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Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Priebus: Trump ‘promised' he would disrupt things
Former Republican Party executive Reince Priebus said President Trump is doing exactly what he promised by disrupting the federal government and trade relations, saying the president has a tendency to touch 'the fire' then go 'back to the drawing board and getting things lined up.' During a Sunday panel discussion on ABC's 'This Week,' Priebus, who served as chief of staff in the first Trump administration but was fired in July 2017, said Trump is doing 'every single thing he said he was going to do.' 'To think that Donald Trump was not going to disrupt the federal government, disrupt our trade relationships by implementing tariffs — he promised it,' the former Republican National Committee chair added. Priebus, an open Trump critic, said that he didn't want criticize yet because Trump has a way of 'touching the fire.' 'I just wouldn't judge too early here because I think Donald Trump does have a way of touching the fire and then going back to the drawing board and getting things lined up and I think that's what he's doing,' he said. Priebus highlighted that Trump's election win shows that it 'actually matters who you run against,' adding that the picture of Kamala Harris in the show's graphics was an important element of the discussion. '[Americans] have a choice to make. And they saw the choice. They saw common layers. They said, 'we don't want to go that direction anymore in this country,'' Priebus said. Priebus noted that Trump's agenda was like 'the biggest middle finger' to the country, a reference to his comments in November shortly after Trump was elected when the president nominated former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general. 'He feels like he has gone to hell and back 10 times,' he said at the time. 'So, this is also a big middle finger to the DOJ and the FBI.' After intense pushback, Trump instead nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
04-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Priebus: Trump ‘promised' he would disrupt things
Former Republican Party executive Reince Priebus said President Trump is doing exactly what he promised by disrupting the federal government and trade relations, saying the president has a tendency to touch 'the fire' then go 'back to the drawing board and getting things lined up.' During a Sunday panel discussion on ABC's 'This Week,' Priebus, who served as chief of staff in the first Trump administration but was fired in July 2017, said Trump is doing 'every single thing he said he was going to do.' 'To think that Donald Trump was not going to disrupt the federal government, disrupt our trade relationships by implementing tariffs — he promised it,' the former Republican National Committee chair added. Priebus, an open Trump critic, said that he didn't want criticize yet because Trump has a way of 'touching the fire.' 'I just wouldn't judge too early here because I think Donald Trump does have a way of touching the fire and then going back to the drawing board and getting things lined up and I think that's what he's doing,' he said. Priebus highlighted that Trump's election win shows that it 'actually matters who you run against,' adding that the picture of Kamala Harris in the show's graphics was an important element of the discussion. '[Americans] have a choice to make. And they saw the choice. They saw common layers. They said, 'we don't want to go that direction anymore in this country,'' Priebus said. Priebus noted that Trump's agenda was like 'the biggest middle finger' to the country, a reference to his comments in November shortly after Trump was elected when the president nominated former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general. 'He feels like he has gone to hell and back 10 times,' he said at the time. 'So, this is also a big middle finger to the DOJ and the FBI.'
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
DNC Vice Chair David Hogg says he's raising money to primary older Democrats
Internal disagreements in the Democratic Party played out on the public stage last week, with newly appointed Democratic National Committee vice chair, 25-year-old David Hogg, announcing plans to spend $20 million in a bid to replace older incumbents with younger candidates in Democratic primaries. Hogg has already begun raising the funds through his political organization, Leaders We Deserve. 'Today's party politics has an unwritten rule,' Hogg's site says. 'If you win a seat, it's yours for life. No one serious in your party will challenge you. That is a culture that we have to break.' Hogg was a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when Nikolas Cruz, a former student, opened fire, killing 17 people. Since then, he has become a gun control activist and founded several non-profits, which aim to give more political power to young people. On Sunday's episode of ABC's 'This Week' roundtable, host Jon Karl asked Reince Priebus, who served as Republican National Committee chairman from 2011 to 2017, how he would 'handle a vice chair who was going to primary' incumbent candidates. Hogg was also on the ABC panel. 'Unfortunately, David, I'd have you removed from the party,' Priebus said. Priebus explained Hogg's position. 'He said they've (Democrats) got no message. They've got no movement. They've got no leader. I mean, it doesn't get any worse than that.' 'You're defending Harvard. You're traveling to El Salvador for MS-13 gang members. But here's the point: you're taking $20 million, if I'm looking at someone, my vice chair, the RNC taking $20 million for another effort, it's $20 million out of the DNC's pocket. You can't be on the board of the fishing and forest company and on Greenpeace at the same time,' Priebus said. James Carville, who led Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, appeared on CNN on Wednesday, criticizing Hogg's plan. 'The most insane thing I ever heard is the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee spending $20 million running against other Democrats,' Carville said. Carville questioned whether the 'problem that we're facing in the United States today is because we've got 65-year-old Democrats in office.' He then asked, 'Why don't you take on a Republican? That's your job.' Responding to Carville several days later, Hogg said to an interviewer in an X post, 'I would also say James Carville has not won an election since before I was born.' He continued, 'I think it's time to have new leaders in our party to meet this moment, because a lot of the people who are the most critical of this plan are the same ones who had $2 billion to win an election and still lost. So I say the experts can save it, because it's time for some new ideas.' In her 15-week campaign, Kamala Harris spent $1.5 billion, according to The New York Times. Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., has also been critical of Hogg's party shakeup plan. She told Axios, 'I can think of a million better things to do with twenty million dollars right now.' On Thursday, Hogg appeared on CBS, saying seniority politics is 'killing the future of our party.' 'The litmus test of whether or not you remain in a position is no longer are you the best person to be in that position. The litmus test is, 'Well, how long have you ben there?' That is not acceptable. It needs to be, are you the best person to meet this moment?' Hogg said. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the DNC asked party leaders to sign a neutrality agreement, saying they would not favor certain Democratic candidates over others. All party leaders signed the agreement, except Hogg. 'I think it's going to be a ... lot harder for us to beat Republicans with a 27 percent approval rating,' Hogg said, justifying his move to primary older incumbents. 'We cannot simply go out there and say, 'look, guys, we're not Donald Trump. Vote for us.' We need to show people the way that Democrats fight for democracy is by using democracy to revive the American dream,' he said, per Real Clear Politics.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
