MS Now's Akayla Gardner details the moment she found out that she was denied access to the White House after President Trump's call to ban some media organizations. Jeff Mason joins The Weekend to discuss.
Jen Psaki looks at the many ways Donald Trump has attacked the media and the First Amendment, but it still hasn't helped him escape scrutiny of his actions and the actions of his administration.
MS NOW's Jonathan Capehart talks to Maine Democrat Rep. Chellie Pingree about what she sees as the failure by Congressional Republicans to put a stop to Donald Trump's attempts to put his stamp on Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump claimed Friday afternoon that he is “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico “from the White House.” He said it was “effective immediately,” but there was no indication his administration had taken steps to follow through. The country’s leading First Amendment groups said that if Trump tries to implement a ban, it would be unconstitutional and rejected by the courts. The newsrooms targeted by Trump echoed that sentiment. 0:00 Trump explains the ban during Oval Office press conference 0:58 Is this constitutional? 3:25 Who else might get banned by Trump? 5:45 Is this an acknowledgment that Trump is losing? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #News #Trump #Media
Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Sept. 18 broadcast.
“Why does he think that everybody across the country is talking about the helipad?” Jen Psaki reacts to President Trump touting the new helipad in front of the White House.
Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) talks to MS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart about how Democrats in the House Oversight Committee are preparing for investigations into Donald Trump and his family in the case Democrats take the House majority in the midterms.
MS NOW's Jonathan Capehart talks to Maine Democrat Rep. Chellie Pingree about what she sees as the failure by Congressional Republicans to put a stop to Donald Trump's attempts to put his stamp on Washington, D.C.
Nicolle Wallace and Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) discuss the Iran war, Trump's attacks on a free press, and Pete Hegseth's purging of top military officials on Deadline White House.
Democrats are starting to see a path to victory in the Texas gubernatorial race, but the head of the Democratic Governors Association appears to have reservations. The Weeknight hosts weigh in.