Jeffries: Trump Is ‘Running the Largest Pay to Play Scheme in the History of the Country’
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) accused President Donald Trump of running a “pay to play scheme.”

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) accused President Donald Trump of running a “pay to play scheme.”

On this week’s broadcast of FNC’s “Fox News Sunday,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said President Donald Trump was “desperate” to reopen the federal government.

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) accused President Donald Trump of attempting to “rig” the 2026 midterm elections.

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said he did not trust the Justice Department under President Donald Trump.

Friday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) declared President Donald Trump was using starving people as bargaining chips in the government shutdown. Cooper said, “I know you are supportive of the judge’s rulings today. The president is

Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) claimed lawmakers had seen “no evidence” the Trump administration’s military strikes were on drug boats.

Thursday, in an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) apologized on behalf of Democrats who have not voted to end the government shutdown.

Friday on CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-CA) said President Donald Trump was acting like an “authoritarian steamroller.” Rskin said, “We need consensus and we need negotiation, which is why we are telling our Republican colleagues who defected on a

Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) claimed President Donald Trump is enjoying withholding SNAP benefits from Americans during the government shutdown.
Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead,” former Obama administration U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul called President Donald Trump “confused” during a discussion about Trump instructing the Department of War to start testing nuclear weapons.

Thursday on Newsmax TV’s “Carl Higbie Frontline,” Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow said the government is shut down because Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was afraid Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will take his job and become a U.S. Senator.

Thursday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) claimed he had been surprised by the “level of cruelty” from Republican leadership.

Thursday on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) blamed Democratic lawmakers for disrupting SNAP benefits to low-income Americans by refusing to vote with Republicans to reopen the government.

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) said the Trump administration’s Department of Justice has made “silencing of people and intimidation” its primary goal.

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) decision to put the House of Representatives on an indefinite hiatus was “insane.”
Wednesday on CNN’s “OutFront,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said there were “serious concerns” about the Trump administration’s military strikes on boats in the eastern Pacific.

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), who serves as the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said MAGA voters who cheer the Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific would not like who a potential President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez chooses to kill.

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called President Donald Trump’s second term a “national nightmare.”

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) accused President Donald Trump of “trying to weaponize hunger.”

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) said the Trump administration’s immigration operations in major cities are arbitrary, capricious and unconstitutional.

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-CA) said the Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats in the eastern Pacific were a “lawless operation.”

Tuesday on CNN’s “News Central,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said the Trump administration’s immigration operation in Chicago is an “farce,” being carried out by “secret police.”

Monday on CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said she hoped Americans “wake up” because President Donald Trump’s policies were dealing death.

Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Princeton professor Eddie Glaude, Jr. said President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom construction project was “his revenge on the people’s house.”

Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl said President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project shows he believes the “rules don’t matter.”

Monday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Sunny Hostin said President Donald Trump was “most definitely going to try to remain in power.”

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said following negotiations, the 100% tariff President Trump threatened to impose on China was “effectively off the table.”

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed that only Republicans have initiated “partisan gerrymandering.”

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said the White House ballroom project was an example of President Donald Trump acting like Marie Antoinette. Host Kristen Welker said, “I do want to ask you about something that has

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said the U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats were “murder.”

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) argued President Donald Trump was attempting to turn the United States into a “totalitarian state.”

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) claimed President Donald Trump was using tariffs to “enrich himself.”
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he has reached a “substantial framework” in the trade talks between the United States and China.

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said the Trump administration starting a war over drug trafficking which was “law enforcement action” did not make any sense.

Friday on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project was “a wrecking ball to our democracy.”

Friday on CNN’s “News Central,” former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said she was not “concerned” about former President Joe Biden’s mental capacity during her tenure.

Friday on CNN’s “The Lead,” former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said President Donald Trump’s military deployment to Venezuela could mean one accident could cause a war.
Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said President Donald Trump had brought an “authoritarian state structure” to the United States.

Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) said that Republicans should worry because “when we’re in power, there’s going to be accountability.”
Thursday on CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) argued the Constitution says a president can’t accept more money than his salary for the government while discussing President Donald Trump’s request that the Justice Department compensate him $230 million for past cases.
