Enough with the idiocy. We had a Commander In-Chief invent the Human Humidor in the Oval Office of the people's White House with a troubled subordinate young enough to be his daughter, except when he was busy having her toss his salad, before he lied about it under oath. Couple that with the fact that the leftists just attempted to replace their dementia-riddled cadaver with an equally incoherent Taco Bell Team Leader, and they have no business questioning anybody's fitness for any job, period.
And when this, like most everything else he goes on about, turns up nothing will you finally grow a bit less trusting or will you forget all about it and have a new outrage all stoked to be angry about?
As a veteran myself, Bronze Stars have nothing to do with the truth or character defects. Does a Bronze star make it ok to cheat and abuse women? to lie? He conveniently forgot the Army Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. So which one's has his behavior demonstrated?
@@sukkischoco1938 Who did he abuse? The police report said she was lying trying to conceal the fact she cheated on her husband. There is hotel video of them laughing in the hallway just outside his door. #2 excessive drinking allegation. So far no one can locate any of the people that made these allegations about Hegseth, and the on air members who sat with him said no way was he ever intoxicated at work. You shallow minded people need to get a life and stop trying to destroy others.
@@susanelaine1644 I like Chris Hayes, Joy Reid, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, and in fact all the MSNBC commentators except the ones on "Morning Joe" for obvious reasons.
@mikehappy2620 Everyone can see what he is. He doesn't bother to hide, modify, or seek treatment his behaviors of abusing women/ alcohol/ and his employment. No excuses. Find someone who is worthy of your defense.
That’s bs. You don’t write a letter like that in haste. There was truth in that email. She even referenced having not said anything about it for a long time & then reaffirmed that her statements were true & he needed help. NONE of that was “in haste”. 🙄
Agreed 💯: that was an intervention letter, and a well thought-out one. Mrs. Hegseth uses the language of Christian forgiveness: “forgiven and redeemed,” to obfuscate the fact that her son never got help and never so much as admitted he had a problem. What Hegseth said: “nobody ever told me I had a problem,” besides being a lie (because his mother pretty much spelled it out in her letter), is also what every desperate addict in denial says.
For Pete's sake, he should be ashamed for sending his mom on national tv lying for his despicable self, but she should also be ashamed of herself for doing so. They both look and sound ridiculous.
It's the 21st Century. No one is ever held to anything or pressed to finish what they have started, either good or bad. It's the way of what's left of this society at every turn.
Hegseth, hasn't held a position managing a large group of troops , that alone disqualifies him. He is not a general, he does not have enough combat experience as a leader. Period.
That has no bearing on his ability to lead the DoD. The Secretary does not lead troops , he employs officers to do that. The Secretary is a policy making executive appointed by the President to carry out the Administrations policies in the DoD and communicate the will of the American people to the Generals, Officers and Staff in the Pentagon to execute.
Like her son, she NOW has lost her integrity. A loving, honest son would never put his mother in that position. No job should be worth seeing your mother sit there and be judged or ridiculed to save you.
hegseth has no shame or integrity..And neither does his mother. The fact that she wrote that email, whether it was 7 years ago which is what she implied, or not, is beyond belief. Personally I think she was lying about the timeline. A word to the wise penelope, my dear, a leopard does not change its spots. He cheated on his first wife with wife #2 probably cheated on his second with his third wife and will likely cheat on wife # 3 if not already doing so. My ex husband cheated on me, and if I were his new wife I would never be able to trust that he wouldn’t do the same.
The email is much worse than I thought, I mean hegseth's mom took the time to write a speech to her son, proofread it and everything, that isn't something you do in the heat of the moment, when you're emotions get the best of you, she meant it! And as far as alcohol goes, the first step in AA is to admit you have a problem, that isn't " like a miracle it will go away in the spring time".
The US Army deemed Pete Hegseth too dangerous a security risk to deploy with his unit. I don't need to hear another word about the man to know he's totally disqualified from the job.
Well that’s not 100% correct. Close tho….there are always exceptions. Mothers don’t write emails like THAT unless it’s screaming in her face. She HAD to at that time. It could have been his father also disrespected Pete’s mother. Pete also has male impulses his mother would not. But I would not blame Her after hearing that letter….
@@micheleconner5083I wouldn't say that. I edit court copy as part of my work, and many people come from 'good families' etc, with parents who were as decent as the day is long, yet their child still went off the rails. I've a cousin who'd fit that definition; her long-suffering mother, my aunt, is a very good, loving woman, yet one of her children still turned out to be an absolutely deplorable human being. At the end of the day, while parenting absolutely has an effect, as an adult You are responsible for your life, your decisions, your actions. Similarly, I've seen people who've had absolutely terrible upbringings, awful parents and circumstances, yet as adults they work hard, live good lives, contribute to Society and are all-round nice people. Again, your life is down to You, ultimately.
