Lawrence O'Donnell
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And the terrorist was the shortest section of the speech. It is the news of the day and the world. And Donald Trump was afraid to talk about his.
And the terrorist was the shortest section of the speech. It is the news of the day and the world. And Donald Trump was afraid to talk about his.
So his uniquely Trumpian stupidity about farming, because he knows the farmers are going to suffer very quickly on retaliatory tariffs. He said to them, you can just sell your products in the United States.
So his uniquely Trumpian stupidity about farming, because he knows the farmers are going to suffer very quickly on retaliatory tariffs. He said to them, you can just sell your products in the United States.
All of Donald Trump's lifetime and before, the United States of America has produced more food than it can eat. If we eat all day, we cannot eat that food. And the farmer knows, the grain farmers especially, commodity farmers, as you put it, know that they need those foreign markets, which Donald Trump is now cutting off to them. And that buffoon of a president thinks they can just sell it to us.
All of Donald Trump's lifetime and before, the United States of America has produced more food than it can eat. If we eat all day, we cannot eat that food. And the farmer knows, the grain farmers especially, commodity farmers, as you put it, know that they need those foreign markets, which Donald Trump is now cutting off to them. And that buffoon of a president thinks they can just sell it to us.
You know, conspicuously missing from the Trump speech tonight was a promise not to touch Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. He has done that in interviews whenever challenged.
You know, conspicuously missing from the Trump speech tonight was a promise not to touch Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. He has done that in interviews whenever challenged.
Very specifically, didn't do it tonight. And the last person to give that speech, which was Joe Biden a year ago, in what was the best State of the Union address I've ever seen, especially because of the quick ad libs. Those ad libs were about that subject. The Republicans in the audience got very upset when Joe Biden said they wanted to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Very specifically, didn't do it tonight. And the last person to give that speech, which was Joe Biden a year ago, in what was the best State of the Union address I've ever seen, especially because of the quick ad libs. Those ad libs were about that subject. The Republicans in the audience got very upset when Joe Biden said they wanted to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
That's when they started yelling at him. And that's what he made them promise right there, live in the room, that they wouldn't do it. He made the deal with them not to do it. That didn't come up. And What Donald Trump probably doesn't know about Social Security is the only way you can cut Social Security. There's only one way. You have to take money away from recipients.
That's when they started yelling at him. And that's what he made them promise right there, live in the room, that they wouldn't do it. He made the deal with them not to do it. That didn't come up. And What Donald Trump probably doesn't know about Social Security is the only way you can cut Social Security. There's only one way. You have to take money away from recipients.
There is no other use of Social Security money. Medicare, you can cut hospital reimbursement rates. Medicaid, you can cut hospital reimbursement rates. Social Security, it's money you take away from individuals.
There is no other use of Social Security money. Medicare, you can cut hospital reimbursement rates. Medicaid, you can cut hospital reimbursement rates. Social Security, it's money you take away from individuals.
How does this oligarchy affect people out there who've never used the word oligarchy? The people who you're saying might not get a fair shot because of the way this is going.
How does this oligarchy affect people out there who've never used the word oligarchy? The people who you're saying might not get a fair shot because of the way this is going.
How does this oligarchy affect people out there who've never used the word oligarchy? The people who you're saying might not get a fair shot because of the way this is going.