John Heilemann, an MSNBC National Affairs Analyst, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss how Donald Trump and his “coterie of enablers” are casting doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election. Aired on 09/24/2020.
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Handcuffs are waiting for Trump and his Republican colleagues. I would be scared as well.
Logan McLean Keep drinking the kool aid chump choad!!! Chumps is the absolute worst president ever!!! Calling our military suckers and losers?!! Fu** him and Fu** anyone supporting him!! Our soldiers are our country!! They are my brothers & sisters!!! Chumps a draft dodger!!
THE REPUBLICAN HERD – VOTE ALL OF THEM OUT OF OFFICE
The Trump Herd Mentality- The Donald & the Herd of US Republican Senators, ALL Traitors & Liars.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD HAS FAILED THE UNITED STATES WITH COVID-19; SILENCE WHILE, the DONALD HAS ALLOWED OVER 200,000 American’s DIE.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD WILL TAKE AWAY AMERICANS HEALTH INSURANCE
THE REPUBLICAN HERD DOES NOT CARE ABOUT AMERICAN MILITARY SERVICE MEN & WOMEN-
Russian Bounties on US Soldiers, NOT REPUBLICAN ONE SPOKE OUT.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD WILL DESTROY MEDICARE FOR SENIORS.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD DOES NOT CARE ABOUT AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY
Donald praises Vladimir Putin, NOT ONE REPUBLICAN SPOKE OUT.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD WILL TAKE AWAY A Woman’s RIGHT TO CHOOSE OVER HER OWN BODY.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD WILL DESTROY the US ECONOMY
VOTE BIDEN / HARRIS 2020
@Antonio saxon Let me know if you still believe all this in the next 4 years not gonna happen. But I really don’t want to be sarcastic or cocky to you in any way you or my fellow American I do care I promise trump is for America these other people or not black lives matter is a trained marxist organization
4 keys to STOP Trump from rigging our votes:
*1. Check your voter registration status NOW.*
County clerks in Republican districts across the country fraudulently purge voter rolls of legitimate Democrat voters prior to each election. In the 2014 mid-term election, I arrived at my local polling station only to discover I was no longer registered to vote, even though I had been a resident of my county and living at the same address for seven years. I was forced to cast a “provisional ballot,” which I suspect was not counted in the final vote tally. Since then, I have always verified my voter registration status well ahead of upcoming elections to ensure I have time to re-register in case of any Republican shenanigans. For more info: *Vote.org*
*2. Vote early.*
In Republican states, there will no doubt be attempts to suppress voter turnout in Democratic districts by limiting the number of polling stations and reducing polling hours. This will likely be under the guise of protecting voters and polling workers from Covid-19 exposure.
Laws no doubt vary by state. In Texas, voters must vote at their designated polling location on Election Day. However, during the early voting period, voters can vote at *any open polling location in their county of residence.* This makes it more difficult for Republicans to target Democratic districts for poll closures and restricted hours. Find the early voting laws for your state, and vote as early as possible. This will point you in the right direction:
Vote.org/early-voting-calendar/
Early voting dates & which states can/can’t vote early: https://en.as.com/en/2020/09/05/latest_news/1599327128_613730.amp.html
*3. Use no-excuse absentee voting in states where it is available.*
“No excuse absentee voting” means you can request an absentee ballot from your state or county election official for any reason. Currently, 29 states offer no excuse absentee voting, including the most important swing states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If your state is on this list, request an absentee ballot and mail it no later than October 20th to ensure it is received and counted:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-1-states-with-no-excuse-absentee-voting.aspx
Mail in ballots can be dropped off at your local election board in most cases, or authorized ballot boxes at various locations in your state. That will lighten the burden on the Post Office that Trump has kneecapped.
To New Yorkers: New York State has Republican districts. Due to COVID-19, the legislature recently passed several bills to make it easier to request an absentee ballot. The date was moved up so you can request one today. You can use COVID-19 as a reason. For more information see: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-law-sweeping-election-reforms#_blank
*4. Do NOT waste your vote.*
Yes, my fellow Americans, I am also frustrated by the two-party system, and I understand the appeal of underdog third-party candidates. You must realize, however, that a vote for a third-party candidate is effectively a vote for Trump. Don’t believe me? Just look at the numbers. Two states, Florida and Wisconsin, tipped the Electoral College for Trump in 2016. Trump won Florida by 113,000 votes and Wisconsin by a mere 23,000 votes. The top two third-party candidates, Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, captured 271,000 combined votes in Florida and 137,000 combined votes in Wisconsin. According to exit polls, the overwhelming majority of these votes were from disenfranchised Liberal voters who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton.