Seems that Pete inherited at least one trait from his mom: lying for personal gain. Also embarrassing how she walks back what she said with the remark that her husband told her she was too emotional. Very disappointing that this is how standing up for women against her own son ended up, but sadly very common: ultimately siding with men, and not just in the case of family. Women like that are just as bad as the sons they raise and are very much to blame for them, at least in part. So practice what you preach and look in the mirror yourself, mom!
The same alpha man whose mother's private correspondence was STOLEN and used by yellow Journalists to character assassinate him. Or do Democrats think a woman cannot speak for herself and needs the liars at the NYT to speak on her behalf and represent her views?
So you have never changed your mind and view when you realized circumstances have changed. All over Biden but you consistently give Trump a pass for the 40K lies he has told and continues to lie to this day. What a blatant double standard.
The most chilling part of this report was when she said her husband told her she needed think about what she wrote or something to that effect. So, the apple doesn’t far from the tree. Like father, like son. The mother is trapped between two abusive men.
Agreed. It's the culture that so many MAGA people come from, and want to disseminate. "The Man is the head, the woman the tail. He leads, she follows meekly, like is proper, and who betide her soul should she dispute his word". 🤢🤢🤢🤮. We need to do better... NO. We need to BE better; and it starts NOT with putting better people in power, but with being unwilling to tolerate dishonesty and selfish behaviors in ourselves or others.
I worked with alcoholics and drug addicts for years. If he was drinking when he was last on his t.v. show which was a few days ago he is still drinking. He probably had a drink when he when home yesterday.
Nothing good ever comes from a public promise not to drink. There's generally not a reason to say that if you're not an alcoholic, and if you are an alcoholic no one should trust your promise!
Pete Hegseth doesn't want women in combat roles. However, he has his mommy fighting his Senate confirmation battles! Mommy’s trying to take back her truth on disastrous son, she delivered!
I wonder if it's possible that DT is nominating the worst candidates he can find for these cabinet positions so he can put the actual terrible people he wants in later, and they will seem acceptable by comparison. Of course, this theory is shaky, because it requires DT to have forethought.
I think it is more of him trying to impose his will on the Senate! Keep in mind had Senator Rick Scott been head over the Senate every last person that he chose would have went thru by recess appointments.
Because he doesn't even try. He didn't put in a single full day of work as President the first time around; and we're seeing the same kind of half-a&&ed showmanship leading up to the 2nd time.
No, of course that's not his criteria. Unlike basically every other president, even the ones I disagreed with, Dear Leader Donald only cares about increasing his own personal power or what makes HIM look good on TV.
WHEN A GROWN MAN'S MOMMY EXPLAINS FOR HIM, HE IS NO MAN AT ALL! HIDE BEHIND YOUR MOMMY! No man could attempt to recover themselves without help, and support people helping. Of course alcoholics have no drinking problems! Until alcohol overwhelms the alcoholic! I have 35yrs of saving drunk and addict lives. Hegseth's denial speaks for itself. Denial is not a river in Egypt!!!
@@kenc7120tears of laughter as Trump screws all of you dumb red hats in favour of his billionaire friends. Oh, you’ve been duped so badly! It will be fun to watch. America is in for a rough ride.
The worst thing said...by his own mother was " Well when u r a tv host it prepares you.." FOR WHAT.....MA'AM there should of been a period at the end of HOST....It prepare you to be a tv host
I'm not sure that Trump will publicly give up on Hegseth. Trump would need to admit a mistake in nominateing Hegseth, something that Trump does not seem capable of doing. I think that it's more likely that there is some sort of behind the scenes pressure to get Hegseth to decline the nomination. If Hegseth refused to step back I suspect that Trump will just watch the senate tear him apart and not confirm him.
Nah. The Hegseth withdrawal will blow over and be forgotten. However, having his nomination being shot down by the Senate and supplying fodder for days of extended news coverage is more more worrisome for Mango Mussolini.
@@eponymousImeIts not a very apt name for the current situation. The Peter Principle is the result of organic rise in an organization. Trump is deliberately choosing these people because of a combination of loyalty and incompetence. These people did not rise to the position because they were sufficiently competent at their previous position.
Was married to someone who had a drinking problem. He was what's called a functioning alcoholic. Drinks before and after work but still does their job. But as soon as he clocked out,he had to drink a large bottle of beer. 32 Oz before we'd driven 5 miles. Then 3 or 4 more once we got home! Unfortunately, his son is the same way. A case of 12 between 5 and 7 at night.
Why is his mother smiling so much? There's nothing humorous about the situation. And it's incredibly pitiful that his mother appeared on TV to plead for a job for him? Ugh. Good grief!
I honestly think that her son threatened her to go on tv and publicly retract what she wrote. If he abuses women, what's to say he wouldn't abuse his own mom?
