The NBC News career of Ronna McDaniel, the former head of the Republican National Committee, has been ended before it had ever truly begun.
NBC News said Tuesday that it would cut ties with McDaniel after a phalanx of popular anchors rebelled against a decision to make her a political contributor who would offer commentary through the 2024 presidential election. NBC News executives had hoped to gain new insight to the thinking of the modern Republican party, but NBC News journalists could not stomach the prospect of putting McDaniel on air after she had helped former President Donald Trump in his efforts to undermine the integrity of the 2020 election, which was won by current officeholder Joe Biden.
“There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for the News Group. After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor,...
NBC News said Tuesday that it would cut ties with McDaniel after a phalanx of popular anchors rebelled against a decision to make her a political contributor who would offer commentary through the 2024 presidential election. NBC News executives had hoped to gain new insight to the thinking of the modern Republican party, but NBC News journalists could not stomach the prospect of putting McDaniel on air after she had helped former President Donald Trump in his efforts to undermine the integrity of the 2020 election, which was won by current officeholder Joe Biden.
“There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for the News Group. After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel has only appeared once on NBC News programming in her new capacity as a political news contributor, and already, senior executives are gathering to conduct a review.
Top executives from NBC News were expected to meet Tuesday to hash out the growing controversy around her recent hire, according to two people familiar with the matter, in a bid to stop a growing insurrection by the NBCUniversal unit’s editorial staff. In recent days, prominent anchors ranging from Chuck Todd to Rachel Maddow have spoken out against the hire on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” as well as on MSNBC, charging NBC News executives with giving a platform to McDaniel despite her efforts to help former President Donald Trump dismiss the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
There are some people who think NBC News may have to renege on its contributor deal with McDaniel,...
Top executives from NBC News were expected to meet Tuesday to hash out the growing controversy around her recent hire, according to two people familiar with the matter, in a bid to stop a growing insurrection by the NBCUniversal unit’s editorial staff. In recent days, prominent anchors ranging from Chuck Todd to Rachel Maddow have spoken out against the hire on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” as well as on MSNBC, charging NBC News executives with giving a platform to McDaniel despite her efforts to help former President Donald Trump dismiss the integrity of the 2020 presidential election.
There are some people who think NBC News may have to renege on its contributor deal with McDaniel,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Ronna McDaniel was supposed to be the new star contributor at NBC News. Now her position there is looking increasingly untenable.
NBC News hired the former Republican National Committee chief last week, betting that her recent access to the Trump campaign and Republican politicians would make her a valuable analyst as the 2024 election cycle intensified. But in recent days, her ability to do just that seems unclear. On Monday, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski suggested on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that NBC News reconsider its hire. A day earlier, Chuck Todd took to “Meet The Press” to chastise NBC News bosses for making moderator Kristen Welker conduct a news interview she had previously booked with McDaniel now that she was a paid operative of NBC and potentially less able to respond truthfully to hard questions.
It seems very likely that her position at NBC will remain in the news for the immediate future.
NBC News hired the former Republican National Committee chief last week, betting that her recent access to the Trump campaign and Republican politicians would make her a valuable analyst as the 2024 election cycle intensified. But in recent days, her ability to do just that seems unclear. On Monday, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski suggested on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that NBC News reconsider its hire. A day earlier, Chuck Todd took to “Meet The Press” to chastise NBC News bosses for making moderator Kristen Welker conduct a news interview she had previously booked with McDaniel now that she was a paid operative of NBC and potentially less able to respond truthfully to hard questions.
It seems very likely that her position at NBC will remain in the news for the immediate future.
- 3/25/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Ronna McDaniel is no doubt going to create a lot of sound and fury over at NBC News. Shakespeare could tell you what it’s all going to signify.
NBC News surprised the nation’s legions of news critics Friday when it unveiled a new pact with McDaniel, most recently the chair of the Republican National Committee, and, during that time, a denier of the validity of the 2020 presidential election and a frequent fault-finder when it comes to U.S. media. One of the outlets McDaniel has frequently held up for opprobrium is left-leaning MSNBC, part of NBCUniversal’s news operations.
“It couldn’t be a more important moment to have a voice like Ronna’s on the team,” said Carrie Budoff Brown, the NBC News executive with direct oversight of political coverage and “Meet The Press,” said in a memo Friday, noting that McDaniel would offer “an insider’s...
NBC News surprised the nation’s legions of news critics Friday when it unveiled a new pact with McDaniel, most recently the chair of the Republican National Committee, and, during that time, a denier of the validity of the 2020 presidential election and a frequent fault-finder when it comes to U.S. media. One of the outlets McDaniel has frequently held up for opprobrium is left-leaning MSNBC, part of NBCUniversal’s news operations.
“It couldn’t be a more important moment to have a voice like Ronna’s on the team,” said Carrie Budoff Brown, the NBC News executive with direct oversight of political coverage and “Meet The Press,” said in a memo Friday, noting that McDaniel would offer “an insider’s...
- 3/24/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Mick Mulvaney, the former Trump administration official, has signed with NewsNation as a political and economic contributor.
Mulvaney appeared on NewsNation’s political panel show The Hill on Tuesday, and also will offer commentary on special election and political coverage.
Mulvaney served as President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff, director of the Office of Management and Budget and special envoy to Northern Ireland. Before that, he served in Congress from 2011 to 2017. He previously was a contributor for CBS News.
Michael Corn, the president of news at NewsNation, said that Mulvaney’s “enormous experience in the political sector will make him an incredible resource to viewers.” He will join other commentators including Johanna Maska, George Will and Chris Hahn, as well as Chris Stirewalt, who serves as political editor.
In a statement, Mulvaney said there is “something invogorating about being involved with something new. And not just a new network,...
Mulvaney appeared on NewsNation’s political panel show The Hill on Tuesday, and also will offer commentary on special election and political coverage.
