Chris Matthews

American political commentator, former talk show host, and author

Chris Matthews

Born:December 17, 1945

Age:80

Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius

Born in:Somerton, United States

Residence:Chevy Chase, United States

Languages:English

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Chris Matthews

American political commentator, former talk show host, and author

Biography

Christopher John Matthews (born December 17, 1945) is an American political commentator, retired talk show host, and author. Matthews hosted his weeknight hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, on America's Talking and later on MSNBC, from 1997 until 2020. He announced on his final episode that he was retiring, following an accusation that he had made inappropriate comments to a Hardball guest four years earlier.

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“I'm reading last night about the fall of France in the summer of 1940, and the general calls up Churchill and says, 'It's over,' and Churchill says, 'How can it be? You got the greatest army in Europe. How can it be over?' He said, 'It's over.”

— comparing Bernie Sanders winning the Nevada caucus to the Nazi invasion of France; Igor Derysh (24 February 2020), "Chris Matthews rebuked by MSNBC colleague for comparing Sanders win to Nazi invasion", Salon

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Chris Matthews at the 2011 Time 100 gala.

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Tip and the Gipper: When politics Worked; Chris Matthews, author and host of TV show Hardball, discusses the relationship between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Reagan and signed books afterward

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Tip and the Gipper: When politics Worked; Chris Matthews, author and host of TV show Hardball, discusses the relationship between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Reagan and signed books afterward

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Tip and the Gipper: When politics Worked; Chris Matthews, author and host of TV show Hardball, discusses the relationship between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Reagan and signed books afterward

Chris Matthews

Tip and the Gipper: When politics Worked; Chris Matthews, author and host of TV show Hardball, discusses the relationship between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Reagan and signed books afterward

Chris Matthews

Tip and the Gipper: When politics Worked; Chris Matthews, author and host of TV show Hardball, discusses the relationship between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Reagan and signed books afterward

Chris Matthews

Tip and the Gipper: When politics Worked; Chris Matthews, author and host of TV show Hardball, discusses the relationship between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Reagan and signed books afterward

Chris Matthews

Tip and the Gipper: When politics Worked; Chris Matthews, author and host of TV show Hardball, discusses the relationship between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Reagan and signed books afterward

Chris Matthews

Tip and the Gipper: When politics Worked; Chris Matthews, author and host of TV show Hardball, discusses the relationship between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Reagan and signed books afterward

Chris Matthews

Tip and the Gipper: When politics Worked; Chris Matthews, author and host of TV show Hardball, discusses the relationship between House Speaker Tip O'Neill and President Reagan and signed books afterward

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