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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell 08/02/16

Trump: the candidate ‘unfit to serve?’

On Tuesday, Pres. Obama blasted Donald Trump, calling the GOP nominee ‘unfit to serve’ as president. Lawrence speaks with George Simon, E.J. Dionne, and Mark Singer about Trump’s temperament, rhetoric and personality challenges to holding the nation’s ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}

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Trump: the candidate ‘unfit to serve?'

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Trump: the candidate ‘unfit to serve?'

On Tuesday, Pres. Obama blasted Donald Trump, calling the GOP nominee ‘unfit to serve’ as president. Lawrence speaks with George Simon, E.J. Dionne, and Mark Singer about Trump’s temperament, rhetoric and personality challenges to holding the nation’s ...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

08/02/16

Duration: 18:20

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Trump: NFL owners should fire players who ...

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Trump: NFL owners should fire players who ...

Trump says he might have made a mistake – by supporting Luther Strange in the Alabama Senate race. Joy Reid, EJ Dionne, Karine Jean-Pierre & Kurt Bardella react to this, what Trump says about football players like Colin Kaepernick, and a "see-through"...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/22/17

Duration: 7:35

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Trump: GOP doesn't have the guts to repeal...

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Trump: GOP doesn't have the guts to repeal...

Donald Trump called John McCain's opposition to GOP health care efforts "terrible" at a rally in Alabama, as Jimmy Kimmel tweeted his thanks to "hero" McCain for opposing the GOP health care bill. Neera Tanden, E.J. Dionne, and Karine Jean Pierre join...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/22/17

Duration: 13:16

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Why Spec. Counsel Mueller wants records...

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Why Spec. Counsel Mueller wants records...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has requested records from Air Force One on the day that the President supposedly dictated a statement from his son about meetings that Donald Trump Jr. had with a Russian Lawyer. Barbara McQuade, David Cay Johnston and...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/21/17

Duration: 8:35

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Kimmel: these guys won’t tell the truth so...

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Kimmel: these guys won’t tell the truth so...

Jimmy Kimmel spends a third night explaining why his health care fight is worth the risk and this time he takes on the President. Joy Reid, Eugene Robinson and Josh Earnest join Lawrence O’Donnell.

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/21/17

Duration: 7:04

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Newly revealed Russia interactions at top...

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Newly revealed Russia interactions at top...

NBC News confirms Paul Manafort offered to give campaign briefings to a Russian billionaire in Putin's inner circle. Plus, another former Trump campaign official has tough words for any potential colluders. Matt Miller and Jill Wine-Banks join Lawrence...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/20/17

Duration: 8:09

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Who do you trust on new Obamacare repeal:...

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Who do you trust on new Obamacare repeal:...

Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) says he's opposed to the new Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill because it is "injurious" to his state, but the senators who wrote it and Pres. Trump keep pushing it. Neera Tanden, Howard Dean & Julie Rovner join...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/20/17

Duration: 14:51

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Jimmy Kimmel: Bill Cassidy lied right to...

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Jimmy Kimmel: Bill Cassidy lied right to...

Sen. Bill Cassidy vowed to support a health care bill that passed the "Jimmy Kimmel test," but his new Graham-Cassidy plan to repeal and replace Obamacare does anything but… and Kimmel has something to say about it. Sen. Chris Van Hollen joins Lawrence...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/19/17

Duration: 8:44

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Amb. Sherman on Trump UN speech: ...

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Amb. Sherman on Trump UN speech: ...

Lawrence O'Donnell talks to Amb. Wendy Sherman, who worked on the Iran Deal and was a special advisor for President Clinton on North Korea, to get her take on Trump's speech and what he could have possibly meant when he threatened to "totally destroy"...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/19/17

Duration: 6:54

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Lawrence: Why Trump's UN speech worst,...

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Lawrence: Why Trump's UN speech worst,...

