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New York Post
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jen Psaki's new show plummets with key demographic in second episode
It was a Psaki bomb. Former Biden press secretary Jen Psaki tanked with a key demographic in her new show's second episode — indicating possible trouble for her future ratings. Her new gig features her show 'The Briefing' in MSNBC's prime time slot, at 9 p.m. on Tuesdays through Fridays, while 'The Rachel Maddow Show' pivots to only being on air Mondays. 'The Briefing' had a strong showing of 1.2 million viewers on Tuesday, with 139,000 viewers in the key demographic of people ages 25 to 54. But viewership quickly dropped Wednesday, with 1 million viewers tuning in — and just 65,000 people in the coveted demographic tuning in, according to Fox News. Psaki debuted her new show on Tuesday, with ratings quickly dropping on the second day. MSNBC For comparison, Fox News' Sean Hannity got 2.64 million viewers on Tuesday at 9 p.m. with 312,000 in the highly desired demographic, while CNN's Kaitlan Collins eked out 468,000 total viewers but scored 75,000 people ages 25 to 54 watching. The former press secretary had left her job at the White House in 2022 to pursue a gig at the liberal outlet, and began hosting 'Inside with Jen Psaki' on Sundays in March 2023. Rachel Maddow had been the featured host in the 9 p.m. slot five nights a week during President Trump's first 100 days, but retreated to Mondays as Psaki got the more prominent gig. Maddow had predicted Psaki will do 'better' than her in the spot due to her knowledge of Washington and her previous stint at the White House. 'The thing she has which I do not have, which is going to make 9 o'clock better with Jen Psaki than it is with Rachel Maddow, is that she both knows people and knows how to talk to people,' Maddow told People in an interview published Tuesday. 'I really am a weird little hermit who works great with my staff, but I don't know anybody in Washington. I don't know anybody in the news, and it's on purpose.' White House press secretary Jen Psaki gestures as she speaks at a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on October 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. Getty Images But Maddow had managed to bring in better numbers when she held the prime spot. The host averaged a total of 1.9 million viewers and 141,000 among viewers aged 25-54, per Fox, meaning that Psaki's Wednesday episode had brought down the number of viewers by a total of 46% and 54% in the important demo. The Wednesday episode had so few 25-54 aged viewers it came behind reruns of shows like 'Friends,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' 'Bob's Burgers,' and 'That 70s Show,' as well as 'Paw Patrol,' per the outlet. The former Biden spokesperson is a fierce Trump critic and has continued to speak out against his administration, telling Rolling Stone in an interview this week that his second term is 'the most dangerous presidency in my lifetime.' It's 'not just because of what he's doing day to day,' she said, 'but because his desire seems to be to reshape how our government works, how our system works, to impact things for decades to come.' She told the outlet she's looking forward to platforming 'emerging' Democratic voices like progressive Democrat Greg Casar, Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and others who may be in the party's 'next generation of leaders.'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jen Psaki: The lessons Democrats can take from Trump's disastrous polling
This is an adapted excerpt from the April 28 episode of 'Inside with Jen Psaki.' The story of what the opposition has done across these first 100 days of the Trump administration is every bit as important as what the Trump administration has done. While there has been disagreement among Democrats about how to approach this moment, that difference isn't even really an ideological one. Yes, there are debates and disagreements on big issues on the margins, but Democrats agree that taking a wrecking ball to the economy with a half-cocked trade war is a bad idea. Democrats agree that letting the world's richest person and his band of interns rifle through the federal government and suggest firing people who answer the phones at Social Security offices, people who track extreme weather events and people who research cancer is a bad idea. Democrats agree that mistakenly shipping a legal resident to a notorious foreign prison is outrageous, and deporting U.S. citizens as young as 2 years old is appalling. Democrats agree that abusing your power to go after law firms, the media and universities is the stuff of tin-pot dictators. So the values are all pretty aligned. There are, what I would consider, some healthy disagreements about how to respond to all of that, including what issues to focus on and what tactics should be used to stand up to the actions of the Trump administration. There are the Democrats who appear to have chosen the age-old, strongly-worded-letter route, like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who sent one to the administration about its attacks on Harvard University with eight strongly worded questions. In contrast, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz decided to actually go to Harvard on Monday for a conversation about the future of the Democratic Party and what Democrats should do to push back on the Trump administration. James Carville suggested that Democrats should essentially roll over and play dead and let the Trump administration implode. Others, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have held rallies with tens of thousands of people across red states. Then there's Sen. Cory Booker, who spoke on the Senate floor for more than 25 hours to rail against what this administration is doing