On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe stated President Trump is “similar” to mob bosses in “constantly assessing the loyalty of those soldiers and people around him because it’s essential to his own existence.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said it is “possible” that President Trump could be a Russian asset. Host Anderson Cooper asked, “Do you still believe the president could be a Russian asset?” McCabe answered,“I think it’s possible.
During a town hall on CNN on Monday, 2020 presidential candidate Senator AmyKlobuchar (D-MN) stated that Medicare for all “could be a possibility in the future.” Klobuchar stated,“I think it’s something that we can look to for the future, but I want to get action now.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz stated that Congress failing to authorize funding that the president wants Congress to authorize isn’t an emergency.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks argued that Democrats have made it difficult “for a lot of moderates to support anything.” Brooks stated,“As Donald Trump makes it extremely hard to think about supporting somebody like that, I find the Democrats have done an outstanding job of making it hard for a lot of moderates to support anything.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that President Trump’s national emergency declaration is the president “giving himself a performance trophy” after he lost the government shutdown.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said that President Trump’s statementthat he “didn’t need to” declare a national emergency is “a body blow to his case.
During his speech announcing a national emergency declaration on Friday, President Trump stated that there will “possibly” be a “bad ruling” against his emergency declaration in the 9th Circuit, and “hopefully” the declaration will win in front of the Supreme Court.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said the Green New Deal is a “dream.” He further stated that you can’t say you won’t use coal, natural gas, and oil and expressed support for finding ways to remove CO2.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) expressed opposition to the immigration deal reached by the conference committee and said he expects the president to sign it and then take some executive action.
During a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged President Trump to sign the agreement reached by the immigration conference committee.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) criticized calls to abolish ICE and stated that the organization is an “absolutely” necessary one.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” House Chief Deputy Democratic Whip Dan Kildee (D-MI) said he is willing to accept whatever the immigration conference committee proposes and to “empower my Democratic colleagues to give a little” in order to reach a deal.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) stated that President Trump has “presided over the most corrupt administration in history.” Transcript as Follows: “Hi, I’m Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and I’m proud to represent the beautiful 13th District of California in Congress.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” House Judiciary Committee member Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said she got the sense that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was not truthful during his testimony before the committee earlier in the day.
During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker stated that he hasn’t discussed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation with President Trump or any senior White House officials.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” 2020 presidential candidate, former HUD Secretary, and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro (D) stated that he believes Virginia Lt.
During CNN’s State of the Union coverage on Tuesday, CNN Chief National Correspondent John King stated that President Trump failing to mention climate change during the State of the Union is “a disgrace.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” House Problem Solvers Caucus co-chair Representative JoshGottheimer (D-NJ) stated that he believes “evidence-based fencing” will be one of theoptionsfor a border security deal, and that “lots of people” in the Democratic Party support some fencing.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Up,” Representative David Price (D-NC) stated that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) should resign. Price said, “I do think he needs to step down.
During a town hall on CNN on Monday, Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-CA) said that there has “been new fuel” igniting hatred in the past two years.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) stated that he thinks coming to a deal on border security is going to be difficult and predicted there won’t be a deal by February 15th.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that the shutdown resolution “is a total victory for the Democrats.” He added that he believes the odds of another shutdown are low.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) stated that “there is no crisis at the border that justifies a government shutdown.” Transcript as Follows: “Hello, I’m Ted Lieu and I represent western Los Angeles County in the United States Congress.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he thinks President Trump is scheming to go to war to distract from his defeat in the shutdown fight, the arrest of former adviser Roger Stone, and his poor poll numbers.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that the arrest of former Trump adviser Roger Stone “was an over-the-top arrest.” During an interview with author and columnist Ann Coulter, Maher stated, “Roger Stone was arrested.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) declared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “the master negotiator.” Meeks said, “Nancy Pelosi is the master negotiator.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) stated that her “best guess” on the government shutdown is that “the end is in sight.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) stated that President Trump will “have to use emergency funds” on the border.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated that the president accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) earlier invitation to give the State of the Union in front of the House and “we’re moving forward until something changes on that front.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he doesn’t think President Trump will get any Democrats to vote for his immigration proposal, and that while he thinks the government needs to be opened prior to immigration negotiations, he does think “physical barriers are part of the solution.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that “smart walls, barriers that are welcoming,” are things he thinks House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would agree to.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation,” Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) reacted to President Trump’s proposal on immigration and the government shutdown by stating President Trump is trying to “play us for fools.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks predicted that President Trump will not declare a national emergency on the border and said that if anything would lead to weakened Republican support for Trump, a national emergency declaration would do it.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) asked President Trump “to come back to the table,” and end the government shutdown. Transcript as Follows: “I’m Amy Klobuchar, the Senator from the state of Minnesota.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated he believes the BuzzFeed story about President Trump ordering Michael Cohen to lie to Congress is true.
