Raskin: We’re Living in a ‘Gangster State,’ a ‘Corrupt, Monarchical’ System
Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that President Donald Trump had turned the United States into a “gangster state.”

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that President Donald Trump had turned the United States into a “gangster state.”
Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight” that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has a “lack of leadership and cowardice.”
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s father Errol Musk said Friday on Al Arabiya English’s “Global News Today” that President Donald Trump will “prevail” in the public feud with his son.
Actor George Clooney said Wednesday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that he was worried about being targeted by President Donald Trump.
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said Democrats “actually care” while Republicans like Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) lacked compassion.
On Sunday on WFAA’s “Inside Texas Politics,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said she would “absolutely” pursue an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump if the Democrats take back the House majority in the 2026 midterms.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said President Donald Trump was ignoring the “guardrails” of the presidency by pardoning supporters convicted of political corruption and white-collar crime.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos said the scale of President Donald Trump’s personal “moneymaking” was staggering.
Kentucky state Sen. Robin Webb ditched the Democrat Party and joined the Republican Party, noting that the state’s Democrat Party “has increasingly alienated lifelong rural Democrats” like her.
Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that Democrats had to “fight like hell” to take the government back from President Donald Trump.
MSNBC national affairs analyst John Heilemann claimed Friday on “Deadline” that House Republicans ignored President Donald Trump’s policy direction on what he called the “big beautiful bullshit bill.”
MSNBC political analyst Cornell Belcher, during Tuesday’s “Deadline” on MSNBC, complained that “Democrats won’t get out of their own damn way.”
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that if Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s spending bill as is, they would “get smoked” in the 2026 midterm elections.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that there were “more than 1.4 million illegal aliens on Medicaid.”
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that there were “enough” Republican senators who would not vote for the so-called “big, beautiful” spending bill without significant changes.
Friday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Ana Navarro, a Republican, claimed voters were “cut from a different cloth” because they overlooked President Donald Trump’s flaws while discussing former President Joe Biden’s loss in the 2024 election.
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said Friday on CNN’s “News Central” that President Donald Trump has “pretty good political instincts” as his polling has come back this month.
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) said Wednesday on CNN’s “Inside Politics” that he will not support the House spending bill because it has “real Medicaid benefit cuts.”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he did not want to see taxes go up on anybody when asked about President Donald Trump’s comments on taxes.
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) claimed Thursday on CNN’s “The Source” that “some Republicans have stood up” to say Congress needed to be a check against President Donald Trump’s executive overreach.
Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that Republican lawmakers were running away “scared” from President Donald Trump’s so-called big beautiful bill, which combines taxes, energy policy and border security into a single piece of legislation.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Agenda,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) claimed President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional behavior was escalating down a dangerous path.
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva revealed that he was leaving the Democrat Party, after being a registered Democrat for more than 40 years, and joining the Republican Party.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that the Democratic Party lacked a vision for the future.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) claimed Thursday on MSNBC’s “All In” that the Democrats were in a “national fight” against Republicans’ “destruction of democracy.”
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said Thursday on CNN’s “News Central” that there was a “revolt” with Democratic Party voters who “hate” what the leaders are doing.
Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports” that the Trump Administration’s refusal to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States is a “constitutional crisis.”
Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that that Trump administration was showing it did “not care about the rule of law.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that President Donald Trump was “crashing the economy in real-time.”
Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY) said on Thursday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that if lawmakers allow President Donald Trump to rule “by threat,” it will cause our democracy to die.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) claimed Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that there was a “crack in the wall” of Republican lawmakers’ support for President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The suspect behind an arson attack on the headquarters building of the New Mexico Republican Party and the firebombing of a New Mexico Tesla dealership has been revealed to be an Antifa supporter.
Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that Republican lawmakers needed to fear their constituents.
Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) claimed Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that he was terrified because he believed President Donald Trump thinks nuclear war is winnable.
Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed on Monday that an arrest has been made in connection to a firebombing of a New Mexico Tesla dealership and a subsequent attack on the New Mexico Republican Party headquarters.
Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) claimed Thursday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that if President Donald Trump continues imposing tariffs, Republicans will “abandon him like rats off a sinking ship.”
Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Reports” that a bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections was “voter suppression.”
Wednesday, during an appearance on “Morning Joe,” long-time MSNBC personality Chris Matthews attacked the “almost brain dead” Republican Party for what he said was an inability to tell President Donald Trump he was wrong on tariffs.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) claimed Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that Republican lawmakers are feeling bullied and therefore “unhappy with President Donald Trump’s leadership. Host Lawrence O’Donnell said, “I know you were at the Senate Finance Committee hearing today, and
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that he has put holds on President Trump’s nominees because the president “is destroying the American economy on purpose.”