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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Trump’s attacks on Zelenskyy reverberating globally

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

NBC News

Policy, Msnbc, Politics, President, Washington, Congress, Government, Senate, News

4.45.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump and JD Vance berate an American ally in the Oval Office. Also, a top Trump U.S. attorney demotes January 6 prosecutors. Plus, House Democrats back a lawsuit against Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And NBC News reports House GOP leadership are urging lawmakers to avoid town halls. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Laurence Tribe, Rep. Joe Neguse, and Rep. Madeleine Dean join Jonathan Capehart.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Now it is time for the last word where my friend Jonathan Capehart is sitting in for Lawrence tonight.

0:05.7

Good evening. Jonathan. It's nice to see you there. Nice to see you too, Rachel, on yet another evening of light news.

0:12.6

Oh, God. If only, if I can, can I bank some of those, please, from the future? I would love to have a few of those.

0:21.5

Seriously.

0:25.6

Rachel, thank you very much. Have a good weekend. Thanks, my friend. Thanks.

0:31.7

Donald Trump got his revenge today against Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky at a time when his country needs America and its allies to rally behind them, not against them.

0:39.2

Today's Oval Office ambush of a wartime president who is bravely fighting for freedom and

0:44.3

democracy is an historic new low for American diplomacy.

0:51.2

President Zelensky traveled to the White House to sign a deal over its rare minerals,

0:56.0

but wanted security guarantees from the United States as it depends itself against Russia.

1:02.1

Trump obviously did not feel he could handle Zelensky by himself, a formidable speaker, and now

1:07.8

a proven and courageous leader. So he called in his number two for help.

1:13.9

What kind of diplomacy, JD, you are speaking about? What do you mean? I'm talking about the

1:20.6

kind of diplomacy that's going to end the destruction of your country. Russia pulling its army

1:26.5

out of Ukraine would end destruction of his country.

1:30.0

It's that simple.

1:31.5

But Donald Trump and J.D. Vance kept berating President Zelenskyy in front of the cameras

1:36.9

with lies and wild claims that an invaded country was threatening World War III.

1:43.8

You're right now not in a very good position.

1:46.8

You've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position and it happens to be right about it.

1:50.7

From the very beginning of the war, Mr. Brown, you're not in a good position.

1:53.9

You don't have the cards right now.

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