Wednesday on CNN, while discussing the latest tax bill passed by Congress, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) called President Donald Trump a “con man.” Meeks said, “Eighty percent of the tax cuts that are coming is going to go to the richest
Sunday on “CNN Newsroom,” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was right when she called Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) an “icon” amid the sexual misconduct allegations against him. Partial transcript as follows: WHITFIELD: You said you
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) argued that President Trump doesn’t care about America and would like to have a regime similar to Vladimir Putin’s in Russia and Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s in Turkey. Meeks said Trump
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) argued President Trump would like to be more of an authoritarian like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and shut down the press. Meeks said, “I think he wants to be like Mr. Putin.
Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day,” when asked about President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming meeting at the G20 summit in Germany, Rep Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said he had “real concerns” about Trump’s “lack of seriousness.” Partial transcript
On Friday’s “MSNBC Live,” Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) stated, “the things that I see this president doing now are the kinds of things that you have seen Putin do, and that’s a danger. I don’t want to live in a
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) claimed Saturday on MSNBC that President Donald Trump is using similar tactics as Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in attacks against the press. “When we look at the threats that number 45 continues
Friday on MSNBC while discussing President Donald Trump asking African-American journalist April Ryan of the American Urban Radio Networks to set up a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) during his press conference a day earlier, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said his colleague Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) “was not wrong” when he said President-elect Donald Trump was illegitimate because Lewis earned “the right and respect” to make such remarks. Partial transcript as
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) predicted Saturday on MSNBC that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would get less than 1 percent of the African-American vote, reasoning that African-Americans are not dumb. “[Trump] will get less than one percent of the African-American vote,” Meeks said.
Friday, the Congressional Black Caucus held a press conference to address Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump saying today he does believe President Obama was born in the United States. Several members took turns criticizing the Trump, however the harshest comments from CBC chairman
Tuesday on CNN’s “At This Hour,” while discussing Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s comments describing half of Republican nominee Donald Trump’s supporters as “deplorables” driven by “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic” beliefs, Congressional Black Caucus chairman Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s outreach to African-American voters was “not real” because “this is his first time visiting a black church.” Therefore according to Meeks, it
African American Democrats thundered against Donald Trump’s appeal to their communities, condemning the candidate as a racist, sexist, bigot who didn’t care about black people — despite his assurance that as president he would care for the black communities.
On Saturday, MSNBC host Alex Witt asked Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) if both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton should get the same intelligence briefings, which Meeks said Trump should turn down. “Well, I think the real question is Donald Trump should
Monday on CNN’s “Newsroom,” addressing the controversy over former president Bill Clinton’s 1994 crime bill and his wife Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s use of the term super predator, Congressional Black Caucus chairman Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said Sanders is
Monday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation,” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) called for a bipartisan coalition to elect and new Speaker of the House. Meeks said, “There’s real opportunity that should be, as exhibited on ‘Meet the Press,’ if the Republicans are serious about
Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) argued that 99% of the demonstrators who have taken to the streets in the wake of the Mike Brown and Eric Garner deaths are “with the police” on Friday’s “Ronan Farrow Daily” on MSNBC. “No one,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ED Show,” immediately following the announcement that a New York City Police Officer would not be indicted by a grand jury for a chokehold that resulted in the death of Eric Garner, Rep. Gregory
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez always said his socialist project would last decades, but a year after the Venezuelan president’s death even some of his most fervent supporters are having their doubts. The desperation of Venezuelans is growing along
Today on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Democrat Congressman Gregory Meeks compared ObamaCare’s implementation to the Constitution. Meeks said that just like everyone is confused about the provisions of ObamaCare, “people didn’t understand the constitution” when it was first ratified, either.
