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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence: ‘Racist conman’ Trump’s debts pose national security risk

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

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: National security experts sound the alarm over Donald Trump’s debt. Also, Democrats tout President Biden’s policy achievements in Arizona. Plus, the House Democratic Caucus elects Rep. Joe Neguse as Assistant Leader. And conservative media outlets try to explain away Trump’s “blood bath” comment. Amb. Susan Rice, Andrew Weissmann, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Joe Neguse, and Brian Klaas join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0

It is time for the last word with Lawrence O'Donnell.

0:04.3

Lawrence, my second time encountering you today and it's always a pleasure, my friend.

0:07.8

Good anything, you can help me with this because I really, I don't know much about the stock market says here Dow Jones

0:15.0

39,000 512 S&P 5, 224 Nasdac 16,369 and beside each one of those numbers it says all time high.

0:26.0

Imagine that right this is the stock market that's tanking because apparently

0:30.5

Donald Trump's getting elected. It makes no sense.

0:32.8

We are seeing strong economic numbers across the board.

0:35.1

You and I've talked about this, and I will tell people,

0:37.6

because I've had this conversation with people,

0:39.0

that Lawrence actually likes talking about economics

0:41.7

and knows a lot about it.

0:43.0

The stock market is not the greatest indicator of the economy,

0:46.8

but it is alongside low unemployment, inflation under control,

0:51.0

high GDP growth, increasing wages, and the stock market, it's all firing on most

0:57.4

of the cylinders.

0:58.4

And listen, I don't blame presidents when stock markets go down or give them much credit when it goes up

1:04.2

but everyone else does and the news media seems to be able to ignore it when it's

1:09.2

Joe Biden's stock market. You have a great show I'm looking forward to it

1:12.0

for thanks Ellie thank you. Well, today, a racist con man who owes the state of New York,

1:18.8

$464 million, told New York State's first African American Attorney General, his words,

1:28.0

keep your filthy hands off Trump Tower. Of course, because racist Donald Trump is also coward Donald Trump,

1:36.8

he would not dare say that directly to the attorney general. Instead, he set it to his

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