Speaking as a woman that grew up seeing abuse in the home, the whole "oh silly me, I didn't mean this, let me take what I said back, I need to think before I speak - I've been *told* so" behavior is coping for the trouble she knows she's going to face at home with the doors shut and the drapes closed. Be that from her son or husband, she knows she doesn't have the right or the privilege to speak her mind honestly.
He's obviously unfit for ANY cabinet position. More importantly, he's extremely unqualified for the position of secretary of defense. The DOD is the largest "organization" within the federal government; where's his qualifications to head such a department? The nominee for the #2 spot at the DOD is more problematic than Pete!
Thank you Lawrence Great repoting well explained!! I cannot belive those men are such liars. !! Insulting one another and then become buddies!! Hypocrisy
The two separate statements are very contrary. So one is a lie. A reversal is usually a lie. There was a lot less reason for her to lie in the first place.
It's sooooo very strange to me that i don't know one man who has ever paid off a woman to keep her quiet about something or ever been accused of convicted of SA, or who has been in half the trouble that these nominees have been in but somehow, the vast majority of these picks have some or all of these crimes attached to them. How do you manage to know so many criminals like this and how are so many of them poised to gain such power? This is like a waking nightmare for good, productive, law-abiding American citizens who have been absolutely bamboozled by the people we've put into power..."we" being the collective. I didn't vote for this nonsense. The right is just trolling America while they descend on our government.
Does he own a gun? Did he apply for that gun while he was addicted to alcohol? Will he be prosecuted like Hunter was then?? Still waiting to see everybody who's addicted to something and owns a gun charged just like Hunter was. When is kid rock going to be charged?
''It's typical tRUMP, all bluster, very little substance. He talks a tough game but when pressed on it, he's an arm chair tough guy.'' Pete Hegseth March 17th/2016
As a 35-year sober recovering alcoholic, I can also say that no one ever told me to get help for my drinking, because that’s rarely how it works. And if someone HAD, I would have done the exact same thing that Hegseth does: I’d have dismissed and denied there was a problem. If your drinking has gotten so bad that others have to do an intervention, you’re WAY out of control. The email sent to Pete by his (now-enabler) mother was an opportunity for a moment of clarity. He didn’t see it. He still doesn’t see it. I’ve been around long enough to know how this ends for an alcoholic in denial.
His mother was telling the truth and was meaningful when she first said it. The only thing that's different 7 years ago from now is that he's trying to be a part of a cabinet now.
And now, forcing his mother to debase herself by lying for him and denying that she was telling the truth in the email because she was "emotional" at the time. Yeah right
Once an abuser, always an abuser. It doesn't just "go away"
Enough with the idiocy. We had a Commander In-Chief invent the Human Humidor in the Oval Office of the people's White House with a troubled subordinate young enough to be his daughter, except when he was busy having her toss his salad, before he lied about it under oath. Couple that with the fact that the leftists just attempted to replace their dementia-riddled cadaver with an equally incoherent Taco Bell Team Leader, and they have no business questioning anybody's fitness for any job, period.
A leopard doesn't change its spots.
Same with alcohol and being an alcoholic, the next drink is always just around the corner.
@@edmer68he needs therapy not a leadership role.
@ he needs to take a long walk on a short pier near shark infested waters.
Lawrence, you give me hope. If anybody knows the Congress, its YOU!!!
WOW, That was hard hitting, Insightful, and TRUTH!!!
Thank you for all you do Lawrence, Best reporter ever!!!
And I agree, Pete will back down!!!
For sure.
Thank you Mr. Lawrence O'Donnell for your reporting. You’re the only news reporter i trust and watch.
I'd recommend Meidas Touch too mate, sticking it to Stinky every day
Still love Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace....
@@peskycritter6580 yes medias touch is a great news source! I've been watching them since trump was last in office destroying our country.
Try Jessica Denson
And when this, like most everything else he goes on about, turns up nothing will you finally grow a bit less trusting or will you forget all about it and have a new outrage all stoked to be angry about?
Lawrence always drills down to the nerve, exposing the part that’s painful, and hard to look away. AKA the truth.
Larry wouldn't know the truth if it bit him.
The truth is, when Pete did, you didn't, when Pete would, you wouldn't. How many Bronze Stars do you have?
Like Trump and his Spurs@@RichardSmith-gt8kk
As a veteran myself, Bronze Stars have nothing to do with the truth or character defects. Does a Bronze star make it ok to cheat and abuse women? to lie? He conveniently forgot the Army Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage. So which one's has his behavior demonstrated?
@@sukkischoco1938 Who did he abuse? The police report said she was lying trying to conceal the fact she cheated on her husband. There is hotel video of them laughing in the hallway just outside his door. #2 excessive drinking allegation. So far no one can locate any of the people that made these allegations about Hegseth, and the on air members who sat with him said no way was he ever intoxicated at work.
