Lawrence: On the 88th day of Donald Trump's 'smart war,' his Cabinet once again laughed about war
5/28/202643 min
Tonight on The Last Word: The U.S. launched new “self-defense” strikes on Iran. Also, the majority of GOP voters oppose Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion “slush fund.” Plus, North Carolina Democrat Roy Cooper looks to flip a GOP Senate seat. And a new book marks America’s 250th anniversary in the era of Trump. Rep. Chris Deluzio, Andrew Weissmann, Roy Cooper, and Eddie Glaude join Lawrence O’Donnell.
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Jen Psaki· Host0:28
Time for The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.
Lawrence O'Donnell· Host0:32
Hey, Jen.
Jen Psaki· Host0:33
Hey, Lawrence.
Lawrence O'Donnell· Host0:33
It is, it's, uh, it's flip the Senate week here on The Last Word. We, we have North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper joining us tonight.
Jen Psaki· Host0:42
Ah.
Lawrence O'Donnell· Host0:42
Very, very strong possibility for him to flip, uh, that Republican seat in North Carolina to the Democrats. This is after James Tallarico was here last night in what was the real beginning of his general election campaign again- against Ken Paxton. It happened right here on this network, uh, where he responded directly to what Paxton had just said about him. Uh, that campaign is obviously, uh, the, one of the big ones to watch. And a- and it does seem like Tallarico now is in the favored position there.
Jen Psaki· Host1:15
E- look, I love that you're having this week of flip the Senate, because I think people are getting to know who these people are, and about them, and what they bring forward. Um, it was a great interview last night. I watched it. He gave a great speech today, and I'll be looking