Lawrence: Biden is making sure battleground voters know what they will lose if Trump wins

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: President Biden campaigns in Wisconsin after clinching the Democratic nomination. Also, Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee dismisses three charges against Donald Trump in the Georgia election case. Plus, Trump is expected to attend the classified documents hearing in Florida Thursday. And David Hogg’s PAC endorses young candidates running for Congress and state legislatures. Quentin Fulks, Ben Wikler, Gwen Keyes, Andrew Weissmann, Joyce Vance, David Hogg, Christine Cockley, and Ashwin Ramaswami join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	Now it's time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Good evening, Alex. And you know, I was listening to your discussion and I have some concerns about the way we use the word strong man because I fear it can sound just too good to too many
0:17.8	voters who think well isn't the president of the United States supposed to be a strong man.
0:23.0	It's a term we've been using for decades in a way that everyone using it collectively
0:28.6	understood.
0:29.6	I'm not sure it communicates what we would like it to communicate here.
0:34.4	We should really call it fascist fanboys because that's the essence of what's happening here.
0:39.6	I don't have a suggestion.
0:41.4	I just I'm feeling awkward about that term that's all that's where I am on it
0:45.6	Doolly noted and thank you for the feedback
0:48.2	Have a great show. Thanks Alex. Thank you
0:51.2	Well between now and Tuesday, November 5th, the two most important stories we will be covering
0:57.1	at this hour are the multiple prosecutions of criminal defendant, Donald Trump, and the presidential election.
1:05.0	There are, of course, obviously, hugely important stories going on at the same time around
1:10.6	the world in Ukraine, in Gaza and Israel and elsewhere around the world in Ukraine in Gaza and Israel and elsewhere around the world in Africa
1:15.8	Asia South America but the presidential election is the most important of all of those stories because what happens in all of those
1:28.0	other stories around the world after November 5th largely depends on who wins the election.
1:36.4	If Donald Trump wins the election, the Israeli government and the Israeli military
1:40.7	will be free to, as Donald Trump puts it finish the job in Gaza.
1:46.4	Those are Trump's words finish the job. He means kill as many people as you want to.
1:54.4	Donald Trump will not try to achieve a ceasefire
1:57.6	the way President Biden has been working
1:59.8	to achieve a ceasefire.
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