Jeffrey Goldberg: Iran Holds ‘Fake Election in a Fake Democracy’
Below you can find some of the notable comments made Sunday on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” Roundtable guests included ABC News’ George Will, ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz, former Defense Department and CIA chief of staff Jeremy Bash, Bloomberg View columnist… Read More »
EmailMarco Rubio: President’s Inaction Has Led to ‘Worst Possible Scenario’ in Syria
During an exclusive interview on “This Week,” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio criticized President Obama for not intervening sooner in Syria’s civil war, saying the inaction has led to the “worst possible scenario” in the war-torn country. “It behooved us to kind of identify whether… Read More »
Jeb Bush Calls His Father the ‘Best Man I’ve Ever Met’
In a special Father’s Day edition of the Sunday Spotlight on ABC’s This Week, former Florida governor Jeb Bush reflected on lessons he learned from his father and hinted about his own political future. In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Jon Karl, Bush spoke about Father’s Days spent in… Read More »
Coming Up on ‘This Week’: Sen. Marco Rubio; Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
In a “This Week” Sunday exclusive, ABC Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl goes one-on-one with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on the debate over immigration reform and U.S. aid to rebels in Syria. The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will begin providing military aid… Read More »
Bush Ballot Split on Jeb in 2016
During an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl that will air Sunday on “This Week,” former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush joked that his parents are divided on whether he should follow in his brother’s footsteps and run for the White House in 2016. “I… Read More »
John Boehner Knocks Obama IRS Targeting Defense as ‘Inconceivable’
It’s “inconceivable” that President Obama was unaware that the Internal Revenue Service was targeting conservative groups, House Speaker John Boehner said today. “It would be inconceivable in my operation that my staff would know it and I wouldn’t,” the Ohio Republican told ABC News’ George… Read More »
House Speaker John Boehner: NSA Leaker a ‘Traitor’
House Speaker John Boehner today called NSA leaker Edward Snowden a “traitor” who put Americans at risk by releasing classified information to the media. “He’s a traitor,” the highest ranking Republican in the House of Representatives said in an extensive interview with ABC News’ George… Read More »
Intelligence Committee Leaders Defend NSA Surveillance
The leaders of the Senate and House Intelligence committees defended the National Security Agency’s phone and internet surveillance programs revealed last week, saying that the programs are “within the law” and have been critical in thwarting potential terrorist attacks. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne… Read More »
Guardian Reporter Glenn Greenwald Blasts Calls for Leak Prosecutions
Glenn Greenwald, the reporter for The Guardian who broke stories last week on the National Security Agency’s phone and internet surveillance programs, blasted calls for the prosecution of his sources for leaking classified information, saying they “deserve our praise and gratitude and not imprisonment and… Read More »
Paul Krugman: Government Tilting Towards ‘Authoritarian Surveillance’ State
Below you can find some of the notable comments made Sunday on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” Our powerhouse roundtable guests included ABC News’ George Will; ABC News ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd; Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; New York Times… Read More »
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