Democrats on Monday reacted with dismay and disbelief to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s releasejust three weeks before the midterm elections, of a DNA test showing she may have traces of Native American ancestry.
With left-wing activists and primary voters convinced that President Donald Trump is a “racist” and a “bigot,” Democrats vying for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination may have no choice but to go all-in on racial and identity politics.
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN Tonight,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod argued President Trump views democratic institutions a “nuisance” and is envious of people who can rule how they want. Axelrod said, “[H]e has no
Friday on CNN’s “New Day,” former chief strategist for Barack Obama David Axelrod, also a CNN contributor, said President Donald Trump is like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned, because the Trump administration’s environmental policies are “rolling back” measures meant
The push by a number of prominent Democrats to completely politicize the impeachment process could backfire for them in the midterms, David Axelrod, the political advisor who helped elect Barack Obama to the Presidency in 2008, said on Sunday.
Staffers for former President Barack Obama quickly defended White House doctor Ronny Jackson after partisan critics mocked him for giving President Donald Trump an “excellent” grade on his physical.
As President Donald Trump’s first year ends with successes in both foreign and domestic policy, Democrats and #NeverTrump Republicans are plagued by “nightmare envy,” since the dictatorship they warned about has failed to materialize.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” while defending President Barack Obama’s comments, former White House chief strategist David Axelrod said President Donald Trump “delivers hammer blows again” to “fundamental institutions of our democracy.” Partial transcript as follows: TAPPER: David,
Wednesday on CNN, former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod said with the passing of the Republican tax plan and other policies he has forwarded President Donald Trump “is doing consequential things.” Axelrod said, “It is advertised as something that will spur
During an interview on the “Axe Files” podcast released on Wednesday, host and CNN Senior Political Commentator David Axelrod said he, along with others in politics, “looked the other way” on former President Bill Clinton’s sexual misconduct and “there’s a
Tuesday on CNN’s “Situation Room,” former Obama adviser David Axelrod said President Donald Trump’s comments at today’s press conference were not only “sending dog whistles to white supremacists and Neo-Nazis,” but also “bleaching their white robes” and “shining their shields.” Axelrod
Former President Barack Obama and his inner circle are reportedly urging former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to run for president in 2020.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod remarked that President Trump’s description of MS-13 sounded like a description of a White House staff meeting. In the clip Axelrod was played,
During a preview clip of an interview set to air on Friday’s edition of CNN’s “Axe Files,” Representative John Lewis (D-GA) argued President Trump is “uncaring,” and defended his comparison between Trump and George Wallace. Interviewer David Axelrod asked Lewis
Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” when asked about President Donald Trump’s tweets about MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama David Axelrod said there was “a difference between being a fighter and epic jerk.” Axelrod said,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama Senior Adviser David Axelrod stated that while former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said she was responsible for her electoral defeat, “everything else suggested that she
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama Senior Adviser David Axelrod argued that while former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton “has a legitimate beef” with FBI Director James Comey, “Jim Comey didn’t say
In an interview that aired on CNN from David Axelrod’s “The Axe Files,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) shot down the notion that President Donald Trump is anything like former President Ronald Reagan. Axelrod asked McCain if he saw the president as
After President Donald Trump described former President Barack Obama as a “sick guy,” the former president’s loyal team rose in unison to defend him.
A number of ex-Obama officials appear to suggest that the Obama administration may have actually wiretapped the Trump campaign, but that if they did it would have been justified by a court and part of an investigation by the Justice Department—not led by or ordered from the White House or the former president himself.
Tuesday night reacting to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, former senior adviser to President Barack Obama David Axelrod said that Trump’s words “are going to have a confrontation with the reality.” Axelrod said, “The words
Friday on CNN’s coverage of the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States President Donald J. Trump, former chief strategist for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns David Axelrod said Trump’s speech was a “populist manifesto” and “he lit this
Wednesday at an event at the University of Chicago with former Obama adviser David Axelrod, incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer was asked about how he reacts to President-elect Donald Trump’s use of Twitter. Spicer argued it wasn’t a
Former Obama aides joined CNN’s discussion, asserting that racism absolutely had something to do with Republican opposition to his agenda.
During an interview aired on Wednesday’s CNN special, “The Legacy of Barack Obama,” former Obama adviser David Axelrod argued that it’s “indisputable” that “there was a ferocity to the opposition and a lack of respect to” President Obama “that was a
Former senior adviser to President Obama David Axelrod is defending President-elect Donald Trump’s transition process.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher and former Obama adviser David Axelrod criticized people tweeting that President-elect Donald Trump is “not my president.” Maher said, “I scolded the other side when they did that, when Obama
Tuesday night on CNN, former chief strategist for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns David Axelrod said President-elect Donald Trump’s victory was a “primal scream” from voters. Axelrod said, “What is clear is, there was a hunger for change among a lot
Sunday on CBS’s ‘Face The Nation,” former chief strategist for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns David Axelrod said Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton doesn’t have a “core message.” When asked if a core message is still a challenge for Clinton’s campaign,
During CNN’s coverage of Wednesday’s presidential debate, CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama advisor David Axelrod declared that Al Gore was “a hero” in how he handled the 2000 election. Axelrod said, “Al Gore, he — believe me, as
Tuesday following the vice-presidential debate in Farmville, VA, former Obama adviser David Axelrod, now a CNN contributor, commented on Democratic VP nominee Sen. Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) performance. According to Axelrod, Kaine was playing a role for which he wasn’t suited
[Adult Language Warning] On this week’s edition of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN’s “The Axe Files,” a podcast hosted by the former chief strategist for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns David Axelrod, former RNC Chair Michael Steele
Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said Hillary Clinton has a problem with “stealth” not her health on CNN’s “The Lead” on Monday. Axelrod said, “It’s not health, it’s stealth that is the problem that she has to deal with, and
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC 360,” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod argued that Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was “irritated,” and “thrown off her game” by questions about her email
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” CNN Senior Political Commentator former Obama adviser David Axelrod stated that Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails are “going to be in the backdrop of this election from now
