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Diamond also noted that instead of being an "anonymous" Cabinet secretary, Kennedy has a political movement behind him.
"That movement, people in the White House think, helped bring them the election last year. [They] think it'll bring the midterms next year," he said.
"That movement, people in the White House think, helped bring them the election last year. [They] think it'll bring the midterms next year," he said.
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Diamond also noted that instead of being an "anonymous" Cabinet secretary, Kennedy has a political movement behind him.
"That movement, people in the White House think, helped bring them the election last year. [They] think it'll bring the midterms next year," he said.
"That movement, people in the White House think, helped bring them the election last year. [They] think it'll bring the midterms next year," he said.
“Trump, in his first term, wanted to do a study of autism and vaccines. He was talked out of it by Bill Gates, by his senior health officials. In this administration, he's got RFK Jr. in his ear letting him pursue these things,” Diamond added.
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“Trump, in his first term, wanted to do a study of autism and vaccines. He was talked out of it by Bill Gates, by his senior health officials. In this administration, he's got RFK Jr. in his ear letting him pursue these things,” Diamond added.
“The two men in some ways are kindred spirits, where Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., they're of similar age, they have been in the public profile and they have believed similar things,” Dan Diamond of The Washington Post said.
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“The two men in some ways are kindred spirits, where Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., they're of similar age, they have been in the public profile and they have believed similar things,” Dan Diamond of The Washington Post said.
“And instead of it being a show and a give and take, he really seems rattled and he really seems to be lashing out.”
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“And instead of it being a show and a give and take, he really seems rattled and he really seems to be lashing out.”
"But what is a little bit different about what we're seeing this week is the president seems to have like real animosity behind some of these attacks,” Olorunnipa added, attributing the escalation to "how tough this month has been for him, how he's up against the ropes politically."
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"But what is a little bit different about what we're seeing this week is the president seems to have like real animosity behind some of these attacks,” Olorunnipa added, attributing the escalation to "how tough this month has been for him, how he's up against the ropes politically."
“The president has always sort of taken these attacks against the press as part of what he thinks is a shtick,” Toluse Olorunnipa of The Atlantic told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg.
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“The president has always sort of taken these attacks against the press as part of what he thinks is a shtick,” Toluse Olorunnipa of The Atlantic told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg.
On Nov. 14, Trump said "Quiet, piggy," in response to a question from Bloomberg’s White House correspondent Catherine Lucey aboard Air Force One. A few days later, the president told Mary Bruce of ABC News that she was a “terrible person and terrible reporter.”
November 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
On Nov. 14, Trump said "Quiet, piggy," in response to a question from Bloomberg’s White House correspondent Catherine Lucey aboard Air Force One. A few days later, the president told Mary Bruce of ABC News that she was a “terrible person and terrible reporter.”
“It's a choice by the administration, but it is beginning to catch up with the administration and Republicans,” added Zeleny.
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“It's a choice by the administration, but it is beginning to catch up with the administration and Republicans,” added Zeleny.
Late Friday night, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily halt a court order requiring them to fully fund SNAP benefits in November despite the shutdown.
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Late Friday night, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily halt a court order requiring them to fully fund SNAP benefits in November despite the shutdown.
... but they have found money for military payments and ICE officers and others — that's a choice," CNN chief national affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg.
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
... but they have found money for military payments and ICE officers and others — that's a choice," CNN chief national affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg.
“The idea that the administration has chosen to not find money to fund the food assistance program for some 42 million Americans, 1 in 8 Americans, ...
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“The idea that the administration has chosen to not find money to fund the food assistance program for some 42 million Americans, 1 in 8 Americans, ...