The three major news networks all carried Donald Trump’s remarks reacting to the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision Monday that states cannot deny him access to the ballot.
In doing do, Trump was given a platform to blast prosecutors and judges in other cases, and to make unfounded claims that President Joe Biden has been engaging in a “weaponization” of the Justice Department.
“President Biden, number one, stop weaponization. Fight your fight yourself. Don’t use prosecutors and judges to go after your opponent so you can win an election,” Trump said in his remarks from Mar-a-Lago.
Trump used the occasion to also argue that he should be immune from prosecution in the January 6th federal conspiracy case, something the Supreme Court will consider next month. But he also suggested that Biden orchestrated his legal woes, even at the state level.
Fox News, CNN and MSNBC carried the remarks live.
In doing do, Trump was given a platform to blast prosecutors and judges in other cases, and to make unfounded claims that President Joe Biden has been engaging in a “weaponization” of the Justice Department.
“President Biden, number one, stop weaponization. Fight your fight yourself. Don’t use prosecutors and judges to go after your opponent so you can win an election,” Trump said in his remarks from Mar-a-Lago.
Trump used the occasion to also argue that he should be immune from prosecution in the January 6th federal conspiracy case, something the Supreme Court will consider next month. But he also suggested that Biden orchestrated his legal woes, even at the state level.
Fox News, CNN and MSNBC carried the remarks live.
- 3/4/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Republicans are excusing Donald Trump after the former president channeled Hitler and accused immigrants of “poisoning the blood of our country.”
On Saturday, Trump addressed a crowd of supporters in Durham, New Hampshire. During one of his rants on immigration, Trump declared that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country … That’s what they’ve done. They’ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world — not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. They’re coming into our country,...
On Saturday, Trump addressed a crowd of supporters in Durham, New Hampshire. During one of his rants on immigration, Trump declared that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country … That’s what they’ve done. They’ve poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world — not just in South America, not just the three or four countries that we think about, but all over the world. They’re coming into our country,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump defended comments he made last week where he said he wanted to be a dictator if re-elected but only on “Day One” in office.
Trump began by complaining that Peter Baker of The New York Times wrote an article referencing his comments. “[Peter] Baker today in the New York Times said that I want to be a dictator,” the former president said Saturday night at the New York Young Republican Club’s 111th Annual Gala. “I didn’t say that. I said I want to be a dictator for one day.
Trump began by complaining that Peter Baker of The New York Times wrote an article referencing his comments. “[Peter] Baker today in the New York Times said that I want to be a dictator,” the former president said Saturday night at the New York Young Republican Club’s 111th Annual Gala. “I didn’t say that. I said I want to be a dictator for one day.
- 12/10/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Warner Bros and producer Amy Pascal have emerged victorious in a spirited book-rights auction for How to Rule the World: Yacht Parties, Culture Wars and the Downfall of a President at Stanford. Written by Theo Baker, book tells his story of being an 18-year-old freshman at Stanford who wrote a series of reports for the university’s newspaper skeptical of the questionable research practices of the school’s president Marc Tessier-Lavigne, a neuroscientist who was on the short list for the Nobel Prize.
The college president responded by hiring a top law firm and big PR firm to take down the neophyte journalist, who wrote the pieces for The Stanford Daily. Baker wound up being named the youngest-ever recipient of a Polk Award, and in late summer the Stanford president and neuroscientist resigned — though he remains a member of the faculty.
Tessier-Lavigne’s research — he was a top exec...
The college president responded by hiring a top law firm and big PR firm to take down the neophyte journalist, who wrote the pieces for The Stanford Daily. Baker wound up being named the youngest-ever recipient of a Polk Award, and in late summer the Stanford president and neuroscientist resigned — though he remains a member of the faculty.
Tessier-Lavigne’s research — he was a top exec...
- 11/2/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristen Welker’s Meet the Press debut was focused on her interview with former president Donald Trump, and their sit-down, his first with a major broadcast network since leaving office, was pretty much what you would expect.
Welker tried, successfully at points, to make news and also to counter him on certain key facts. There were several moments that will likely prove important to his criminal indictments, as well as his presidential campaign on issues like abortion.
But interviewing Trump is perhaps a greater challenge and even risk for news outlets now than it was in 2016 or even 2020, as he has hardened in his determination to churn out long-debunked claims, to try to divert attention, to obfuscate and deflect. As The New York Times’s Peter Baker told Welker later in the broadcast, “He’s just a bulldozer shoveling falsehoods and lies throughout your interview and you are fact-checking him all along the way,...
