MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video) - 11-22-2024-225202

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

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🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Through her unique approach to storytelling, Rachel Maddow provides in-depth reporting to illuminate the current state of political affairs and reveals the importance of transparency and accountability from our leaders. Maddow works with unmatched rigor and resolve to explain our complex world and deliver news in a way that's illuminating and dynamic, connecting the dots to make sense of complex issues. Maddow also conducts thoughtful interviews with individuals at the center of current news stories to provide important perspective.

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0:00.0	Donald Trump's second term cabinet is rapidly taking shape, and we have some very big news tonight as it relates to some key positions.
0:08.7	First, the president-elect has picked billionaire Scott Bessent to be Treasury Secretary.
0:13.6	Now, Bessent is one of Trump's top donors. He is also a former hedge fund manager at a firm started by Democratic mega donor George Soros.
0:21.7	But he has since earned Trump world credibility by converting into a MAGA true believer
0:26.7	and embracing what the Washington Post calls populist economics.
0:31.4	Just a few hours ago, Trump also chose his head of OMB, the Office of Management and Budget,
0:36.7	a position of significant influence as far as the president's agenda.
0:40.3	In that position, Trump hopes to install the architect
0:43.3	of Project 2025, Russell, vote, the man who served the same role
0:48.3	during Trump's first term in office.
0:50.3	Trump's full embrace of vote is further confirmation
0:53.3	that Trump's proclaimed disinterest in Project
0:56.1	2025 was anything but.
0:59.5	And then about an hour and a half ago, Trump made a surprise pick following some heavy
1:03.6	lobbying from the Teamsters Union, choosing Republican congresswoman from Oregon, Lori Chavez-Dareemar.
1:09.9	She will be his Labor Secretary. Chavez-Daremer. She will be his labor secretary.
1:12.4	Chavez-Dariemer was one of few Republicans to co-sponsor the Pro Act, which protects and
1:17.6	strengthens workers' rights to organize. Joining me now to talk this first tranche of appointments
1:23.3	is Fas, Shakir, senior advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders and founder of the nonprofit, more perfect union.
1:29.3	Fas, thank you for joining me.
1:30.3	It has been a flurry of news from Trump World tonight.
1:34.3	And I want to kind of just tick through some of these appointments
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