*We must be united in taking back our country* and protect our freedoms. With tRump in power even voting is at stake! *VOTE **#BLUE**!* If you’re not sidin’ with Biden then you’re rootin’ for Putin! Please share this message as often as possible from now to Election Day. Say “NO” to another four years of fascism and American deaths.
Flush the turd on November the 3rd!
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💩
@Patrick Hill – You’re a troll. Go back under your bridge.
Trump either steals the election or he goes to jail.
Does his behavior make sense now?
@Patrick Hill America is sooooooo fkd under the orange mango. 🤣🍄👍
Exactly. It is that simple!
@Patrick Hill Are you _stuck_ ?
4 keys to STOP Trump from rigging our votes:
*1. Check your voter registration status NOW.*
County clerks in Republican districts across the country fraudulently purge voter rolls of legitimate Democrat voters prior to each election. In the 2014 mid-term election, I arrived at my local polling station only to discover I was no longer registered to vote, even though I had been a resident of my county and living at the same address for seven years. I was forced to cast a “provisional ballot,” which I suspect was not counted in the final vote tally. Since then, I have always verified my voter registration status well ahead of upcoming elections to ensure I have time to re-register in case of any Republican shenanigans. For more info: *Vote.org*
*2. Vote early.*
In Republican states, there will no doubt be attempts to suppress voter turnout in Democratic districts by limiting the number of polling stations and reducing polling hours. This will likely be under the guise of protecting voters and polling workers from Covid-19 exposure.
Laws no doubt vary by state. In Texas, voters must vote at their designated polling location on Election Day. However, during the early voting period, voters can vote at *any open polling location in their county of residence.* This makes it more difficult for Republicans to target Democratic districts for poll closures and restricted hours. Find the early voting laws for your state, and vote as early as possible. This will point you in the right direction:
Vote.org/early-voting-calendar/
Early voting dates & which states can/can’t vote early: https://en.as.com/en/2020/09/05/latest_news/1599327128_613730.amp.html
*3. Use no-excuse absentee voting in states where it is available.*
“No excuse absentee voting” means you can request an absentee ballot from your state or county election official for any reason. Currently, 29 states offer no excuse absentee voting, including the most important swing states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If your state is on this list, request an absentee ballot and mail it no later than October 20th to ensure it is received and counted:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-1-states-with-no-excuse-absentee-voting.aspx
Mail in ballots can be dropped off at your local election board in most cases, or authorized ballot boxes at various locations in your state. That will lighten the burden on the Post Office that Trump has kneecapped.
To New Yorkers: New York State has Republican districts. Due to COVID-19, the legislature recently passed several bills to make it easier to request an absentee ballot. The date was moved up so you can request one today. You can use COVID-19 as a reason. For more information see: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-law-sweeping-election-reforms#_blank
*4. Do NOT waste your vote.*
Yes, my fellow Americans, I am also frustrated by the two-party system, and I understand the appeal of underdog third-party candidates. You must realize, however, that a vote for a third-party candidate is effectively a vote for Trump. Don’t believe me? Just look at the numbers. Two states, Florida and Wisconsin, tipped the Electoral College for Trump in 2016. Trump won Florida by 113,000 votes and Wisconsin by a mere 23,000 votes. The top two third-party candidates, Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, captured 271,000 combined votes in Florida and 137,000 combined votes in Wisconsin. According to exit polls, the overwhelming majority of these votes were from disenfranchised Liberal voters who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton.
*We must be united in taking back our country* and protect our freedoms. With tRump in power even voting is at stake! *VOTE **#BLUE**!* If you’re not sidin’ with Biden then you’re rootin’ for Putin! Please share this message as often as possible from now to Election Day. Say “NO” to another four years of fascism and American deaths.
Flush the turd on November the 3rd!
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💩
@Calisa Hardy we should feel sorry for Patrick Hill. For many people who support Trump the days, supporting trump should not be considered as a political opinion. It should be regarded as a psychiatric diagnose.
