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Lindsey Graham breaks with Trump on jailing Jan 6 committee members

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina explicitly said he …

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“We’ll send the whole family”: Trump’s deportation plans echo depression-era "repatriation" schemes

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President-elect Donald Trump’s recent promise to deport entire families of undocumented immigrants — including those who are American citizens — harkens back to “repatriation” programs of the 1930s, which were used to attempt to pressure Mexican Americans, including Mexican citizens, into leaving the country voluntarily. On NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker on Sunday, Trump reiterated his plans to …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Trump Leveled This Condescending Remark At A Female Journalist — And Experts Have Thoughts

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LOADING ERROR LOADING During a sit-down interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump told moderator Kristen Welker, in a startling moment, that she has “such potential” as a journalist. Welker ― an Emmy-winning veteran journalist who previously served as NBC News’ chief White House correspondent ― is the first Black journalist and the second woman ever …

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'Nonsense': Historians balk at Trump ending birthright citizenship with executive order

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Since winning the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump has doubled down on his promise to end birthright citizenship. During the interview, Trump described birthright citizenship as "ridiculous," telling Welker, "We have to end it." Welker explained how birthright citizenship works, telling Trump that some families have "mixed immigration status" — and while a parent "might be here illegally," the "kids …

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‘You have to’: Trump confirms plan to deport U.S. citizens with undocumented parents

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President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his commitment to ending constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, and initiating the mass deportation of American citizens — including minor children — with at least one undocumented parent, a pledge he emphasized throughout the 2024 campaign. HuffPost adds that later in the interview, Trump promised to deport U.S. citizens to countries where they may have never even …

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'Tremendous backlash': MSNBC host predicts Trump will infuriate many supporters on day one

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Reacting to comments Donald Trump made in an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker over the weekend, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough warned the president-elect he will infuriate a wide swath of Americans who voted for him if he pardons all of the January 6 rioters on his first day in office. Speaking with Welker, an animated Trump said of the imprisoned …

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'Still Just Concepts?': NBC's Kristen Welker Presses Trump For Details On Health Care Plan

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LOADING ERROR LOADING NBC News’ Kristen Welker took on Donald Trump’s talk of “concepts of a plan” for health care in a sit-down interview with the president-elect on Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press.” “Sir, you said during the campaign you had concepts of a plan. Do you have a fully developed plan?” asked the host of “Meet the Press.” …

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'Unexpected': Trump reportedly made 'revealing admission' in first post-election interview

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Donald Trump made a "revealing admission" in the process of backing out of a key campaign promise, a columnist said. Columnist and editor James Downie said over the weekend that Trump "is already backing off his most important campaign promise." He then said Trump let slip an "unexpected but revealing admission in his first post-election television interview." Calling it "arguably …

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'Misstep': Election expert flags NBC host's 'deeply troubling' question in Trump interview

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NBC host Kristen Welker is experiencing some pushback after a question called "deeply troubling" by one elections expert. Democracy Docket founder and elections attorney Marc Elias pointed to one specific question by Welker, who was ridiculed online after messing up President Joe Biden's name during a live report about Biden messing up names. According to Elias, "This question from Kristen …

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Analysis: Trump lays out 100-day plan in interview

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A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. Before November’s election, for example, Trump told The Wall Street Journal he would never have to use the military to protect Taiwan from China because China’s president knows he’s “f**king crazy.” Trump also argued in the NBC interview that tariffs during his first term saved “tens of thousands” of …

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Trump claims he’ll target ‘criminals’ for mass deportations – but also vows to end birthright citizenship

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump vowed to deport “all” illegal immigrants, with violent …

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Trump Plans To Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters As Soon As He Returns To Office

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump confirmed his plans to pardon supporters who were involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, during a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press.” In what were his most definitive comments on potential legal relief for the pro-Trump rioters, the president-elect told host Kristen Welker that pardoning the insurrectionists was at …

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Donald Trump 'Can't Guarantee' Tariffs Won't Cost Americans More

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump says he can’t guarantee his plan to impose sweeping tariffs on America’s top trade partners won’t hurt people’s pocketbooks. I can’t guarantee tomorrow.” But during his first major interview since November’s election, he told host Kristen Welker he still believed imposing tariffs on goods from China, Canada, Mexico and beyond would “cost Americans nothing,” contrary …

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Trump vows end to birthright citizenship on 'day one' — including changing Constitution

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President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his promise to end birthright citizenship on his first day in office despite constitutional protections. In an interview that aired Sunday on NBC, host Kristen Welker pressed Trump on his campaign promise to do away with birthright citizenship. "You've promised to end birthright citizenship on day one," Welker noted. "Well, if we can, through executive action," …

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'That's not the case': NBC host pushes back after Trump claims immigrant gangs taking over

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NBC host Kristen Welker pushed back on President-elect Donald Trump after he claimed that gangs of immigrants were "taking over." "I just want to make sure I'm clear, which is that you're saying, yes, you're gonna focus on the people with criminal histories, but everyone who's here illegally has to go," Welker told Trump in an interview that aired on …

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Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interview