David Hogg and ex-Trump official spar in fiery clash over Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation
DNC Vice Chair David Hogg and former chief of staff to President Donald Trump Reince Priebus clashed during a fiery exchange on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" Sunday over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Priebus, who served as RNC chairman from 2011 until 2017, when he was tapped to become Trump's chief of staff during his first term, began the war of words when he said he would have Hogg "removed from the party" if he were in charge of the DNC. Priebus was responding to a question about how he would handle Hogg's pledge to spend $20 million to primary older Democratic incumbents. "It's $20 million out of the DNC's pocket. You can't be on the board of the fishing and forest company and on Greenpeace at the same time," Priebus said. Hogg's plan has drawn the ire of his party, with a longtime Democratic strategist calling the Parkland shooting survivor a "contemptible little twerp." The former RNC chair went on to slam the Democrats, accusing them of being a party in disarray that does not know how to effectively counter Trump. Democrats' Vice Chair Ignites Civil War, Targeting 'Asleep At The Wheel' Incumbents In Primaries "The Democrats are a complete mess. They have no movement… They have no message… They have no leader. It doesn't get any worse than that. You're defending Harvard, you're traveling to El Salvador to defend MS-13 gang members," Priebus said. Read On The Fox News App The ex-Trump official was referring to Sen. Chris Van Hollen's, D-Md., trip to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Garcia, an illegal immigrant residing in Maryland, was deported to El Salvador, his home country, and incarcerated in the country's notorious CECOT mega-prison. Democrats have decried that Trump deported Garcia, who had no criminal record, in defiance of a court order to a country that subsequently jailed him without due process. The Trump administration has claimed that Garcia is a member of MS-13, and released records showing his wife had once accused him of domestic violence. Van Hollen flew to El Salvador to meet with Garcia on Friday and advocated for his release. El Salvadorian officials announced Garcia had been transferred to a different prison prior to Van Hollen's arrival. Sen. Van Hollen Pours Cold Water On 'Margarita-gate' Photo-op After El Salvador Trip: 'Nobody Drank Any' Hogg interjected and accused Priebus of deliberately misleading the audience about Garcia's criminal status. "This was not an MS-13 gang member, and you damn well know that," Hogg replied. "The administration admitted this was wrong. In America, we have due process. We are a land of law and order, and this administration is repeatedly showing time and time again they do not care about what the Supreme Court says. They do not care about the rule of law, and you cannot defend sending people to another country where they don't have rights." Priebus responded that polls indicate that the majority of Americans support mass deportations of illegal immigrants and that "every intel community agency" had concluded that Garcia was a member of article source: David Hogg and ex-Trump official spar in fiery clash over Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation
Fox News
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
David Hogg and ex-Trump official spar in fiery clash over Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation
DNC Vice Chair David Hogg and former chief of staff to President Donald Trump Reince Priebus clashed during a fiery exchange on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" Sunday over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Priebus, who served as RNC chairman from 2011 until 2017, when he was tapped to become Trump's chief of staff during his first term, began the war of words when he said he would have Hogg "removed from the party" if he were in charge of the DNC. Priebus was responding to a question about how he would handle Hogg's pledge to spend $20 million to primary older Democratic incumbents. "It's $20 million out of the DNC's pocket. You can't be on the board of the fishing and forest company and on Greenpeace at the same time," Priebus said. Hogg's plan has drawn the ire of his party, with a longtime Democratic strategist calling the Parkland shooting survivor a "contemptible little twerp." The former RNC chair went on to slam the Democrats, accusing them of being a party in disarray that does not know how to effectively counter Trump. "The Democrats are a complete mess. They have no movement… They have no message… They have no leader. It doesn't get any worse than that. You're defending Harvard, you're traveling to El Salvador to defend MS-13 gang members," Priebus said. The ex-Trump official was referring to Sen. Chris Van Hollen's, D-Md., trip to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Garcia, an illegal immigrant residing in Maryland, was deported to El Salvador, his home country, and incarcerated in the country's notorious CECOT mega-prison. Democrats have decried that Trump deported Garcia, who had no criminal record, in defiance of a court order to a country that subsequently jailed him without due process. The Trump administration has claimed that Garcia is a member of MS-13, and released records showing his wife had once accused him of domestic violence. Van Hollen flew to El Salvador to meet with Garcia on Friday and advocated for his release. El Salvadorian officials announced Garcia had been transferred to a different prison prior to Van Hollen's arrival. Hogg interjected and accused Priebus of deliberately misleading the audience about Garcia's criminal status. "This was not an MS-13 gang member, and you damn well know that," Hogg replied. "The administration admitted this was wrong. In America, we have due process. We are a land of law and order, and this administration is repeatedly showing time and time again they do not care about what the Supreme Court says. They do not care about the rule of law, and you cannot defend sending people to another country where they don't have rights." Priebus responded that polls indicate that the majority of Americans support mass deportations of illegal immigrants and that "every intel community agency" had concluded that Garcia was a member of MS-13.
