House Minority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) went after Republicans Saturday, branding the GOP with a new nickname: “Groupies of Putin.” Clyburn, who announced he would step down from leadership in 2024, argued Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his other GOP colleagues have only been doing the business of Russian President Vladimir Putin “at the behest… […]
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Clyburn hedges on Harris, says she is ‘part of’ Democrats future: ‘It’s not a given’
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) hedged questions over Vice President Harris’s leadership role in the Democratic party, saying she is “part of” the party’s future but that “it’s not a given” she will be the successor to President Biden. When asked Sunday by NBC’s “Meet The Press” moderator Kristen Welker if he sees Harris as “the… […]
Rep. Clyburn criticizes McCarthy amid GOP budget fight: “Like the tail wagging the dog’
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), a senior leader among House Democrats, criticized Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for acting beholden to the interests of the most conservative wing in his party amid threats of a government shutdown. “I don’t see how we can [take McCarthy at his word] because he just demonstrated that he’s not keeping his… […]
Clyburn: Biden a ‘Great President for This Country’ – ‘What We Need for 2024’
Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) doubled down on his support for President Joe Biden, who he supported in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Source Views: 0
Clyburn: If GOP Wins, ‘We Are Going to See this Democracy Come to a Crashing Halt’
House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) said Friday on “The Situation Room” that if Republicans led by former President Donald Trump win majorities in next week’s midterm elections, we are “going to see this democracy come to a crashing halt.” Source Views: 0
Biden Snubs Rep. Clyburn with Ketanji Brown Jackson Appointment to SCOTUS
President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, despite Rep. James Clyburn’s (D-SC) efforts to get Biden to nominate South Carolina federal judge Michelle Childs. When Biden was struggling with his Democrat opponents during the 2020 primary season, Clyburn suggested he pledge to nominate a black woman to the […]
Clyburn: I’m ‘Much More Comfortable’ with W.H. Numbers on Spending Bill, CBO Doesn’t Account for Revenue from Increased IRS Funding
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) said he is “much more comfortable” with the White House’s numbers on the Build Back Better reconciliation bill than the Congressional Budget Office’s numbers, and that the CBO’s numbers don’t take into account all of the amount of money that would be raised […]
Clyburn: Civil Rights, Voting Rights Should Have Special Filibuster Exception Like Budget Does
House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In” that there should be special exceptions where the filibuster rule does not apply to voting rights and civil rights. Clyburn said, “It’s not just HR1 that I’m concerned about. Remember, it has a lot to do with redistricting with financing campaigns. That’s […]
Bush to Clyburn: Without Biden endorsement, ‘we would not be having this transfer of power’
Former President George W. Bush (L) greets Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Former President George W. Bush called Rep. Jim Clyburn “the savior” for supporting now-President Joe Biden in the […]
‘UNITY’: Dem Whip James Clyburn Proposes ‘Black National Anthem’
House Majority Whip James Clyburn has proposed making the “Black National Anthem” the official US hymn in an effort to “bring the country together.” “To make it a national hymn, I think, would be an act of bringing the country together. It would say to people, ‘You aren’t singing a separate national anthem, you are […]
Clyburn flexes muscle on DNC pick
“I’m sure it’s his for the asking,” said James Zogby, a DNC member who previously served on the party’s Unity Reform Commission. “He’s been a state chair. He knows what it’s like. He knows the other state chairs. They are the heart and soul of the party.” Biden has not made public whom he prefers […]