Mulvaney served as President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff, director of the Office of Management and Budget and special envoy to Northern Ireland. Before that, he served in Congress from 2011 to 2017. He previously was a contributor for CBS News.
Michael Corn, the president of news at NewsNation, said that Mulvaney’s “enormous experience in the political sector will make him an incredible resource to viewers.” He will join other commentators including Johanna Maska, George Will and Chris Hahn, as well as Chris Stirewalt, who serves as political editor.
In a statement, Mulvaney said there is “something invogorating about being involved with something new. And not just a new network,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Mick Mulvaney, the former Director of the Office of Management and Budget acting White House Chief of Staff during the Trump administration, has been named a contributor to NewsNation, the upstart cable-news service operated by Nexstar Media.
Mulvaney, who has left a contributor role at CBS News, is expected to take up his new duties immediately, appearing on the new politics-roundtable program “The Hill” at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
“Mick’s enormous experience in the political sector will make him an incredible resource to viewers,” said Michael Corn, president of news at NewsNation, in a statement. “We are excited to welcome him to our growing powerhouse team of political analysts, especially as we enter another important election season.”
Mulvaney has proven to be an interesting figure in TV-news circles. While his proximity to a roiling presidency gives him first-hand knowledge of Trump at a time when the former Commander in Chief...
Mulvaney, who has left a contributor role at CBS News, is expected to take up his new duties immediately, appearing on the new politics-roundtable program “The Hill” at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
“Mick’s enormous experience in the political sector will make him an incredible resource to viewers,” said Michael Corn, president of news at NewsNation, in a statement. “We are excited to welcome him to our growing powerhouse team of political analysts, especially as we enter another important election season.”
Mulvaney has proven to be an interesting figure in TV-news circles. While his proximity to a roiling presidency gives him first-hand knowledge of Trump at a time when the former Commander in Chief...
- 5/9/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
On the surface, Kevin McCarthy looks like a shoe-in to become the next Speaker of the House. He won an internal vote of the conference 188-31, over right-winger Andy Biggs of Arizona, to retain the party’s top leadership post. If Republicans just stick together during a House floor vote in January, and McCarthy will get the gavel.
But that’s a big if.
In the red-ripple election of 2022, Republicans regained control of Congress by just a handful of seats — meaning that the same internal GOP divisions that bedeviled the...
But that’s a big if.
In the red-ripple election of 2022, Republicans regained control of Congress by just a handful of seats — meaning that the same internal GOP divisions that bedeviled the...
- 12/3/2022
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Jared Kushner made his first public comments about the FBI’s recent Mar-a-Lago raid during an appearance on Fox News’ Life, Liberty & Levin.
Kushner fiercely defended his father-in-law on the show.
“In the way that drives his enemies so crazy, they always over-pursue him and make mistakes in trying to get him. And that’s basically what happened here,” he told host Mark Levin.
He continued, “But, you know, what’s happening now is the same thing being done by the same people in the same way. They’re leaking to the same sources. They’re manufacturing fabulous claims that then get debunked, you know, shortly thereafter.”
“His fiercest critics really accuse him of breaking norms,” the former senior advisor added. “But what we’re seeing here and what we’ve seen constantly over time is that they do that exact thing. They break all the norms in order to try to get Trump.
Kushner fiercely defended his father-in-law on the show.
“In the way that drives his enemies so crazy, they always over-pursue him and make mistakes in trying to get him. And that’s basically what happened here,” he told host Mark Levin.
He continued, “But, you know, what’s happening now is the same thing being done by the same people in the same way. They’re leaking to the same sources. They’re manufacturing fabulous claims that then get debunked, you know, shortly thereafter.”
“His fiercest critics really accuse him of breaking norms,” the former senior advisor added. “But what we’re seeing here and what we’ve seen constantly over time is that they do that exact thing. They break all the norms in order to try to get Trump.
- 8/23/2022
- by Ilana Frost
- Uinterview
After a jaw-dropping Jan. 6 committee hearing and a string of aggressive moves by the Biden Justice Department, Donald Trump’s associates are realizing what the ex-president can’t admit: The dual investigations into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election are far more than show trials — and there may be serious legal consequences for the people involved.
“I keep waiting for the feds to come raid my shit,” says a current close adviser to former President Trump, who was also intimately involved in the effort to overturn the 2020 election results. This...
“I keep waiting for the feds to come raid my shit,” says a current close adviser to former President Trump, who was also intimately involved in the effort to overturn the 2020 election results. This...
- 6/30/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Standing just a few feet away from the first President of the United States to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner since 2016, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah mixed the political with the pop culture to take an equal-opportunity dig at everyone tonight — including the people who pay him the big bucks.
“I actually get why CBS hired Mick Mulvaney,” Comedy Central-based Noah noted of the controversial contract handed out to one of Donald Trump’s former chiefs of staff. “He’s more than just a guy who assured everyone that Donald Trump would concede gracefully, he can also get you access to other people who assured you that Donald Trump would concede, it’s very important,” he added.
“So shout out to CBS, my corporate cousin,” Noah then went on to say at the so-called Nerd Prom with various CBS and Showtime brass in the Washington Hilton ballroom...
“I actually get why CBS hired Mick Mulvaney,” Comedy Central-based Noah noted of the controversial contract handed out to one of Donald Trump’s former chiefs of staff. “He’s more than just a guy who assured everyone that Donald Trump would concede gracefully, he can also get you access to other people who assured you that Donald Trump would concede, it’s very important,” he added.
“So shout out to CBS, my corporate cousin,” Noah then went on to say at the so-called Nerd Prom with various CBS and Showtime brass in the Washington Hilton ballroom...
- 5/1/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Most of comedy’s top talent are in Los Angeles this weekend at the inaugural Netflix Is a Joke festival, but the best jokes literally and figuratively in the nation were at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC on Saturday.
