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Yet the idea of building rosters of paid political contributors took off with cable news. MSNBC, CNN and Fox News Channel are, in large part, political talk channels and seek experts to help fill the time. Being on call to opine can be lucrative work; several reports had NBC agreeing to pay McDaniel $300,000 a year. Even NBC News, whose MSNBC cable outlet appeals to liberals, has more than a dozen Republican contributors. John Kasich and Bulwark founder Charlie Sykes — either predate Trump in their active political work or oppose him, or both.

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☆ The Never Trump movement might be in its last throes, but a news publication it birthed is booming
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The Never Trump movement might be on life support, but one of the outlets that it gave birth to is flourishing. George Conway, the conservative attorney whose sharp legal analysis and unsparing political commentary launched him from a well-known D.C. politico into a household name during the Trump administration. “The legal questions surrounding Trump are going to be an enormous part of what happens in 2024,” Longwell noted to me. “As Trump has absorbed the Republican Party, there is less of a mission over how to save it. “When you’ve been a part of the conservative movement and seen how much it has changed, you have no temptation to say these things are equivalent.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Sarah Longwell, James, Kathryn Murdoch, George Conway, Conway, “ George Conway, ” Longwell, George, Charlie Sykes ’, Never Trump, Republican “ expats, you’ve, ”, Longwell, “ Organizations: New York CNN, Longwell, Trump, Apple, Republican Party, Republican Locations: New York

☆ Opinion | Wisconsin Republicans Try to Subvert Democracy, Again
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If Republicans move ahead with this impeachment, it will be for one reason only: because they think they can. (Given the size of their Senate majority, they couldn’t afford to lose a single vote.) But some observers think that even if Republicans impeach Protasiewicz, they have no intention of actually holding a Senate trial. But since the state Constitution is silent on a timeline for that process, Republicans could impeach Protasiewicz and then leave her in legal oblivion indefinitely. “Senate Republicans in Wisconsin are basically saying, ‘Yeah, we’re not going to have a trial.

Persons: ”, Charlie Sykes, Protasiewicz, Tony Evers, ’ ”, Sykes, “ Organizations: Democratic Party, Wisconsin’s, Republicans, Trump, State Senate, Democratic Locations: Wisconsin, State

☆ Dark and sinister rhetoric drenches right-wing media amid Trump indictments
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Millions of Americans are immersed in a twisted world where language used to describe autocrats is being applied to America’s democratic institutions. The draconian rhetoric, once reserved for the likes of tyrants and dictators, has become commonplace in right-wing media when referring to President Joe Biden and the elected government he leads. It’s all part of a larger trend that has dramatically disfigured the conservative media since Trump ascended to power. Arguably, the rhetoric saturating mainstream right-wing media today is more extreme than the hyperbole used in the weeks leading up to the insurrection at the US Capitol. In those weeks, just like now, right-wing media forces set the stage and gathered the tinder for Trump — who was happy to light a match to the gasoline-soaked kindling gathered before him on January 6.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s, Biden, ”, —, Charlie Kirk, Trump, ” Charlie Sykes, “, aren’t, ” Sykes, leaners, America’s Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Biden, Gestapo, Department of Justice, Department of Injustice, Trump, Democratic, MAGA Media, gestapo, Republican, Trump — Locations: America, American

☆ Paul Ryan didn't hesitate to blame Tucker Carlson when asked about the 'toxic sludge' and 'disinformation' on Fox News
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Paul Ryan blamed Tucker Carlson for pushing toxic and racist content on Fox News. Ryan was asked why he, as a Fox board member, did not stand up to people spreading disinformation. During the interview, Sykes asked Ryan why he did not stand up to people at Fox News who pushed "toxic sludge, racism, disinformation, and attacks on democracy." "Donald Trump, sitting down at Mar-a-Lago, is convinced that you are pulling the strings at Fox News," Sykes said. Representatives for Ryan and Carlson at Fox did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ Paul Ryan grilled for remaining on Fox board of directors amid election fraud revelations
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Former House Speaker Paul Ryan was grilled Tuesday over his decision to remain on the board of directors of Fox News’ parent company after damning court documents showed that the right-wing network knowingly peddled election lies to its audience. I have a responsibility to offer my opinion and perspective and I do that, but I don’t go on TV and do it, right. So I offer my perspective, my opinion, often,” Ryan replied. Instead, Ryan said, “I want to see the conservative movement get through this moment. And I think Fox is a big part of the constellation of the conservative movement.”“Is it the solution or the problem?” Sykes asked.

☆ Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he 'thanked God' that he wasn't on the House floor during Kevin McCarthy's contentious speaker vote process
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Adam Kinzinger said he "thanked God" he didn't have to endure the marathon of votes to elect a House speaker. "I knew what it would be like to be on the floor and I just thanked God that I was not there," he told Charlie Sykes. Kinzinger, who left Congress earlier this month, was highly critical of McCarthy during his last term in office. "I knew what it would be like to be on the floor and I just thanked God that I was not there," he continued to say. "This couldn't happen to a nicer guy," Kinzinger said of McCarthy's struggles in rallying the far-right wing of the party shortly after the midterm elections.

☆ House speaker chaos signals Donald Trump’s shrinking influence
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump's allies repeatedly rejected Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, displaying his power's limits. A week of House speaker chaos revealed one thing about Donald Trump: He can't get his MAGA house in order. The drama started on Tuesday, and it wasn't until Friday that McCarthy managed to make headway in flipping members' votes. "The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, 'Sir, you do not have the votes, and it's time to withdraw.'" House members who are responding to the MAGA base have no reason to fear Trump on this, he said.

☆ Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says there's no one 'better suited' to lead House Republicans than Kevin McCarthy: 'He's been good for conservatives'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Paul Ryan said there was no one "better suited" to lead House Republicans than Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy is trying to lock up votes to lead the House, which will have a slim GOP majority in 2023. Ryan also told Karl that he believed McCarthy would get at least 218 votes on the floor, and expressed confidence in the lawmaker's abilities to lead Republicans. "There isn't anybody better suited to running this conference than Kevin McCarthy. He's been good for conservatives, frankly, but he's also a person who really understands how to manage a conference."

☆ GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger says Pence 'would be the Ron DeSantis right now' if he had 'fully divorced' Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kinzinger said Pence "would be the Ron DeSantis right now" if he had "divorced" himself from Trump. Kinzinger, who spoke on Charlie Sykes' Bulwark podcast about Pence, said that he had "mixed feelings" about the former vice president. "I have such mixed feelings about Mike Pence. "Look, I would love if Mike Pence ran for president against Donald Trump. "Mike Pence, if after January 6, he had fully divorced Donald Trump, and would have gone out and spoken about it, he would be the Ron DeSantis right now.

☆ GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger says House Republicans will have a 'totally nonfunctional majority' in 2023 and McCarthy as speaker will be 'the equivalent of the dog who caught the car'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rep. Adam Kinzinger said House Republicans will have a "totally nonfunctional majority" in 2023. But despite their newfound House majority, the GOP will have a razor-thin edge, with the party currently holding a 219-211 advantage with just a handful of races left to call. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., arrives to speak with journalists after winning the House Speaker nomination at a House GOP leadership meeting on Capitol Hill on November 15, 2022. Because probably Kevin McCarthy has yet to promise him anything, and secondarily, he wants to be more famous than Marjorie Taylor Greene," he added. "Kevin McCarthy is going to have trouble."

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