Scrutiny on MAGA extremism as midterms loom; "Mavericks" with Billy Porter

The Beat with Ari Melber

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🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, October 18 and reports on the midterms as MAGA extremism and abortion rights have become two focal points of the campaign season. Trump-era special counsel John Durham embarrassed in a second loss in his over three-year investigation. Plus, the latest installment of "Mavericks with Ari Melber" featuring the acclaimed Billy Porter. Chai Komanduri, Katty Kay and Melissa Murray join.

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0:00.0	So I want to welcome everyone to the beat.
0:02.0	I am Ari Melver.
0:03.0	Tonight we will hear Speaker Pelosi's new interview with MSNBC.
0:06.6	It's Making Waves.
0:07.6	We have that as she speaks out on some of that dramatic material from the final January
0:12.2	6th hearing.
0:13.2	We will also speak with a man making ways for demanding jail time for coupplotters.
0:19.0	Billy Porter is my Maverick's guest.
0:21.0	That's by the end of the hour.
0:22.6	Our top story right now is the clash in this midterm home stretch.
0:27.0	It's Tuesday.
0:28.0	Happy Tuesday night.
0:29.6	Election Day is on a Tuesday, exactly three weeks from now.
0:33.0	As Republicans, I, what they see as an edge with Americans very concerned about economic
0:39.2	turmoil.
0:41.0	Democrats see benefits in confronting the GOP on a series of positions that are objectively
0:45.9	unpopular.
0:46.9	This is a strategy of using the right wing competition that came up through all those
0:50.7	Republican primaries and offering it as evidence.
0:53.7	Right now in this home stretch, the Democrats say Republicans are really out of touch
0:58.1	with the voters for general elections on everything from abortion to democracy.
1:03.7	Take Ohio, key swing state, Democrat Tim Ryan, hammering J.E. Vance for supporting something
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