I think that the media is as divided on this issue [of gay marriage] as the Obama family โ which is to say not at all. And so heโs never going to get negative coverage for this....When you have almost the entire media establishment on your side on an issue in a presidential campaign, itโs very hard to lose politically.
Mark HalperinNo one should be surprised that in the balance between national security and civil liberties, President [Donald] Trump, like candidate Trump wants to be more aggressive.
Mark HalperinDonald Trump has appointed people from Goldman Sachs to his government. He said all sort of things that you would think would really annoy his core supporters. This is one of the big issues he ran on.
Mark HalperinWe have a responsibility to hold both sides accountable to the public interest, but that doesn't mean we reflexively and artificially hold both sides 'equally' accountable when the facts don't warrant that.
Mark HalperinFocus first on where you want to be, and why, and then on the right path to get there.
Mark HalperinYou saw in your interview with Speaker [Paul] Ryan, though, an echo of what the White House and the president [Donald Trump] have started to say, which is, well, we`re not going to get a check from Mexico to pay for the wall on the front end. We`re going to find some way to get the money back, but initially will be paid for by the U.S.
Mark Halperin