“This n***a. [gestures to picture of Donald Trump] He’s got to go. Got to go!...I’m saying that as a patriotic American who has respect for the presidency, unlike this tawdry low-rent tick fattening itself on America’s ass.”
— Host Larry Wilmore on NBC’s Peacock streaming service show Wilmore, September 21, 2020.
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“One person drove this event to the gutter. And that was the President. If it was a train wreck, it was the President who crashed the train. If it was an s-show — as our friend Dana Bash said — it was the President who took the dump.”
— Anchor John Berman on CNN’s New Day with Alisyn Camerota, September 30, 2020.
“Have you seen this shirt? [Holds up t-shirt that reads ‘The Next VP Will Look Like Me.’]....I can’t wear it, I can’t endorse, but a lot of people feel very good that history is here. And I’m gonna say this: For 23 years, I’ve been at the White House and I’ve seen history, I’ve seen the first black President of the United States of America and I called him ‘Mr. President.’ But if you come…
“People come out and vote and say ‘Hell no to Agent Orange.’ Like, you gotta go!...That is my hope. That’s my prayer....This presidential election will be the most important election in history of the modern world. Because [if] he gets [re-]elected....the world is in peril.”
— Film director Spike Lee on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, June 8, 2020.
Trump “Fanned” the “Flames” of Racial Hatred
“The President has incited and divided, has stoked this. His comments have been as outrageous as they are unacceptable. President of the United States fanning these flames, inciting racial hatreds. Just appalling conduct.” — MSNBC contributor Steve Schmidt on MSNBC: A Country on the Brink, May 31, 2020.
Daily Beast columnist Margaret Carlson: “A demonstration is no different than any other media availability. There it is, he [Donald Trump] takes advantage of it. And that these weren’t armed protesters. He — by the way — has called them good. Even though they’re threatening — they’re standing in Lansing, Michigan, in front of the state capitol armed to the teeth threatening the governor to the…
“The reaction was incompetent and inadequate. I don’t think it’s actually an overstatement to say that Donald Trump has -- there are tens of thousands of people who will die in the country, or have some hope of them have already died, more are still going to die because of Donald Trump’s incompetence and lack of leadership.”
— MSNBC national affairs analyst and Showtime’s The Circus host John…
“People are dying because of his foolishness. It’s really foolishness at this point. You know, America -- you know, folks who loved him, fine. You voted for him. You stuck it to the elites for three years. But now your loved ones can die. The game’s over. This isn’t reality TV anymore. People are dying and this guy is acting a fool.”
— Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawick on CNN’s Reliable…
“The reaction was incompetent and inadequate. I don’t think it’s actually an overstatement to say that Donald Trump has -- there are tens of thousands of people who will die in the country, or have some hope of them have already died, more are still going to die because of Donald Trump’s incompetence and lack of leadership.”
— MSNBC national affairs analyst and Showtime’s The Circus host…
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The March 9, 2020 editions of FNC's Hannity and Special Report with Bret Baier reported on a new scandal involving former Vice President Joe Biden's family. Both shows reported on a Politico report that the FBI raided a health care business involved with Joe's brother, James Biden.