Lawrence O'Donnell
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Yep.
Yep.
Well, here's the thing. This is day 52. I thought it was day 92. It turns out it's day 52, Rachel, and I'm exhausted at day 52. And so I'm going to take next week off. And I'm telling you that now because I know you don't like it when I just drift away. Just taking next week off. Then I'm going to come back.
Well, here's the thing. This is day 52. I thought it was day 92. It turns out it's day 52, Rachel, and I'm exhausted at day 52. And so I'm going to take next week off. And I'm telling you that now because I know you don't like it when I just drift away. Just taking next week off. Then I'm going to come back.
What has happened since he's taken office has been terrifying, I think, for the world and definitely for the United States of America.
What has happened since he's taken office has been terrifying, I think, for the world and definitely for the United States of America.
Well, I respect their right to do that. I question why the first time in American history a president has won every swing state and is also best friends and his largest donor was a man who owns and runs the Internet. So I would hope that that would be investigated. The whole Internet?
Well, I respect their right to do that. I question why the first time in American history a president has won every swing state and is also best friends and his largest donor was a man who owns and runs the Internet. So I would hope that that would be investigated. The whole Internet?
And that we would see whether or not it was an anomaly or something else that happened on election night in America when Kamala Harris was filling up stadiums with people who supported her. And Donald Trump was not able to do that. So it's curious to me.
And that we would see whether or not it was an anomaly or something else that happened on election night in America when Kamala Harris was filling up stadiums with people who supported her. And Donald Trump was not able to do that. So it's curious to me.
And as an American and a believer in democracy, I would hope that we would be able to look at all of the reasons why this happened in our country.
And as an American and a believer in democracy, I would hope that we would be able to look at all of the reasons why this happened in our country.
Well, here's the thing. This is day 52. I thought it was day 92. It turns out it's day 52, Rachel, and I'm exhausted at day 52. And so I'm going to take next week off. And I'm telling you that now because I know you don't like it when I just drift away. Just taking next week off. Then I'm going to come back.
Well, here's the thing. This is day 52. I thought it was day 92. It turns out it's day 52, Rachel, and I'm exhausted at day 52. And so I'm going to take next week off. And I'm telling you that now because I know you don't like it when I just drift away. Just taking next week off. Then I'm going to come back.
Well, let's remember, it's hard to do this in the Trump era, that if any previous president had stood up there and said, we need Greenland, the two people behind him, the vice president and the speaker, would have quickly conferred and rushed that president to the hospital, ended the speech right there. right there with an overt burst of madness by the president at the microphone.
Well, let's remember, it's hard to do this in the Trump era, that if any previous president had stood up there and said, we need Greenland, the two people behind him, the vice president and the speaker, would have quickly conferred and rushed that president to the hospital, ended the speech right there. right there with an overt burst of madness by the president at the microphone.
It would have to be an intervention, but not now. What's interesting about the lies tonight is one of his favorites wasn't there. And that is after really intense 48 hours of coverage of tariffs. He did not. Tell the American people the lie tonight that foreign countries pay the tariffs.
It would have to be an intervention, but not now. What's interesting about the lies tonight is one of his favorites wasn't there. And that is after really intense 48 hours of coverage of tariffs. He did not. Tell the American people the lie tonight that foreign countries pay the tariffs.
CNBC and other outlets have been really educating the voters intensely, you know, over the last couple of days about who pays the tariffs. We had Prime Minister Trudeau say to the American people today, your government chose to do this to you. And so the mystery or the question of who pays the tariffs is over. And people... People now know it. He didn't try to get away with that one.
CNBC and other outlets have been really educating the voters intensely, you know, over the last couple of days about who pays the tariffs. We had Prime Minister Trudeau say to the American people today, your government chose to do this to you. And so the mystery or the question of who pays the tariffs is over. And people... People now know it. He didn't try to get away with that one.