi responded to a question on whether she would revise her remarks by stating, “No. I’m not at
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) argued that everyone needs to “tone down their rhetoric” and denied that President Trump is a racist. McConnell said, “I think everybody ought to tone down their rhetoric.”
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews stated that President Trump has engaged in “flagrant…racial messaging” at a level not seen by a president since Woodrow Wilson showed “Birth of a Nation” in the White House. Matthews stated,
While speaking to reporters, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden reacted to President Trump’s tweets about Democratic congresswomen by stating that “there has never been a president in American history who has been so openly racist and
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reacted to President Trump’s tweets about Democratic congresswomen by stating that President Trump is engaging in language that is “clearly bigoted, vile, dangerous” and is “literally fanning
During a speech on the Senate floor on Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated President Trump’s tweets about Democratic congresswomen “drip with racism.” And no president “has resorted to open and bald-faced bigotry so often.” Schumer said, “These lawmakers
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reacted to President Trump’s tweets about Democratic congresswomen by telling the president, “aim higher. We don’t need to know anything about them personally. Talk about
While speaking with CNN on Monday, Representative Will Hurd (R-TX) stated that President Trump’s tweets about Democratic congresswomen “are racist and xenophobic.” Hurd said, “The tweets are racist and xenophobic. They’re also inaccurate. Because the four women he’s referring to
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) stated that he thinks announcing ICE raids ahead of time doesn’t make the job of ICE agents any easier and he would prefer to announce
During a speech on Saturday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden addressed his vote for the Iraq War and stated that he made a mistake by trusting President George W. Bush. Biden said, “The mistake I made
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) discussed his visit to two migrant detention facilities and stated that while there were good conditions at one, the other was “overcrowded.” Tillis said the
During an interview broadcast on Saturday’s edition of MSNBC’s “Up,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stated that President Trump’s planned ICE raids are “absolutely unconscionable.” Gillibrand said, “It’s absolutely unconscionable. Well, first of all, we don’t know who
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) stated that we have a “moral obligation as a nation” to support 9/11 first responders, survivors, and their families. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, I’m Carolyn Maloney, and I have the privilege
During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Vice President Mike Pence stated that the conditions inside one of the border detention facilities he visited were not acceptable to him and stated that Congress needs to act. CNN
During a hearing on Friday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) stated that “articles of impeachment are under consideration” by the Judiciary Committee, but that “no final determination has been made.” Nadler said, “With regard to the committee’s responsibility
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) said President Trump “is contributing to…a faulty census that we’ll have to live with for the next ten years.” Harris said, “[T]here are a
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Representative Karen Bass (D-CA) disagreed with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) charge that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is “singling out…newly elected women of color” and said she doesn’t think Ocasio-Cortez
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reacted to President Trump’s announcement on the census by stating that President Trump’s attempt to put a citizenship question on the census was “another rank failure”
While speaking with CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju on Thursday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) stated that it is “worth asking why” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is “singling out four individuals” but said that Pelosi is not a racist.
While speaking on Wednesday, acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli stated that the ICE raids President Trump has discussed will “absolutely” take place. Cuccinelli said, “They’re absolutely going to happen. There’s approximately a million people in this
While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign and said that President Trump “should ask him to step down.” Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “MSNBC Live,” Congressional Hispanic Caucus 1st Vice Chair Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) discussed the Caucus’ meeting with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and stated that President Obama’s deportation policy “was way too
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” former Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) expressed regret and embarrassment over her vote in favor of confirming Labor Secretary Alex Acosta during her time in the U.S. Senate. McCaskill said her vote for Acosta
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called on Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign. Sanders said, “He should resign. Because he was part of a process which really exposes the two-tier criminal
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) discussed Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s handling of the deal involving Jeffrey Epstein while Acosta was U.S. Attorney and stated that the “toughest penalty” possible given the
Former Vice President Joe Biden expressed opposition to anyone of either party trying to “dismantle” Obamacare and said that doing so doesn’t make sense and would be “a sin.”
During an interview broadcast on Monday’s edition of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden stated that proposals from some in his party to pack the courts or rule by executive order are saying “that
While speaking to reporters on Monday, Attorney General Bill Barr stated that it appears the only reason for Congress to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller is to create a “public spectacle” and if Mueller “decides that he doesn’t want to
