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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: The government shutdown disrupts air travel as the FAA cuts flights. Also, Donald Trump oversees the worst year for U.S. layoffs since 2009. Plus, Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik plans on announcing a run for New York governor. And polls show voters are rejecting Trump’s economic policies. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Jared Bernstein, and Norm Ornstein join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0	The last word with Lawrence O'Donnell starts right now.
0:02.4	Hey, Lawrence.
0:03.0	Hey, Jed.
0:03.4	The Pelosi standing up to Trump photo might be my favorite photo of that entire period.
0:12.2	Me too.
0:12.9	It was my Twitter background when it was called Twitter for a long while.
0:17.7	Yeah, and it was one of those images that really told the story. It really told America,
0:23.1	this is what it has come down to. This is where we are. And it was such strong imagery and exactly
0:30.5	what the Democrats needed at that moment. No question. And as you know well, because you've known
0:36.3	her a long time and covered the Senate, you know the Senate, you know Congress. A lot of what she did was behind the scenes. I mean, she was so tough, so smart. She still is behind the scenes. She wouldn't, she got the ACA pass. She's just been a powerhouse in this town for so many years. You know, she deserves to be honored today and for many
0:55.3	days to come.
0:56.1	95% of that job is off stage, off camera.
1:00.0	You never see it being done.
1:02.0	Yeah.
1:02.5	Exactly.
1:02.9	It's a hard one.
1:04.3	Thanks, Jen.
1:05.4	Thanks, Lauren.
1:05.8	Thank you.
1:07.5	With Donald Trump's government shutdown now threatening the reliability of air travel in the United States,
1:14.0	giving Americans new worries today about every airline reservation anyone currently holds for air travel in America,
1:23.3	including Thanksgiving travel, Donald Trump, gathered in the Oval Office
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