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On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” anchor Chris Matthews argued that Hillary Clinton and Democrats hid their role in the funding of the research that eventually turned into the Steele dossier. Matthews asked Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) if Democrats should have

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews said Republicans were “fanatics” on guns and that they even supported private ownership of tanks. Matthews said, “The Republican platform protects magazines. It protects AR-15s. It protects everything that is even discussed. They

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews discussed former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s Tuesday night victory in the Alabama Senate primary. Matthews called Moore a “wild man” and said his views were way “out of line.” He

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” while discussing President Donald Trump maintaining his position that people on both sides of the deadly Charlottesville, VA violence were bad, host Chris Matthews asked who was “afraid of offending” by stating that he doesn’t like

MSNBC host Chris Matthews said on Thursday that if he were President Donald Trump, he would fire Chief of Staff John Kelly for putting him in a cage and trying control the White House’s paper flow.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews argued that President Trump has made division on issues like race and immigration his bread and butter and has only shown tolerance towards “the supremacists.” Matthews said, “[H]is bread and butter has

Chris Matthews, who has been consistently been one of the harshest critics of the Iraq War from the beginning along with others like Jim Webb, said on Monday that non-interventionists like himself have a “real problem” now that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is no longer in the West Wing.

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” anchor Chris Matthews stated that President Trump’s love of parades is like North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Matthews said, “He loves the parades. He wants a — he

While discussing the power of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews remarked that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini did one good thing by executing his son-in-law. Matthews said, “And now we find Kushner, in

Monday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews said the combination of the Hollywood’s sensitivity to LGBT issues and the Archie Bunker parody of conservative views has caused President Donald Trump’s supporters to embrace the Bunker character. Matthews said, “Hollywood, the

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” anchor Chris Matthews drew a comparison between answers given by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Soviet spy Alger Hiss. Matthews said, “[T]hese are strange meetings. The attorney general of the United States can’t remember

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews suggested special counsel Robert Mueller “wanted this job because he thinks there’s something there,” and that President Trump is “afraid of” the fact that “Mueller means it.” Matthews said, “[T]here’s no

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Christ Matthews used his closing monologue to rebuke President Donald Trump for his request for former FBI Director’s James Comey’s loyalty. Matthews warned Trump he was not Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe and not entitled to

Thursday during MSNBC’s coverage of former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, “Hardball” host Chris Matthews said in Comey’s testimony accusations that President Donald Trump directly colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” anchor Chris Matthews stated Israel is “screwing” and “humiliating” peaceful businesspeople in Palestine and wondered when those people will explode, because “people get bullied for so long, and then they fight back.” Matthews said, “You

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews stated that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey “for not playing ball” and that with Comey’s firing, “clearly, we’re on the trail there to an impeachment.” Matthews said, “We already

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews reacted to FBI Director James Comey’s firing by President Trump by saying that there’s “A little whiff of fascism tonight, I think is fair to say.” During a panel discussion of

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews stated that it could be former acting AG Sally Yates looking good “that’s driving the man in the White House up a wall.” Matthews also referenced a tweet by Senator Elizabeth Warren

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews stated that the Republicans’ White House ceremony after the passage of the AHCA was like North Korea “where you have to have the same expression for Kim Jong-un or else you get

On Thursday, MSNBC host Katy Tur seemed to confuse when the next presidential election will be held when she asked, “Is there any chance that Donald Trump will face a primary challenger in 2018 from the Republican side?” Fellow host

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews argued, “As long as Trump bashes this world of self-congratulation,” of the “ruling class,” “the more his people will stay aboard his wobbly wagon train to who knows where.” Matthews said,

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews said President Donald Trump’s “boasts and bragging” was “simian,” adding it was like a “monkey banging with a stick.” Matthews said, “The ego here is — well it’s something. By the way, his

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” host Chris Matthews argued that people in the White House would be frightened of disagreeing with Jared Kushner and made another comparison between Kushner and Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday and Qusay.

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews argued, “Trump voters haven’t folded. They’re 96% where they were last November. The Republicans are heavily for Trump, four out of five. So, that resistance ain’t going to change history.” Matthews

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter, author of “In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!” said Saturday on Fox News Channel’s “Justice” that university administrators have become so “insulated” in regards to free speech that even Bill Maher and Chris Matthews have started questioning

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews reacted to the controversy over author Ann Coulter speaking at UC-Berkeley by arguing that “free thinking, argument, debate” are why people go to college and asked those trying to cancel the

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) said the news Bill O’Reilly is leaving Fox News is “a little bit of a relief,” because, “he was just a mouthpiece for the Trump administration.” Bass said, “Frankly, I mean, just my

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews told Georgia Congressional candidate Jon Ossoff (D) his answer on what to do to companies who hire people in the country illegally was a “failure to be comprehensive” that progressives have.

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews wondered if the IRS could state that President Trump isn’t really under audit, and stated that it “would be a good leak” if someone at the IRS leaked that Trump isn’t

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews called Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) “Bates Motel,” referring to the fictional character Norman Bates from “Psycho,” in retaliation for Cotton calling President Barack Obama’s National Security Adviser Susan Rice “Typhoid Mary” in responding

While discussing Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s roles in the White House on Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews stated, “I kid about everything, but Uday and Qusay working for Saddam Hussein. You couldn’t go to a restaurant and

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” anchor Chris Matthews argued Democrats shouldn’t vote to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination “Because it’s not his turn. It’s Merrick Garland’s turn, and everyone knows it.” Matthews said, “A president nominates a

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” anchor Chris Matthews asked of President Trump, “Why does he hate Merkel? … She’s the best leader in the world right now. The public likes her, and she is functional.” Matthews said, “Well, sometimes

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” anchor Chris Matthews stated that President Trump isn’t releasing his tax returns “because there’s a lot in there he doesn’t want us to know, like how about not paying taxes?” Matthews said, “President Trump

While discussing a potential Oprah Winfrey presidential candidacy in 2020 on Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” anchor Chris Matthews declared, “Right now, we have a president who has no empathy for regular people and their problems.” Matthews said, “I think

During a discussion of the Affordable Care Act during MSNBC’s coverage of President Trump’s speech before Congress, anchor Chris Matthews wondered, “We’ve had presidents talking about healthcare since Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt. Richard Nixon was going to have an employer