Jen Psaki revisits the post-election scramble by major corporations, law firms and tech leaders to align themselves with Donald Trump, and why it looks increasingly ridiculous in hindsight.
Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Aug. 28th broadcast.
Donald Trump’s approval rating is at an embarrassing low, so it’s no surprise he’s trying to link himself to someone as popular as Dolly Parton — posting AI-generated photos of himself with Parton online. The Weeknight hosts react.
An exodus of employees from the FBI, either through mass firings or fleeing the disgrace of the Trump administration and Kash Patel has raised the level of desperation for new hires to such a level that personal histories, including criminal histories, that would have previously disqualified applicants are no longer an obstacle to being hired. Michael Feinberg, former assistant special agent in charge with the FBI, discusses with Jen Psaki.
Donald Trump "renamed" Lake Ontario "Lake America" while he sinks further in the polls. Hunter Walker says there's a "giant gulf between Sharpies on a map and affordability. The man doesn't care about anything real or anything that connects with human beings."
Jen Psaki shares reporting from NOTUS that Donald Trump is working to give a potentially very valuable part of Yosemite National Park to a private developer who has some interesting ties to the Trump administration.
63 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. led 250,000 people on the March on Washington, thousands of people gathered at the nation’s capital once again – this time to “Defend the Vote." Christina Greer, John Fugelsang, and Hunter Walker join Ali Velshi on The 11th Hour.
The tech executives who have debased themselves sucking up to Donald Trump and taken advantage of Trump's negligent regulatory attitude are not only feeling direct political pressure over things like addictive algorithms and resource-sucking data centers, but they're recognizing Trump's waning power and the increasing likelihood that Democrats will not let them off the hook if and when they regain power in the federal government. Rob Flaherty and Jesse Lehrich, co-hosts of the "Nobody Knows Anything" show, join Jen Psaki to discuss.
MS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart discusses the uptick in U.S. measles cases and the fight over measles-related deaths between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Donald Trump’s Health & Human Services Secy. RFK Jr. with MS NOW Sr. Medical Analyst Dr. Vin Gupta.
Donald Trump's DOJ filed an appeal today, asking a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling blocking key parts of his executive order targeting mail-in ballots—with ballots set to go out in just days. The legal fight comes as thousands marched in Washington, D.C. demanding stronger protections for voting rights. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) joins MS NOW's Jonathan Capehart to discuss the fight over voting rights and why he believes Trump is afraid of Black voting power.