Sticking to a winning strategy of self-deprecation, President Joe Biden opened with “a special thanks to the 42% of you who actually applauded,” in a clear comment on his low poll numbers. The President then addressed his immediate media-heavy audience as the “only group of Americans with a lower approval rating than I have.”
Ending his speech with praise to “good journalist, good satire,” Biden will be followed by Trevor Noah. The Daily Show host has the somewhat thankless job of roasting Potus in front of the man himself, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, as well as several of his Paramount Global bosses, peers and pals and members of the cabinet.
Sticking to a winning strategy of self-deprecation, President Joe Biden opened with “a special thanks to the 42% of you who actually applauded,” in a clear comment on his low poll numbers. The President then addressed his immediate media-heavy audience as the “only group of Americans with a lower approval rating than I have.”
Ending his speech with praise to “good journalist, good satire,” Biden will be followed by Trevor Noah. The Daily Show host has the somewhat thankless job of roasting Potus in front of the man himself, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, as well as several of his Paramount Global bosses, peers and pals and members of the cabinet.
- 5/1/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
The House Freedom Caucus — the far-right group of conspiracy theorists with members like Reps. Jim Jordan, Paul Gosar, and Madison Cawthorn — have long been warring with the rest of the Republican Party, which they feel isn’t sufficiently dedicated to former President Trump and his vision for a Maga-fied America.
The caucus has apparently been warring with itself, too, according to a new report from Politico.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert reportedly almost came to blows over Greene’s appearance at a white nationalist event in February, to...
The caucus has apparently been warring with itself, too, according to a new report from Politico.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert reportedly almost came to blows over Greene’s appearance at a white nationalist event in February, to...
- 4/29/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The nation’s biggest TV-news outlets have made it increasingly easy for top officials in the White House to have a presence in your house.
If White House press secretary Jen Psaki joins MSNBC as expected, she will be the second Biden official to land at the NBCUniversal-owned network in the space of less than a year. She will join Symone Sanders, a former campaign adviser to President Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, at MSNBC, where she is taking on a weekend show that will also have a streaming presence.
Psaki declined to discuss her negotiations with MSNBC Friday during a White House press briefing, but two people familiar with the matter say she has been weighing potential roles with both CNN and MSNBC and should surface at the latter by autumn.
She isn’t alone in her interest in TV news. Mick Mulvaney, the former Trump administration aide,...
If White House press secretary Jen Psaki joins MSNBC as expected, she will be the second Biden official to land at the NBCUniversal-owned network in the space of less than a year. She will join Symone Sanders, a former campaign adviser to President Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, at MSNBC, where she is taking on a weekend show that will also have a streaming presence.
Psaki declined to discuss her negotiations with MSNBC Friday during a White House press briefing, but two people familiar with the matter say she has been weighing potential roles with both CNN and MSNBC and should surface at the latter by autumn.
She isn’t alone in her interest in TV news. Mick Mulvaney, the former Trump administration aide,...
- 4/1/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Update, 12:22 Pm Pt: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki faced questions of how she could continue in her role while also negotiating with a media outlet.
At the Friday press briefing, CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe and NBC News’ Kristen Welker asked her about reports that she will soon depart to take a role at MSNBC.
“How can you be an effective briefer if you do in fact have plans to join a media outlet?” Welker asked.
Psaki declined to announce her plans, but said that “I have taken the ethics, legal requirements …very seriously in any discussions and in any considerations about future employment just as any White House official would. And I have taken steps beyond that to ensure there’s no conflicts.”
Psaki returned to the briefing after being absent since last week, when she tested positive for Covid.
Welker again press Psaki on the issue.
“How...
At the Friday press briefing, CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe and NBC News’ Kristen Welker asked her about reports that she will soon depart to take a role at MSNBC.
“How can you be an effective briefer if you do in fact have plans to join a media outlet?” Welker asked.
Psaki declined to announce her plans, but said that “I have taken the ethics, legal requirements …very seriously in any discussions and in any considerations about future employment just as any White House official would. And I have taken steps beyond that to ensure there’s no conflicts.”
Psaki returned to the briefing after being absent since last week, when she tested positive for Covid.
Welker again press Psaki on the issue.
“How...
- 4/1/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is in talks to join MSNBC, according to two people familiar with the matter, in a move that would add another Democratic political operative to the NBCUniversal outlet’s growing roster of opinion hosts.
MSNBC declined to make executives available for comment, but Psaki could join the network as soon as the fall, these people suggested, after leaving the White House as early as May, and taking time off to clear any potential ethical roadblocks.
She would presumably follow a path already taken by Symone Sanders, a former Biden campaign aide who is starting a new MSNBC role as a weekend anchor and streaming host on Peacock.
Psaki is said to have held talks with a variety of outlets about a potential role, including CNN, where she once served as a political analyst.
Psaki recently spoke with The Cut about her job and the...
MSNBC declined to make executives available for comment, but Psaki could join the network as soon as the fall, these people suggested, after leaving the White House as early as May, and taking time off to clear any potential ethical roadblocks.
She would presumably follow a path already taken by Symone Sanders, a former Biden campaign aide who is starting a new MSNBC role as a weekend anchor and streaming host on Peacock.
Psaki is said to have held talks with a variety of outlets about a potential role, including CNN, where she once served as a political analyst.
Psaki recently spoke with The Cut about her job and the...
- 4/1/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert had just one question for his network after hearing CBS News had hired Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for analysis: “What the f—?”
During Thursday night’s monologue, Colbert dove into the topic of CBS News hiring Mulvaney to “provide political analysis across the network’s broadcasts and platforms.”
“For more, we go to the ‘Late Show’s’ own media analyst, Stephen Colbert. Stephen, your thoughts?” Colbert said, as he turned to the side and the camera angle switched.
“What the f—,” “analyst” Stephen Colbert replied to loud cheers from the studio audience.
Colbert then did a deep dive into all the reasons Mulvaney isn’t a good match for a position with a news team.
“I, for one, can’t wait to hear Mulvaney’s trenchant and objective political analysis considering that back in 2020, he suggested that coronavirus was...