8 months into the pandemic, there are still not enough PPE, labs don’t have enough swab and reagents. Trump and the GOP still pushing to abolish Obamacare in the supreme court. How many Americans have to unnecessarily die before Trump stop playing politic with the pandemic and start doing something real? US with covid deaths over 202,000, and 610 deaths per million (rising faster) from coronavirus compared to Germany’s 113, or New Zealand’s 5.
This is it folks! This is soon the moment where we either get back on track & become relatively normal again or become a tRumpian/Putinish Dictatorship. Please get out there & vote Democrat & Blue!
Democrats are a terrorist organization , vote Trump 2020
@Patrick Hill America is a weak pussyassbitch under the orange mango. Lol. You’re so fkd👍🍄🤣
4 keys to STOP Trump from rigging our votes:
*1. Check your voter registration status NOW.*
County clerks in Republican districts across the country fraudulently purge voter rolls of legitimate Democrat voters prior to each election. In the 2014 mid-term election, I arrived at my local polling station only to discover I was no longer registered to vote, even though I had been a resident of my county and living at the same address for seven years. I was forced to cast a “provisional ballot,” which I suspect was not counted in the final vote tally. Since then, I have always verified my voter registration status well ahead of upcoming elections to ensure I have time to re-register in case of any Republican shenanigans. For more info: *Vote.org*
*2. Vote early.*
In Republican states, there will no doubt be attempts to suppress voter turnout in Democratic districts by limiting the number of polling stations and reducing polling hours. This will likely be under the guise of protecting voters and polling workers from Covid-19 exposure.
Laws no doubt vary by state. In Texas, voters must vote at their designated polling location on Election Day. However, during the early voting period, voters can vote at *any open polling location in their county of residence.* This makes it more difficult for Republicans to target Democratic districts for poll closures and restricted hours. Find the early voting laws for your state, and vote as early as possible. This will point you in the right direction:
Vote.org/early-voting-calendar/
Early voting dates & which states can/can’t vote early: https://en.as.com/en/2020/09/05/latest_news/1599327128_613730.amp.html
*3. Use no-excuse absentee voting in states where it is available.*
“No excuse absentee voting” means you can request an absentee ballot from your state or county election official for any reason. Currently, 29 states offer no excuse absentee voting, including the most important swing states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If your state is on this list, request an absentee ballot and mail it no later than October 20th to ensure it is received and counted:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-1-states-with-no-excuse-absentee-voting.aspx
Mail in ballots can be dropped off at your local election board in most cases, or authorized ballot boxes at various locations in your state. That will lighten the burden on the Post Office that Trump has kneecapped.
To New Yorkers: New York State has Republican districts. Due to COVID-19, the legislature recently passed several bills to make it easier to request an absentee ballot. The date was moved up so you can request one today. You can use COVID-19 as a reason. For more information see: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-law-sweeping-election-reforms#_blank
*4. Do NOT waste your vote.*
Yes, my fellow Americans, I am also frustrated by the two-party system, and I understand the appeal of underdog third-party candidates. You must realize, however, that a vote for a third-party candidate is effectively a vote for Trump. Don’t believe me? Just look at the numbers. Two states, Florida and Wisconsin, tipped the Electoral College for Trump in 2016. Trump won Florida by 113,000 votes and Wisconsin by a mere 23,000 votes. The top two third-party candidates, Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, captured 271,000 combined votes in Florida and 137,000 combined votes in Wisconsin. According to exit polls, the overwhelming majority of these votes were from disenfranchised Liberal voters who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton.
*We must be united in taking back our country* and protect our freedoms. With tRump in power even voting is at stake! *VOTE **#BLUE**!* If you’re not sidin’ with Biden then you’re rootin’ for Putin! Please share this message as often as possible from now to Election Day. Say “NO” to another four years of fascism and American deaths.
Flush the turd on November the 3rd!
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💩
Remember back 4-12 yrs a go when we had Obama & things were relatively normal & quiet before the Orange Hemorrhoid occupied the Oval Orifice?
Donald Trump can’t win Justice matters.
If He’s honest. He wouldn’t be panicked to death
Pretty insane!
Democrats are a terrorist organization , vote Trump 2020
@Patrick Hill
Copy paste much gramps?
THE DEVIL IS IN THE WHITE-HOUSE
Democrats are a terrorist organization , vote Trump 2020
Patrick Hill
RONALD 6
WILSON 6
REAGAN 6
“THE NUMBER OF A MAN”
AMERICA IS MYSTERY BABYLON
If trump gets 4 more years, he will make Hitler look like a choir boy.