to the country. There's also Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who traveled to a foreign country to highlight the lack of due process for his constituent who was shipped there by mistake. Look, I do think we all need a little humility in this moment because it's hard to know what's going to work, what the best strategy is or what's going to matter when it comes time for people to actually vote again. But what does feel pretty clear is that the traditional ways of opposing Donald Trump are not going to work. So for Democratic leaders, it's worth trying all sorts of things right now. It's worth showing up in surprising places, doing surprising things and taking risks. Lead the protest, give the speech, take the trip — because the future of the party, and the future leadership of our country, is going to be determined by the people who do those things and not by the ones who play it safe. Perhaps Democrats should listen to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who told Democrats in New Hampshire on Sunday, 'It's time to fight, everywhere, all at once.' Maybe that should be the strategy, because right now Trump is losing ground everywhere and all at once. That's according to an absolute avalanche of polling that has come out over the past few days, showing Trump losing support across the board. A new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll put Trump's approval at just 39% — the lowest rating they've found in 80 years for a president at the 100-day mark. After electing Trump to address inflation and reduce the cost of living, a full 62% of Americans disapprove of his handling of that issue, according to a poll from CBS News/YouGov. On immigration, an issue that propelled many voters to support him in November, Trump's biggest actions have exposed some of his biggest weaknesses. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC found that, by a nearly 20-point margin, more Americans oppose deporting students for protesting Israel's actions in Gaza than favor it. A poll from The New York Times/Sienna College found that most voters disapprove of Trump's handling of the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, 52%, compared with just 31% who approved. The overwhelming majority of people in that CBS News/YouGov poll made it crystal clear that they reject some of the most outrageous actions the Trump administration has already taken. When asked if it's OK to mistakenly deport some legal U.S. residents to foreign countries, 81% of Americans said it's not acceptable. When asked what the administration should do if the Supreme Court rules against it, 85% of Americans said the Trump administration should follow the ruling, according to the same poll. From the economy to immigration to the rule of law, voters seem to think Trump is going too far. So he is vulnerable. He is weaker than he was when he was elected and weaker than when he took office. But his loss of support has not yet translated into Democratic gains. In its poll, NBC News asked Americans the question: 'Who fights for voters like you?' The most popular answer (38%) was that neither party fought for people like them. So, yes, while it is true that most of these polls should be pretty jarring to the Trump team, they also show that Democrats have a lot of work ahead. Now, we can't say for sure that voters will respond to — whether it's those fiery words from Pritzker, Van Hollen's trip to El Salvador, Booker's Senate floor speech, or Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders' red state rallies — but the data shows there's an opportunity for Democrats here, because the seemingly unstoppable Trump of a few months ago is no more. This article was originally published on
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jeffries calls on judge to set deadline for Abrego Garcia's return
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is calling on a federal judge to set a deadline at a Tuesday hearing for the Trump administration to comply with a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador. In an interview Monday on MSNBC's 'Inside with Jen Psaki,' the Democratic leader stressed the importance of enforcing the Supreme Court ruling and said setting a new deadline is the first step. 'I think what the court needs to do is to set a deadline as it relates to compliance with the quasi-directive that came down from the Supreme Court related to returning Mr. Garcia,' Jeffries said in the interview. 'Specify that, and then make sure that it happens,' he continued. Jeffries said the court could then take steps to hold members of the Trump administration in contempt if they do not comply with the deadline. 'The Supreme Court and/or the federal district court actually needs to enforce its order,' he said. 'And the vehicles that are available for the court to do that relate to contempt.' 'That contempt can be directed at a variety of different members of the Trump administration, including, but not limited to, the secretary of State and/or his or her designees, and the secretary of homeland security and/or his or her designees for the court to determine,' Jeffries added. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis is expected to grill Trump administration officials on Tuesday about steps they've taken to secure Abrego Garcia's release from a Salvadoran prison — after the Supreme Court ordered the administration to do so. But White House officials have signaled they do not intend to facilitate the man's release, arguing they don't have the power to do so if he's in another country. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the decision of Abrego Garcia's fate is up to El Salvador and that the U.S. can do nothing more than send potential transportation. 'The Supreme Court ruled … that if El Salvador wants to return him … we would facilitate it, meaning provide a plane,' she said. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele scoffed at a reporter's question in the Oval Office on Monday about whether he would facilitate the Maryland man's return. 'How could I return him to the United States? I smuggle him to the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it,' Bukele said, labeling Abrego Garcia a terrorist. 'The question is preposterous.' 'I don't have the power to return him to the United States. I'm not releasing — I mean, we're not very fond of releasing terrorists into our country,' he added. Abrego Garcia was deported after he was accused by a confidential informant of being a member of the MS-13 gang in New York. His family has maintained that he fled El Salvador due to gang violence, and that he has never lived in the Empire State. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
