MT House GOP censure Democrat Zooey Zephyr over protest & her comments on anti-trans bill

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Young Democrats stand up to anti-democratic extremism. Also, a Texas woman who was denied an abortion tells her GOP senators she “nearly died on their watch.” And E. Jean Carroll testifies in the Trump civil rape trial. MT Rep. Zooey Zephyr, TN Rep. Justin Jones, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Faith Gay and Shayna Jacobs join Ali Velshi.

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0:00.0	Now it's time for the last word with Ali Vellci in for Lawrence tonight.
0:03.4	Good evening, Ali.
0:04.4	Alex, I'm like you.
0:05.4	I like all the shows we do.
0:06.4	I think they're really interesting, but I'm particularly excited about tonight.
0:09.2	I've got Zoe Zepheron, who was censured by the Montana House.
0:14.0	I've got Justin Jones from Tennessee, and I've got Maxwell Frost on here.
0:19.6	It's interesting to me, because I'm a man of a certain age, to have these young people
0:24.4	who are the civil rights fighters of our time.
0:27.4	I think yes.
0:28.4	It's amazing to watch.
0:29.4	And such a contrast with what we're led to believe about government and its antipathy
0:36.1	towards the people.
0:38.3	And just if there is reason for optimism in this moment, it is like the truth.
0:42.5	It really is.
0:43.5	It really is.
0:44.5	And they're people who don't believe in the way things work or the way things are.
0:49.1	They are prepared to challenge it and say there's a different way going forward.
0:52.7	I'm excited for it.
0:53.7	It's going to be a great show.
0:54.7	Iconoclasts.
0:55.7	I'll be watching Ali.
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