Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” New York Times columnist David Brooks criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak by claiming that he does not “feel the emotions of other people,” which he said leads him to misread the country.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks criticized the government response to coronavirus and stated, “this is what happens when you elect a sociopath as president, who doesn’t care, who’s treated this whole thing for the past month as
When one sees the words “Joe Biden” in media commentary, one often sees, too, the word “restoration.” As in, Biden promises—or threatens, depending on one’s point of view—to restore the days of Barack Obama.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that President Trump and Vice President Pence shouldn’t be on the air discussing the coronavirus, “because it just seems hyperpolitical.” Brooks stated, “The most important thing is to give out honest
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that he doesn’t think there’s “another twist” in the Democratic primary in the way supporters of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) want. Brooks said, “Bernie Sanders people hope
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that coronavirus could “take over the election” and in political terms, “I don’t see any upside for Trump. I do see a significant downside, and a lot of upside for the
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that Democrats who are coming of age right now lack “the mental equipment and categories to go after a socialist.” Brooks said, “Democrats growing up in where the party
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is behaving as “an extremely effective surrogate” for fellow 2020 Democrat Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Brooks stated, “Warren, who performed
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while Democrats can defeat President Trump despite a good economy, you need another issue, “And I’m not sure the Democrats have found that issue.” And Democrats are making “a big
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that the State of the Union Address was President Trump’s “most effective speech as president.” And that running on a strong economy is the president’s “best campaign.” Brooks stated, “I actually
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that Democrats “paid a political price” for pursuing impeachment. Brooks said, “I do think they paid a political price.” He added, “When this started … Gallup had Trump approval at 39%.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while he thinks President Trump’s conduct does merit removal from office and “would probably vote to remove,” “I’m very glad he’s not being removed on Wednesday.” Because removing
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that he thinks the House impeachment managers have made a strong case “on proving that Trump did it” but still have a “slightly weak case” on why the president should be
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said he was surprised by the number of people who joined President Trump’s impeachment defense team and predicted that House impeachment manager Adam Schiff (D-CA) will “walk all over them. Because he
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said that the dispute between 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) over whether Sanders said a woman can’t be president is “a little bogus” given
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks predicted a “pretty clean and pretty quick” impeachment trial without witnesses, partially because he believes “a lot of Democrats secretly would like to get this over with.” Brooks stated, “I expect it
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the situation in Iran “certainly looks a lot calmer than it did a week ago.” Brooks stated, “A week ago, we didn’t know where we were going. And it certainly
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the situation with Iran hurts President Trump politically because of fears that the U.S. could be drawn into a war with Iran. Brooks said, “I think it hurts Donald Trump.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that the killing of Qasem Soleimani is beneficial in both the immediate and long term, but the middle term is “somewhere between anxiety-inducing and terrifying.” Brooks stated, “First, in the near
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks said Democrats don’t have much leverage over Republicans in the Senate on impeachment because “it’s not leverage to tell somebody who doesn’t want to do something they can’t do something.” Brooks stated,
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that Republicans who oppose a longer Senate impeachment trial are “helping” Democrats because it is best for Democrats to “get rid of this” and move to the campaign. Brooks argued that
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks expressed his agreement with Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) comments on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) approach to a Senate impeachment trial and argued that McConnell’s approach “should be disturbing a lot
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks sided with 2020 presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) in his feud with fellow 2020 candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) over fundraising and donations by arguing that it’s absurd to
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) decision to delay transmitting the articles of impeachment to the Senate makes the process “look a little more political” and that Pelosi doesn’t have much
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report “vindicates” many of the things that House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) said. Brooks said, “[F]rankly, this vindicates a lot of the
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while he thinks President Trump committed an impeachable offense, the articles of impeachment “are both extremely vague constructs.” Brooks stated, “I think he’s — there was clearly a campaign to
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks argued 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden had “one of the best weeks of the campaign” and Biden’s confrontation with a voter in Iowa “showed vigor, showed toughness,” and
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks commented on the departure of Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) from the Democratic presidential field by stating that “identity politics” doesn’t work in campaigns, and that “being an African-American is a disadvantage,” because Democrats
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “had one of the best political moments of the year” when she said she doesn’t hate President Trump. Brooks said, “I thought Nancy Pelosi had
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that it’s possible to be aware of America’s sins, but still love it and be thankful for living in “the most lovable, amazing country” in the world. Brooks said,
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the case for impeaching President Trump has strengthened legally, but not politically. Brooks said, “Well, the case is legally stronger, but it’s not politically stronger.” After citing polling among independents
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while he thinks there is a good case against President Trump, he doesn’t think minds are being changed on impeachment. Brooks said, “I do disagree that this is somehow changing
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that there is a “solid and airtight” case of a quid pro quo, and that if the hearings were a football game, “it would be 42-3” in favor of the Democrats.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that 2020 presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is “the happiest person” over former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s reported entry into the 2020 race and that Bloomberg jumping in
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the week’s developments in the impeachment probe show “New and improved guilt” and that there was a quid pro quo which was “a concerted campaign.” Brooks said, “New and improved
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor’s Congressional testimony “was the smoking gun.” Brooks said, “I think we have learned this was a three-month coordinated campaign, with a whole series
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that if your defense was that there was no Trump-Ukraine quid pro quo, “then it’s hard not to vote for impeachment.” Brooks said, “I mean, if your defense was, there was
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks predicted that impeachment will continue through South Carolina’s primary and possibly through California’s primary. Brooks predicted that impeachment will overshadow the campaign “in the extreme. I mean, we’re barely talking about the
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that many Republicans made a “bargain” that President Trump is “a snake, but my life is going bad. My community is going bad.” And he doesn’t see a lot of Republicans
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that President Trump’s withdrawal of troops from northeast Syria is “a terrible decision, an immoral decision,” and “foreign policy by what Donald Trump’s latest emotion is.” Brooks said, “It’s complete incoherence. I