Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tried to defend his country’s assault on Ukraine under sharp questioning from Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker, with Welker eventually asking, “Either the Russian military has terrible aim or you are targeting civilians. Which is it?” “This week, Russia escalated its attacks in Ukraine,” …
Read More »Chuck Todd Blasts NBC for Hiring Ronna McDaniel
The calls are coming from inside the newsroom. NBC’s Chuck Todd, former moderator of Meet the Press, laid into his own network’s executives during Sunday’s show in response to NBC hiring former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor to the tune of $300,000 a year, according to Puck …
Read More »GOP House Intel Chair Unbothered By Indictment of Key Witness in Hunter Biden Investigation
The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation last week indicted a key witness in the GOP’s case against Hunter Biden, Alexander Smirnov, for lying to the FBI. But Rep. Mike Turner, GOP chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, wants the Republican impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden regarding his son’s business …
Read More »Lindsay Graham: Trump Praising Hezbollah Was a 'Huge Mistake'
Sen. Lindsay Graham, a longtime ally of the former president, denounced Donald Trump‘s comments calling Iran-backed political party and military group Hezbollah “very smart.” “You know, Hezbollah is very smart,” Trump told a group of supporters during a speech in Florida last week. “They’re all very smart.” “That was a …
Read More »Trump Says He Doesn't 'Think About' Going to Jail Because He's Too Busy Thinking About 'Making America Great'
When Meet the Press host Kristen Welker asked Donald Trump if he ever worries about “going to jail” for the crimes he’s been charged with, the former president claimed he is too busy thinking about “making the country great, making America great” to even consider it. “No, I don’t really. …
Read More »Bacon Prices and 'Ballot Stuffing': Trump's Biggest Lies on 'Meet the Press'
Donald Trump told so many lies during his Meet the Press interview that aired Sunday that NBC released a lengthy fact check chronicling his numerous mistruths. He claimed that bacon prices have increased five fold (they have not), that the 2020 election was “rigged” (there is no evidence of this), …
Read More »Chuck Todd Is Leaving 'Meet the Press.' Kristen Welker Will Replace Him
Chuck Todd announced he is leaving NBC’s Meet the Press, the news show he has hosted for nine years across two presidential election cycles. His successor will be Kristen Welker, the network’s chief White House Correspondent. “I leave feeling concerned about this moment in history but reassured by the standards …
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