You shallow minded people need to get a life and stop trying to destroy others.
I love Lawrence. The truth. No BS. The best on MSNBC.
He, and Rachel.
@susanelaine1644 yes the only two I watch on msnbc! Otherwise I don't watch mainstream media.
The best on any chanel, cable or online!
@@susanelaine1644 I like Chris Hayes, Joy Reid, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, and in fact all the MSNBC commentators except the ones on "Morning Joe" for obvious reasons.
Thanks, Lawrence for your coverage💙
Agreed 🙂
Please? Her son is exactly the same man today. You cannot unring a bell. She told the truth about who her son was and is.
And you know this how?
@@mikehappy2620you just saw it. You just heard his mother.
@@Brad-sh2wn Facts mean NOTHING to the MAGA cult!!!
@@mikehappy2620 I choose to believe women including the mothers of predators.
@mikehappy2620 Everyone can see what he is. He doesn't bother to hide, modify, or seek treatment his behaviors of abusing women/ alcohol/ and his employment. No excuses. Find someone who is worthy of your defense.
Lawrence, I am so grateful for your knowledge of the political landscape, makes me hopeful 😊
Classic Alcoholic - deny, deny deny.
Yeah,he claims he won't drink on the job. How many drinks is he going to have before work?
Yep, 1st step is admitting he has a problem. Still in denial and won't change.
Lie, Lie, Lie, drink, drink, drink
@@laurenbutler3452 yep, that's exactly what alcoholics do!
DID HE COMPLETE THE STEPS?
LAWRENCE, please do Kash Patel next. I think you can expose him better than anyone.
Yes
Patel has got them crazy eyes. Thank you Lord...
Democrats are scared of sunlight .... Very scared.....
Did you see the crazy children's books he wrote, too? Total nut job!!!
Expose him for...?
That’s bs. You don’t write a letter like that in haste. There was truth in that email. She even referenced having not said anything about it for a long time & then reaffirmed that her statements were true & he needed help. NONE of that was “in haste”. 🙄
Agreed 💯: that was an intervention letter, and a well thought-out one. Mrs. Hegseth uses the language of Christian forgiveness: “forgiven and redeemed,” to obfuscate the fact that her son never got help and never so much as admitted he had a problem. What Hegseth said: “nobody ever told me I had a problem,” besides being a lie (because his mother pretty much spelled it out in her letter), is also what every desperate addict in denial says.
And well written
For Pete's sake, he should be ashamed for sending his mom on national tv lying for his despicable self, but
she should also be ashamed of herself for doing so.
They both look and sound ridiculous.
Abusers manipulate anyone they can
They have no shame
Will Mommy help make decisions for the country when you get in a jam?
Gee, Mom, we are going to War, can you pack my bag?
There are some very sad family dynamics with this group.
Pretty sure she immediately got threatened, that's their MO
Excellent journalism 👏 ❤
Love the way they "Fight to the end", and then resign next day or so.
😂😂😂
It's the 21st Century. No one is ever held to anything or pressed to finish what they have started, either good or bad. It's the way of what's left of this society at every turn.
Lawrence is the BEST!! 👏🏼👏🏼
🤡
*It's 5.47am over here in a howling gale in The Old Country, but this is simply masterful journalism Lawrence... Masterful... **_CHEERS!_* 👍😎🇬🇧💙☕🥃
Pretty rough in Ireland alright.
Rain and light snow here in Boston Massachusetts! Hi Brit fam
@@norwegianzoundMaybe Scotland. Scotland too has howling gales.
He is a fine fella in my opinion and thanx to the folks in the U.K. 🇬🇧 MUCH ❤️ 2 YAH !
@@norwegianzoundWell over night UPS me a case of GUINNESS would suit me just fine ? 🍺🤣😂👍
I absolutely love Lawrences' intros, simply genius 😊👍
Hegseth sends his mom out to fight his battles, yet he doesn't want women in combat roles in the military?!?
The GOP hypocrisy blinds them to irony.
He gives her a helmet, his old jill-strap, and a bottle of rum.
Guess he's still mommy's little boy when it comes to battle!
@daveg695 Love that!!
@hruntlefoot1957 She should have "thought through things a bit more" and sent a copy to Trump... "out of love".
Your reporting is insightful, Truthful, and On point. Thanks for doing such good work. God Bless.
Hegseth, hasn't held a position managing a large group of troops , that alone disqualifies him. He is not a general, he does not have enough combat experience as a leader. Period.
That has no bearing on his ability to lead the DoD. The Secretary does not lead troops , he employs officers to do that.
The Secretary is a policy making executive appointed by the President to carry out the Administrations policies in the DoD and communicate the will of the American people to the Generals, Officers and Staff in the Pentagon to execute.