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Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interview toggle caption Heather Khalifa/AP President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on levying tariffs in his first days in office, minimizing his prior emphasis on retribution against his perceived enemies, in his first network interview since he won the election. Sponsor Message Trump also promised he won't restrict access to abortion pills …

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"Too big to rig": Trump maintains 2020 election denial in "Meet the Press" interview

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Donald Trump's first televised interview since Election Day was meant to be a forward-looking chat, but the president-elect couldn't help but relitigate his favorite grievances. Speaking to NBC's "Meet the Press" in an interview that aired on Sunday, Trump maintained that the 2020 election was stolen from him and said that Democrats were unable to pull off another heist in …

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"They should go to jail": Trump says Cheney should be investigated by FBI over Jan. 6 committee

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President-elect Donald Trump called for Liz Cheney to be thrown in jail in his first televised interview since winning a second term. In one particularly troubling moment, he argued that former Rep. Liz Cheney should be thrown in jail for her work investigating Trump's actions on January 6. "Cheney was behind it and so was Bennie Thompson and everybody on …

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Politics chat: Trump attends Notre Dame reopening defends Pete Hegseth

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Politics chat: Trump attends Notre Dame reopening defends Pete Hegseth President-elect Donald Trump travels to Paris for the opening of Notre Dame and for some soft diplomacy, meanwhile the future of his pick for secretary of defense remains in question. RASCOE: French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President-elect Donald Trump stood for photos before speaking privately. I …

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"He does not have a drinking problem": Trump defends "smart guy" Hegseth on "Meet the Press"

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Donald Trump showed an unwavering faith in his pick to lead the Department of Defense during a sit-down with NBC's Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press." "He’s a young guy with a tremendous track record actually went to Princeton and went to Harvard," Trump shared. He’s a military guy.” Welker drilled down on the reports that Hegseth "struggled with drinking," …

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GOP senator: Kash Patel will lead FBI by 'taking it apart'

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Sen. Bill Hagerty revealed Sunday that he supports Kash Patel as President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director because he would dismantle the agency. During an interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker told Hagerty that former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr had called Patel unqualified for a senior role at the FBI. "So, Senator, you are disregarding what …

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Former DHS Secretary Shreds Trump's Mass Deportation Plan With Harsh Reality Check

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Jeh Johnson, a former secretary of homeland security under President Barack Obama, schooled Donald Trump on Sunday as he shared a lesson on “enforcement” in response to the president-elect’s mass deportation plan. “So, to this idea of mass deportation, that would be the equivalent if you tried to deport everyone in this country who is undocumented, of …

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Oklahoma Senator Defends RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Conspiracy Theory

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LOADING ERROR LOADING “I’ve sat down and had a long conversation with, and I actually find the guy extremely intelligent when it comes to this stuff. And some of this stuff does raise a lot of questions,” Mullin said Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” when asked if Kennedy’s controversial skepticism about vaccinations would be a dealbreaker for him. …

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GOP senator: Matt Gaetz sex report should 'absolutely' be released

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Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin argued that a House Ethics Committee report about alleged sexual misconduct on former Rep. Matt Gaetz should absolutely be released before President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general is confirmed. Mullin made the comment on Sunday's Meet the Press program after host Kristen Welker recalled that the senator had accused Gaetz of admitting to sexual misconduct …

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Lindsey Graham breaks with Trump on jailing Jan 6 committee members

“We’ll send the whole family”: Trump’s deportation plans echo depression-era "repatriation" schemes

Trump Leveled This Condescending Remark At A Female Journalist — And Experts Have Thoughts

'Nonsense': Historians balk at Trump ending birthright citizenship with executive order

‘You have to’: Trump confirms plan to deport U.S. citizens with undocumented parents

'Tremendous backlash': MSNBC host predicts Trump will infuriate many supporters on day one

'Still Just Concepts?': NBC's Kristen Welker Presses Trump For Details On Health Care Plan

'Unexpected': Trump reportedly made 'revealing admission' in first post-election interview

'Misstep': Election expert flags NBC host's 'deeply troubling' question in Trump interview

Analysis: Trump lays out 100-day plan in interview

Trump claims he’ll target ‘criminals’ for mass deportations – but also vows to end birthright citizenship

Trump Plans To Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters As Soon As He Returns To Office

Donald Trump 'Can't Guarantee' Tariffs Won't Cost Americans More

Trump vows end to birthright citizenship on 'day one' — including changing Constitution

'That's not the case': NBC host pushes back after Trump claims immigrant gangs taking over

Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interview

"Too big to rig": Trump maintains 2020 election denial in "Meet the Press" interview

"They should go to jail": Trump says Cheney should be investigated by FBI over Jan. 6 committee

Politics chat: Trump attends Notre Dame reopening defends Pete Hegseth

"He does not have a drinking problem": Trump defends "smart guy" Hegseth on "Meet the Press"

GOP senator: Kash Patel will lead FBI by 'taking it apart'

Former DHS Secretary Shreds Trump's Mass Deportation Plan With Harsh Reality Check

Oklahoma Senator Defends RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Conspiracy Theory

GOP senator: Matt Gaetz sex report should 'absolutely' be released