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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence: Harris & Walz rally huge crowds while Donald Trump does absolutely nothing

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

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Vice President Kamala Harris attacks Donald Trump’s agenda in a fiery campaign speech. Also, the Harris-Walz campaign vows to protect unions and workers. Plus, Harris and Walz rally in Wisconsin in their swing state tour. And Arizona prosecutors asked grand jurors not to indict Trump in the state’s fake electors case. Lavora Barnes, Shawn Fain, Ben Wikler, and Andrew Weissmann join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0

Now it's time from the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell.

0:03.0

Lawrence, the news has been at a velocity in the last little while that not only is it not normal for it to be, but for it to be in August.

0:13.2

Yes, it has been more than enough for us to have to try to keep up with.

0:19.9

And Ali, we're going to show the first protesters that Connell Harris has

0:25.7

encountered on the campaign trail tonight about the very issues you were just

0:29.5

talking about that was in Detroit tonight and we'll show how she handled that, which I have to say was more

0:37.1

masterfully than I have ever seen a candidate handle, including acknowledging that the protesters absolutely had a right to be heard but

0:45.8

she would have as she as she reclaimed her time as they say.

0:49.6

I'm glad you're handling that because that happened really just before we went on

0:53.8

Aaron I thought to myself this is interesting I look forward to your show my friend have a

0:56.9

good night thanks Ellie thank you well we begin tonight with what

1:02.0

Donald Trump had to say on the campaign trail today.

1:07.6

And we're done because once again the laziest presidential campaigner since the invention of jet travel, did not campaign

1:17.1

again today.

1:19.7

There's only about 90 days left in the presidential campaign and Donald Trump doesn't

1:24.1

campaign on most of those days. Donald Trump did not leave his home as far as

1:32.0

we know today.

1:33.7

Didn't get dressed, never put his shoes on.

1:35.8

I mean, I'm guessing now, but we don't actually have any evidence at all that Donald Trump got out of bed today that he shaved or was physically

1:46.9

capable of shaving. We don't know if Donald Trump was too tired to walk today or attempt to read a teleprompter which he does not do well on his best days.

1:58.0

But Donald Trump's campaign positions were described on the campaign trail today.

2:05.7

If he is elected, Donald Trump intends to give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations.

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