Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” former Justice Department spokesman and network justice and security analyst Matt Miller predicted Fox News host Sean Hannity would “fold like a cheap suit,” and no longer criticize the compromise government funding deal he referred to as “garbage.” NBC News’
During a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged President Trump to sign the agreement reached by the immigration conference committee. Schumer said, “I urge President Trump to sign this agreement. We must
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that he hopes President Trump signs the immigration agreement reached by the conference committee. McConnell said, “First of all, I hope he signs the bill. And second,
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), one of the key negotiators of a funding deal that would prevent a shutdown on Friday, offered his response to President Donald Trump’s reaction to the deal. Reacting to the deal
On Monday’s “CNN Tonight,” Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) stated that he “would put some money” on the agreement reached by the immigration conference committee and President Trump will accept a deal that doesn’t have all the money he wants for
A Republican-Democrat border security deal that is expected to be offered to President Trump funds about $1.3 billion for a United States-Mexico border wall and includes no increase in detention space to control increasing illegal immigration at the border.
Monday on CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper said President Donald Trump was “lying” to advance his call for a border wall. In the show opening, Tapper said, “President Trump heading to the border as he repeats the lie that
Monday on FM NewsTalk 97.1’s “The Marc Cox Show,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) argued there were “other better ways to do this” other than President Donald Trump invoking his emergency powers to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Partial
Two Texas statehouse members will soon introduce legislation funding President Donald Trump’s planned border wall along the U.S. border with Mexico — specifically the Texas border — Breitbart News has learned.
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney declared President Donald Trump was “going to build the wall” on the U.S.-Mexico border. Mulvaney said, “The president is going to build the wall. You saw
Sunday on Showtime’s, “The Circus” former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said President Donald Trump should not declare a national emergency to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border because she argued there was “no national emergency at our border.”
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” House Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) said he expected President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency” to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border if Congress does not reach a deal
On this weekend’s broadcast of on “Fox News Sunday,” Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) said congressional talks on border security were “stalled,” which could lead to another government shutdown. One of the Republicans negotiators, Shelby said, “I think
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said one could not rule out a shutdown this week. Mulvaney said, “Let’s talk first about how close we are to the deal. I honestly don’t know because
Wednesday on CBS’s “This Morning,” Vice President Mike Pence defended President Donald Trump’s decision to partially shut down the government over funding for his planned border wall at the southern barrier. Pence said Trump “is absolutely determined to keep his
During an event at Georgetown University on Monday, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated that the “only way” another government shutdown can be avoided is if Republicans in the Senate join Democrats to say, “we’re just not going to
Rep. Tom McClintock advised President Donald Trump to use emergency powers to “build the wall,” saying Nancy Pelosi is not “negotiating in good faith.”
StabenowFriday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) said if a “smart” compromise on border security comes out of the ongoing bipartisan negotiations, “we will have enough votes probably to overturn a veto.” Stabenow said, “At this point, one
Friday, MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough took aim at President Donald Trump for the partial government shutdown and his negotiation tactics for the southern border barrier. Scarborough claimed Trump has “cooked himself” and the Republican Party, adding members of the GOP on
Politico’s White House reporter, Nancy Cook, came out with a curious article on Thursday, laying out how, with Congress unlikely to approve any funding for President Donald Trump’s planned border wall, he should instead go the route of a national emergency declaration, and that it is Breitbart News that has been leading the way in framing the argument for such a declaration.
Ronna McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for trekking out to Hollywood for the Grammys rather than staying in Washington to do her job as speaker of the House and negotiating an immigration deal that funds President Donald Trump’s planned wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Rapper Cardi B has been invited to a Democratic event in Iowa after calling supporters of President Donald Trump “fucking racist rednecks.”
A poll of 2,700 Trump voters shows that President Donald Trump will lose 43 percent of his base of support if a border wall is not built.
Appearing on the Fox News Channel Tuesday evening, Eric Trump told host Sean Hannity that he wants his father, President Donald Trump, to declare a national emergency to construct a U.S.-Mexico border wall if negotiations with Democrat leaders fail.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) stated that “a big part of the government shutdown” is President Trump demonizing immigrants to distract from him not keeping his promises to workers. Brown said, “[A] big part of the
House Democrats’ top lawmaker, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), says he does not “expect” there to be a border wall funding deal reached that includes an amnesty for illegal aliens.
Monday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said the recent government shutdown showed that President Donald Trump couldn’t “even keep the wheels on enough to keep this thing moving forward.” Partial transcript as follows: ODONNELL: Over the
The White House press secretary claims that conservatives “who actually have influence” don’t think President Trump caved on the shutdown.
Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) said it was “appalling” that President Donald Trump would even consider shutting down the government if no compromise is reached during the three-week extension. Hirono said, “We should be focusing
Monday on CNN’s “At This Hour,” former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH), also a political analyst for the network, said there would not be another government shutdown. Kasich said, “I think this is a lot of posturing right now. You’ve got these members of
Sunday on MSNBC’s “Kasie DC,” Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) was optimistic there would be a bipartisan border security deal after President Donald Trump signed legislation Friday to temporarily end the partial government shutdown. Cardin admitted the deal may not be
Though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) did not spike the football on Friday after President Donald Trump agreed to re-open the government on her terms, Resistance activists gloated, mocking Trump for the “art of the cave” and declaring that Pelosi “dog walked” Trump.
After President Donald Trump agreed to re-open the government for three weeks on Friday, CNN contributor Luis Gutierrez ripped Trump for acting like a “reckless child.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) revealed on Saturday, “due to complications” from the government shutdown, that she will not be attending the Sundance premiere of a documentary about her.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Up,” DNC Chair Tom Perez praised House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) handling of the government shutdown. Perez said, “This was a hostage-taking, plainly and simply. And Speaker Pelosi was spot on to do what she
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the shutdown resolution “is a total victory for the Democrats.” He added that he believes the odds of another shutdown are low. Brooks said, “The Democrats have this big triumph.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) stated that “there is no crisis at the border that justifies a government shutdown.” Transcript as Follows: “Hello, I’m Ted Lieu and I represent western Los Angeles County in the United
On Friday’s edition of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” host Lou Dobbs stated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) won the shutdown battle and President Trump “got rolled on this.” Dobbs said, “I’m an animated, energetic supporter of
Friday on CNN’s “OutFront,” network chief political analyst Gloria Borger said President Donald Trump’s deal to reopen the federal government was a complete “capitulation.” Borger said, “I was looking at the ‘Art of the Deal,’ and I missed this chapter about
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) declared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “the master negotiator.” Meeks said, “Nancy Pelosi is the master negotiator. She said all along that we needed to get back to the table
