All posts tagged "Mark Alford"

CNN anchor Brianna Keilar pressed Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) as Trump's Department of Justice moved forward with a second indictment against former FBI Director James Comey that stemmed from an image of seashells that said "8647."

Keilar was speaking with Alford during a live broadcast from Capitol Hill when the news surfaced that Comey was facing a second indictment and that it was over an image he had apparently posted and later removed on Instagram of a seashell formation on a beach walk in North Carolina. The caption on his post said, "Cool shell formation on my beach walk."

"Is that serious enough to merit [an indictment]?" Keilar asked....

A heated CNN anchor gave fierce pushback on Tuesday afternoon to a Republican lawmaker who tried to deny hearing pleas from farmers who said they're struggling to make ends meet.

CNN's Brianna Keilar got in a fiery back-and-forth with Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) after she asked him during a live broadcast about what farmers are saying. Alford claimed that the Trump administration was working to give them more relief when the conversation got heated.

"We are giving the farmers their safety nets through 80% of the farm bill that was passed through the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill,'" Alford said. "Those safety nets are there an increase in reference prices. We are helping the American farmers, Donald J. Trump knows the importance of feeding America and the world, and we're gonna get it done."...

A House Republican got into a fiery exchange Friday with a CNN anchor, claiming "they want the pain" after the anchor asked if Republicans had a healthcare plan in mind to discuss with Democrats amid the ongoing government shutdown.

CNN anchor Omar Jimenez was interviewing Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) and asked him the following: "Over 400,000 people in Missouri are enrolled in the marketplace. Have you seen those proposals that Speaker [Mike]Johnson is talking about? What are they then? And enlighten me?"

Alford appeared to get defensive. ...

CNN's Boris Sanchez called out Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) for "chuckling" when asked about the Qatari airplane controversy surrounding President Donald Trump, as if it were all much ado about nothing.

"I'd love to get you on the record regarding this planned gift from the Qatari government to the president," Sanchez began. "This luxury jet, worth hundreds of millions of dollars — you laugh — I do wonder whether you think this is — "

"I'm not laughing," Alford interrupted. ...

Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) may be from the same party and the same state as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), but the two are worlds apart when it comes to how Medicaid should be represented in the House spending bill.

Hawley told CNN's Manu Raju earlier Wednesday that he would not sign on to the House bill as it stands now because he believes cutting Medicaid benefits is akin to "taxing the poor to give to the rich, and I'm totally opposed to that," Hawley said.

Alford, who favors cuts to Medicaid, appeared Wednesday afternoon with Boris Sanchez....