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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 1, 2016

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Donald Trump told “Morning Joe” hosts he’ll do the best he can to persuade caucus goers to vote for him on Monday evening. Trump appeared on the show by telephone Monday morning, one of several interviews the GOP front runner conducted ahead of the Iowa caucuses. When asked by host Joe Scarborough how he felt […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 18, 2016

In his first interview after the Iran-U.S. prisoner swap, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday again defended the current nuclear technology deal with that country, one that has been assailed by Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. “The world is safer today,” Kerry said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. “… Iran had a completely invisible, unaccountable, unverified […]

Jim RosicaDecember 21, 2015

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says Muslims need to “deal with the problem (of radicalism), the cancer within Islam,” but “most are not and that’s a problem.” Santorum appeared Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. He was asked to elaborate on comments he made on the jihadist movement in the last candidates’ debate. “The bottom line is this: […]

Jim RosicaDecember 16, 2015

Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says front-runner Donald Trump didn’t come off as a strong leader on national security issues during Tuesday night’s debate. Bush appeared via satellite link on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program on Wednesday morning. The candidates participated in the fifth GOP debate, hosted by CNN, in Las Vegas. “We got […]

Jim RosicaDecember 7, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush repeated his call for a declaration of war against the Islamic State, criticizing President Barack Obama for viewing the conflict with the jihadist group as a policing “exercise.” Bush appeared Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program via satellite from Miami. “If this is a war, which I believe it is, then we need […]

Jim RosicaNovember 25, 2015

Former New York City Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday said he thinks the U.S. has “no strategy” in the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group. “We have no strategy and that’s exactly what we need,” he said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. President Barack Obama “appeared with (French President François) Hollande who took quick decisive action, […]

Jim RosicaNovember 18, 2015

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White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest credited President Obama‘s “early investment in our military and our intelligence” that put the French “in a position to carry out this kind of response” to last week’s Paris attacks. Earnest spoke Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. “The United States and France has been for some time working to deepen […]

Associated PressNovember 9, 2015

Ben Carson says it’s time to move on from questions about the accuracy of his life story. But Tuesday’s Republican debate makes that unlikely, and some of his GOP rivals say such scrutiny is part of running for president. The retired neurosurgeon said Sunday that questions about discrepancies in his autobiography are distractions from “much […]

Associated PressNovember 9, 2015

Chris Christie just can’t catch a break. In the middle of what had been shaping up to be among the best weeks of his campaign for president, the Republican governor of New Jersey was kicked to the “kiddie table” when Fox Business Network said he didn’t have the poll numbers needed to qualify for Tuesday’s […]

Jim RosicaNovember 4, 2015

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David Plouffe, President Barack Obama‘s 2008 campaign manager, says the lasting popularity of Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson shows that “the old (political) rules don’t apply” anymore. Plouffe, now chief adviser to the Uber ride-hailing service, appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program Wednesday. Trump, the real estate tycoon-turned-reality TV star, and Carson, a retired […]

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Donald Trump tells “Morning Joe” hosts he’s “feeling really good” going into Iowa caucus

John Kerry on Iran deal: “The world is safer”

Rick Santorum: Muslims need to “confront the cancer” of radicalism

Jeb Bush says Donald Trump ‘doesn’t have a plan’

Jeb Bush renews call to declare war on ISIS after President’s speech

Rudy Giuliani says U.S. has “no strategy” against Islamic State

Josh Earnest gives props to Obama administration for Paris attacks response

Rivals unmoved by Ben Carson’s complaints on scrutiny of his bio

No whining: Chris Christie shrugs off boot from debate main stage

David Plouffe: Popularity of Donald Trump, Ben Carson shows “old rules don’t apply”