The DNCbots new dialog isn't very good.
Lol, well Obama had no experience being an executive
@@winstonsmith6607 It must be tremendously frustrating to be a troll in a never ending futile quest for relevancy & attention......
@@CloroxPresidente All the bizarre imitation accounts did no good. Trump won. And the Kammy campaign is broke and can't pay you.
Like her son, she NOW has lost her integrity. A loving, honest son would never put his mother in that position. No job should be worth seeing your mother sit there and be judged or ridiculed to save you.
How many of these people nominated have made people sign NDAs? That indicates they don't want anyone to know about their crimes.
hegseth has no shame or integrity..And neither does his mother. The fact that she wrote that email, whether it was 7 years ago which is what she implied, or not, is beyond belief. Personally I think she was lying about the timeline. A word to the wise penelope, my dear, a leopard does not change its spots. He cheated on his first wife with wife #2 probably cheated on his second with his third wife and will likely cheat on wife # 3 if not already doing so. My ex husband cheated on me, and if I were his new wife I would never be able to trust that he wouldn’t do the same.
Trump kind of people @@ritawerthmann9289
There is a large difference between being a son and being an alcoholic. Hegseth is an alcoholic.
Lawrence is excellent! Love his reports and analysis
The email is much worse than I thought, I mean hegseth's mom took the time to write a speech to her son, proofread it and everything, that isn't something you do in the heat of the moment, when you're emotions get the best of you, she meant it! And as far as alcohol goes, the first step in AA is to admit you have a problem, that isn't " like a miracle it will go away in the spring time".
“Seven years and two wives ago” hahahahaha can a circus have too many clowns?!
I second that emotion!!!
The US Army deemed Pete Hegseth too dangerous a security risk to deploy with his unit.
I don't need to hear another word about the man to know he's totally disqualified from the job.
I think it was doing National Guard duty during President Biden's inauguration.
You have to be really, really, REALLY bad......to be THAT kind of a security risk.
He said some people deal with war by self medicating on alcohol.
@@marywilliams8158 It had nothing to do with his drinking problem.
I agree.
Lawrence says it SO well. Don't let these liars hide behind their mother.
Classic Repuggnikkkan, lie, lie lie!
Their mothers are liars too.
Thank you Lawrence.
A man's attitude towards women is a reflection on his respect for his Mother
Well that’s not 100% correct. Close tho….there are always exceptions. Mothers don’t write emails like THAT unless it’s screaming in her face. She HAD to at that time. It could have been his father also disrespected Pete’s mother. Pete also has male impulses his mother would not. But I would not blame Her after hearing that letter….
One things for sure,neither parent instilled good morals in him!
The Cigar-Glazer in Chief must have had a real beef with his Mom.
@@micheleconner5083 Yes! We need the morals exhibited by our former Commander In-Chief and inventor of the Human Humidor!
@@micheleconner5083I wouldn't say that. I edit court copy as part of my work, and many people come from 'good families' etc, with parents who were as decent as the day is long, yet their child still went off the rails. I've a cousin who'd fit that definition; her long-suffering mother, my aunt, is a very good, loving woman, yet one of her children still turned out to be an absolutely deplorable human being. At the end of the day, while parenting absolutely has an effect, as an adult You are responsible for your life, your decisions, your actions. Similarly, I've seen people who've had absolutely terrible upbringings, awful parents and circumstances, yet as adults they work hard, live good lives, contribute to Society and are all-round nice people. Again, your life is down to You, ultimately.
Fantastic analysis of mom and son’s statements!
Both liars
I can't stand hearing Pete Hegseth's mom gaslight us all.
Give us your tears 😢
She was pretty laughable. Begging people to see that " he's a good person".
@@ellenpederson-lewis8557She knows she raised garbage
She gaslighted herself…
She’s a mom. Give her a break.
“7 years and 2 wives ago…” that’s all I needed to hear to start my day 😂
Excellent, as always. Thank you.
Thanks again, Lawrence, for speaking so clearly and simply and to the point. BE WELL ALWAYS!
Being a decent human is a disqualifying factor for a MAGA position.
You mad sis?
That's kinda weird. Maybe try the next talking point on your script
You can’t fix stupid, but the red hats make it easier to spot it.
@@NHLb.tRump-x2b It's weird when DNCbots talk to each other
What did you think when Kamala’s husband was accused of slapping the daylights out of a woman you intellectually dishonest fool.
Lawrence is great
Excellent segment, like allways! ❤❤
Lawrence you are one of the best news reporters out here--- thank yo for dysecting the lies and breaking things down in "plain English 💯🙏🎊
Love you, Lawrence!
Seems that Pete inherited at least one trait from his mom: lying for personal gain. Also embarrassing how she walks back what she said with the remark that her husband told her she was too emotional. Very disappointing that this is how standing up for women against her own son ended up, but sadly very common: ultimately siding with men, and not just in the case of family. Women like that are just as bad as the sons they raise and are very much to blame for them, at least in part. So practice what you preach and look in the mirror yourself, mom!
