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
CNN senior political commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod said Thursday on CNN’s “New Day” that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton would be receiving more attention for her numerous controversies if this were a normal presidential campaign without Donald Trump,
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day” CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama advisor David Axelrod stated that Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s answers about her email are “very confusing” and “bewildering.” Axelrod said, “Yeah,
During CNN’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Senior Adviser to President Obama David Axelrod said that Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech was “effective” but that “she
Overcome by emotion, former Obama aides gushed over their former boss and his dramatic speech to the Democratic National Convention as he passed the baton of his presidency to Hillary Clinton.
During CNN’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Senior Adviser to President Obama David Axelrod argued that there could have been “a healing moment” at the DNC if the families of slain
David Axelrod, former political strategist for President Barack Obama, spoke to Breitbart News Thursday at the Republican National Convention, reflecting on the speech Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) gave the night before.
Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day,” former Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod explained how he sees the 2016 presidential race unfolding between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, given that both of the candidates have such high negatives in the polls. Axelrod
Monday on CNN’s “The Axe Files” podcast, while speaking to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton super PAC strategist, Paul Begala, host and chief strategist for both of Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns David Axelrod said Clinton did not handle the controversy
In the 2008 presidential campaign candidate Barack Obama told Democrats that words matter—after his rival Hillary Clinton dismissed him at being all rhetoric, no action.
In an interview with former Obama adviser David Axelrod for his CNN podcast “The Axe Files,” former Attorney General Eric Holder addressed former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s leaking classified information and claiming whistle-blower status in doing so. Holder said what
Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart chimed in on the presidential election Monday, calling Donald Trump a “man-baby” and jokingly questioning the presumptive Republican nominee’s eligibility to be president.
CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Senior Advisor to President Obama David Axelrod said that Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s “firewall is buckling a little bit” among African-American voters and mentioned her honesty and trustworthiness numbers
Monday on CNN’s “New Day,” political analyst, and the former chief strategist for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns, David Axelrod said while the Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is clearly suffering from a lack of enthusiasm of voters, if Donald Trump
Democratic Strategist David Axelrod says GOP frontrunner Donald Trump “could pull off a hostile takeover” of the Republican Party.
