Lawrence O'Donnell Says Trump Was 'Angry' At 1 Irrefutable Thing In Address To Nation
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The "Last Word" host debunked numerous claims Trump made during his speech to the nation Wednesday before inviting Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to react.
MS NOW host Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday said President Donald Trump is the “worst public speaker” in America, fact-checked his White House address on the economy from earlier in the evening — and invited House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to share his reactions.
“America’s worst public speaker struggled mightily reading a teleprompter full of lies tonight,” said O’Donnell. “His speech, if we can call it that. In it, Donald Trump said that when he took office, quote, ‘Inflation was the worst in the history of our country.’”
He continued, “That is a lie. A typical Trump lie. Inflation was at 3% when Donald Trump took office. Inflation is at 3% right now. Donald Trump said that when he took office, we had, quote, ‘Transgender for everybody.’ That would mean that Donald Trump is transgender.”
O’Donnell further 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 health insurance (they’re not).
The “Last Word” host went on to note that Trump delivered his speech “in a monotone anger” and argued that he shouted the Oval Office address because he still hasn’t “learned how microphones work” — before concluding, “He seemed to be angry at the truth.”
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