We the People America 250: Country at a Crossroads - Part 1
7/4/202642 min
A special celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki, and Ali Velshi from MS NOW’s live community event in Philadelphia. In this hour Ali Velshi presents his acclaimed retracing of 250 years of American history. And Jen Psaki interviews Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.
Want more of Rachel? Check out the "Rachel Maddow Presents" feed to listen to all of her chart-topping original podcasts.
To listen to all of your favorite MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
People are building things here in America again, and this moment calls for the best of America, our people. Introducing America's Workforce Academy, built by Meta, a program helping to train the next generation of welders, fiber installers, crew leaders, and more. Paid training, a job, and a path to America's future. Because the future is for everyone. Learn more at meta.com/americasworkforceacademy.
Speaker 20:29
If you love what Donatos puts on their pizzas, you're gonna love what they're taking off. Now get 20% off all your Donatos favorites when you order online. That's 20% off all the edge-to-edge golden crispy crust deliciousness. 20% off oven baked subs, oven roasted wings, subs, salads, desserts, all your Donatos favorites. Get 20% off when you order online from Donatos today. Use promo code TWENTY. That's T-W-E-N-T-Y. Donatos. Gotta love more.
Speaker 31:00
[upbeat music] We said no kings.
Rachel Maddow· Host1:02
Philly is the city where we first said, "No kings" 250 years ago.
Speaker 31:06
We said no kings. We said no kings.
Rachel Maddow· Host1:07
By the third No Kings Day, Americans managed to pull off the largest single-day protest in American history.
Speaker 31:13
We said no kings.
Ali Velshi· Panelist1:14
We're in a moment right now, a moment that will be written about, argued about.
Rachel Maddow· Host1:17
Pushback doesn't always work.
Speaker 61:19
Tonight we sent a message.
Rachel Maddow· Host1:21
And sometimes when you do fight, you win.
Josh Shapiro· Guest1:23
I don't view patriotism as something that belongs to one person. It belongs to we, the