For those who don�t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television � and
their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week�s worth of network
and cable news media spin � The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of
what you may have missed.
As President Donald Trump rapidly approaches the end of his first month in
office, Democrats and media have started to let the mask slip. As more and
more of Trump�s nominees make it through the confirmation process � despite
numerous Democrat attempts to throw up roadblocks � the response from both
elected Democrats and media personalities reveals that the panic has truly
begun to set in.
And nothing has provoked the fight-or-flight response more than billionaire
entrepreneur Elon Musk and his team at the Department of Government
Efficiency (DOGE) as they have effectively �declared war on the Deep State,�
systematically rooting out the waste and abuse that have kept federal
agencies (and the politicians who funnel the money their way) on a taxpayer-
funded gravy train.
On ABC News� �This Week,� anchor Jonathan Karl started in on the Trump
administration, calling their actions thus far �breathtaking� before
admitting that the president was essentially just making good on promises
that he had made while on the 2024 campaign trail.
He then cut over to White House correspondent Mary Bruce � who went straight
for Musk, framing the story in a way that painted the SpaceX CEO as the one
in charge rather than as someone simply doing the bidding of President Trump
and, by extension, the voters. That particular imagery � Musk in a leadership
role with Trump taking a backseat and getting less media attention � has been
used repeatedly by those attempting to drive a wedge between the president
and the billionaire by denying Trump what they believe his ego needs.
�A remarkable scene in the Oval Office � Elon Musk holding court, answering
questions for the first time about his efforts to dismantle the federal
bureaucracy � On the chopping block this week: tens of thousands of federal
jobs,� she said.
�A remarkable scene in the Oval Office � Elon Musk holding court,
answering questions for the first time about his efforts to dismantle
the federal bureaucracy � On the chopping block this week: tens of
thousands of federal jobs.� @MaryKBruce reports:
https://t.co/DsfbqibTKG pic.twitter.com/Tsg7vebIES
� This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 16, 2025
Karl then pivoted to an interview with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
(D-NY), where he raised the question of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and
his recently-dropped federal corruption charges � along with his apparent
willingness to cooperate with the Trump administration on illegal
immigration.
Ignoring the fact that the charges were only brought against Adams by former
President Joe Biden�s Justice Department *after* he had already signaled his
desire to work with federal immigration authorities � prompting many to think
that the charges were politically-motivated � Jeffries charged ahead,
suggesting the burden was on Adams to prove the absence of corruption.
�Mayor Adams has a responsibility to convince the people of New York City �
that he�s not simply taking orders from a Trump administration, a Trump
Department of Justice, or Trump officials,� Jeffries claimed.
�Mayor Adams has a responsibility to convince the people of New York
City � that he�s not simply taking orders from a Trump
administration, a Trump Department of Justice, or Trump officials,"
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells @JonKarl.
https://t.co/QNYzyfKJa8 pic.twitter.com/liCCvU1PfK
� This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 16, 2025
On CBS News� �Face the Nation,� Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) went after Attorney
General Pam Bondi over the Adams case, arguing essentially that it was
evidence of political corruption for the Justice Department to dismiss
charges that on their face looked to have been politically motivated.
�One would expect more from the Attorney General of the United States,�
Raskin, who became a household name largely because of his role in the second
impeachment of President Trump immediately pivoted to bang the impeachment
drum again.
Calling the move �an attack on the Department of Justice for engaging in
corruption prosecutions,� he added that it �could be impeachable in a
different political environment.�
"One would expect more from the attorney general of the United
States," Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary
Committee, says of AG Pam Bondi after the DOJ moved to drop its
corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
Raskin tells @margbrennan the move� pic.twitter.com/jV9ETs3UoC
� Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 16, 2025
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) took a similar tone on CNN�s �State of the Union,�
where she claimed that Mayor Adams� willingness to protect the people of New
York City from criminal illegals was actually proof positive that he had
allowed President Trump and his administration to turn Adams into a
�political pawn.�
She then claimed that it would be up to Republicans to show �courage� and
�fortitude� by joining with Democrats in their opposition to Trump�s actions
� which she claimed constituted a �major assault on the justice system.�
Democratic @SenAmyKlobuchar tells @DanaBashCNN the Trump
administration has turned NYC Mayor Eric Adams into a "political
pawn" and says Republicans need to start showing "courage" and
"fortitude" against what she calls Trump's "major assault on the
justice system." pic.twitter.com/caB1S4FjrY
� State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) February 16, 2025
Anchor Dana Bash also spoke with Border Czar Tom Homan, pressing him to
refute the idea that there was a quid pro quo agreement between the Trump
administration and Adams, given his willingness to allow federal immigration
enforcement officers access to Rikers Island.
�No, I think that�s ridiculous,� Homan shot back. �I don�t think it had
anything to do with it.�
"No, I think that's ridiculous� I don't think it had anything to do
with it."
White House border czar Tom Homan denies allegations of a quid pro
quo between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Trump
administration, after Adams agreed to give ICE access to Rikers
Island� pic.twitter.com/tXMvcymLwg
� State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) February 16, 2025
Rep. Laura Gillan (D-NY) took things a step further during the show�s weekly
panel discussion, suggesting that if Adams was working with federal
immigration authorities, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) should step in and
remove him from office.
�Adams is not above the law,� she claimed.
New York @RepLauraGillen calls for Hochul to remove NYC Mayor: "Adams is not
above the law." pic.twitter.com/NQc05xv8td
� State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) February 16, 2025
On NBC News� �Meet the Press,� the focus was on Ukraine and comments from
both Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirming
the administration�s position on not allowing the embattled nation into the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Host Kristen Welker interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on
the Trump administration�s efforts to help bring about the end of the war
Russia began, and Zelenskyy used the moment to warn there was a �high risk�
that Russia � despite being at a stalemate with only Ukraine as its
opposition � was likely to attack other NATO countries.
Zelenskyy warns of �high risk� Putin will invade NATO countries:
Full interview
https://t.co/8HNRsnSeoy � Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) February 16, 2025
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