15-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Jeffries calls on judge to set deadline for Abrego Garcia's return
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is calling on a federal judge to set a deadline at a Tuesday hearing for the Trump administration to comply with a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador. In an interview Monday on MSNBC's 'Inside with Jen Psaki,' the Democratic leader stressed the importance of enforcing the Supreme Court ruling and said setting a new deadline is the first step. 'I think what the court needs to do is to set a deadline as it relates to compliance with the quasi-directive that came down from the Supreme Court related to returning Mr. Garcia,' Jeffries said in the interview. 'Specify that, and then make sure that it happens,' he continued. Jeffries said the court could then take steps to hold members of the Trump administration in contempt if they do not comply with the deadline. 'The Supreme Court and/or the federal district court actually needs to enforce its order,' he said. 'And the vehicles that are available for the court to do that relate to contempt.' 'That contempt can be directed at a variety of different members of the Trump administration, including, but not limited to, the secretary of State and/or his or her designees, and the secretary of homeland security and/or his or her designees for the court to determine,' Jeffries added. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis is expected to grill Trump administration officials on Tuesday about steps they've taken to secure Abrego Garcia's release from a Salvadoran prison — after the Supreme Court ordered the administration to do so. But White House officials have signaled they do not intend to facilitate the man's release, arguing they don't have the power to do so if he's in another country. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the decision of Abrego Garcia's fate is up to El Salvador and that the U.S. can do nothing more than send potential transportation. 'The Supreme Court ruled … that if El Salvador wants to return him … we would facilitate it, meaning provide a plane,' she said. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele scoffed at a reporter's question in the Oval Office on Monday about whether he would facilitate the Maryland man's return. 'How could I return him to the United States? I smuggle him to the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it,' Bukele said, labeling Abrego Garcia a terrorist. 'The question is preposterous.' 'I don't have the power to return him to the United States. I'm not releasing — I mean, we're not very fond of releasing terrorists into our country,' he added. Abrego Garcia was deported after he was accused by a confidential informant of being a member of the MS-13 gang in New York. His family has maintained that he fled El Salvador due to gang violence, and that he has never lived in the Empire State.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Warren: ‘This is the time to call' Republican lawmakers on tariffs
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday urged Americans to call on House and Senate Republican to act against President Trump's aggressive tariffs. In an appearance on MSNBC's 'Inside with Jen Psaki,' Warren pushed for more congressional action against the tariffs, stating that 'Congress has the power, under just a resolution … that takes away his power to put all of these tariffs in place.' 'This is the time to call those Republicans in the Senate, to call those Republicans in the House,' Warren told Psaki. 'And like you said, take the power back to be able to do this.' After Trump's tariff announcement, markets tumbled and economic anxieties have risen. The move has even strained the relationship between Trump and Republican lawmakers. Last week, seven Republican lawmakers signed onto a bill headed up by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) that would require the president to notify Congress 48 hours in advance of new tariffs, make the levies subject to the legislative branch's approval and let the upper chamber rescind tariffs. Warren, on Monday, accused the president of launching 'the dumbest trade war in the history of this country' in her MSNBC appearance. The sweeping tariffs include a 20 percent tariff against European allies, as well as a 10 percent base tax on all goods coming into the U.S. Trump on Tuesday said there could be a possible trade deal coming together with South Korea, which was hit with a 25 percent reciprocal tariff, close to a week after his latest tariff announcement. 'I just had a great call with the Acting President of South Korea. We talked about their tremendous and unsustainable Surplus, Tariffs, Shipbuilding, large scale purchase of U.S. LNG, their joint venture in an Alaska Pipeline, and payment for the big time Military Protection we provide to South Korea,' Trump said on his Truth Social platform. The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
