@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: “Why did Elon Musk and Donald Trump both decide to lie about what the USAID actually does?” MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Trump’s decision to end the life-saving agency USAID. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ9L... - ThreadSky

msnbc.com • 138 days ago

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: “Why did Elon Musk and Donald Trump both decide to lie about what the USAID actually does?”

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Trump’s decision to end the life-saving agency USAID.

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ9LHxV3GeM

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dae-67-slo6.bsky.social•138 days ago

I watched a Fox for about 5 minutes, had turn it when I started having chest pains, the best way for a Democrat to get on Fox is to say the F word.

dae-67-slo6.bsky.social•138 days ago

Lawrence, is it possible that this whole take over of our Federal government is being planned by a super computer?

radtek58.bsky.social•138 days ago

Very well done

sam.pub•137 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/hamsamrich.bsky.social/post/3lhyfcwwll22e

rickdresist.bsky.social•137 days ago

Someone should have asked if it was for efficiency sake that half a billion $ in food/medicine rotted on a ship rather than be distributed to those who needed it...and does he think that starving people love their children any less than he does!?
This is the gang that wants to take over Gaza!?

pjamiol.bsky.social•138 days ago

hungerman.bsky.social•137 days ago

Do you remember what Hitler did with the pearl clutchers who stood aside? He put them in the death camps to watch

hungerman.bsky.social•137 days ago

You praised Ronald Reagan and he was the one who cut a deal with Gorbachev during the Cold war to use psychological warfare on the South

barbteed.bsky.social•137 days ago

Excellent

angies1954.bsky.social•138 days ago

james-rowan-photo.bsky.social•137 days ago

I don't know what the legal threshold is concerning this but the International Court system should be prepared to bring charges of "Crimes Against Humanity" on Donald Trump, Elon Musk & Russell Vought.

1luckylady.bsky.social•138 days ago

Why did they lie?? Cause they always lie!!

shadowandlight.bsky.social•137 days ago

There’s a dangerous illusion unfolding before us: a puppet president, an empty figurehead propped up while a billionaire puppeteer pulls the strings. This isn’t governance—it’s corporate acquisition, the American people are the product being bought and sold.
Read More 👇
https://substack.com/@kaseyconrad...

just-beingme.bsky.social•138 days ago

It is just another way to help get the states exiled. Don't forget he made a deal for Saudi to buy from the states. Don't forget about his huge loans he has from Saudi. Don't forget about that huge balloon payment. Which is why he made the deal for Saudi to buy from the states at a small fraction of

just-beingme.bsky.social•138 days ago

Other countries had been paying. Heck they will get a barrel of oil from the states for under $15. Since no one will be buying from the states.

thebluefaceman.bsky.social•138 days ago

The Republicans that backed Trump must remember, You put Trump and his inexperienced yes cabinet in charge of flying the plane. Just remember when it crashes, you’re in the damn plane too with no parachute like everyone else !

ljgrohsman.bsky.social•138 days ago

An inspired takedown

marihayden.bsky.social•138 days ago

They are simply use to lying and their followers believe anything

lerris.bsky.social•138 days ago

If memory serves you can't fire Inspectors without giving thirty days and a reason to congress, but as they aren't doing their jobs, it seems to be working... The entire republican congress should to resign in disgrace... History will remember them.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/usaid-inspector-general-fired-releasing-report-trumps-downsizing-effor-rcna191790

webtrade.bsky.social•138 days ago

“Why did Elon Musk and Donald Trump both decide to lie”. Lying is not a decision for these two, it’s just what they do.

webtrade.bsky.social•138 days ago

How do you know when Trump and Musk are lying? Their mouths are moving.

sundependence.bsky.social•138 days ago

Immense wealth poisons the mind. An addiction that makes family, friends, and strangers captives in their hellscape of cruelty, violence and suffering. Way to go fElon!

pk013.bsky.social•138 days ago

What kind of human scum stop aid to starving children , food and medicine for the most vulnerable people on earth , then brag about it .

profraywills.futuresmart.com.au•137 days ago

We're missing a key part of the war on USAID - it's also a war on climate
https://bsky.app/profile/profraywills.bsky.social/post/3li2ojmr7c22k

buddshenkin.bsky.social•138 days ago

Elon, You pitiful piece of shit. Lawrence's passion for humanitarian justice and his spotlighting of evil incarnate is so infuriating. These are just evil people. Let's not get carried away analyzing it. Evil just shows up and needs no explanation. Evil is evil. It exists. Evil.

susandanzig219.bsky.social•137 days ago

It's payback.
https://www.newsweek.com/usaid-elon-musk-starlink-probe-ukraine-2027054

allmylovesteph.bsky.social•138 days ago

These departments and funding is crucial to America and what they should be really asking is “How can we improve and make this better?” Not close it down bc they disagree and say it’s “corrupt.”

