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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 7 October 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Republicans search for a new speaker after Kevin McCarthy’s removal. Also, a white supremacist group shows up to “protect” a Tennessee mayoral candidate. And as we mark banned book week, literacy advocate and actor LeVar Burton joins the program. Also joining Ali Velshi are Rep. Eric Swalwell, Joyce Vance, and Hendrell Remus.

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0:00.0	Now, it is time for the last word with Ali Velshi, who's in for Lawrence.
0:04.0	Good evening, Ali.
0:05.0	At least you're not tempting fate by saying you could always get worse, right?
0:08.1	Because all we ever say is, well, can't get worse than this.
0:11.0	I, you know, considering that politics have become so predictable and somewhat numbing
0:15.6	these days in the worst way, Ruth Marcus's suggestion that Donald Trump and Speaker would
0:21.3	at least keep it interesting.
0:22.6	I don't need the house to be more interesting than it is.
0:24.9	Yeah, but you live in interesting times.
0:26.9	Right.
0:28.9	You live in interesting times.
0:29.9	The rest of us can live here.
0:30.9	Alex, have a great weekend.
0:31.9	We'll see you next week.
0:32.9	You too, Ali.
0:33.9	All right.
0:34.9	Well, right now in America, there are actually two Donald Trumps.
0:37.2	Not literally.
0:38.2	Perish the thought.
0:39.2	But there's Donald Trump, the leader of the Republican Party, who's busy as you just
0:42.7	heard, endorsing candidates for House Speaker after the congressional wing of the Republican
0:46.9	conference that is in thrall to him through Kevin McCarthy out.
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