On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) responded to a question on whether rhetoric from Democrats about the Trump administration has gone too far by saying that “there probably have been people who have said things
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” FBI Director Kash Patel stated that the suspected assassin of Charlie Kirk, in a text message exchange “specifically stated that he had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and he
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said that “I don’t hear leaders of the Democratic Party right now spewing hateful, violent rhetoric.” But people on the right are doing so. Crow said, “Everybody should condemn inciteful,
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher commented on the fatal stabbing on a train in Charlotte and stated that recidivism is a problem, and “What is the point of arresting people if they go right back
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that it is racist for Democrats to think that they need to adopt soft-on-crime policies in order to cater to black voters, and “It’s kind of saying we think
On Friday’s edition of NPR’s “It’s Been a Minute,” host Brittany Luse stated that Charlie Kirk “said some extremely bigoted things. Because of that, I have seen and heard some folks who are saying something like, this type of violence
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) discussed redistricting in Kansas and stated that Republicans “know they can’t win unless they cheat.” Davids said, “First of all, voters — I can’t believe I have to say this
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher defended Israel’s strike on Hamas in Qatar and said that going after terrorists wherever they are isn’t any different from America’s foreign policy doctrine that no one objects to. Maher
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young stated that the city is short hundreds of officers and with the National Guard, “we can certainly find ways to use their support to back up the efforts of
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher called for Democrats to get out ahead of calling for the return of mental institutions and stated that “Democrats just let fester, that life on mass transit becomes this game
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young stated that crime in his city “and many other cities is all directly related to poverty.” Young began by saying he wants and is pleased to have other
During his opening monologue on Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher denounced people comparing President Donald Trump to Hitler by stating that “calling somebody Hitler makes it a lot easier to justify things like assassinations.” Maher also
During his closing monologue on Friday’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that we can’t have America criminalize flag burning, but America “also can’t become what the U.K. is now,” and that if you aren’t willing to defend the right of
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” MSNBC Senior Reporter Brandy Zadrozny said that there is left-wing extremist content online, “but not that much. It’s pretty hard. On the right, you can find it literally everywhere. It’s just overflowing.” But most
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher discussed the assassination of Charlie Kirk and stated that he has no use for anyone mocking Kirk’s death or justifying it or for anyone now saying we’re at war and
On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “American Agenda,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that one issue is that people are too sensitive to rhetoric that they disagree with. Smith began by saying, “The number one thought is we’re spending too
On Friday’s broadcast of the early edition of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) stated that while we try to look for motives behind assassins and would-be assassins, many of them “have mental health issues, and so, sometimes,
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) stated that “Democrats across the board are saying we need to come together. We need to turn down the rhetoric. We need to stop this political violence. It’s shocking
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” Ruby Chen, whose son, Itay Chen, is believed to have been killed in the October 7 attack, and, if so, has had his body held in Gaza, criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but
On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that there are too many students that have “un-American” views that it’s okay to use violence to shut down speech and “We need to have liberal and
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that President Donald Trump “can speak out at this particular juncture and say to those people out on social media talking about taking revenge” for the assassination
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” Punchbowl News Co-Founder and MSNBC Political Contributor Jake Sherman stated that “the House Republican Conference, is not interested, and Democrats, for that matter, either, in turning down the rhetoric” in the wake
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” host Jen Psaki stated that President Donald Trump’s response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination is an “escalation” and that “there’s a lot of rhetoric that is problematic. A lot of it is coming from
During a discussion of political violence on Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” MSNBC Political Contributor Ben Rhodes stated that “We obviously have a government that makes a lot of people in this country feel unsafe.” He also stated that
On Wednesday’s “AC360,” Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY) said that he “would really urge the President of the United States to speak out against” rhetoric from some on the right in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Goldman said,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) commented on the assassination of Charlie Kirk and stated that “There has been a permissiveness about political violence. And I do think the President of the United States has
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that he opposed armed guards in schools because he thinks it creates “irrational” fear in children and “you are still more likely in this country to be killed
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Chris Salcedo Show,” Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon stated that she is bothered by how “exposed” President Donald Trump was at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., and that she has
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Chris Salcedo Show,” Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon stated that “everyone who is working on behalf of this country to make it better has a target on their back” and
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) reacted to Israel’s strikes in Qatar by saying that “if you’re harboring Hamas, then you are inviting the reality that someone’s going to need to
While speaking with ABC News for a report aired on Tuesday’s “World News Tonight,” ATF Chicago Field Division Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Maniff said that in the joint operations they’re doing with ICE, they’re going after suspected TDA members
On Tuesday, ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas reported on a ridealong he took with federal agents doing enforcement actions in Chicago as part of Operation Midway Blitz and stated that “the focus today was arresting alleged violent criminals,” and
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) stated that Chicago needs help with guns coming into the city and “In the city of Chicago, there’s not one gun shop, there’s not one gun range, there’s
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) stated that the “damage I thought that might be done by the generalized tariff, that really hasn’t panned out. So, I think, overall, the generalized 10% tariff probably is
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” North Carolina State House Chief Democratic Whip Rep. Terry Brown Jr. stated that there is a failure to ensure there are adequate resources to ensure public safety in Charlotte and specifically cited a lack of
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” North Carolina State House Chief Democratic Whip Rep. Terry Brown Jr. said that the suspected perpetrator of the fatal stabbing on a Charlotte train “should not have been out on the streets,” and “this could
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said that if Israel’s strike inside Qatar didn’t hit the Hamas targets they were trying to, “we’ll get them the next time.” And
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said that Israel’s strike targeting Hamas in Qatar earlier in the day was them backing up statements made by President Donald Trump that
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said that he is legally required to investigate Charlotte’s transit system before pulling federal money from it, and the investigation will start on Tuesday.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) stated that “ICE is a rogue agency” and “unless they’re going to take away funding from ICE, which they quadrupled in the last budget, then I do not intend
