Fox News Sunday interviews during 2020: on Civil Rights


Gretchen Whitmer: Coronavirus: Exempt places of worship, no jurisdiction

Whitmer touted the "aggressive actions" her state has taken to combat the spread of the virus. The governor was then pressed by "exemption" that groups of 50 or more people can still gather in places of worship, which she herself discourages but pointed to the "separation of church and state" and that the "Republican legislature" urged her to clarify that the state government had no jurisdiction over religious establishments. "We are encouraging people though do not congregate."

"We can't have half-truths or hyperbole convince people that this isn't to be taken seriously. If you're not serious, you're woefully uneducated about what we are confronting as a nation," she continued. "And that's why I'm trying to implore everyone to take this seriously. Do your part. Every one of us, whether you're asymptomatic and healthy today or you're someone who is medically vulnerable, has to do their part- washing your hands, social distancing, all of the practices from the CDC."

Source: Fox News Sunday interview for 2020 Michigan Governor race Mar 22, 2020

Tom Steyer: Substantial racial subtext in virtually every policy area

I believe that there is a substantial racial subtext in virtually every policy area in the United States. And the example I usually use is climate, where I'm a long-term climate hawk, but I've always started from the standpoint of environmental justice. I've always started in the communities where it's unsafe to breathe, because you'll get asthma and unsafe to drink the tap water because you'll get sick. And those tend to be overwhelmingly black and brown communities.
Source: Fox News Sunday interview for 2020 Presidential race Feb 23, 2020

Tom Steyer: Have a formal commission on race to review 400 years

Q: The question is how long does reparations go on?

STEYER: Well, how long did injustice go on? I want to have a formal commission on race and go through the history of the last 400-plus years, to understand what happened, where it went, exactly how we got here and to repair the damage that was done. [Otherwise] we're never going to deal with this, this is something in the past, and so we should just draw a line on today and move forward. And I think that's unrealistic.

Source: Fox News Sunday interview for 2020 Presidential race Feb 23, 2020

  • The above quotations are from Fox News Sunday interviews during 2020
    (Chris Wallace and Bret Baier interviewing candidates for 2020 races).
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2020 Presidential contenders on Civil Rights:
  Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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