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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

'Is he fit to do the job?': Obama & Harris slam Trump who's reportedly too exhausted for interviews

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

Politics, Washington, Congress, News, Ms Now, President, Versant Media, Policy, Versant, Government, Senate

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: North Carolina smashes the first day of early voting record. Also, Michigan prepares for an onslaught of GOP election challenges. Plus, Michael Sokolove says Trump voters’ defense of his lying and role in the January 6 attack “did not align” with reality. And the Pennsylvania race will be pivotal for Senate control. Anderson Clayton, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and Sen. Bob Casey also join Jonathan Capehart.

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0:00.0

Now it's time for the last word with Jonathan Kapart in for Lawrence.

0:03.7

Jonathan, we're covering the swing states tonight.

0:05.8

I was talking to Colorado, all red in Texas and I'm in Arizona.

0:09.3

You're talking to someone in North Carolina and you're talking about Michigan.

0:12.1

So we're working our way through the places where people are making decisions.

0:15.0

And you left out another state, Pennsylvania, because we've got Senator Bob Casey on.

0:21.0

Bob Casey on the show.

0:22.0

So America, we've got it covered between Ali and me I love it well you have a great

0:27.4

show my friend I'll be watching all right Ali thank you there are just 18 days until election day and more than 10 million votes have already been cast.

0:37.6

And with early voting now underway in Arizona, former President

0:45.0

President Barack Obama held a rally in Tucson tonight in support of Vice President Harris and Governor Tim Walles.

0:47.0

He said this about Donald Trump.

0:51.0

Donald Trump wants us to think that this country is hopelessly divided between us and

0:58.8

men, between the quote real Americans which by which he means his supporters and

1:08.8

and the outsiders who don't support it. Because having people divided and angry,

1:17.0

and aggrieved and resentful,

1:20.0

he figures that boosts his chances to get elected.

1:26.0

Now, so those are his intentions.

1:32.0

I do have to point out that along with his intentions there is also a question of his

1:37.6

competence. Have you seen him lately? I mean, he is out there, he's given two two and a half hour speeches, just word salads.

1:49.0

You have no idea what he's talking about.

1:52.0

He's talking about Hannibal Lecter. He's talking about this, he's talking about that.

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