Welker tried, successfully at points, to make news and also to counter him on certain key facts. There were several moments that will likely prove important to his criminal indictments, as well as his presidential campaign on issues like abortion.
But interviewing Trump is perhaps a greater challenge and even risk for news outlets now than it was in 2016 or even 2020, as he has hardened in his determination to churn out long-debunked claims, to try to divert attention, to obfuscate and deflect. As The New York Times’s Peter Baker told Welker later in the broadcast, “He’s just a bulldozer shoveling falsehoods and lies throughout your interview and you are fact-checking him all along the way,...
- 9/17/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Kristen Welker made her debut as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning and kicked things off with a daring choice of interviewee: Donald Trump. The former president rattled off a list of full and partial untruths, leaving many viewers and members of the media confused and disappointed.
At various points, Trump claimed “millions of illegal immigrants coming into our country, flooding our cities, flooding the countryside,” that a “record” number of terrorists have been caught “this year” and that the U.S. “gave $85 billion worth of equipment to the Taliban” this year alone.
His statements included numerous lies and exaggerations. Also rattling many who saw the interview is what was seen as how little Welker seemed to push back against Trump’s claims. As political scientist Norm Ornstein tweeted, “Oy. Trump says the Capitol Police testified against Nancy Pelosi, and then burned all the evidence. Lie upon lie upon lie.
At various points, Trump claimed “millions of illegal immigrants coming into our country, flooding our cities, flooding the countryside,” that a “record” number of terrorists have been caught “this year” and that the U.S. “gave $85 billion worth of equipment to the Taliban” this year alone.
His statements included numerous lies and exaggerations. Also rattling many who saw the interview is what was seen as how little Welker seemed to push back against Trump’s claims. As political scientist Norm Ornstein tweeted, “Oy. Trump says the Capitol Police testified against Nancy Pelosi, and then burned all the evidence. Lie upon lie upon lie.
- 9/17/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Kristen Welker’s first broadcast of Meet the Press on Sunday will feature a pre-taped interview with former President Donald Trump.
The interview will take place on Thursday in Bedminster, NJ, and it will be Trump’s first broadcast network sitdown since leaving office.
The network has stressed that the interview is not a town hall and there is no live audience, and the same invite has been extended to President Joe Biden. The sitdown also will be accompanied by a fact check on NBCNews.com. They also pointed to a quote that David Gelles, the executive producer of Meet the Press, gave to The Poynter Report: “We are in the business of covering politics. It’s not our job to pick and choose the leaders. The American people get to do that. And so our job is to make sure that the American people understand who the people in power are,...
The interview will take place on Thursday in Bedminster, NJ, and it will be Trump’s first broadcast network sitdown since leaving office.
The network has stressed that the interview is not a town hall and there is no live audience, and the same invite has been extended to President Joe Biden. The sitdown also will be accompanied by a fact check on NBCNews.com. They also pointed to a quote that David Gelles, the executive producer of Meet the Press, gave to The Poynter Report: “We are in the business of covering politics. It’s not our job to pick and choose the leaders. The American people get to do that. And so our job is to make sure that the American people understand who the people in power are,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 7:09 Pm: CNN issued a statement about its town hall with Donald Trump, amid some harsh criticism that it gave the former president a platform to spew falsehoods.
A spokesperson said, “Tonight Kaitlan Collins exemplified what it means to be a world-class journalist. She asked tough, fair and revealing questions. And she followed up and fact-checked President Trump in real time to arm voters with crucial information about his positions as he enters the 2024 election as the Republican frontrunner. That is CNN’s role and responsibility: to get answers and hold the powerful to account.”
Previously, 6:08 Pm: Donald Trump called Kaitlan Collins “a nasty person” as she pressed him on his withholding of classified material despite requests by the National Archives to return them.
The crowd cheered.
Collins did not react to the comment, and continued to ask him about the documents.
A number of Collins’ fellow journalists...
A spokesperson said, “Tonight Kaitlan Collins exemplified what it means to be a world-class journalist. She asked tough, fair and revealing questions. And she followed up and fact-checked President Trump in real time to arm voters with crucial information about his positions as he enters the 2024 election as the Republican frontrunner. That is CNN’s role and responsibility: to get answers and hold the powerful to account.”
