MS NOW host Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday tore into President Donald Trump for “accomplishing nothing” in what he described because the “non-negotiations” to finish his struggle on Iran and slammed the MAGA chief for specializing in two completely different issues solely.
The “Last Word” host started by noting that the continuing battle has now spanned greater than 50 days and that regardless of the untold “explosions and death,” Trump has delivered “nothing” for the American folks or the remainder of the world apart from “higher prices on everything.”
O’Donnell stated, “And instead of trying to come up with ways to help Americans survive what he insists is only a temporary increase in the price of gas and other prices, Donald Trump spent the day on social media complaining about the United States Supreme Court.”
Trump decried the excessive court docket on his Truth Social platform Wednesday for ruling towards most of his “emergency” tariffs, which O’Donnell famous is an influence the U.S. Constitution grants solely to Congress, and for clearing a path for American companies to obtain refunds for the levies.
“Donald Trump has implicitly threatened businesses that apply for those refunds,” he stated.
“And the biggest refunds of billions and billions of dollars are owed to companies like Walmart and Apple and Amazon, and yesterday Donald Trump said that he would be very happy if they did not apply for refunds,” O’Donnell continued.
The president stated as a lot throughout an look Tuesday on “The Squawk Box.”
“His words were that he would ‘remember,’” O’Donnell stated. “He’d ‘remember’ if those big companies do not ask for their refunds. That can be taken by executives at those companies as a presidential threat that Donald Trump will do something to harm them.”
O’Donnell famous that this isn’t the one distraction Trump is targeted on amid the struggle in Iran, which has already value at the very least 13 U.S. service members and greater than 3,000 Iranians their lives, as he has additionally frolicked sowing doubt within the integrity of American elections.
“At 1:34 p.m. today, while accomplishing nothing in the non-negotiations with Iran, Donald Trump announced the results of his investigation into last night’s election in Virginia, making it clear to the world and to the Iranian leadership what’s really on his mind,” stated O’Donnell.
He went on to cite Trump baselessly claiming on social media that “A RIGGED ELECTION TOOK PLACE” after Virginians voted in favor of redrawing congressional strains, which units Democrats as much as acquire as much as 10 new seats within the upcoming midterms.
“Who needs an investigation when Detective Trump is on the case?” O’Donnell stated. “He just has to know who won the election — then he knows if it was rigged.”
O’Donnell claimed Trump began this redistricting struggle himself final 12 months when he urged Texas Republicans to redraw their very own congressional strains, just for Democrats in California and Virginia to efficiently observe swimsuit, which may have dire ramifications for Trump.
“Very likely that this redistricting will now create a majority of Democrats in the House who will then have the full power to investigate Trump-world corruption that was on display in a Senate hearing today,” he stated about Trump’s profitable international dealings being probed.
Watch the complete “Last Word” monologue on MS NOW’s YouTube account.
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