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Mick Mulvaney

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Mick Mulvaney is a Republican politician from South Carolina who served as the White House Chief of Staff under President Donald Trump from January 2019 to March 2020. Prior to this role, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing South Carolina's 5th congressional district from 2010 to 2017. During his time in Congress, Mulvaney was known for his fiscal conservatism and was a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, which advocates for limited government and reduced federal spending. He also served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from February 2017 to January 2019, where he focused on budgetary reforms and government efficiency.

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July 31, 2026

So that will be fascinating to see how it shakes out at the Supreme Court.

Mick Mulvaney

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  1. “So that will be fascinating to see how it shakes out at the Supreme Court,” he told Stateline.7 sources2026lailluminator.com
Jul 31, 2026

“So that will be fascinating to see how it shakes out at the Supreme Court,” he told Stateline.

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Feb 28, 2025

I think the fair question to ask is, would Barack Obama have won for helping bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine?

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May 21, 2024

as it currently stands, it appears as if the National Weather Service intentionally contradicted the President, and we need to know why

congress.gov
Mar 8, 2023

If there is one criticism that I would level against the President is he didn't hire very well.

congress.gov
Jan 2, 2023

I think the President probably should be coming to McCarthy's aid simply because the President is already associated with McCarthy, regardless what the President does in the next 24 or 48 hours.

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Jan 2, 2023

It's a complete breakdown here tonight, Anderson. There is no question that to have 19 votes against Kevin. It's just -- it is outrageous.

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Jan 2, 2023

If Kevin McCarthy is not the Speaker, yes, Kevin McCarthy loses. There is no question.

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Nov 21, 2022

No, never. Nor should they. That's an issue that was already litigated during the election. Voters knew the President could have given his tax returns, they knew that he didn't and they elected him anyway.

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Nov 14, 2022

What struck me, Anderson, was that he stayed on script almost the entire time.

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Oct 12, 2022

Now is the time for the President to be Presidential. I thought he failed at doing it.

congress.gov
Aug 22, 2022

I think it's incumbent upon the FBI now to prove why they thought it was so important for them to be able to go into that residence.

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Aug 22, 2022

I think it helps him. I do. Listen, I'm critical of the FBI. I think you've had folks on your show, or at least on your network, who sort of leaned left who have been critical of the FBI who said this is really just about documents and…

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Aug 22, 2022

To go into a former President's home, there better be you know, a dead body in there or a smoking gun or something.

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Aug 18, 2022

I was not aware of a general standing order like that.

msnbc.com
Aug 11, 2022

I didn`t even know there was a safer at Mar-a-Lago when I was the Chief of Staff for 15 months.

msnbc.com
Jul 29, 2022

I said some tweets and some texts on January 6, they want to talk about that. I was also fairly heavily involved in the Trump campaign at pointing they wanted to know about the discussions I`d had leading up to the Election Day and then…

msnbc.com
Jul 28, 2022

I can’t do it. I can’t stay.

msnbc.com
Jul 27, 2022

I was honestly just asked to come in.

msnbc.com
Jul 25, 2022

If there have been crimes committed by anybody, we want the Department of Justice to investigate whether or not that has happened.

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Jul 25, 2022

It is so often the cover up, Anderson, that is a bigger deal than the underlying potential crime itself.

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Jul 25, 2022

I think most Americans would be that chief law enforcement officer of the United States said they were going to go about things deliberately and without concern for politics.

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Jul 13, 2022

And what you`re seeing I think is folks, especially in my party, are looking at Donald Trump as damaged and something that might weigh down the party going into the midterms and into 2024.

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