MS NOW host Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday stated President Donald Trump is the “worst public speaker” in America, fact-checked his White House address on the economy from earlier within the night — and invited Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to share his reactions.
“America’s worst public speaker struggled mightily studying a teleprompter filled with lies tonight,” said O’Donnell. “His speech, if we will name it that. In it, Donald Trump stated that when he took workplace, quote, ‘Inflation was the worst within the historical past of our nation.’”
He continued, “That may be a lie. A typical Trump lie. Inflation was at 3% when Donald Trump took workplace. Inflation is at 3% proper now. Donald Trump stated that when he took workplace, we had, quote, ‘Transgender for everyone.’ That might imply that Donald Trump is transgender.”
O’Donnell additional debunked Trump’s claims that he was “elected in a landslide” (he won the popular vote by 1.5 percentage points), that his tariffs aren’t being footed by the American taxpayer (they are), and that Democrats are demanding costlier medical health insurance (they’re not).
The “Last Word” host went on to notice that Trump delivered his speech “in a monotone anger” and argued that he shouted the Oval Office address as a result of he nonetheless hasn’t “discovered how microphones work” — earlier than concluding, “He gave the impression to be offended on the reality.”
“It was an unhinged speech that was after all untethered from actuality and reality,” Jeffries agreed. “Donald Trump has made issues worse for the American individuals. He refuses to acknowledge that the tariffs that he’s solely accountable for have truly elevated prices on on a regular basis People by 1000’s of {dollars} per yr.”
Jeffries additionally touched on Trump’s feedback about the ongoing health care crisis, noting it was unnecessarily exacerbated by the Republican Party and Trump with the “big, beautiful bill” that kicked tens of millions of individuals off Medicaid and downsized federal food programs.
“And all of this was carried out in order that Donald Trump and Republicans might reward their billionaire donors with large tax breaks, which they’ve now made everlasting,” he stated, noting Trump had additionally “promised to decrease the excessive value of dwelling on day one.”
Jeffries continued, “These aren’t my phrases — these are his phrases. However he broke that promise. And life isn’t getting extra reasonably priced in america of America. It’s getting dearer. And that’s the drawback that Donald Trump refuses to confront.”
