Snyder: Trump’s candidates constitute attempt to wreck American government

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 16 November 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump picks loyalists for his cabinet. Also, social media and podcasts have siloed how Americans consume news. Plus, The New York Times reports the Russian government is targeting “child-free lifestyles.” The Onion wins the auction to take control of Alex Jones’ Infowars assets. And Democrats make history in the House despite losing control. Timothy Snyder, Will Bunch, Tom Nichols, Gary Shteyngart, Christopher Mattei, Rep.-elect Kelly Morrison, and Rep.-elect Janelle Bynum join Ali Velshi.

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0:00.0	Now it is time for the last word with Ali Velshi.
0:02.8	Good evening, my friend.
0:04.0	Good evening.
0:04.8	The first full week after the election, you got to be wiped.
0:08.7	I hope you get a little bit of rest before I see you the next time.
0:11.7	I'm a try.
0:12.4	I'm a try.
0:13.0	Have a great show.
0:13.8	Have a great weekend.
0:15.5	This is the story of the modern Republican Party in 30 seconds.
0:19.2	When asked why he would never do business with Donald Trump, North Dakota's former
0:23.4	Republican governor, Doug Bergam, said last year when he was a short-lived Republican
0:28.2	presidential candidate, quote, it's important that you're judged by the company you keep, end
0:34.4	quote.
0:35.3	But by this year, Bergam was attending Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial,
0:39.5	where a jury ultimately convicted him of 34 counts and wearing the Donald Trump uniform,
0:44.8	as you can see. Today, Trump announced that he's picked Bergam to lead the Department of the
0:48.9	Interior. The company Doug Bergam now keeps also includes the Fox weekend host Pete Hegsseth, former Republican, then Democrat, then Bergam now keeps, also includes the Fox Weekend host Pete Hegsteth,
0:56.4	former Republican, then Democrat, then Republican, Tulsi Gabbard, anti-Vaxer Robert Kennedy Jr.
1:02.0	And Matt Gates, you can add your own adjectives to him, along with Elise Stefanik and Marco Rubio,
1:07.3	who used to call Donald Trump a con man.
1:10.1	Donald Trump has announced nominees for 11 of the 24 cabinet positions that require Senate confirmation.
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