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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence: Liz Cheney endorsed Harris because she knows 'the danger Donald Trump poses'

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

🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Republican Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris for president. Also, Harris lays out her economic plan at a New Hampshire rally. And Democrats call for Supreme Court ethics reforms. Andrew Weissmann, Richard Stengel, Rep. Katie Porter, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0

Now it is time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell. Good evening,

0:04.0

Lawrence. Good evening, Alex. I just wasted an hour of my life. Oh no.

0:10.3

Yeah. Watching Mission? I watch. Oh, no, no, that's what I should have done. I should have done that because I thought

0:17.4

it was my job to watch the Trump so-called town hall moderated by Sean Hannity.

0:25.0

I could have told you.

0:26.3

On another channel.

0:28.5

So it's the town hall in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania filled with people ready to ask their

0:34.7

questions. Not a single audience question in the entire hour because you know the Trumpian out of control rambling incoherent answers went on forever

0:47.1

Sean Hannity.

0:48.1

Because he had to talk about electrocutions and Hannibal Lecter and sharks.

0:51.4

Yeah, you know Hannity's promising the audience that the audience

0:56.0

that the audience questions are coming up and they never do.

0:59.0

Unbelievable.

1:00.0

And any one of the audience questions would have been better than any of the

1:06.0

had any questions in the entire hour and there might have been something to report

1:09.9

about it if just one audience question you've got to ask.

1:13.0

Well, you know, next time, Lawrence, just stick with this channel at 9 p.m.

1:18.0

You now have my full report on the last 60 minutes over there.

1:21.0

I don't need to watch any of the internet highlights. You've

1:26.2

been saved that. And for that I thank you, sir. Thanks, Alex. Have a great show.

1:30.4

Thank you. Well, the breaking campaign news of the night is a major endorsement of Kamala Harris for president.

1:37.1

This is an endorsement that could really change votes in Kamala Harris's favor because it comes from one of America's most prominent Republican families.

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