On Friday’s “MSNBC Live,” Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) stated that he believes President Trump has “given up on the idea of being re-elected” and is simply trying to keep his base to keep Senate Republicans from voting to convict him.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) stated that he supports a wall, but not “unlimited funding” for one, and “there should be some compromises” on how much is spent on a border wall.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stated that the president is “creating so much disruption in foreign policy that he is making this country less safe.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani stated, “I never said there was no collusion between the campaign, or between people in the campaign.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that Democrats believe they should hold firm on the government shutdown and Republicans will start pressuring President Trump to either change his mind or go around him.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Thom Tillis (R-NC) stated that he hates the idea of President Trump declaring a national emergency on the border.
During his hearing before the Senate Judiciary CommitteeonTuesday, Attorney General nominee William Barr stated that he would not follow an order from the president to change the current special counsel regulations and then fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller or follow orders to fire Mueller without cause.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” House Intelligence Committee member Mike Quigley (D-IL) declared that he believes President Trump “has been compromised.” Quigley said, “The fact that Deutsche Bank was the only bank that would do business with the president before he was elected, was also the bank that laundered money for the Russians, the fact that the president slow-rolled out sanctions against the Russians, the fact that he would rather trust a foreign adversary, President Putin, over his entire intelligence community, he fired Sessions and Comey, there are no coincidences.
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host ChrisMatthews stated that he sometimes thinks we’re near a point where President Trump is “going to just start talking to us in Russian,” like the Russian agent in the film “No Way Out.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Representative Katie Hill (D-CA) stated that Democrats are “all consistent” on a position that they will only discuss border security after the government shutdown ends.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks argued President Trump should have had the fight over funding the border wall when he had a Republican majority in the House.
During a speech on Saturday, former San Antonio Mayor and former HUD Secretary Julian Castro (D) announced he’s running for president in 2020. Castro said, “I learned from my mother so many years ago in this community, that when we want change, we don’t wait for change.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Republicans have used government shutdowns to get their way and “That’s not democracy.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Deputy White House Press Secretary Hogan Gidley stated that immigration “has to be fixed via Congress,” and the White House doesn’t want to “let them off the hook here.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) predicted that more Senate Republicans will cross over and join Democrats in supporting reopening the government without border wall funding.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that now is the best chance for Republicans to get border wall funding for President Trump now, and if they don’t do it “that’s the end of his presidency and the end of our party, and we deserve to be punished if we give in now.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp said President Trump “has already moved forward in a compromise” on border wall design with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and that the president told the speaker “we’ll design it together.
On Tuesday’s “CNN Right Now,” former Homeland Security Secretary JehJohnson stated that he doubts President Trump has the authority to declare a national emergency on the border and that “this may be an effort to jam a square peg in a round hole.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway stated that President Trump has “never committed to” declaring a national emergency to build a border wall, the legal implications of such a move are being researched by the White House Counsel’s Office, and that such a move “would also let Congress off the hook one more time.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that there’s “no reason” any comprehensive immigration bill “should have a 30-foot wall in it.
During an interview with the Hill on Friday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) stated that he presumes the Trump presidency ends with Trump “being voted out of office.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” host Joy Reid stated that prospective 2020 presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) DNA test isn’t important, and Warren never should have brought the subject up.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) stated that the government shutdown is part of a broader pattern of President Trump putting “his personal whims” and politics ahead of the American people and that the president holds the key to reopening the government.
During a town hall with MSNBC on Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that “we would have to replace” the individual mandate, and it is crucial to raise the income level at which people can receive subsidies under the Affordable Care Act and strengthen the law so that states have to expand Medicaid.
During a town hall with MSNBC on Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed support for comprehensiveimmigration reform that would “secure our borders, legalize the people who are here so that they can participate fully,” and stated that a border wall “is an immorality.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) declared, “We will not support a wall.” Cardin said,“We’re prepared to talk with the president as to what we need for border security.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) declared that “Democrats will never cave to Donald Trump’s demands in a government shutdown.” He also said that while he would be open to a comprehensive plan on immigration, “we cannot talk about wall funding in the context of a government shutdown.
On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp stated that $1.3 billion in border security funding is “obviously not going to be enough.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Senator-Elect Mitt Romney (R-UT) defended his op-ed criticizing President Trump, but said that he will “be with Republicans” on the government shutdown.
While speaking to reporters after announcing she would form an exploratory committee to run for president in 2020 on Monday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stated that she is “in this fight all the way” and is “going to build a grassroots campaign.