Donald Trump says the U.S. could "totally destroy" North Korea. Lawrence O'Donnell revisits a speech by Amb. Adlai Stevenson in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis and argues Trump's speech is the worst ever delivered by the United States at the...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/19/17

Duration: 9:46

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Trump to target 'menace' North Korea in...

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Trump to target 'menace' North Korea in...

NBC News reports that President Donald Trump will call for "burden sharing" to tackle the nuclear threat from North Korea in his United Nations speech Tuesday. Evan Osnos, who recently returned from reporting in North Korea, joins Lawrence O'Donnell.

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/18/17

Duration: 5:27

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GOP gives up on bipartisanship, backs new...

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GOP gives up on bipartisanship, backs new...

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is pushing a new ACA repeal-replace bill that has gained GOP backing but violates his own "Jimmy Kimmel Test." Fmr. Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Andy Slavitt and Washington Post opinion writer Jennifer Rubin join...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/18/17

Duration: 9:35

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NYT: Manafort wiretapped under secret...

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NYT: Manafort wiretapped under secret...

A fmr. federal prosecutor says Mueller's scrutiny of the Trump campaign feels like a probe into an "organized crime syndicate" and a report says the US gov't wiretapped Manafort. Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman, Mieke Eoyang & Ron Klain join Lawrence...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/18/17

Duration: 10:10

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Trump demands apology after being called a...

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Trump demands apology after being called a...

Donald Trump demanded an apology after ESPN's Jemele Hill tweeted that the president is a "white supremacist." Author Ta-Nehisi Coates gave a must-watch response, citing the public evidence. Ari Melber discusses with Zerlina Maxwell and Karine Jean...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/15/17

Duration: 10:52

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Trump pleased despite backers' fury at ...

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Trump pleased despite backers' fury at ...

A new report says Trump's mood has remarkably improved since he reached out to "Chuck and Nancy," despite supporters' outrage over DACA. One Republican ally says "betrayal" is Trump's new normal. Maria Teresa Kumar, David Jolly and Asawin Suebsaeng...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/15/17

Duration: 12:20

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Lawrence: The new Trump exhibit in the...

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Lawrence: The new Trump exhibit in the...

The New York Times reports that when Trump found out about the Mueller probe, he called Jeff Sessions an "idiot" and asked for his resignation. Lawrence O'Donnell talks to David Frum, Matt Miller, and Jed Shugerman about the implications for a possible...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/14/17

Duration: 13:05

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Trump fans lose it over Trump's wall, DACA...

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Trump fans lose it over Trump's wall, DACA...

Donald Trump is facing attacks from some of his strongest supporters after reports he agreed to enshrine "DREAMer" protections into law. Tim O'Brien and David Frum join Lawrence O'Donnel to discuss Trump's backtracking on DACA and the wall.

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/14/17

Duration: 10:17

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Lawrence, Maddow debrief on Clinton: 'This...

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Lawrence, Maddow debrief on Clinton: 'This...

Rachel Maddow joins Lawrence O'Donnell to debrief after her riveting interview with Hillary Clinton. Lawrence says Clinton's tone on Trump has changed now that she's not a candidate, and Maddow says that while Clinton won't run again, she's not done...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/14/17

Duration: 4:28

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Did Chuck and Nancy roll Trump on DACA?

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Did Chuck and Nancy roll Trump on DACA?

After their second big meeting with Pres. Trump, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi say he agreed to enshrine DACA protections into law without a border wall—but the White House scrambled to refute that on Twitter. Ron Klain & Jonathan Capehart join...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/13/17

Duration: 9:41

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Sen. Al Franken fights back against Trump

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Sen. Al Franken fights back against Trump

The Wall Street Journal attacked Sen. Al Franken for refusing to support a Trump nominee for a federal appeals court seat. Franken joins Lawrence O'Donnell to respond, and to react to breaking news Schumer and Pelosi appear to have won another victory...

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

09/13/17

Duration: 4:03

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