Previously, 6:08 Pm: Donald Trump called Kaitlan Collins “a nasty person” as she pressed him on his withholding of classified material despite requests by the National Archives to return them.
The crowd cheered.
Collins did not react to the comment, and continued to ask him about the documents.
A number of Collins’ fellow journalists...
- 5/11/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Liev Schreiber urged a crowd of D.C. lawmakers, ambassadors and media figures for continued support for Ukrainians as the one-year anniversary nears of Russia’s attempted invasion.
The occasion was UnSanctioned, an event at the French ambassador’s residence that brought together those who have been sanctioned by Vladimir Putin’s regime to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
The list, as Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova noted, is long. The sanctioned guests at the Friday evening event included Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, State Department Spokesman Ned Price, Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-pa), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-wa), Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Co), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-wa), Rep. Susan Wild (D-pa), Susan Glasser, Bianna Golodryga and Craig Kennedy.
Schreiber, the co-founder of BlueCheck Ukraine, a non-profit that fast-tracks financial support to Ukraine NGOs, said, “Our idea is simply that no one is more capable or...
The occasion was UnSanctioned, an event at the French ambassador’s residence that brought together those who have been sanctioned by Vladimir Putin’s regime to support the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
The list, as Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova noted, is long. The sanctioned guests at the Friday evening event included Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, State Department Spokesman Ned Price, Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-pa), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-wa), Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Co), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-wa), Rep. Susan Wild (D-pa), Susan Glasser, Bianna Golodryga and Craig Kennedy.
Schreiber, the co-founder of BlueCheck Ukraine, a non-profit that fast-tracks financial support to Ukraine NGOs, said, “Our idea is simply that no one is more capable or...
- 1/30/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump said that he is running for president in 2024, seeking to return to the White House amid warning signs that he’s losing support among key Republicans and perhaps even the right wing media machine.
“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump told a crowd gathered at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump’s announcement had long been anticipated, as he had teased it in interviews and at campaign rallies.
His hour-plus speech was heavy in attacks on President Joe Biden, including personal barbs about him being out of touch, as well as “radical left Democrats.”
While he tackled issues like immigration and crime, Trump also pledged to dismantle the “deep state” and “the swamp” of D.C., using rhetoric heard throughout his presidency. He made a reference to “cheating” in elections, but did not dwell on his claims...
“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump told a crowd gathered at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump’s announcement had long been anticipated, as he had teased it in interviews and at campaign rallies.
His hour-plus speech was heavy in attacks on President Joe Biden, including personal barbs about him being out of touch, as well as “radical left Democrats.”
While he tackled issues like immigration and crime, Trump also pledged to dismantle the “deep state” and “the swamp” of D.C., using rhetoric heard throughout his presidency. He made a reference to “cheating” in elections, but did not dwell on his claims...
- 11/16/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-s.C.) went on Fox News and stood behind his comments pointing out the historic “parallels” he sees between the Nazi party in the 1930s and the cult of Donald Trump now.
Jim Clyburn on Fox News defends comparing Trumpism to Nazism: "I've studied history all of my life. I taught history. And I'm telling you, what I see here are parallels to what the history was in this world back in the 1930s in Germany." pic.twitter.com/E7iM4eJE0p
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November...
Jim Clyburn on Fox News defends comparing Trumpism to Nazism: "I've studied history all of my life. I taught history. And I'm telling you, what I see here are parallels to what the history was in this world back in the 1930s in Germany." pic.twitter.com/E7iM4eJE0p
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November...
- 11/6/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
“You’re blowing this,” Melania Trump said, warning her husband about the severity of the virus during the outset of the pandemic.
The former President’s response was “you worry too much – forget it.”
The new book by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, reveals this exchange between the former President and First Lady, who had very different ideas on the Covid pandemic.
Donald Trump has been widely criticized for his weak Covid-19 response.
Other sources, such as the book by Michael Bender‘s Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost, describes Melania as “uncomfortable” during the pair’s many social gatherings, including a 2020 holiday gala at Mar-a-Lago that had 500 guests RSVP prior to the event.
In the same book, it is claimed that Melania attempted to limit the number of guests. It paints a picture of...
The former President’s response was “you worry too much – forget it.”
The new book by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, reveals this exchange between the former President and First Lady, who had very different ideas on the Covid pandemic.