On Monday’s “CNN Right Now,” Representative Ryan Costello (R-PA) stated that President Trump’s position on the government shutdown, to the degree anyone canfigure out what it is, “has been unreasonable,” the president isn’t getting $5 billion for wall funding, and he has “backed himself into a corner.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” San Diego Sector Deputy Chief Border Patrol Agent Roy Villareal stated that the situation on the border is “unprecedented.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Up,” incoming House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that Democrats “are not going to allow the American people to be held hostage to a $5 billion, or somewhere south of that, ransom note in order to build a ridiculous border wall that’s not going to make anyone safe.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address,Representative-Elect Joe Neguse (D-CO) touted H.R. 1, and stated that the legislation “will be the bedrock of everything we do in the next two years, reminding us that when it works, the United States of America has the best form of government ever invented.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) stated that “at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long-term shutdown.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said he believes the government shutdown will last at least a couple more weeks.
While speaking to reporters on Wednesday,White House Council of Economic Advisers Chair Kevin Hassett stated that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s job is completely safe. Hassett responded to a question on whether Powell’s job is safe by stating, “Yes, of course.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that he isn’t going to support funding for a border wall and argued that a wall “just fans Trump’s illusions,” and is a bad idea.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that the continuing resolution passed by the House that contains $5 billion in wall funding will not pass the Senate and placed the odds of a government shutdown at 95%.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), a veteran of the Afghanistan War, criticized the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan as one that will lead to “major consequences” and stated that “the military is absolutely disheartened by this.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” incoming Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD) stated that he isn’t “a big fan” of reallocating funds from other departments to pay for a border wall.
During Tuesday’s White House Press Briefing, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated that President Trump has asked his Cabinet secretaries to look for funding that can be used to fund a border wall and that the White House will see what sort of government funding proposal the Senate passes.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) stated that “trauma is being inflicted” on migrant children in shelters “as part of a political strategy, to hurt children deliberately as part of a political strategy.
On Saturday’s “CNN Newsroom,” Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) stated that Democrats should “fight for the Affordable Care Act.” Correa also stated that there are “A lot of challenges for the Affordable Care Act, but you know what, it’s a great start.
During an interview broadcast on Friday’s edition of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley stated that the United States must continue “to have harsh conversations with the Saudis” about how the U.S.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said members of Congress have a “responsibility” to impeach presidents who commit high crimes and misdemeanors, and some members are “derelict in their responsibility.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” incoming House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) called for the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) to reevaluate its opinion that a sitting president can’t be indicted “under circumstances in which the failure to do so may mean that person escapes justice.
During a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that President Trump has signaled his willingness to hold part of the government “hostage” in the name of “a petty campaign pledge to fire up his base.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s“The Story,” HouseRepublican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) expressed 100% confidence that he has the votes to pass a bill that has $5 billion in border wall funding.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) stated that he doesn’t want a government shutdown, but he doesn’t believe President Trump’s threat to have a shutdown over bordersecurity is a bluff.
On Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live,” former Clinton Chief of Staff John Podesta stated that President Trump is looking for a chief of staff “who’s willing to obstruct justice when he needs to, and someone who’s willing to protect his family at all costs.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Fox News Contributor and George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley stated that the Department of Justice is building a campaign finance violation case against President Trump, but that “these are difficult crimes to prosecute, as John Edwards showed.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) stated that he has a hard time deciding whether Iran is more evil than Saudi Arabia, and “as far as spreading radical Islam and spreading ideas of violent jihad against civilians, I think the Saudis are actually much more of a worldwide menace.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that many Republicans “are looking seriously at 2019, with a lot of Fridays like this one, and Trump really hurting himself, and maybe not serving out the term.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) reacted to the sentencing memos on former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen by stating that it seems like the president will be indicted “or at least up to that point,” and Congressional investigations could be characterized as “the opening days of an impeachment.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reacted to the Southern District of New York’s sentencing memo on former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen by stating that the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place, “and the walls are closing in on Donald Trump and his inner circle, including his family.
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN Right Now,” House Intelligence Committee member Jackie Speier (D-CA) said that she believes that Donald Trump Jr. lied to the committee on at least a couple of occasions.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CBS’ “The Late Show,” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) argued that news networks are reluctant to talk about climate change, and part of the reason for this is the fact that they are sponsored by fossil fuel companies.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole discussed his salute of former President George H.W. Bush’s casket and said the salute wasn’t something he thought of in advance, “it was almost automatic.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) confirmed that a deal has been reached to fund the government for two weeks to temporarily avert a government shutdown and vowed that the fight for wall funding will continue.
On Monday, Vice President Mike Pence characterized former President George H.W. Bush as “a commander and a great man” during his tribute to the former president at the US Capitol.
On Monday’s “MSNBC Live,” House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated that Democrats don’t like a border wall as a matter of policy, but he isn’t sure if that’s worth shutting down the government.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s“Inside Politics,” former George H.W. Bush speechwriter Mary Kate Cary stated that she believes the former president “would beall in favor of the current president coming to the funeral.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” former Vice President Dan Quayle said his family will never forget the handwritten note former President George H.W.
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