Mullin on DHS shutdown: 'All this is a political theater' |
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Sunday slammed Democrats over the current Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, calling their actions "political theater." "What is actually happening right now with the Democrat Party by this political theater, by shutting down DHS for something that you even admitted yourself can't be done. They're not stopping [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] from doing their job," Mullin told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." |
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that Democrats' demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "are common sense," just one day after funding for the department ran out.
"We need masks off, we need cameras on and we need every police — every [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] officer, to be identified," Schumer told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."
"Jake, these are common sense proposals. They're supported by the American people. Why won't Republicans go for them? They don't give any good answers. It's something that every police department does across the country, but ICE is rogue, out of control," the New York Democrat added. |
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said that former Attorney General Merrick Garland "performed better" than current Attorney General Pam Bondi did during her testimony before a House panel examining the Justice Department, including its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
"I don't think she did very well. She came with a book full of insults, one for each congressperson. She obviously had one for me," he said on ABC News's "This Week."
"And, you know, I've been there when Merrick Garland was there. Obviously, politically, I don't agree with him, but he performed much better in terms of at least not looking bad. And, unfortunately, we didn't get the answers we wanted about the Epstein Files," he added. |
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said that Attorney General Pam Bondi did not look at the Jeffrey Epstein survivors during her testimony before a House panel because she was "afraid to."
Co-host Martha Raddatz asked Massie on ABC News's "This Week" if he was surprised that Bondi would not look at the Epstein survivors behind her.
"I think that was kind of cold on her part. I think she was afraid to," Massie replied. "And look, these survivors would love to have a meeting. It's not about Bill Clinton and it's not about Donald Trump. This Epstein Files Transparency Act was about getting these survivors justice. We've got some degree of transparency but it's called the Department of Justice, not the department of transparency." |
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| White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday he didn't "know" what Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's recent comments about ensuring "we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country" meant.
"So, what does she mean when she says 'electing the right leaders?' That's not really immigration enforcement or DHS responsibility," CNN's Jake Tapper asked Homan on "State of the Union." "I don't know. That'd be a question for the secretary. If I had to guess, probably that — you know — only those legally eligible to vote would vote. But I have not talked to the secretary about those statements. That'd be something she'd have to answer," Homan replied. |
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| Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said Sunday that any U.S. intervention in Iran would be a "humanitarian" effort, pointing to the thousands of protesters killed under the country's regime since anti-government demonstrations began in January.
During an appearance on Fox News's "Sunday Morning Futures," Pahlavi addressed President Trump's recent comments that regime change in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen" as tensions simmer between the two nations.
"One thing I will simply add to what the president said when he says the regime has kept on talking and talking and talking, but the president should also know that they have also kept on killing and killing and killing," the exiled crown prince told host Maria Bartiromo from the Munich Security Conference. |
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| Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Sunday decried the recent tension between governors and President Trump over invites and snubs to an annual White House meeting, calling it "unnecessary."
"It's just a lot of drama, and it's unnecessary. You know, governors wake up every day focused on getting results, on creating better jobs, creating safer communities, expanding access to healthcare, improving our public schools," Beshear, also the chair of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."
"And this meeting is an annual bipartisan tradition where we try to push our differences aside and talk about how we move forward in those areas. Yet, the president has just turned it into drama, inviting and disinviting others. It no longer looks like it's going to be productive at all. At this point, I'm not going. If you're not going to invite all the Democratic governors, this chair of the DGA isn't going to be there," he added. |
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| Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) slammed the Justice Department's (DOJ) efforts to prosecute President Trump's perceived political enemies, saying the common phrase that grand juries would indict a ham sandwich is being proven false by the administration.
"They're putting a bunch of ham sandwiches up there and the grand juries are not indicting them," Christie said on ABC's "This Week." "The fact is that the previous Justice departments, before this one, took very seriously bringing charges to a grand jury and asking to indict a fellow American," Christie added. "And what you're seeing now is absolutely the destruction of the credibility of the Justice Department." |
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) reiterated Sunday that he will not support Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, until the Department of Justice (DOJ) concludes its probe into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell. "I've tried to make it very clear that I have no intention of supporting any confirmation of any Fed board member, chair or otherwise … until this is resolved," Tillis told host Ed O'Keefe on CBS News's "Face the Nation." |
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