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NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor said Monday during an appearance on MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports” that people on the Democratic side of things were “very worried” about former President Trump or other Republicans stealing the election in 2024. While discussing a recent NBC News poll that found 74% of voters believe that the country is moving in the wrong direction and that 58% of voters said America’s best years are behind it. The poll also found that “threats to democracy” was ahead of “cost of living” and “jobs and the economy” when asked about the most important issue facing the U.S. Alcindor...

PBS’s “Washington Week” host Yamiche Alcindor said Wednesday on MSNBC’s ‘”11th Hour” that “a lot of black women” felt like the Republican senators questioning Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson were disrespecting her. Guest-host Alicia Menendez said, “There was this sort of remarkable moment today between Judge Jackson and Senator Cory Booker. I want to play for our audience. Let’s take a listen.” During the hearings, Booker said, “They’re going to accuse you of this and that, heck, in honor of your birthday, you might be called a communist but don’t worry my sister, don’t worry. God has got you....

Former professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said Thursday on “CBS Mornings” that promoting the need for people to get the COVID vaccination was an extension of Black Lives Matter. Co-host Vladimir Duthiers said, “You’ve called for the NBA to insist that all players and staff be vaccinated. And if they refuse, you believe they should be removed from the team. Why do you feel so strongly about that?” Abdul-Jabbar said, “I think that when we ignore a pandemic that is killing people just because some people don’t feel like doing some research, I can’t go along with that. This COVID...

The Talk Shows August 30th, 2020 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Kate Bedingfield, Biden's deputy campaign manager; Lara Trump, Campaign Adviser to the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump; Thomas Peters, RumbleUp, the first peer-to-peer texting platform for Republicans. Panel: Guy Benson, political editor of Townhall.com; Gillian Turner, news correspondent on FOX News; Charles Lane, Amazon Bezos Post reporter.MEET THE PRESS (NBC): White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows; Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), Hiden’ Biden campaign Panel: Yamiche Alcindor, PBS White House correspondent; Hallie Jackson, Chief White House correspondent...

PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor faced heavy backlash for insisting that there was "no evidence" that any activity that sparked from the George Floyd protests were the result of "anarchists." Protests have sparked across the country after last week's police-involved killing of 46-year-old Floyd in Minneapolis. However, riots also broke out that led to the destruction of property, looting, and assaults. On Sunday, President Trump urged Democratic mayors and governors to take stronger action against who he described were "anarchists" that have caused havoc in recent days.

President Donald Trump was criticized Monday for having a campaign rally in March while the coronavirus was spreading in the United States. Former Vice President Joe Biden had eight campaign events in the same month. The president’s March rally took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, but Biden’s rallies were in future coronavirus hot spots such as Detroit, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. The Trump campaign called out PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor who criticized the president during the White House press briefing for having a campaign rally on March 2. “You held rallies in February and March,” she said to Trump, accusing...

Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice suggested Monday that President Trump’s recent confrontation with a black female reporter displayed his dislike for strong women in general and black women in particular. During Sunday’s White House coronavirus task force briefing, the president told PBS correspondent Yamiche Alcindor to “be nice” and to not be “threatening” in response to a question about Trump’s claim that state governors were requesting supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic that they didn’t actually need. “You go, girl,” Rice tweeted at Alcindor. “Pathetic when insecure men can’t stomach strong black women.” “I’m not the first human being,...