On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that President Trump’s proposed budget is “dead on arrival.” Krauthammer stated [relevant remarks begin around 4:35] that the budget proposal is “dead on arrival on Capitol
On Thursday’s “MSNBC Live,” Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) stated, “The best way to oppose fake news is for people to watch outlets like MSNBC, where you report real news all the time. … Thanks for speaking truth to power.” Lieu
During an interview broadcast on Wednesday’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” President Trump stated of the American Health Care Act, “I think we’re going to have negotiation, but you have to understand, we only have 52.” And that while “a lot of
During a discussion of President Trump’s travel ban during an interview broadcast on Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Senate Minority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated, “every country ought to be vetted. I think they did a
[Editor’s Note: Sen. Rand Paul responded to McCain’s comments after publication of this piece. See below.] During a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) stated that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is “achieving the objectives of”
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” Fox News Correspondent Geraldo Rivera stated that MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow “now has the mantle of the Al Capone vault.” Rivera, who hosted the hyped 1986 live TV special “The
On Wednesday’s broadcast of NBC’s “Today,” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that the American Health Care Act is “mortally wounded.” Graham said the bill “is mortally wounded. I don’t know if it’s died yet. [Senator] Rand Paul (R-KY) will not
During an interview with Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” host Mika Brzezinski told Schiff, “it sounds like you’re parenting the president.” And “It’s like parenting.” Brzezinski said to Schiff “[I]t sounds like you’re parenting
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” former Clinton Press Secretary Brian Fallon stated, “I don’t think we learned anything at all interesting” from MSNBC’s report on part of President Trump’s 2005 tax return.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” CNN Money Correspondent Cristina Alesci said that MSNBC’s story on part of President Trump’s 2005 tax return resulted in a headline that is “pretty positive” for the president because it shows “he made a decent
During the September 26, 2016 presidential debate, Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speculated that one reason Donald Trump might not have released his tax returns is that “he doesn’t want the American people, all of you
During Tuesday’s press briefing, White House Secretary Sean Spicer said, “The president is proud of” of the American Health Care Act, but that there will be an amendment to it, and “this has never been a take it or leave
On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) stated of the GOP’s Obamacare replacement, “I suspect they don’t have anything close to a majority of their members who are willing to vote for this bill” and “there is no
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN Newsroom,” Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) argued that “the best thing that we can do in the federal government to ensure that people can afford healthcare, is to do things that will help increase wages, and
During an interview with Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” anchor Poppy Harlow said “Obamacare has meant spiking premiums across the country,” and major insurers leaving the market. Harlow said, “Here’s the thing, the health care plan,
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” OMB Director Mick Mulvaney stated that the CBO is “really good at counting numbers,” but took issue with their report on the American Health Care Act, stating, “I don’t believe the facts are
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour,” anchor Brian Williams stated it was “striking” to TV viewers to see “an alternative universe is being proposed” by the White House. Williams asked if it was “as striking” to members of
During a town hall on MSNBC’s “All In” on Monday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) argued that the Republican Obamacare replacement plan is “going to result in people dying,” Obamacare has its flaws, such as deductions going up “too high,” and
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Luis Gutierrez commented on being handcuffed after refusing to leave an ICE office by stating that “somebody has to stand up for” DREAMers who “feel under threat, and they are under threat.” Gutierrez said, “Look,
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” House Speaker Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) stated he was “pretty encouraged” by the CBO report on the American Health Care Act, although “I think they sort of overestimate the uninsured
On Monday’s “MSNBC Live,” Representative John Yarmuth (D-KY) argued President Trump “is not somebody, in my mind, who is emotionally stable enough to be president of the United States.” Yarmuth said, “I’ve been saying recently that, I do want a
On Monday’s broadcast of “MSNBC Live,” Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) stated that Russian meddling is “a cancerous sore, that has plagued the election and really plagued this administration, since the Inauguration.” Jackson Lee said, “This is an open hearing
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) said that he isn’t prepared to vote for the Obamacare replacement plan the way it is right now “because I think we can do better.” Issa
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Counselor to President Trump Kellyanne Conway stated of the proposed Obamacare repeal and replacement, “The president and the vice president have leaned into this legislation, and the president did
While shopping at an Apple Store, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was asked whether he had committed treason and how he felt about working for a fascist. In the video, which was posted on Saturday by Twitter account @shreec, Spicer
During Friday’s Weekly Address, President Trump stated that the Obamacare replacement put forth by House Republicans “follows the guidelines I laid out in my recent address to Congress” and is “part of a three-pronged reform process.” Transcript as Follows: “My
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL) stated that the House Republican Obamacare replacement, the American Health Care Act, is “like Trump University…a scam designed to rip off folks like you.” And “means insurance companies charging you 30
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” MSNBC anchor Joy Reid argued that the “bread and circuses” for President Trump’s base, “includes the persecution of people they fear, the persecution of Muslims is part of the bread and circuses, the
While speaking with reporters on Friday, House Minority Leader Representative Nancy Pelosi stated of the 2016 presidential election, “I would have been gone by now if she had won.” Pelosi said that the Affordable Care Act is “a pillar” and that
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Vice President Mike Pence stated of the Obamacare replacement bill, “I think we’re going to listen intently to conservative leaders. … [W]hat President Trump has said, to our whole team, is
