On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
podcaster and former Meet the Press host
9 things Chuck Todd said, verbatim, from July 9, 2026 to August 11, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“The Trump goons come after anybody that stands in their way, and goons is the way to call them.”
on GOP senators fearing Trump allies while confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general
The Daily Wire Chuck Todd Melts Down Over Blanche, Says GOP Senators Fear Trump’s ‘Goons’ ›
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“What’s the point of advice and consent? All you’re going to do is consent. And consent. I guess we should call it advice and capitulate, because that’s what this feels like–a capitulation.”
on the Senate confirming Blanche instead of exercising its oversight role
The Daily Wire Chuck Todd Melts Down Over Blanche, Says GOP Senators Fear Trump’s ‘Goons’ ›
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“But at the end of the day, they didn’t have the guts to do this when it mattered. Look, they have to sleep at night. I don’t know if they will be able to,”
on GOP senators confirming Todd Blanche despite fearing Trump
The Daily Wire Chuck Todd Melts Down Over Blanche, Says GOP Senators Fear Trump’s ‘Goons’ ›
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“This is damage that’s going to take decades to get out of, and this confirmation has just made the project of fixing America a lot harder and a lot longer.”
on lasting damage from the Todd Blanche confirmation
The Daily Wire Chuck Todd Melts Down Over Blanche, Says GOP Senators Fear Trump’s ‘Goons’ ›
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“I do not think he understands the distinction between being the lawyer for Donald John Trump and the lawyer for the people,”
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“Sometimes bland is how you make room for everybody. Maybe a little bit hokey and bland, right? But Trump couldn’t do it. He couldn’t leave it alone. He created his own version of the celebration,”
on Trump's handling of America's 250th anniversary celebrations
Blaze Media Sara Gonzales rips two Democrats’ anti-American meltdowns over 250 celebrations ›
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“The country had a bipartisan, congressionally created America 250 effort. It might have been a little messy. Might have even been a little bland at times, but that would have been fine because sometimes bland is the point,”
on Democrats criticizing the bipartisan America 250 anniversary celebrations
Blaze Media Sara Gonzales rips two Democrats’ anti-American meltdowns over 250 celebrations ›
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“We are going further than we’ve ever gone before to say, we aren’t going to play the sound. We aren’t going to repeat the president’s vicious attacks on Hunter Biden. The president of the United States stood in front of a crowd of supporters and character-assassinated [Hunter],”
The Federalist Poynter Rewards Chuck Todd’s Activism With Journalism Honor Days After Diary Reveals He Strategized With Fauci ›
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“We can’t in good conscience amplify those attacks.”
The Federalist Poynter Rewards Chuck Todd’s Activism With Journalism Honor Days After Diary Reveals He Strategized With Fauci ›
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