During Thursday night’s monologue, Colbert dove into the topic of CBS News hiring Mulvaney to “provide political analysis across the network’s broadcasts and platforms.”
“For more, we go to the ‘Late Show’s’ own media analyst, Stephen Colbert. Stephen, your thoughts?” Colbert said, as he turned to the side and the camera angle switched.
“What the f—,” “analyst” Stephen Colbert replied to loud cheers from the studio audience.
Colbert then did a deep dive into all the reasons Mulvaney isn’t a good match for a position with a news team.
“I, for one, can’t wait to hear Mulvaney’s trenchant and objective political analysis considering that back in 2020, he suggested that coronavirus was...
- 4/1/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
CBS News has hired Mick Mulvaney, who served as acting chief of staff during Donald Trump’s presidency, as a contributor.
The network said that Mulvaney will provide political analysis “across the network’s broadcasts and platforms.” He appeared on Money Watch on Tuesday to weigh in on President Joe Biden’s proposed tax on households with assets of more than $100 million with a minimum tax of at least 20%. Mulvaney also served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under Trump.
The hire quickly drew some criticism. Mehdi Hasan, the MSNBC host, wrote on Twitter, “Remember when some of us said that the Trump people would never be banished from DC or NYC or ‘respectable’ company, and would be rehabilitated by the so-called ‘liberal media’? Don’t say we didn’t warn you.” He also chided CBS News for introducing Mulvaney merely as the ex-director of the Omb without mention of Trump.
The network said that Mulvaney will provide political analysis “across the network’s broadcasts and platforms.” He appeared on Money Watch on Tuesday to weigh in on President Joe Biden’s proposed tax on households with assets of more than $100 million with a minimum tax of at least 20%. Mulvaney also served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under Trump.
The hire quickly drew some criticism. Mehdi Hasan, the MSNBC host, wrote on Twitter, “Remember when some of us said that the Trump people would never be banished from DC or NYC or ‘respectable’ company, and would be rehabilitated by the so-called ‘liberal media’? Don’t say we didn’t warn you.” He also chided CBS News for introducing Mulvaney merely as the ex-director of the Omb without mention of Trump.
- 3/29/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As the days go on, we learn more and more disturbing details about the day the Capitol was attacked. Over the weekend, the Associated Press revealed that Trump campaign aides and independent contractors were listed on the permit for the “Save America Rally” that turned into a deadly riot. And the Wall Street Journal reported that members of the hate group the Proud Boys, which the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as “anti-Muslim and misogynistic,” were among those who helped lead the insurrection at the Capitol.
The AP’s Richard Lardner and Michelle R.
The AP’s Richard Lardner and Michelle R.
- 1/17/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Following this week’s insurrection, President Trump’s former chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, resigned as special U.S. envoy to Northern Ireland saying, “I can’t do it. I can’t stay.”
But on Sunday, Fox News’ Chris Wallace confronted the ex-Trump aide asking if he felt any responsibility for enabling the president.
“You said you felt ‘embarrassment and shame.’ Do you feel any responsibility?” Wallace asked.
After Mulvaney said he felt “a lot of emotions this week,” he absurdly tried to tell Wallace that Trump was a different...
But on Sunday, Fox News’ Chris Wallace confronted the ex-Trump aide asking if he felt any responsibility for enabling the president.
“You said you felt ‘embarrassment and shame.’ Do you feel any responsibility?” Wallace asked.
After Mulvaney said he felt “a lot of emotions this week,” he absurdly tried to tell Wallace that Trump was a different...
- 1/10/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Updated, 6:40 Pm: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned Thursday, becoming to second member of Donald Trump’s Cabinet to quit in the wake of Wednesday chaos at the U.S. Capitol.
Here is DeVos’ resignation latter to Trump:
“We should be highlighting and celebrating your Administration’s many accomplishments on behalf of the American people. Instead, we are left to clean up the mess cause by violent protestors overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to undermine the people’s business. That behavior was unconscionable for our country. There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me.
“Impressionable children are watching all of this and they are learning from us. I believe we each have a moral obligation to exercise good judgement and model the behavior we hope they would emulate. They must know from us that America...
Here is DeVos’ resignation latter to Trump:
“We should be highlighting and celebrating your Administration’s many accomplishments on behalf of the American people. Instead, we are left to clean up the mess cause by violent protestors overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to undermine the people’s business. That behavior was unconscionable for our country. There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me.
“Impressionable children are watching all of this and they are learning from us. I believe we each have a moral obligation to exercise good judgement and model the behavior we hope they would emulate. They must know from us that America...
- 1/8/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Evel Knievel limited drama series starring Milo Ventimiglia is no longer moving forward at USA Network.
The decision to scrap the production at its original home was brought on by the production shutdown amid the pandemic. Production was about to begin when it was halted on its last day of prep on March 13, a person with knowledge of the situation tells TheWrap.
The studio behind the project, Universal Content Productions (Ucp), is shopping the project elsewhere in the hopes that it can still be made.
Also Read: Trump's Former Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney Warns Republicans: 'We Still Have a Testing Problem' With Covid-19
“USA is incredibly disappointed to have had to make this decision, as we were so excited about this project and working with Milo, Etan, and everyone involved,” said a spokesperson for the network.
TheWrap reported last September that the series was set to be titled “Evel,...
The decision to scrap the production at its original home was brought on by the production shutdown amid the pandemic. Production was about to begin when it was halted on its last day of prep on March 13, a person with knowledge of the situation tells TheWrap.
The studio behind the project, Universal Content Productions (Ucp), is shopping the project elsewhere in the hopes that it can still be made.
Also Read: Trump's Former Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney Warns Republicans: 'We Still Have a Testing Problem' With Covid-19
“USA is incredibly disappointed to have had to make this decision, as we were so excited about this project and working with Milo, Etan, and everyone involved,” said a spokesperson for the network.