Is it any wonder then that he has his opinion of women from how his father treated his mother?
@ Yes, that too. But also seeing her accept that.
Where is Pete’s father?
What kind of alpha grown man has his mother come in and audition as his character reference?
The answer is none of them. This answers what America has become 😢.
The same alpha man whose mother's private correspondence was STOLEN and used by yellow Journalists to character assassinate him.
Or do Democrats think a woman cannot speak for herself and needs the liars at the NYT to speak on her behalf and represent her views?
every politican's mother... has her price.. just like the fathers
lol, my kid was 6yo when he told me hes got it..his kid was 3 & said he would deal with it, his dad told him not to be shy when your right... lol..
To many...
As usual, Mr O'Donnell being devastatingly brilliant!
Well, we now know where Pete learned to lie...
Biden?
@@mikemyers7539you’re making yourself look like a fool with that statement. Troll somewhere else.
@@mikemyers7539 stop it!
@@mikemyers7539Trump. 30,000 lies in 4 years.
@@MojoMan007 He'd be more acceptable if he pretended to be a woman.🤷♂️
So true , "armchair tough guy" 😊 I like that
I remember when Trump said "I won't have time to play golf".
How I wish all he would do is play golf for the next 4 yrs!
In fact he spent one third of his time in Florida on the golf course during his term
Do you also remember when Biden said he would not pardon his son.
So you have never changed your mind and view when you realized circumstances have changed. All over Biden but you consistently give Trump a pass for the 40K lies he has told and continues to lie to this day. What a blatant double standard.
Beach Biden Lost in Africa
Hegseth seems only qualified for the liquor cabinet - not as the Defense Secretary of the USA in charge of one of the world's most powerful military!
Only qualification needed to be in trumps cabinet - sycophancy.
Criminals and Traitors 🤮 🤮 definitely NOT the BEST People 🤷😠😡
Works for me. Start the deportations now!
Pedos, drunkards, kissers, crooks;
Females with scary looks;
Billionaires who want power;
No experience but to cower...
Start packing, you are going back.
@@kenc7120 🤡🤡💩...
Lawrence, you’re fantastic as always. My your world, and the world of all free journalism, stay safe after January.
Using both "dumbest" and "Republican" is redundant. One presupposes the other.
uhm....that's only true of democrats as you just so positively affirmed.
@rogerclark9285 Great response 🤦♀️ I know you are, but what am i. Do you use the old rubber & glue line also???🤣🤣
@@rogerclark9285 If only RUclips had a Laugh reaction.
@@rogerclark9285No, it's very true of the Republicans! Every day of the week!
About all the decent ones are gone.Have I missed something?
The most chilling part of this report was when she said her husband told her she needed think about what she wrote or something to that effect. So, the apple doesn’t far from the tree. Like father, like son. The mother is trapped between two abusive men.
With Lawrence, its not just the content but also the presentation. What a journalist!!!
Agreed. It's the culture that so many MAGA people come from, and want to disseminate. "The Man is the head, the woman the tail. He leads, she follows meekly, like is proper, and who betide her soul should she dispute his word". 🤢🤢🤢🤮.
We need to do better... NO. We need to BE better; and it starts NOT with putting better people in power, but with being unwilling to tolerate dishonesty and selfish behaviors in ourselves or others.
Yes! I used to get abused by my sons father and my son for years.
Petes mom: "my husband reminded me I'm blonde and say stupid things" head tilt, smile. I'm such a ninny...
This was my thought, too. And, what is her husband like? Maybe the apple ( her son) doesn't fall far from the tree ( his father)?
Thank you Lawrence O'Donnell. Keep putting the truth out there. You are the best on MSNBC, hands down!
My sister is an alcoholic and she said a lot of times and never did so I don't see him quitting drinking if he is confirmed without help.
I worked with alcoholics and drug addicts for years. If he was drinking when he was last on his t.v. show which was a few days ago he is still drinking. He probably had a drink when he when home yesterday.
You really have to wonder how many more women are out there that he did the same thing to. 😬
Nothing good ever comes from a public promise not to drink. There's generally not a reason to say that if you're not an alcoholic, and if you are an alcoholic no one should trust your promise!
Pete Hegseth doesn't want women in combat roles. However, he has his mommy fighting his Senate confirmation battles! Mommy’s trying to take back her truth on disastrous son, she delivered!
I wonder if it's possible that DT is nominating the worst candidates he can find for these cabinet positions so he can put the actual terrible people he wants in later, and they will seem acceptable by comparison. Of course, this theory is shaky, because it requires DT to have forethought.