Democrats are a terrorist organization , vote Trump 2020
@Patrick Hill trump supporters think they can turn America into a 1-party country.
Trump is doing nothing less than committing sedition.
Democrats are a terrorist organization , vote Trump 2020
Trump will win in November and there’s nothing you can do about it!
4 keys to STOP Trump from rigging our votes:
*1. Check your voter registration status NOW.*
County clerks in Republican districts across the country fraudulently purge voter rolls of legitimate Democrat voters prior to each election. In the 2014 mid-term election, I arrived at my local polling station only to discover I was no longer registered to vote, even though I had been a resident of my county and living at the same address for seven years. I was forced to cast a “provisional ballot,” which I suspect was not counted in the final vote tally. Since then, I have always verified my voter registration status well ahead of upcoming elections to ensure I have time to re-register in case of any Republican shenanigans. For more info: *Vote.org*
*2. Vote early.*
In Republican states, there will no doubt be attempts to suppress voter turnout in Democratic districts by limiting the number of polling stations and reducing polling hours. This will likely be under the guise of protecting voters and polling workers from Covid-19 exposure.
Laws no doubt vary by state. In Texas, voters must vote at their designated polling location on Election Day. However, during the early voting period, voters can vote at *any open polling location in their county of residence.* This makes it more difficult for Republicans to target Democratic districts for poll closures and restricted hours. Find the early voting laws for your state, and vote as early as possible. This will point you in the right direction:
Vote.org/early-voting-calendar/
Early voting dates & which states can/can’t vote early: https://en.as.com/en/2020/09/05/latest_news/1599327128_613730.amp.html
*3. Use no-excuse absentee voting in states where it is available.*
“No excuse absentee voting” means you can request an absentee ballot from your state or county election official for any reason. Currently, 29 states offer no excuse absentee voting, including the most important swing states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If your state is on this list, request an absentee ballot and mail it no later than October 20th to ensure it is received and counted:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-1-states-with-no-excuse-absentee-voting.aspx
Mail in ballots can be dropped off at your local election board in most cases, or authorized ballot boxes at various locations in your state. That will lighten the burden on the Post Office that Trump has kneecapped.
To New Yorkers: New York State has Republican districts. Due to COVID-19, the legislature recently passed several bills to make it easier to request an absentee ballot. The date was moved up so you can request one today. You can use COVID-19 as a reason. For more information see: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-law-sweeping-election-reforms#_blank
*4. Do NOT waste your vote.*
Yes, my fellow Americans, I am also frustrated by the two-party system, and I understand the appeal of underdog third-party candidates. You must realize, however, that a vote for a third-party candidate is effectively a vote for Trump. Don’t believe me? Just look at the numbers. Two states, Florida and Wisconsin, tipped the Electoral College for Trump in 2016. Trump won Florida by 113,000 votes and Wisconsin by a mere 23,000 votes. The top two third-party candidates, Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, captured 271,000 combined votes in Florida and 137,000 combined votes in Wisconsin. According to exit polls, the overwhelming majority of these votes were from disenfranchised Liberal voters who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton.
*We must be united in taking back our country* and protect our freedoms. With tRump in power even voting is at stake! *VOTE **#BLUE**!* If you’re not sidin’ with Biden then you’re rootin’ for Putin! Please share this message as often as possible from now to Election Day. Say “NO” to another four years of fascism and American deaths.
Flush the turd on November the 3rd!
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💩
The Thug In the White House!
– Noam Chomsky
Just let Trump try. Send him into prison to deter any future dictator wannabe.
John is a 100% correct! The Rebuplican’s tried with Bush, he had a heart though! They always wanted one party one rule!🙄 Trump is the Perfect PAWN!
THE REPUBLICAN HERD – VOTE ALL OF THEM OUT OF OFFICE
The Trump Herd Mentality- The Donald & the Herd of US Republican Senators, ALL Traitors & Liars.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD HAS FAILED THE UNITED STATES WITH COVID-19; SILENCE WHILE, the DONALD HAS ALLOWED OVER 200,000 American’s DIE.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD WILL TAKE AWAY AMERICANS HEALTH INSURANCE
THE REPUBLICAN HERD DOES NOT CARE ABOUT AMERICAN MILITARY SERVICE MEN & WOMEN-
Russian Bounties on US Soldiers, NOT REPUBLICAN ONE SPOKE OUT.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD WILL DESTROY MEDICARE FOR SENIORS.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD DOES NOT CARE ABOUT AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY
Donald praises Vladimir Putin, NOT ONE REPUBLICAN SPOKE OUT.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD WILL TAKE AWAY A Woman’s RIGHT TO CHOOSE OVER HER OWN BODY.
