Ian Hanchett

Articles by Ian Hanchett

Clyburn: Schools Will Produce ‘Ignorant People’ if They Listen to McConnell’s Push Against 1619 Project

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Weekends with Alex Witt,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) reacted to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) letter to the Department of Education criticizing the 1619 Project and other curriculum items by saying that if schools “were to follow his lead, they’ll be turning out a lot of ignorant people.”

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: U.S. House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) leaves after a House Democrats meeting at the Capitol May 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held the meeting with her caucus to address the growing pressure for an impeachment …

De Blasio: Cuomo’s Scandals Don’t End, ‘He Just Has to Go’

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) reacted to news that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) administration hid the death toll in nursing homes from coronavirus by re-iterating his call for

In this March 31, 2020, file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the USTA Indoor Training Center where a 350-bed temporary hospital will be built to support efforts in fight against COVID-19 in New York. De Blasio says on Wednesday, May 20, the city will offer …

Clyburn: ‘We’ve Got to Pay Better Salaries’ for Police Officers

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) said that the biggest problem with policing is recruiting, not training, and “and we’ve got to pay better salaries. You’re not going to get good people

James Clyburn on 2/16/19 "AM Joy"