Lawrence O'Donnell

Whitehouse: ‘Bullied’ GOP Lawmakers Becoming ‘Unhappy’ with Trump

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) claimed Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that Republican lawmakers are feeling bullied and therefore “unhappy with President Donald Trump’s leadership. Host Lawrence O’Donnell said, “I know you were at the Senate Finance Committee hearing today, and

Sheldon Whitehouse during 11/8/19 Democratic Weekly Address

Hakeem Jeffries: Voters Rejecting ‘Rapidly Deteriorating Republican Brand’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) claimed Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” that voters were rejecting the “rapidly deteriorating Republican brand” while discussing two special elections in Florida that the Republicans won and one race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court that the Democrats won.

Hakeem Jeffries

MSNBC: Tlaib Was Censured for ‘Criticism of Israel’

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” host Lawrence O’Donnell characterized the House’s bipartisan censure of Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for falsely blaming Israel for an explosion at a hospital in Gaza that U.S. intelligence has assessed was likely

In this March 6, 2020 file photo, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks at a campaign rally

Raskin: No Contradictions of Hutchinson Testimony in January 6 Probe

Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s ” The Last Word” that during the House Select Committee investigation into January 6, 2021 he had “not seen anything that has contradicted” anything that former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson said during her testimony to the committee.

Sen. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks during a candlelight vigil Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Was