MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Says Trump is ‘Panicking’ Amid LA Protests
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has said that President Donald Trump is “absolutely panicking” in response to the protests over the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) immigration raids.
During the handover between Maddow and fellow MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell on Monday night (June 9), the hosts discussed Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles in his attempt to quell the ongoing protests.
Maddow argued Trump’s actions are proof he has “no freaking idea” how to respond to the protests. “He’s decided that he’s throwing it all out. You know, dictator from day one,’ and you know, going to terminate parts of the Constitution. And he’s decided that he doesn’t matter what Congress does, and it doesn’t matter what the courts do, that he’s just the strong man he’s going to be. He’s decided to throw out all the rules.”
The veteran news anchor said all of this has made Trump “very boring,” stating, “It’s like it’s all on the table. We know exactly what he’s doing. We know exactly what his intentions are. He’s blonde Berlusconi. This is, I mean, he’s just trying to do the same thing all the other strongmen and would-be dictators do all over the country.”
For Maddow, she said the “really interesting question” is what the American people let him get away with. “We’re seeing a really interesting test of that right now, all over the country, especially this week,” she continued.
O’Donnell added his thoughts, saying that it appears the advisors around Trump during his first term likely prevented him from doing things that were illegal, such as deploying the National Guard without the approval of a governor. Now, his current advisors seemingly have no qualms with the president breaking rules.
“We can probably intuit that what he’s being told is, ‘Yeah, it’s illegal, therefore, go do it.’ I think that the more laws he breaks, the more blatantly unconstitutional things he both proposes and tries, I think the more they think power accrues to him because he’s less constrained by things that don’t actually stop him,” Maddow responded.
She added, “He’s deeply, deeply, deeply unpopular and underwater on every issue, and he is absolutely panicked by the protests against him, to the point where he’s already playing the biggest cards that he’s gotten. He’s not even six months into this term. I just think, I think we’re getting the test really early, and I think that he’s failing.”
You can watch Maddow and O’Donnell’s full discussion in the video above.
The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell, Weeknights, 10/9 c, MSNBC
The Rachel Maddow Show, Mondays, 9/8c, MSNBC
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Stop calling it protests, it's not a protest lmao.
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Newsflash for MadCow oops Maddow. Trump ain’t even a smidge panicked. He sent 700 Marines in that won’t panic either. This particular Marine unit has specialized training in crowd control and protecting federal property, so be assured they won’t panic. Also Trump should authorize limited use of lethal force. Just position a few snipers and let them pick off the most dangerous & aggressive attackers. They have ammo that is designed to take out the intended target only so won’t have to worry about bystanders getting hurt. Like the ones throwing Molotov cocktails. Take them out and you’ll see the crowd thin out extremely fast !! You want to throw stuff to maim and/or kill our law enforcement well they can throw some high velocity lead right back at you !! Crowd sees those hit the ground and they’ll leave very quickly on their own.
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A nation without sovereign borders is not really a nation at all, only an open territory. A nation without law and order is a nation of chaos and anarchy. No one asked these people to sneak into our country illegally. Though Biden Allowed them to enter. He even stopped Governor Abbott of TX from trying to keep them out of that state. So they are here and they’re not asking for the benefits of this country they are Demanding them. Seeing them Burning & Spitting on Our National Flag while waving the flags of the foreign countries they came from while standing on American soil made me extremely nauseated. I don’t view them Illegal Immigrants but what they Really are Illegal Invaders !! ICE was Trying to remove Criminals with lengthy rap sheets Not children and granny like Whoopi LIED and said. ICE and then the LAPD were attacked by these Illegal Invaders !! They Even attacked the Ntl. Guard !! All the while Lib Dem politicians are endorsing, defending, and supporting these Invaders over and above legal American citizens. These people are looting local businesses along with their Assault on Law Enforcement and destruction of both public and private property. President Trump needs to issue orders to our Marines to regain control by what ever means are necessary. American citizens should consider this an Attack by foreign invaders as these people are on American soil illegally. Law and order must prevail or these people intend to Take our country !! Time to repel them !!
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Rachel Maddow should keep "Her thinking, thinking,thinking" to herself and save her from becoming a complete moron. To say Trump is deeply, deeply deeply unpopular and he is failing, says she is completely out of touch with world affairs and what Trump has achieved in his short term in Office to date. One should not assume, but guessing she didnt vote for Trump. Perhaps Maddow should try and get an interview with resident Trump and 'hang out her dirty washing' and we could all watch him have her for breakfast and this may even improve the ratings for MSNBC although on her current profile, not for long.
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Bravo !! Well said !! And So True !!
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