Lawrence: Trump humiliates Elon Musk by telling House GOP, ‘Elon won’t go home.’

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s team is reportedly growing tired of Elon Musk. Also, GOP lawmakers express confusion over Trump’s defense secretary selection. And Jack Smith and his team plan to resign before Trump’s inauguration. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Rep. Adam Smith, and Andrew Weissmann 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, Lawrence.
0:04.2	I want to second everything Adam Jeltson just said that John Thune is definitely the best
0:09.6	possibility out of a bad group to choose from. And we'll find out. We'll just find out whether
0:16.7	there really is, whether there really is any difference at all in who they picked as a
0:21.6	leader.
0:22.5	We have Andrew Weissman joining us tonight, Alex.
0:25.6	Remember him?
0:26.9	You know, I'm so jealous, can I just say?
0:29.0	Like, he is exactly who I want.
0:31.9	When I heard Matt Gates was going to, was nominated, is going to be nominated as the Attorney General.
0:36.0	I just wanted the, someone who understands the inner workings of the Department of Justice and how this is going to be nominated as the Attorney General. I just wanted the, someone who
0:37.9	understands the inner workings of the Department of Justice and how this is going over.
0:42.0	I am so eager to hear what he has to say. It's the, uh, it's the how much furniture can
0:46.6	he break segment. Uh, that's what we're wondering about. Yeah. And, and Weissman knows. Yes,
0:52.7	he does. Have a great show. Thanks, Alex. Thank you. Well, Republicans hitissman knows. Yes, he does. Have a great show.
0:54.3	Thanks, Alex.
0:55.1	Thank you.
0:56.5	Well, Republicans hit the magic number of 218 today to win control of the House
1:00.8	representatives and then immediately, and perhaps temporarily, lost control of the House
1:07.0	when a Republican House member suddenly resigned, bringing the number of Republican
1:13.0	seats in the House down to 217, with nine more House elections yet to be decided. Resignations
1:20.3	from the House Republicans are rare. Even more rare are resignations when a House member is under investigation by the House Ethics
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