Lawrence O'Donnell

In the name of Jesus Christ means that the misguided fanatic who is by far the most incompetent Secretary of Defense in history does not want the prayers or good wishes or anything else from the 38% of Americans who are not Christian.

Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense does not want one Jewish prayer said in support of Donald Trump's war.

Not one.

He very obviously does not want a Muslim prayer spoken anywhere in the United States in support of Donald Trump's war on bended knee or not.

And he does not want the prayer of Christians who are not literally on their knees.

I used to kneel down for most of the prayers that we did when I was an altar boy in Catholic elementary school, but the priests didn't.

Catholic priests, who live an even more religious life than Pete Hegseth, do most of their public praying standing up, which is apparently unacceptable to the religiosity of Pete Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth is the first Secretary of Defense in history who thinks he can define for Americans the proper way of praying.

The proper way of praying for a war.

On bended knee,

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.