TheWrap reported last September that the series was set to be titled “Evel,...
- 7/14/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
A White House Adviser Warned of the Coronavirus Pandemic in January — But Trump Dismissed the Threat
On January 30th, during an event in Michigan, President Trump wanted his supporters to know that they had nothing to worry about when it came to the novel coronavirus outbreak that began in China and was fast spreading across the planet. “Hopefully it won’t be as bad as some people think it could be,” Trump said. “But we’re working very closely with China and other countries, and we think it’s going to have a very good ending for it. That I can assure you.”
At the time Trump said those words,...
At the time Trump said those words,...
- 4/7/2020
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
The United States intelligence community has been warning the president since January and February about the dire consequences that would occur when coronavirus reached America, but the president seemed determined to play down the threat, leaving the country largely unaware and unprepared.
According to the Washington Post, intelligence agencies sent reports to Trump tracking the virus spreading through China and stating that the Chinese government was being dishonest and trying to minimize how severe the outbreak actually was. One official told the Post that intelligence agencies “have been warning on this since January.
According to the Washington Post, intelligence agencies sent reports to Trump tracking the virus spreading through China and stating that the Chinese government was being dishonest and trying to minimize how severe the outbreak actually was. One official told the Post that intelligence agencies “have been warning on this since January.
- 3/21/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Vice President Mike Pence, the point person for the national response to Covid-19, has an aide who has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Pence did not work closely with the person, his press secretary Katie Miller said Friday.
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“This evening we were notified that a member of the Office of the Vice President tested positive for the Coronavirus,” she said in a statement. “Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual.”
Miller added, “Further contact tracing is being conducted in accordance with Cdc guidelines.”
The White House still has the majority of its workers coming to work at the office. So far, there is no indication...
Pence did not work closely with the person, his press secretary Katie Miller said Friday.
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“This evening we were notified that a member of the Office of the Vice President tested positive for the Coronavirus,” she said in a statement. “Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual.”
Miller added, “Further contact tracing is being conducted in accordance with Cdc guidelines.”
The White House still has the majority of its workers coming to work at the office. So far, there is no indication...
- 3/21/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump is in West Palm Beach today at the Trump International Golf Course, no doubt working off some steam from the axing of acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. Replacing him is arch conservative Rep. Mark Meadows.
The change comes as President Trump is under fire for the administration’s efforts on the coronavirus, specifically the mixed messages on whether testing kits are available.
We’ll update as more communications roll in after the golf outing. The tweetstorm so far:
Sleepy Joe...
The change comes as President Trump is under fire for the administration’s efforts on the coronavirus, specifically the mixed messages on whether testing kits are available.
We’ll update as more communications roll in after the golf outing. The tweetstorm so far:
Sleepy Joe...
- 3/7/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In a classic Friday night news dump, President Trump announced that he is replacing the acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney with Republican North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows.
Mulvaney held the position for 14 months and will now serve as the U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland. Meadows, who announced in December that he will not seek re-election, will become Trump’s fourth chief of staff.
Trump delivered the news as he almost always does, via Twitter, writing, “I am pleased to announce that Congressman Mark Meadows will...
Mulvaney held the position for 14 months and will now serve as the U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland. Meadows, who announced in December that he will not seek re-election, will become Trump’s fourth chief of staff.
Trump delivered the news as he almost always does, via Twitter, writing, “I am pleased to announce that Congressman Mark Meadows will...
- 3/7/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Networks are ramping up their coronavirus coverage, as concerns escalate of a worldwide spread, major public events are postponed or canceled, and Wall Street experienced its worst week since the 2008 financial crisis.
The White House contends that the media is raising unnecessary alarm about the virus and its spread in the U.S., even with the intent of hurting President Donald Trump.
As he headed out to a rally in South Carolina on Friday, Trump told reporters, “I think that CNN is a very disreputable network. I think that they are doing everything they can to instill fear in people.”
Earlier in the day, his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, appeared at the Conservative Political Action Conference and told the crowd that “the reason you’re seeing so much attention to it today is that they think this is going to be the thing that brings down the president.
The White House contends that the media is raising unnecessary alarm about the virus and its spread in the U.S., even with the intent of hurting President Donald Trump.
As he headed out to a rally in South Carolina on Friday, Trump told reporters, “I think that CNN is a very disreputable network. I think that they are doing everything they can to instill fear in people.”
Earlier in the day, his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, appeared at the Conservative Political Action Conference and told the crowd that “the reason you’re seeing so much attention to it today is that they think this is going to be the thing that brings down the president.
- 2/29/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The president opened his response to a looming pandemic with a lie about a vaccine.
The United States is “rapidly developing” a remedy to Covid-19, or the coronavirus, President Trump said, seeming more desperate to stop the plummeting stock market than any new or current cases. He said it would be like a “flu shot,” which he couldn’t possibly know since Anthony Fauci, the government disease expert who coronavirus response chief Mike Pence later told to keep quiet, said that “we can’t rely on a vaccine over the...
The United States is “rapidly developing” a remedy to Covid-19, or the coronavirus, President Trump said, seeming more desperate to stop the plummeting stock market than any new or current cases. He said it would be like a “flu shot,” which he couldn’t possibly know since Anthony Fauci, the government disease expert who coronavirus response chief Mike Pence later told to keep quiet, said that “we can’t rely on a vaccine over the...
- 2/28/2020
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
Congressman John Garamendi (D-ca) reacted angrily when asked about Donald Trump Jr.’s remarks about Democrats and the coronavirus on Friday.
When Garamendi was told on MSNBC that Don Jr. said the Democrats are “seemingly” hoping the coronavirus “kills millions” of Americans to make the president look bad, the congressman responded with rage, saying, “He should not be near me when he says that. There would be a serious altercation.”
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When Garamendi was told on MSNBC that Don Jr. said the Democrats are “seemingly” hoping the coronavirus “kills millions” of Americans to make the president look bad, the congressman responded with rage, saying, “He should not be near me when he says that. There would be a serious altercation.”
