“They still have to monitor the public opinion and what people are willing to stand for and what they're not, because, ultimately, numbers matter. On the latest episode of "Clock It" with Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels, MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow warns the Trump administration is ignoring public sentiment, arguing even authoritarian regimes must reckon with the will of the people. Watch “Clock It with Symone and Eugene” every Thursday on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts. MS NOW: My ...

Joining me now is Jason Stanley, professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, whose work focuses on authoritarianism, propaganda, free speech, and democracy. He's the author of multiple books, including Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future. Jason, um I'm actually optimistic today.I'm looking at those pictures. It's 11:00 in the morning in in New York. This thing isn't even hasn't even started.>> That's right. I mean, this is so important what's happening today. And t ...

People are ticked off. They're not happy with the direction of the country. The country's in a sour mood.Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda are really unpopular. And remember the central thing, the number one issue that very clearly got him the key votes he needed, the crucial votes he needed to win the election last year was widespread anger about high prices. >> When I win, I will immediately bring prices down starting on day one.And here's the thing, Americans are still seeing costs for just about everythi ...