Extremism & hate crimes on the rise in America

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 13 May 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Republicans struggle to condemn extremism. Also, Republican-led states are pushing voter suppression bills. Plus, Missouri Republicans pass multiple anti-trans bills. And Sunday marks one year since the Buffalo mass shooting. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Ryan Busse, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Debi Jackson, Rabbi Daniel Bogard and Trymaine Lee join Ali Velshi.

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0:00.0	Now it's time for the last word with Ali Velshi who's in for Lawrence.
0:03.6	Good evening, Ali.
0:04.6	I needed the answer to that.
0:05.6	I needed to know who it's going to be.
0:06.8	Do you have an idea?
0:07.8	I do, but I can't say.
0:09.8	I can't say.
0:10.8	I have to respect the wishes of the New College unlike some other people.
0:15.4	Fair enough.
0:16.4	I want to just go back to that conversation you were having with Jumanie about homeless
0:21.0	people.
0:22.0	It's a New York story, but it's the same in every major city.
0:25.9	The majority of chronically homeless in this city are they suffer from substance abuse
0:31.3	and mental illnesses.
0:34.6	They are voiceless.
0:35.8	They are homeless.
0:36.8	No one cares.
0:39.0	They're all around us.
0:40.0	If you choose not to look, you may not see them.
0:42.6	But if you choose to look, you'll realize that they are your fellow citizens.
0:46.7	They're the last bastion.
0:47.7	You can get them when they're down because there's no one to speak for them.
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