THE REPUBLICAN HERD WILL DESTROY the US ECONOMY
VOTE BIDEN / HARRIS 2020
Trump is going to do everything to stay in power .
Question: Can they arrest Trump for spying on America! FBI has enough evidence! Can we Fight BACK this way??? Thanks MSNBC for responding!
Unfortunately for Donald Trump and his ill fated cult followers and enablers, they have not come to terms with the fact that lying does not make the truth disappear.
If he looses, Kamala Harris will surely put him in Jail whether Biden wants to or not lol. As long as Trump can tweet he can still cause chaos.
🌊We
should Vote in GREAT NUMBERS for BIDEN/HARRIS so there is NO QUESTION
as to who is the clear winner! Let us save our DEMOCRACY!🌊
4 keys to STOP Trump from rigging our votes:
*1. Check your voter registration status NOW.*
County clerks in Republican districts across the country fraudulently purge voter rolls of legitimate Democrat voters prior to each election. In the 2014 mid-term election, I arrived at my local polling station only to discover I was no longer registered to vote, even though I had been a resident of my county and living at the same address for seven years. I was forced to cast a “provisional ballot,” which I suspect was not counted in the final vote tally. Since then, I have always verified my voter registration status well ahead of upcoming elections to ensure I have time to re-register in case of any Republican shenanigans. For more info: *Vote.org*
*2. Vote early.*
In Republican states, there will no doubt be attempts to suppress voter turnout in Democratic districts by limiting the number of polling stations and reducing polling hours. This will likely be under the guise of protecting voters and polling workers from Covid-19 exposure.
Laws no doubt vary by state. In Texas, voters must vote at their designated polling location on Election Day. However, during the early voting period, voters can vote at *any open polling location in their county of residence.* This makes it more difficult for Republicans to target Democratic districts for poll closures and restricted hours. Find the early voting laws for your state, and vote as early as possible. This will point you in the right direction:
Vote.org/early-voting-calendar/
Early voting dates & which states can/can’t vote early: https://en.as.com/en/2020/09/05/latest_news/1599327128_613730.amp.html
*3. Use no-excuse absentee voting in states where it is available.*
“No excuse absentee voting” means you can request an absentee ballot from your state or county election official for any reason. Currently, 29 states offer no excuse absentee voting, including the most important swing states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If your state is on this list, request an absentee ballot and mail it no later than October 20th to ensure it is received and counted:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-1-states-with-no-excuse-absentee-voting.aspx
Mail in ballots can be dropped off at your local election board in most cases, or authorized ballot boxes at various locations in your state. That will lighten the burden on the Post Office that Trump has kneecapped.
To New Yorkers: New York State has Republican districts. Due to COVID-19, the legislature recently passed several bills to make it easier to request an absentee ballot. The date was moved up so you can request one today. You can use COVID-19 as a reason. For more information see: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-law-sweeping-election-reforms#_blank
*4. Do NOT waste your vote.*
Yes, my fellow Americans, I am also frustrated by the two-party system, and I understand the appeal of underdog third-party candidates. You must realize, however, that a vote for a third-party candidate is effectively a vote for Trump. Don’t believe me? Just look at the numbers. Two states, Florida and Wisconsin, tipped the Electoral College for Trump in 2016. Trump won Florida by 113,000 votes and Wisconsin by a mere 23,000 votes. The top two third-party candidates, Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, captured 271,000 combined votes in Florida and 137,000 combined votes in Wisconsin. According to exit polls, the overwhelming majority of these votes were from disenfranchised Liberal voters who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton.
*We must be united in taking back our country* and protect our freedoms. With tRump in power even voting is at stake! *VOTE **#BLUE**!* If you’re not sidin’ with Biden then you’re rootin’ for Putin! Please share this message as often as possible from now to Election Day. Say “NO” to another four years of fascism and American deaths.
Flush the turd on November the 3rd!
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💩
I don’t think I’ve ever seen John Heilemann so angry before.
The whole thing reminds me of the McCarthy, they finally put a stop to it.
Yep.
The only consistent thing about Trump is, his top priority is always about Me, Myself & I