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Richard Haass: There is no argument for attacking Iran's bridges and power plants
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 10:48
THREATENING TO DEVASTATE OPPOSITE IRAN'S INFRASTRUCTURE IF A DEAL IS NOT REACHED TO REOPEN THE STRAIGHT OF HORMOUZ BY 8 p .m. EASTERN TIME THE PRESIDENT HAS REPEATEDLY PUSHED BACK THIS TIMELINE OVER RECENT WEEKS. FIRST ISSUING AN ULTIMATUM TO IRAN ON MARCH 21 BEFORE DELAYING HIS DEADLINE SEVERAL TIMES in quick succession.Then on Easter morning, President Trump issued that expletive-laden threat to attack Iran's power plants and bridges if the critical waterway is not reopened by tonight. The president then ...
The Rachel Maddow Show - April 6 | Audio Only
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 05:25
really happy to have you here. Um, I don't know how much you've ever thought about rabies before. Uh, but I think everybody knows enough about rabies to know that you just you you just really don't want to get it, right? Rabies is a catastrophe for any animal that gets it, whether it's a raccoon or a fox or a a bat or a dog or anything. Um, but it's also a catastrophe for any human who gets it. If you get bit by a rabid animal, it is not just a bad metaphor. Uh, rabies will almost always kill you. It will k ...
Report exposes a Trump scheme to override midterm vote with bogus crisis
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 04:57
on the Intelligence Committee for 14 years. He's been the top Democrat on intelligence for nearly a decade, and that has put him at the forefront of a lot of really intense matters of national security and international intrigue. And And that is why it is striking to see somebody like Senator Mark Warner now come out in the middle of this war and send a flag up a very different pole.This is the warning that Senator Warner has just hoisted, quote, Trump is trying to override our voting system. Quote, foreign ...
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - April 6 | Audio Only
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 04:42
This is why the 25th amendment was written. It was ratified in 1967 authorizing the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to remove the president from power when and if that president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. The 25th Amendment was written for the day when the Democratic leader of the United States Senate could credibly say, quote, "The president is ranting like an unhinged madman." As he said yesterday, it was impossible to imagine back when they wrote the 25th Ame ...
Maddow: U.S. military fights war on two fronts: Iran and Trump incompetence
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 04:35
Because a president who's been doing things like that to the whole of the U .S. government. You think he's doing a lot better when it comes to the military, the military while we're at war.After Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth still sounds crazy to say it. After Trump and Hegseth crowed for days and days that the United States had, quote, complete control of Iranian skies and, quote, uncontested airspace over Iran. After Trump said, quote, their air force is gone. Their anti-aircraft equipment is g ...
This NYPD program monitors threats at home as Trump vows to take out "entire country" of Iran
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 04:16
As the war rages in the Middle East, a highstakes confidential meeting is taking place in the heart of New York City. Seems like it was a busy weekend again. MS Now given exclusive access to this briefing inside NYPD headquarters, One Police Plaza.Anything to flag from Doha. As the head of intelligence and counterterrorism at the NYPD, Rebecca Winer oversees several investigative teams, including the liaison program, a law enforcement initiative found at no other police department in America. Because of hei ...
'Not exactly coherent': Trump's belligerent threats leave more questions in Iran
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 04:08
the 38th day of Donald Trump's war in In. Today he doubled down on his profanity-filled social media post from yesterday, also known as Easter SUNDAY. YESTERDAY THE PRESIDENT THREATENED THAT TOMORROW THE U .S.COULD BLOW UP POWER PLANTS AND BRIDGES WRITING THE FOLLOWING, OPEN THE EFFING STRAIGHT YOU CRAZY BASTARDS OR YOU'LL BE IN a living hell. Just watch. Praise be to Allah.And today in a press conference about the incredible rescue of an American airman from inside Iran, the president repeated his threat a ...
Lawrence: Trump's profane and perverse Iran social media post is why the 25th Amendment was written
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 04:00
This is why the 25th Amendment was written. It was ratified in 1967 authorizing the Vice President and a majority of the cabinet to remove the President from power when and if that President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. The 25th Amendment was written for the day when the Democratic leader of the United States Senate could credibly say, "The President is ranting like an unhinged madman," as he said yesterday. It was impossible to imagine back when they wrote the 25th Amendment, ...
Dem lawmaker calls for Trump's removal using the 25th Amendment 
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 03:28
One asked about his own mental health at the White House today. Here's what Donald Trump said. What is your response to critics who say that I don't care about critics. What is your response to critics who say that it is your mental health that should perhaps be examined as this war continues.Well, I haven't heard that. But if that's the case, you're going to have to have more people like me because our country was being ripped off on WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TRADE OR EVERYTHING FOR MANY YEARS UNTIL I CAME ALONG. ...
Rohde: Why experts say Trump's Iran threats could be "a war crime" if carried out
MSNBC· 2026-04-07 03:02
The problem is that threat, if it's carried out by the American military, is a war crime, according to many legal experts." MS NOW’s David Rohde explains why Trump’s threat to destroy bridges and power plants in Iran, if carried out, could constitute a war crime under international law. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now ...