It's time to accept the sad reality of Trump's America
His overwhelming, toxic influence makes him one of the most successful presidents of the past century. And the country may never fully recover.
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What damage could RFK Jr. do to America’s public health system? This doctor explains her concerns
After suspending his campaign for president, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed President-elect Donald Trump. For all his efforts on the campaign trail, RFK Jr. could be given a position as a “health czar” in the Trump White House. Dr. Kavita Patel, Stanford University professor of medicine, discusses the concerns she has over RFK Jr.’s vaccine skepticism and potential Trump administration role.
‘Ability to underestimate Trump’ is biggest takeaway for Dems after election: Vanity Fair reporter
Many questions are being asked and answers may be more complex than Democrats expect as to how key historic voting demographics swung to the right this year. Vanity Fair reporter Molly Jong-Fast and Axios reporter Sophia Cai share their thoughts after Election Day and preview what could get done if the GOP gains control of both parts of Congress.
Trump trying to ‘do away with every check and balance’ ahead of second term: Leibovich
President-elect Trump’s comprehensive victory Tuesday shows the American electorate is shifting rightward despite efforts from Democrats throughout the campaign season. The Atlantic staff writer Mark Leibovich explains why Trump’s message broke through to voters and previews how the President-elect may look to accomplish parts of his day one agenda.
America ‘should be worried’ that Trump may use DOJ as his ‘personal law firm’: Fmr. PA Rep.
Questions are swirling in democratic circles as to how President-elect Donald Trump managed to make historic gains across the country. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is being urged by democrats to do as much as it can before Trump’s inauguration. Head of Vote Save America Shaniqua McClendon and former Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., share their thoughts.
Could Ukraine become Trump’s Afghanistan of foreign policy? Fmr. CIA officer explains
As President-elect Trump sifts through options for his administration, he has ruled out previous officials Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo for his foreign policy team. Former CIA Officer Marc Polymeropoulos explains what Americans can expect from Trump’s foreign policy teams and how Ukraine may fare with the peace deal promised by Trump once he is sworn into office.
Eddie Glaude: ‘We can’t capitulate’
For marginalized groups, the threat of a second Trump administration is “immediate” and “unsettling.” Princeton University Distinguished Professor Eddie Glaude, Jr. tells Ali Velshi, “I can’t begin to tell you how distrustful I am right now. What have these people done?” If America truly wants to solve its differences, the country will need to have a reckoning. Glaude adds, “It seems to me that these moments require an honest confrontation with who we are.”
New Trump chief of staff is ‘one and only guardrail’ to stop him from going off the tracks: Omarosa
This weekend, President-elect Trump and his team are busy vetting candidates for various positions within his administration. Former Trump Administration Senior White House Official Omarosa Manigault Newman joins Alex Witt to analyze what Americans can expect from Trump’s second stint in the White House and what his staff picks can tell us so far.
Imani Perry: ‘We have to live according to our ethics as opposed to our fears’
Donald Trump is poised to return to power and some groups of people around the country fear what he might do. “It can get much worse and it probably will,” Harvard University Professor and author Imani Perry tells Ali Velshi. It’s a blunt and honest assessment of what the next four years could be like under a second Trump term, but she adds that we can’t give in to their threats so easily. “We have to live according to our ethics as opposed to our fears.”
Velshi: We must confront our history
For many, Kamala Harris’ loss was a disappointment, but for millions of other Americans, what was more crushing, was Donald Trump’s victory. He ran such a vindictive, racist, and boldly authoritarian campaign -- unlike anything we've seen in modern American politics. And he won. One of the most crucial steps we must take is to reckon with the fact that our country did this.
Rhode Island Senator's Message to Democrats on being ready 'for an absolute tsunami of corruption'
Rhode Island U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss his reaction to the results of the presidential election, what a second Trump term will look like, and the recent economic proposals that President-Elect Trump have proposed that can possibly create a catastrophe.
PA Congressman talks Dems reaching working class voters – and who exactly that is
Democrats are still reeling from their massive underperformance in the 2024 election. Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle joins The Weekend to break down his efforts to revive the ‘Blue Collar Caucus” and win back the working class.
