On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that he expects the Republican National Convention next week to be “more policy-oriented” than the Democratic National Convention was and stated that at the convention, President Donald Trump needs to talk
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that one thing the Democratic National Convention “did not do is go to the heart of this electorate, which is working-class voters in the Upper Midwest. It’s sort of mind-boggling to
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that “vastly too much is being made” out of changes to the Post Office, and he doesn’t see any evidence that the changes are being done with any motive other than
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that it is sensible to try to make the Postal Service “a viable operation” and that cutting services “right before a heavy election, where people are going to be mailing in
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the failure of Congress to strike a deal on the next round of coronavirus relief, and the subject being dealt with through executive orders is “a disaster” and represents “a
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden’s vice presidential selection is “going to be tremendously important,” Brooks argued that Biden wasn’t just “window dressing” and was very active
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that the blame for the impasse over coronavirus relief is mostly on Republicans, but also faulted Democrats for not having enough for small businesses in their plan. Brooks stated, “I give
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that he is “appalled to have nameless, random officers acting like this is not a democracy, acting like this is some sort of fascist state” in Portland, but noted that “there
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that, given the current economic crisis, now is not the time for fiscal discipline and that the federal government should be sending out direct payments quickly, because earlier direct payments were
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is running “a very good campaign” and is being kept “somewhat under wraps,” but is also focusing “a part of his
Former Vice President Joe Biden predicted an “epiphany” among Republicans if President Donald Trump is defeated in November. He made his forecast while speaking with donors, according to a report from Bloomberg News’s Jennifer Epstein on Friday.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that whether or not to reopen schools should be decided at the local level by people “who know what they’re talking about” and that while reopening schools can be done in
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while President Trump “has been a failure” at handling the coronavirus pandemic from the beginning, he isn’t completely to blame, because “It wasn’t Trump who went to the bars in
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said he sympathizes with Vice President Mike Pence’s argument in defense of President Trump’s rallies by stating that if we are going to have protests against police brutality, that creates
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the blame for the gridlock over police reform in Congress lies with the Democrats for failing to compromise and accept a bill that may not have had everything
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that he isn’t sure the recent Supreme Court rulings on DACA and the Civil Rights Act were “judicial,” and that they look “a little legislative to me,” and stated that the
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that “it’s unfortunate” that past service as a prosecutor has become a political negative for any Democrats who seek the nod for president or for vice president like it has been
The stepmother of former Atlanta Police Department officer Garrett Rolfe has purportedly been fired from her job in the wake of Rolfe being charged in the death of Rayshard Brooks, Fox News Channel primetime host Tucker Carlson reported Thursday evening.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks criticized the “defund the police” slogan because people actually want more police, but they do want policing to be reformed. Brooks said that “defund the police” is “just a terrible slogan. It’s
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that there have been good developments in public opinion on policing and race and that the protests have become more peaceful as they’ve gone on, “and the protesters have done a
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the United States is in the midst of a “climactic shift.” Brooks began by saying Ferguson, terrorism, and the 2016 election started opening up riffs in American society, then the
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that Republican opposition to voting by mail is not only wrong, but also politically stupid because a lot of Republican states with spread-out populations vote by mail, and Trump has many
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks about black voters by stating that it’s wrong to argue that someone “is less black,” or less of a certain
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while states need more money, the House Democrats’ coronavirus relief bill is just “a political poster” and “a political ploy.” Brooks stated, “It’s a political ploy. I think it’s a
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that new reporting by PBS and Politico on Tara Reade’s allegations against 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden has increased the level of skepticism towards Reade’s allegation. Brooks
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that he doesn’t think we are at a point where opening the country back up makes sense. Brooks said, “If you look at the death rates, we’re pretty much around 2,000
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to the dropping of charges against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn by stating that there is evidence of mistakes by the FBI, but he can’t trust the judgments of the
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that more coronavirus relief will be needed, but it makes sense to wait for a week or two to see what spending has worked and what hasn’t. Brooks stated, “I think
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that Tara Reade’s allegations against 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden do have “some persuasive evidence” while also having some evidence against them, and urged people “to hear
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that President Trump’s statements at the White House’s daily briefings hurt the morale of the American people, who need to hear from medical experts more than they need to hear from
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that debt and deficit concerns shouldn’t factor into debates about coronavirus aid. Brooks responded to a question on how much worries about the deficit should be part of the debate over
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that in light of how the White House has handled the coronavirus response, he has “become a bit of a fan of federalism.” Brooks stated the White House’s guidelines on reopening
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that right now, there aren’t any good plans for what the world will look like when the economy reopens and a good plan to reopen is something that has to be
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the coronavirus outbreak is not being “competently” handled. Brooks said, “I don’t think we can say things are competently being handled. The — what’s happening to the Comfort, the Naval
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks sharply criticized the coronavirus relief bill as “one of the worst economic packages, maybe in American history, certainly in a time of crisis.” Brooks stated, “I would say that, when we look
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that Congress took the “wrong strategy” with its coronavirus relief bill, and that they should have focused on keeping people employed like some other countries have rather than focusing on unemployment
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that during his contentious exchange with NBC’s Peter Alexander, President Trump “was sort of triggered by the idea of empathy.” Brooks stated, “Well, even on his best day, the president is
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” New York Times columnist David Brooks criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak by claiming that he does not “feel the emotions of other people,” which he said leads him to misread the country.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks criticized the government response to coronavirus and stated, “this is what happens when you elect a sociopath as president, who doesn’t care, who’s treated this whole thing for the past month as
When one sees the words “Joe Biden” in media commentary, one often sees, too, the word “restoration.” As in, Biden promises—or threatens, depending on one’s point of view—to restore the days of Barack Obama.
