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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Checks Please: Democratic Governors Vow to Stand Up to Trump

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

NBC News

News, Politics

4.5664 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki breaks down Donald Trump's staffing picks and what they reveal about his dark vision for a second term. Jen is joined by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to discuss her plans to combat Trump's policies, including protecting reproductive rights and women's healthcare. Next, civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill joins the show to analyze the legalities of Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship. Jen is also joined by Rep. Dan Goldman to discuss how Trump and his allies might pursue his perceived enemies. Later, Jen talks about Trump's recent call with Vladimir Putin, which the Kremlin denies even took place, and how it fits into a pattern of deception about his relationship with Russia. Jen also sits down with Rep.-Elect Kelly Morrison to discuss her recent victory and how she plans to continue the fight for reproductive rights as the only pro-choice OB-GYN in Congress. Finally, Jen closes the show with some thoughts on the rising stars in the democratic party that could potentially lead the party in 2028.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay. It's been just about one week since the election, and I know you were all still

0:14.1

digesting that and processing that, and that is all going to take some time, and you

0:18.4

should take your time doing that.

0:25.2

Meanwhile, there's also a lot happening here in Washington as Donald Trump's second term starts to take shape.

0:26.9

And we're going to talk about all of that tonight and what it means for all of us, because it's

0:30.3

important for all of you to know, and also what the most effective guardrails against it

0:34.3

might be.

0:35.3

I mean, those guardrails might be Democratic governors, so we're

0:37.8

going to talk to one of them, Massachusetts Governor Morrhealey, who has some experience governing during

0:43.1

a Trump term. We're going to talk to her in just a few minutes. Those guardrails could be lawyers,

0:47.0

so we're going to talk to one of the best in the country, Cheryl and Eiffel. And those guardrails could be

0:51.4

members of Congress. So we're going to talk to one of them, too. Congressman Dan Goldman.

0:54.6

We're going to talk to him later in the show.

0:56.6

But I do want to start tonight with a bit of a look at the people Trump is choosing to serve in his administration right now.

1:02.6

Because they tell us a lot about what his second shot at the White House could look like.

1:06.6

And that knowledge of who they are and what their intentions are is really important as we all

1:11.1

figure out the path forward here. So today, Trump tapped Tom Holman, his former acting ICE director,

1:17.1

as his borders are. And Trump is expected to name immigration hardliner Stephen Miller.

1:22.0

You know that guy. He's get out the vote message last week was vote to end the invasion.

1:27.1

That was his get out the vote message.

1:28.7

That guy is going to take over the role of deputy chief of staff for policy.

1:32.6

Now, those are two people who clearly have made very abundantly clear.

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