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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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'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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2 weeks, 1 day ago

'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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2 weeks, 1 day ago

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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2 weeks, 1 day ago

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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2 weeks, 1 day ago

'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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2 weeks, 2 days ago

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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2 weeks, 2 days ago

"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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2 weeks, 2 days ago

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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3 weeks, 1 day ago

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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4 weeks ago

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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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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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Hypocritical?' NBC host busts Doug Burgum with Trump calling Harris supporters 'garbage'

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NBC host Kristen Welker confronted Gov. Doug Burgum, a surrogate for Donald Trump, after the former president called supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris "garbage." "Governor, let me ask you about a big story this week, the campaign continuing to deal with the fallout from the offensive comments about Puerto Rico made by a supporter of former President Trump by …

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4 months ago

Lindsey Graham sounds alarm on Trump campaign: 'The showman may not win this election'

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Sen. Lindsey Graham advised Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to stop insulting Democratic opponent Kamala Harris if he wants to win the 2024 campaign. During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker noted that former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley had warned Trump to stop talking about Harris' crowd sizes, ethnic background, and intelligence. "Do you think …

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5 months, 1 week ago

NBC host said to have 'experienced karma in real time' after name flub during Biden report

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NBC host Kristen Welker is being ridiculed online after messing up President Biden's name during a report about Biden messing up names. Welker, who has in the past been accused of "jeopardizing democracy" with her coverage of Trump's alleged election subversion efforts, was recently reporting on how Biden flubbed some names, including that of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "The president …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tim Scott, Trump's potential VP pick, dodges 2024 election result acceptance; Here's what he said

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Tim Scott, the Republican US Senator from South Carolina, is being touted as Donald Trump's potential running mate. Addressing the ex-president's allegations about the 2020 elections being rigged upon his loss, Welker sought to investigate if Scott would “commit to accepting the election results of 2024.” The rumoured front-running VP candidate swerved from the question despite it being raised endlessly. …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

NBC star Chuck Todd throws liberal hissy fit over network hiring ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and demands an APOLOGY from bosses

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Fury among NBC staff over its hiring of former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel spilled over on screen on Sunday as veteran analyst Chuck Todd told viewers his bosses should apologize. NBC's left-wing cable arm MSNBC said McDaniel would not appear on its shows and former Meet The Press host Chuck Todd told his successor their bosses had put her in …

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9 months ago

Chuck Todd bashes NBC News hiring of former RNC chief Ronna McDaniel

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Chuck Todd, on the Washington set of “Meet the Press,” took over as moderator in 2014. NBC News staffers are upset about the network’s hiring of former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, and one of them let viewers know about it Sunday. Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd, appearing on the program’s roundtable, told his successor, Kristen Welker, …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

NBC News host Kristen Welker blasted for saying Trump 'allegedly' tried to overturn 2020 election: ‘Get a new job'

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NBC News host Kristen Welker is under fire for her latest comments on former president Donald Trump on Sunday, March 3. NBC News host Kristen Welker is under fire for her latest comments on former president Donald Trump on Sunday, March 3 Last year, Trump was charged by DOJ special counsel Jack Smith with conspiracy to defraud the United States, …

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Lindsey Graham breaks with Trump on jailing Jan 6 committee members

'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

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

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

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

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

'Hypocritical?' NBC host busts Doug Burgum with Trump calling Harris supporters 'garbage'

Lindsey Graham sounds alarm on Trump campaign: 'The showman may not win this election'

NBC host said to have 'experienced karma in real time' after name flub during Biden report

Tim Scott, Trump's potential VP pick, dodges 2024 election result acceptance; Here's what he said

NBC star Chuck Todd throws liberal hissy fit over network hiring ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel and demands an APOLOGY from bosses

Chuck Todd bashes NBC News hiring of former RNC chief Ronna McDaniel

NBC News host Kristen Welker blasted for saying Trump 'allegedly' tried to overturn 2020 election: ‘Get a new job'