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- 2/28/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Mick Mulvaney is, to those who know, just one of many people that are currently involved in the attempted impeachment of President Trump. While both sides are crowing about their chances at victory and new evidence is being brought forth to cast doubt on either side, people like Mick are doing whatever they can to make certain that their side comes off looking the best. In a movie he might be seen as another toady that scrambles about saying what he needs to and taking care of things behind the scenes, which means that any actor taking his place in
Five Actors Who Should Play Mick Mulvaney in a Movie...
Five Actors Who Should Play Mick Mulvaney in a Movie...
- 2/17/2020
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
The damning drip, drip, drip from John Bolton’s leaked manuscript chronicling some of President Trump’s wrongdoing with Ukraine continued on Friday.
Bolton, who was Trump’s national security advisor at the time, says in his book that during a May 2019 Oval Office meeting, the president instructed him to call the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. The president wanted Bolton to make sure Zelensky would meet with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who was planning a trip to Ukraine to talk to officials about investigations into the president’s political opponents.
Bolton, who was Trump’s national security advisor at the time, says in his book that during a May 2019 Oval Office meeting, the president instructed him to call the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. The president wanted Bolton to make sure Zelensky would meet with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who was planning a trip to Ukraine to talk to officials about investigations into the president’s political opponents.
- 1/31/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
With the opening arguments for Donald Trump’s impeachment trial have ended and it just gives more fodder to Stephen Colbert’s latest installment of Don and the Giant Impeach on The Late Show.
Colbert poked fun at CNN’s coverage on the show as they focused on Sen. Mitt Romney glass of milk chocolate rather than the actual trial. He then went to say that Mitch McConnell doesn’t want any witnesses and it seemed like Republicans were about to follow suit.
Former national security advisor John Bolton offered to testify, but the Republicans refused to call him — until some quotes from his upcoming book “The Room Where It Happened” leaked. Colbert pointed out that the title of the book is the same as a song in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton, saying that “It must be written in hip hop.”
Nonetheless, the book contained “spicy revelations” that said:...
Colbert poked fun at CNN’s coverage on the show as they focused on Sen. Mitt Romney glass of milk chocolate rather than the actual trial. He then went to say that Mitch McConnell doesn’t want any witnesses and it seemed like Republicans were about to follow suit.
Former national security advisor John Bolton offered to testify, but the Republicans refused to call him — until some quotes from his upcoming book “The Room Where It Happened” leaked. Colbert pointed out that the title of the book is the same as a song in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton, saying that “It must be written in hip hop.”
Nonetheless, the book contained “spicy revelations” that said:...
- 1/29/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
President Trump told then-National Security Advisor John Bolton, in August 2019, that the hold his administration placed on the military aid to Ukraine should continue until Ukraine officials announced investigations into Trump’s political opponents, including former vice president Joe Biden and his son. This contradicts Trump’s public statements that he withheld the aid because he was concerned about corruption in Ukraine.
Bolton’s claim comes from a draft manuscript of his unpublished book, which was obtained by the New York Times. Bolton sent drafts, which included more than dozens of pages,...
Bolton’s claim comes from a draft manuscript of his unpublished book, which was obtained by the New York Times. Bolton sent drafts, which included more than dozens of pages,...
- 1/27/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The Senate impeachment schedule will see President Donald Trump’s White House and personal lawyers begin their allotted 24 hours of oral arguments defending Trump on Saturday. As any former reality TV host-turned U.S. President knows, that’s no good for ratings.
“After having been treated unbelievably unfairly in the House, and then having to endure hour after hour of lies, fraud & deception by Shifty Schiff, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer & their crew, looks like my lawyers will be forced to start on Saturday, which is called Death Valley in T.V.,” Trump tweeted Friday morning, ahead of the start of Day 4 of the Senate trial.
According to the impeachment rules which were hammered out in a marathon session Monday, each side gets 24 hours over three days to try their cases. The House impeachment managers wrap up their portion today.
Some reports suggest Trump’s legal team — White House counsel Pat A.
“After having been treated unbelievably unfairly in the House, and then having to endure hour after hour of lies, fraud & deception by Shifty Schiff, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer & their crew, looks like my lawyers will be forced to start on Saturday, which is called Death Valley in T.V.,” Trump tweeted Friday morning, ahead of the start of Day 4 of the Senate trial.
According to the impeachment rules which were hammered out in a marathon session Monday, each side gets 24 hours over three days to try their cases. The House impeachment managers wrap up their portion today.
Some reports suggest Trump’s legal team — White House counsel Pat A.
- 1/24/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
As the definition of whiteness in America has expanded over generations, the unearned advantages that come with it become harder to kick. While racism is rightly regarded as a social disease, the privilege that it affords white people can be more like a drug. So even when Donald Trump becomes an obviously horrid president whose policies hurt even some of his own voting blocs, there are many who won’t give up the sweet taste of superiority over other groups — immigrants of color, African Americans — whom he marginalizes even further.
- 1/23/2020
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
Update, 3:40 Pm Et: The first full day of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is likely to be taken up by important procedural questions likely to trigger hours of acrimonious debate. Shortly after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell released the text of proposed rules and parameters for the trial, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it “nothing short of a national disgrace.” Democrats are objecting to a number of proposals, including a plan to give each side 24 hours of time to lay out their case. But that would take place over two days for each side — meaning that the Senate (and viewers watching) are looking at 12-hour days that will spill over into the wee hours of the morning. Schumer said that the resolution “stipulates that key facts be delivered in the wee hours of the night simply because he doesn’t want the American public to hear from them.
- 1/21/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump formally started with the swearing in of Chief Justice John Roberts and the Senate.
“Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, president of the United States, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws, so help you God,” Roberts said to the senators, all standing at their desks.
“I do,” they responded.