Donald Trump has been widely criticized for his weak Covid-19 response.
Other sources, such as the book by Michael Bender‘s Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost, describes Melania as “uncomfortable” during the pair’s many social gatherings, including a 2020 holiday gala at Mar-a-Lago that had 500 guests RSVP prior to the event.
In the same book, it is claimed that Melania attempted to limit the number of guests. It paints a picture of...
- 9/17/2022
- by Max Kerwick
- Uinterview
In a presidency overflowing with bizarre side plots, one of the standouts is Donald Trump’s reported desire to purchase Greenland from Denmark. While the controversy produced a response from the Danish that Greenland was not actually for sale, and plenty of memes, it turns out Trump was dead serious in his attempt, and had the idea planted in his mind by the billionaire heir to the Estée Lauder cosmetics fortune, Ronald Lauder.
According to The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, a new book by New Yorker columnist...
According to The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, a new book by New Yorker columnist...
- 9/15/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Update, with video: NBC’s Today team gave a toast Pete Williams on Friday as the veteran Supreme Court and Justice Department correspondent retires at the end of this month.
“When Pete speaks, it is fully vetted, you know that it is accurate, you know that it is fair,” said Today co-host Savannah Guthrie.
The Today team of Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones and Tom Llamas held up glasses of champagne to toast Williams, who held up his own glass from NBC News’ Washington, D.C. bureau.
Williams has not announced what he will do next, but said that he has “plenty of new projects to take on.” Williams has been with the network for almost 30 years.
Kelly O’Donnell will add to her duties as senior White House correspondent and serve as interim Supreme Court correspondent until a permanent successor is chosen. The network also announced a series of changes...
“When Pete speaks, it is fully vetted, you know that it is accurate, you know that it is fair,” said Today co-host Savannah Guthrie.
The Today team of Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones and Tom Llamas held up glasses of champagne to toast Williams, who held up his own glass from NBC News’ Washington, D.C. bureau.
Williams has not announced what he will do next, but said that he has “plenty of new projects to take on.” Williams has been with the network for almost 30 years.
Kelly O’Donnell will add to her duties as senior White House correspondent and serve as interim Supreme Court correspondent until a permanent successor is chosen. The network also announced a series of changes...
- 7/29/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The Jan. 6 committee set high expectations when it announced on Monday that it would be holding an emergency hearing on Tuesday, citing “recently obtained evidence.” The hearing did not disappoint, with Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, over the course of just under two hours painting a damning, bombshell-filled account of former President Trump’s actions before, during, and after the Capitol attack.
Trump and his team have for the past year and a half sought to distance themselves from the violence on Jan.
Trump and his team have for the past year and a half sought to distance themselves from the violence on Jan.
- 6/28/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez, Ryan Bort and Patrick Reis
- Rollingstone.com
Editor’s note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can’t-miss episodes of ongoing series each week.
1. The Andy Warhol Diaries: It’s a big Ryan Murphy canvas illustrating the life and loves of the Artist of artifice, partially in Warhol’s own AI created words from his own diary. Plus there’s some Studio 54, Catholicism, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Of course, it’s problematic, but you know you are going to find it hard to turn away. – Dominic Patten
March 9, Netflix
2. The Masked Singer Season 7 Debut: The celebrity performance show returns to Fox tonight for its seventh season with a slew of good, bad and cuddly contestants, as their own advertising proclaims. Even with past participants like Mickey Rourke, Sarah Palin and NBA legend Dennis Rodman, no contestant has attracted the attention that Rudy Giuliani has generated. Just the idea of having Giuliani...
1. The Andy Warhol Diaries: It’s a big Ryan Murphy canvas illustrating the life and loves of the Artist of artifice, partially in Warhol’s own AI created words from his own diary. Plus there’s some Studio 54, Catholicism, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Of course, it’s problematic, but you know you are going to find it hard to turn away. – Dominic Patten
March 9, Netflix
2. The Masked Singer Season 7 Debut: The celebrity performance show returns to Fox tonight for its seventh season with a slew of good, bad and cuddly contestants, as their own advertising proclaims. Even with past participants like Mickey Rourke, Sarah Palin and NBA legend Dennis Rodman, no contestant has attracted the attention that Rudy Giuliani has generated. Just the idea of having Giuliani...
- 3/10/2022
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
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