I think it is more of him trying to impose his will on the Senate! Keep in mind had Senator Rick Scott been head over the Senate every last person that he chose would have went thru by recess appointments.
"It was a frank and thorough conversation" = "I told him exactly what I think of him."
Trump couldn't find a single other veteran that is better suited to run the US military? Seriously? This is who he see's as exemplary? 🤦♂️
Calm down boy, there won’t be any wars under Trump.
He lives to eat burgers, golf, and watch TV. He chooses his people based on how they look on TV. That’s how he picked Hegseth. 😅
Because he doesn't even try. He didn't put in a single full day of work as President the first time around; and we're seeing the same kind of half-a&&ed showmanship leading up to the 2nd time.
Right because he can tell him what to do
No, of course that's not his criteria. Unlike basically every other president, even the ones I disagreed with, Dear Leader Donald only cares about increasing his own personal power or what makes HIM look good on TV.
Thank you again Lawrence. As usual for a fantastic intelligent reporting 👍
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Larry is the best. He is one the funniest pundits on air. Keep up the good work.
I agree. But I don't think his fearmongering is meant to be funny
Who is 'Larry'?
Could be getting mixed up with Larry the lamb@@patcomerford5596
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WHEN A GROWN MAN'S MOMMY EXPLAINS FOR HIM, HE IS NO MAN AT ALL! HIDE BEHIND YOUR MOMMY! No man could attempt to recover themselves without help, and support people helping. Of course alcoholics have no drinking problems! Until alcohol overwhelms the alcoholic! I have 35yrs of saving drunk and addict lives. Hegseth's denial speaks for itself. Denial is not a river in Egypt!!!
The chaos president is back in town. A rough ride is in our immediate future.
Looking forward to it. 4 years of liberal tears. 😂
@@kenc7120 lol liberals are laughing and telling you we told you so..
@@kenc7120You mean Republican tears!
@@kenc7120tears of laughter as Trump screws all of you dumb red hats in favour of his billionaire friends. Oh, you’ve been duped so badly! It will be fun to watch. America is in for a rough ride.
@@NorebThese MAGA idiots can't say they weren't warned. I don't want to hear their crying when they realize how completely they've been Gaslighted!
Denial one of the biggest issues with substance abuse.
The worst thing said...by his own mother was " Well when u r a tv host it prepares you.."
FOR WHAT.....MA'AM there should of been a period at the end of HOST....It prepare you to be a tv host
Hegseths own mother said he's an unstable abusive man. That should make people very worried. But perfectly on brand for Trump.
I'm not sure that Trump will publicly give up on Hegseth. Trump would need to admit a mistake in nominateing Hegseth, something that Trump does not seem capable of doing. I think that it's more likely that there is some sort of behind the scenes pressure to get Hegseth to decline the nomination. If Hegseth refused to step back I suspect that Trump will just watch the senate tear him apart and not confirm him.
Nah. The Hegseth withdrawal will blow over and be forgotten. However, having his nomination being shot down by the Senate and supplying fodder for days of extended news coverage is more more worrisome for Mango Mussolini.
According to Trump, he never makes mistakes, he's perfect.He just changes his mind. What a bunch of bull.
Lawrence O'Donnell I just love this reporting. Oh Happy Day 😊. The house is on the fire 🔥. The Senate is on fire 🔥.
"In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence."
~ Laurence J. Peter
Ah...The Peter Principle. Haven't heard that mentioned in decades. Still true! And such an apt name for the current situation!
@@eponymousImeIts not a very apt name for the current situation. The Peter Principle is the result of organic rise in an organization.
Trump is deliberately choosing these people because of a combination of loyalty and incompetence.
These people did not rise to the position because they were sufficiently competent at their previous position.
I’m truly concerned for the United States!
The thing is, people that have recovered LOVE to talk about it. Anyone that believes this "I never had a problem" are fools.
People with problems dont usually admit to it! Especially on T.V.
Was married to someone who had a drinking problem. He was what's called a functioning alcoholic. Drinks before and after work but still does their job. But as soon as he clocked out,he had to drink a large bottle of beer. 32 Oz before we'd driven 5 miles. Then 3 or 4 more once we got home! Unfortunately, his son is the same way. A case of 12 between 5 and 7 at night.
Honest to god, there’s no one like Lawrence, he lays it rights out there … love it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️
I try to never miss her show. I tape in advance if I know I'm not going to be home.
Why is his mother smiling so much? There's nothing humorous about the situation. And it's incredibly pitiful that his mother appeared on TV to plead for a job for him? Ugh. Good grief!
I honestly think that her son threatened her to go on tv and publicly retract what she wrote. If he abuses women, what's to say he wouldn't abuse his own mom?