The chamber was largely silent as senators, called one by one, signed a document in which they will serve as jurors. Some lawmakers, like Sen. Tim Scott (R-sc) and Sen. Ben Sasse (R-ne) whispered to one another, occasionally smiling. Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-az) was the most stylish, in a red flowing dress with a cape.
Most senators tried to project an air of seriousness at the moment, a piece of political theater that many viewers have never seen,...
“Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, president of the United States, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws, so help you God,” Roberts said to the senators, all standing at their desks.
“I do,” they responded.
The chamber was largely silent as senators, called one by one, signed a document in which they will serve as jurors. Some lawmakers, like Sen. Tim Scott (R-sc) and Sen. Ben Sasse (R-ne) whispered to one another, occasionally smiling. Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-az) was the most stylish, in a red flowing dress with a cape.
Most senators tried to project an air of seriousness at the moment, a piece of political theater that many viewers have never seen,...
- 1/16/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After weeks of delay, damning new revelations, and the distraction of a near-war with Iran, the House will officially transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate next week.
In a letter to colleagues, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote: “I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate.”
The House voted on December 18th to impeach President Donald J. Trump on two charges: abuse of power — specifically, withholding military...
In a letter to colleagues, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote: “I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate.”
The House voted on December 18th to impeach President Donald J. Trump on two charges: abuse of power — specifically, withholding military...
- 1/10/2020
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
House Speaker appears to be one step closer to sending the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for a trial.
The California Democrat sent a letter to colleagues in her party today (read it below) saying that she has asked Rep. Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, to bring a resolution to the floor next week to appoint impeachment managers and transit the two articles to the upper chamber.
“I am very proud of the courage and patriotism exhibited by our House Democratic Caucus as we support and defend the Constitution,” she wrote. “I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate. I will be consulting with you at our Tuesday House Democratic Caucus meeting on how we proceed further.”
In the...
The California Democrat sent a letter to colleagues in her party today (read it below) saying that she has asked Rep. Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, to bring a resolution to the floor next week to appoint impeachment managers and transit the two articles to the upper chamber.
“I am very proud of the courage and patriotism exhibited by our House Democratic Caucus as we support and defend the Constitution,” she wrote. “I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate. I will be consulting with you at our Tuesday House Democratic Caucus meeting on how we proceed further.”
In the...
- 1/10/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
America is on the brink of war with Iran, largely as a result of President Trump’s reckless decision to assassinate Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. An excellent way to understand how and why this happened is to read Peter Bergen’s new book, Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos (Penguin Press). The book chronicles the first three years of the Trump administration’s national security and foreign policy follies, as well as the sordid, outlandish story of Trump’s romance with the hard-ass experienced generals who initially...
- 1/7/2020
- by Jeff Goodell
- Rollingstone.com
The next impeachment hearing will be on Wednesday, but neither President Donald Trump nor his attorneys plan to take part in it.
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote in a lengthy letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) that “we cannot fairly be expected to participate in a hearing while the witnesses are yet to be named and while it remains unclear whether the Judiciary Committee will afford the President a fair process through additional hearings.”
Nadler gave Trump and his representatives until 6 Pm Et on Sunday to inform them whether they would participate in the hearing, which will focus on the constitutional case for impeachment.
As he has before, Cipollone objected to the hearings as an unfair process, and argued that Nadler gave them just days to prepare. He also wrote that they were not given an opportunity to participate in the five Intelligence Committee hearings that have featured fact witnesses,...
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote in a lengthy letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) that “we cannot fairly be expected to participate in a hearing while the witnesses are yet to be named and while it remains unclear whether the Judiciary Committee will afford the President a fair process through additional hearings.”
Nadler gave Trump and his representatives until 6 Pm Et on Sunday to inform them whether they would participate in the hearing, which will focus on the constitutional case for impeachment.
As he has before, Cipollone objected to the hearings as an unfair process, and argued that Nadler gave them just days to prepare. He also wrote that they were not given an opportunity to participate in the five Intelligence Committee hearings that have featured fact witnesses,...
- 12/2/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The House Judiciary Committee announced the next event in the impeachment of President Donald Trump – a hearing on Dec. 4 that will center on the constitutional grounds for removing the president.
The broadcast and cable networks have not yet announced their plans, but the hearing likely will get the same amount of coverage as that of last week’s House Intelligence Committee inquiry, which featured five days of witness testimony. ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS each pre-empted regular daytime programming to air the hearings.
The hearing will have a different set of figures presiding – Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) chairs the Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) is its ranking member. But the surroundings will look familiar: The hearing will be held in the same Longworth Office Building room as the Intelligence hearings, a space that is regularly used by the Ways and Means Committee. It’s...
The broadcast and cable networks have not yet announced their plans, but the hearing likely will get the same amount of coverage as that of last week’s House Intelligence Committee inquiry, which featured five days of witness testimony. ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS each pre-empted regular daytime programming to air the hearings.
The hearing will have a different set of figures presiding – Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) chairs the Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) is its ranking member. But the surroundings will look familiar: The hearing will be held in the same Longworth Office Building room as the Intelligence hearings, a space that is regularly used by the Ways and Means Committee. It’s...
- 11/26/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After a month of closed-door depositions, Democrats in the House of Representatives last Thursday wrapped up two furious weeks of public impeachment inquiry hearings, featuring 12 witnesses who delivered a wealth of revelations. Yes, there was a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Yes, President Trump was involved. Yes, it’s all damning as hell.
So what now? House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Monday provided a look at the Democrats’ schedule going forward, announcing that his committee’s report on what it gleaned over the past two months...
So what now? House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Monday provided a look at the Democrats’ schedule going forward, announcing that his committee’s report on what it gleaned over the past two months...
