Every Sunday morning, legacy media outlets are taken over by elected officials, aspiring elected officials, administration insiders, and the usual collection of talking heads — all of whom are there to discuss specific policies, push talking points, or simply promote their own campaigns.
For those who don’t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to unravel a full week’s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
ABC News, “This Week”:
President Joe Biden’s campaign, according to recent polling, is struggling to keep the support of black voters going into the 2024 presidential election. ABC’s Martha Raddatz broached the subject with Biden’s Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks, who quickly pivoted to claim that Biden had done more for the black community than any other president.
“I think what a lot of people are expressing is urgency. They sense a sense of urgency because of the threat that Republicans posed to, you know, America right now and that’s precisely why the president and the vice president are running for reelection to make sure that that doesn’t happen,” he said. “When it comes to African American voters, I want to be very clear about this, that no administration has done as much for the African American community, as President Biden and Vice President Harris.”
Fulks went on to say that the real heavy lift for the campaign would be making sure that the black community understood just how much the Biden administration had done for them: “We’ve come out of the gate with very large buys targeted at African American voters, organizing in their communities to send a clear signal that one, we don’t take them for granted, two, we recognize that we need to earn their support in this campaign, and communicate with them all the way.”
Despite polls showing the Biden-Harris campaign is underperforming with Black voters, deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks tells @MarthaRaddatz: “No administration has done as much for the African American community as Pres. Biden and Vice Pres. Harris.” https://t.co/bR3ycLpfin pic.twitter.com/NZAs4oou9j
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 21, 2024
CBS News, “Face the Nation”:
Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) warned that Biden might face protests the next time he came to visit Michigan — a state that voted Democrat in 2020 but chose former President Donald Trump in 2016 — because a number of Muslim and Arab-Americans feel as though Biden has failed them in not calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
“These are legitimate and raw feelings that people have,” Whitmer said.
Michigan @GovWhitmer says President Biden “may” face protesters when he visits Michigan, a state with a large Muslim and Arab-American population, who are frustrated Biden hasn’t called for a cease-fire in Gaza.
“These are legitimate and raw feelings that people have.” pic.twitter.com/n4vTY6Utya
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 21, 2024
At least one Muslim American, participating in a CBS News focus group on election issues, appeared to back up Whitmer’s claim.
“I was never a single-issue voter,” the man said, but claimed that Biden’s failure to push for a ceasefire had left Muslim Americans “disowned” and “disenfranchised.”
“For me this is a deal-breaker,” he added, despite describing himself as previously being a “champion” for the Democratic president.
In our focus group of Michigan voters, Thasin tells @margbrennan he “was a champion” for President Biden, but now feels Biden has “disowned” and “disenfranchised” Muslim Americans with his stance on Gaza.
“I was never a single-issue voter…but for me this is a deal-breaker.” pic.twitter.com/4cwmuYbNbo
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 21, 2024
CNN, “State of the Union”:
CNN’s David Chalian broke down the latest poll ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary election — where previous polls have shown that former Governor Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) is likely to make her best showing — and said that Trump still has the outsized advantage.
Trump, according to the CNN/UNH poll, commands the support of some 50% of likely primary voters. Another 39% voiced support for Haley and 6% for Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) — although the poll was taken prior to DeSantis’ Sunday afternoon announcement that he was suspending his presidential campaign. He offered his endorsement to Trump.
NEW: Ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, a CNN/UNH poll shows Donald Trump with 50% support from likely Republican primary voters, compared to Nikki Haley with 39% and Ron DeSantis with 6%. CNN’s @DavidChalian joins @DanaBashCNN to break down the results. pic.twitter.com/5mcvAOYcQs
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) January 21, 2024
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NBC News, “Meet the Press”:
Because the Democratic National Committee opted to skip the New Hampshire primary — favoring a kick-off in South Carolina, a state Biden feels more confident he’ll win — the Granite State retaliated by pushing forward with the primary but removing Biden’s name from the ballot.
Biden supporters are planning a write-in campaign in spite of the fact that the DNC will not award any delegates to the winner — and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) told “Meet the Press” anchor Kristen Welker that she had high hopes.
“Write-in campaigns are really tough,” she admitted. “But we are feeling good.”
WATCH: With President Biden absent from the N.H. ballot, some Democrats in the state have turned to a write-in campaign. @kwelkernbc: “Is President Biden going to win?”@SenatorHassan (D-N.H.): “Write-in campaigns are really tough. But we are feeling really good.” pic.twitter.com/WhCZrCncGi
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 21, 2024
FOX, “Fox News Sunday”:
Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked former President Trump who he had in mind to choose for his running mate — assuming he would be the Republican nominee — and Trump demurred. He said that he did have someone in mind, but argued that revealing the name of his vice presidential pick was not likely to change anyone’s calculus in the near term.
He did say that the person was a “good person” and that he was 25% certain that would be his final decision.
WATCH: The Sunday Panel reacts to @BretBaier asking former President Trump about his possible VP pick. pic.twitter.com/XHhyo0c8q8
— Fox News Sunday (@FoxNewsSunday) January 21, 2024
MSNBC, “Inside With Jen Psaki”:
Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki aired her MSNBC show live from New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday’s primary, and she started by highlighting Nikki Haley’s latest attack on Donald Trump — namely that the former president had “lost his fastball.”
“Just to put a fine point on this: Donald Trump’s closest Republican challenger is now calling his mental fitness into question, and no matter what happens here on Tuesday, that is significant,” she claimed.
.@jrpsaki: “Just to put a fine point on this: Donald Trump’s closest Republican challenger is now directly calling his mental fitness into question, and no matter what happens here on Tuesday, that is significant.” pic.twitter.com/Zn6UW9Cgd4
— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) January 21, 2024
Later in the show, Psaki spoke with Rep. Ro Hanna (D-CA) about Haley’s chances — and Khanna took the opportunity to first criticize Haley for focusing too little on identity politics and then suggest that Republicans were too racist to vote for her anyway.
Responding to Haley’s assertion that the United States had never been a “racist country,” he said, “I just think she has an opportunity to talk as a daughter of immigrants about her story and inspire people. And instead, she’s appealing to a base that’s never going to vote for her.”
“I just think she has an opportunity to talk as a daughter of immigrants about her story and inspire people. And instead, she’s appealing to a base that’s never going to vote for her.”
@RepRoKhanna on Nikki Haley’s claim that America has never been a racist country. pic.twitter.com/o5xozBh5jG— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) January 21, 2024