Speaking as a woman that grew up seeing abuse in the home, the whole "oh silly me, I didn't mean this, let me take what I said back, I need to think before I speak - I've been *told* so" behavior is coping for the trouble she knows she's going to face at home with the doors shut and the drapes closed. Be that from her son or husband, she knows she doesn't have the right or the privilege to speak her mind honestly.
Love you Mr. Truth teller!!!
He's obviously unfit for ANY cabinet position. More importantly, he's extremely unqualified for the position of secretary of defense.
The DOD is the largest "organization" within the federal government; where's his qualifications to head such a department?
The nominee for the #2 spot at the DOD is more problematic than Pete!
He obviously unfit for the job he is doing at Fox.
Thank you Lawrence for Great Reporting!
NOT HIS FIRST MISTAKES, WON'T BE HIS LAST MISTAKES donie WILL BE A HORROR.😮😮😮😮
Thank you Lawrence
Great repoting well explained!!
I cannot belive those men are such liars. !! Insulting one another and then become
buddies!! Hypocrisy
Imagine being Pete Hegseth's 3rd wife and finding out all these revelations for the 1st time?
Nah I’m a dude. You imagine being his wife all you want though. 😂
''If Ivanka weren't Donald tRUMP's daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her.''
Pete Hegseth
If Hunter wasn’t Potato joes shower buddy, perhaps I could have his baby.
Pete Bootyjudge
''Stormy honey bunch, you remind me of my daughter, Ivanka.''
Don Von SchitZinPantz
@@donvonschitzinpantz 😂
Thank you Lawerence , again
The email was sent "seven years and two wives ago."
Mom: "On behalf of all the women.... get some help...."
I love to listen to you. My morning sanity breakfast. Thank you.
Mom: That was a sad and pathetic performance.
Yep!
Wish they would give Hegseth the Boot so they can zero in on Trashing Kash Patel & RFK Jr as these 2 are completely Off the Rails & Total Lunatics !!
She was being honest 7 years ago, she’s being dishonest now. That’s his power over women.
The two separate statements are very contrary. So one is a lie.
A reversal is usually a lie. There was a lot less reason for her to lie in the first place.
Lawrence you are the voice of sanity & truth
How refreshing !
It's sooooo very strange to me that i don't know one man who has ever paid off a woman to keep her quiet about something or ever been accused of convicted of SA, or who has been in half the trouble that these nominees have been in but somehow, the vast majority of these picks have some or all of these crimes attached to them. How do you manage to know so many criminals like this and how are so many of them poised to gain such power? This is like a waking nightmare for good, productive, law-abiding American citizens who have been absolutely bamboozled by the people we've put into power..."we" being the collective. I didn't vote for this nonsense. The right is just trolling America while they descend on our government.
Because trump is the criminal in chief. That's why he knows so many criminals. He's the lead criminal. COME ON.
You haven't -How about trump himself! "I don't know that woman". Yet $130,000 later. Oh yeah, he didn't know Stormy. Lol
Does he own a gun? Did he apply for that gun while he was addicted to alcohol? Will he be prosecuted like Hunter was then?? Still waiting to see everybody who's addicted to something and owns a gun charged just like Hunter was. When is kid rock going to be charged?
Do you think Don Jr. lied about drug use on the form? Let's open up the file cabinet and find out.
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Reorganizing the deck chairs on Trump Titanic 😅😂
Thank you, Mr O'Donnell!
He lies? He works for Fox News!
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"7 years and 2 wives ago" is the best comment I've heard on anything recently, you are the best!
''It's typical tRUMP, all bluster, very little substance. He talks a tough game but when pressed on it, he's an arm chair tough guy.''
Pete Hegseth
March 17th/2016
As a 35-year sober recovering alcoholic, I can also say that no one ever told me to get help for my drinking, because that’s rarely how it works. And if someone HAD, I would have done the exact same thing that Hegseth does: I’d have dismissed and denied there was a problem. If your drinking has gotten so bad that others have to do an intervention, you’re WAY out of control. The email sent to Pete by his (now-enabler) mother was an opportunity for a moment of clarity. He didn’t see it. He still doesn’t see it. I’ve been around long enough to know how this ends for an alcoholic in denial.
Who is worst Pete Hegseth, Matt Gaetz, Don Von Schit Zin Pantz or Ron DeAnus?
Zombie Joe 😂
I can just imagine the reaction of the troops to the clip of Ronnie in his pristine white rubber boots after the hurricane.
Ron DeAnus? 😂😂
It's a tie!
@@lisataylor4905both equally good.
Hegseth is unqualified. Period.
''If Ivanka weren't Donald tRUMP's daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her.''
Pete Hegseth
His mother was telling the truth and was meaningful when she first said it. The only thing that's different 7 years ago from now is that he's trying to be a part of a cabinet now.
Hegseth is completely unqualified period.
And now, forcing his mother to debase herself by lying for him and denying that she was telling the truth in the email because she was "emotional" at the time. Yeah right