- 11/26/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Dr. Fiona Hill and David Holmes appeared before Congress on Thursday in the sixth and likely final public impeachment hearing not as Democratic- or Republican-called witnesses but as fact witnesses. Holmes, a career foreign service officer and adviser in the U.S. embassy in Ukraine, overheard the phone call when President Trump asked EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland if Ukraine would announce the investigation into the Bidens. Hill, the former National Security Council senior director for Russia, was in the room when Sondland told American and Ukrainian officials that...
- 11/21/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
During Fox News’ coverage of Wednesday’s impeachment hearings, Chris Wallace, once again, set himself apart from the mostly wall-to-wall pro-Trump coverage that the channel usually provides, giving viewers some straight analysis of Us Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland’s testimony.
Wallace first said that Sondland’s motives were self-preservation and trying to “protect himself.” But then Wallace rattled off a string of high-level names that the president’s hand-picked ambassador clearly implicated during his testimony.
“To a certain degree, [Sondland] took out the bus and ran over President Trump,...
Wallace first said that Sondland’s motives were self-preservation and trying to “protect himself.” But then Wallace rattled off a string of high-level names that the president’s hand-picked ambassador clearly implicated during his testimony.
“To a certain degree, [Sondland] took out the bus and ran over President Trump,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The House impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump is again being broadcast live this week, with three days of public hearings. This week’s hearings began on Tuesday, November 19 and will end on Thursday, November 21. There will be a total of five hearings this week, taking place in both the morning and the afternoon.
Investigators for the House of Representatives are looking into whether Trump abused his public office for private gain, specifically in his dealings with Ukraine. From attempting to pressure the Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating former Vice President Joe Biden for corruption and asking Zelensky to investigate the conspiracy theory that it was Ukraine than interfered in the 2016 election — on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s campaign — to White House officials concealing records of phone correspondence on July 25 between Trump and Zelensky, a number of government officials already testified about these impeachable offenses to Congress behind closed doors.
Investigators for the House of Representatives are looking into whether Trump abused his public office for private gain, specifically in his dealings with Ukraine. From attempting to pressure the Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating former Vice President Joe Biden for corruption and asking Zelensky to investigate the conspiracy theory that it was Ukraine than interfered in the 2016 election — on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s campaign — to White House officials concealing records of phone correspondence on July 25 between Trump and Zelensky, a number of government officials already testified about these impeachable offenses to Congress behind closed doors.
- 11/20/2019
- by LaToya Ferguson
- Indiewire
Mike Pence would very much like to be excluded from the Ukraine narrative.
The Vice President is contradicting sworn impeachment testimony from European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland, who on Wednesday claimed he had raised concerns with Pence in September that U.S. military aid for Ukraine was being withheld, pending political investigations demanded by President Donald Trump. On a late July phone call, Trump had personally demanded a “favor” of president Volodymyr Zelensky: That Ukraine investigate the Crowdstrike conspiracy theory, alleging Ukrainian involvement in the 2016 election, as well as vice President...
The Vice President is contradicting sworn impeachment testimony from European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland, who on Wednesday claimed he had raised concerns with Pence in September that U.S. military aid for Ukraine was being withheld, pending political investigations demanded by President Donald Trump. On a late July phone call, Trump had personally demanded a “favor” of president Volodymyr Zelensky: That Ukraine investigate the Crowdstrike conspiracy theory, alleging Ukrainian involvement in the 2016 election, as well as vice President...
- 11/20/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Gordon Sondland, President Trump’s ambassador to the EU, offered a first-hand account of how the president’s personal lawyer demanded a “quid pro quo” from the Ukrainian government and how high-ranking Trump officials — operating at the president’s “express direction” — made it clear to senior Ukrainian officials that they would receive badly needed security aid and an official White House meeting in exchange for interfering in the 2020 U.S. election.
Sondland’s testimony topples two already flimsy Republican arguments in the impeachment inquiry: that there was no quid pro...
Sondland’s testimony topples two already flimsy Republican arguments in the impeachment inquiry: that there was no quid pro...
- 11/20/2019
- by Ryan Bort and Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
In the face of daunting new poll results on Monday morning, President Donald Trump took to his favorite venting outlet and blasted off a Twitter thread that included a juvenile nickname for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and accusations of an ongoing “witch hunt.” Trump wrote, in part, that during a Sunday news program, Pelosi “suggested that I testify” and that he’d “strongly consider it!”
“Our Crazy, Do Nothing (where’s Usmca, infrastructure, lower drug pricing & much more?) Speaker of the House, Nervous Nancy Pelosi, who is petrified by her...
“Our Crazy, Do Nothing (where’s Usmca, infrastructure, lower drug pricing & much more?) Speaker of the House, Nervous Nancy Pelosi, who is petrified by her...
- 11/18/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver wasted no time Sunday night diving into this past week’s House impeachment hearings.
Referring to the Trump-Ukraine scandal as “Stupid Watergate II,” the HBO host ripped Republicans — both on Capitol Hill and on Fox News, for trying to discredit the House investigation into President Donald Trump’s phone call asking Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
Oliver explained how the Gop is trying to throw Trump a lifeline — but he insisted it won’t work.
“The first technique is to insist that there is nothing to see here, because nothing happened,” he said before tossing to a clip of Fox News host Laura Ingraham arguing that Trump is in the clear because “attempted bribery isn’t in the constitution.”
Oliver said The Ingraham Angle host was way off base.
“A crime doesn’t stop being a crime if it doesn’t work,...
Referring to the Trump-Ukraine scandal as “Stupid Watergate II,” the HBO host ripped Republicans — both on Capitol Hill and on Fox News, for trying to discredit the House investigation into President Donald Trump’s phone call asking Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
Oliver explained how the Gop is trying to throw Trump a lifeline — but he insisted it won’t work.
“The first technique is to insist that there is nothing to see here, because nothing happened,” he said before tossing to a clip of Fox News host Laura Ingraham arguing that Trump is in the clear because “attempted bribery isn’t in the constitution.”
Oliver said The Ingraham Angle host was way off base.
“A crime doesn’t stop being a crime if it doesn’t work,...
- 11/18/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
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