Talarico to face candidate he calls nation's 'most corrupt politician' in U.S. Senate race in TX
5/27/202644 min
Tonight on The Last Word: Ken Paxton defeats Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP primary runoff. Also, the U.S. strikes Iran as Donald Trump says talks are going “nicely.” And Ben Rhodes writes about the battle for American identity in his new book, “All We Say.” Ali Velshi, Texas State Rep. James Talarico, Rep. Adam Smith, and Ben Rhodes join Lawrence O’Donnell.
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First 90 secondsJen Psaki· Host0:00
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Jen Psaki· Host0:59
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell starts right now. Hey, Lawrence.
Lawrence O'Donnell· Host1:04
Hey, Jen. You know, I've never heard Ken Paxton give a speech before tonight. I listened to his, his victory speech, and it was just the flattest, uh, public speaking- Mm-hmm ... I've seen in quite a while. He spent, it seemed to me, most of the time talking about our first guest tonight, James Talarico. Uh- Mm-hmm ... we're going to, we're gonna show viewers exactly what