amberchecho.bsky.social•137 days ago

amberchecho.bsky.social•138 days ago

oliveoyl36.bsky.social•138 days ago

Lawrence,watch you every night…keep up the good work…you and Rachel keep me sane…

sunsetinn.bsky.social•138 days ago

They know what they’re doing… they want people to die.

biologistforearth.bsky.social•137 days ago

Everyday they drop in another made up lies about what the USAID spend money on..to justify why they let 480M of dood go to waste! And how Elon has no right and is doing illegal things by shutting down agencies! Arrest that man!

kiahuna.bsky.social•138 days ago

Keep telling it like it is. We depend on you for this!

mmarkkanen.bsky.social•138 days ago

Great show tonite with Nicolas Kristoff about people dying and starving babies due to musk closing down USAID.
Trump and Musk are a disaster!

drape2maniac.bsky.social•138 days ago

Depraved… evil… Bond villain… scum.. but insanely in real life!!

kaffiend75.bsky.social•138 days ago

katiewisniewski.bsky.social•136 days ago

fElon found one line item for $57,000 in the USAid budget! He said that the organization was rotten to the core and had to be put into the wood chipper! USAID , the brain child of JFK, had to be deleted! People will die of starvation!!! How can this money just be ended without Congressional action!

zachvietze.bsky.social•138 days ago

End Musk

glosta.bsky.social•138 days ago

What impact does your moral outrage have? Or my letter writing to my senators? Or protests in the street? Seemingly nothing. Nothing. Just like last time, Trump gets away with it, he gets re-elected.

gringosinparaguay.bsky.social•138 days ago

I really appreciated this segment. I didn't put together that Musk grew up during apartheid.

fuzbs.bsky.social•137 days ago

If there was any CJ fusion over weather America is great yet, this deplorable behaviour and actions have resolved for the world

No one will trust USA again.

skwalker.bsky.social•138 days ago

They have sullied the “image and reputation” of America by not providing USAID… simply letting people who need help just die… with no warning of the changes that would be coming and no time to make alternative plans!

This is despicable!

If this isn’t impeachable, I don’t know what else would be…

necie1.bsky.social•138 days ago

Where's the proof of fraud & waste?

silverbirds.bsky.social•138 days ago

As someone rightly pointed out, if they really wanted to find waste they would be bringing in accountants not teenage hackers. The musk, trump duo is a 100% evil, they are monsters.

ecodesign1.bsky.social•138 days ago

Maybe it is already time for our chant for HEY! HEY! Donald J.!: “How many kids did you kill today?”

As well as “What is the price of eggs today” and “Is Musk sitting at your desk today?”

wonderwoman84.bsky.social•138 days ago

Could it have anything to do with them investigating Starlink per the Ukraine war?

judypete.bsky.social•137 days ago

Just say the refrain endlessly, "The truth will set you free," to those who are "Liar, Liar, pants on fire!" You know who you are, and you should hang your head in shame. Or better yet, you should be prosecuted and/or sued for defamation! Because #JusticeStillMatters

rebeccayork43.bsky.social•137 days ago

I see the Daily Beast has your story about Musk and X in the oval office. Loved your segment last night.

g1-bmama.bsky.social•138 days ago

Thank You for noting how trump reacted to X’s attempt to speak to him.
I was appalled

mmarkkanen.bsky.social•138 days ago

Agree that was pretty crazy what a cold SOB Trump is!

g1-bmama.bsky.social•138 days ago

True

sue-2cats.bsky.social•138 days ago

Yes it is hard to watch video of Trump for me, let alone with Musk in the Oval Office - but that rebuff was telling. Guess he hates kids and dogs.

g1-bmama.bsky.social•138 days ago

clearly

suemac622.bsky.social•138 days ago

Start reporting and showing the news from around the world? Do you not think that would help people realize the devastating impact? Where are all your reporters?

marycrecco.bsky.social•138 days ago

So sad Trump & Musk the billionaire took food away from starving babies. There evil.

njacana.bsky.social•138 days ago

Fire the MSNBC make-up person/s or vet them. They make y'all look like Tulsi and RFKjr brick red face, and they don't don't stay on the lines. They do you bad.

patsy37.bsky.social•138 days ago

Lawrence O’Donnell, Thank you for bringing us the TRUTH!

sue-2cats.bsky.social•138 days ago

Let's also not forget that Congress created USAID, as well as other Departments. Musk and Trump have no authority to close them either - even if they did have evidence. But of course, we know they don't or it would not be invisible. And yet, some believe it like Puff the Magic Dragon is real.

timeforsanity.bsky.social•137 days ago

Because they are both sociopathic liars!

jo-mama626.bsky.social•137 days ago

Musk has a personal vendetta

ronsteenblik.bsky.social•137 days ago

Glad you seemed positive about Pete Buttigieg also being on BlueSky. You were pretty critical of him during his 2020 presidential election campaign.

yerabbits.bsky.social•138 days ago

And that is how you title a story.

cleareye2795.bsky.social•138 days ago

Musk is trying 2 buy OpenAI. He’ll “own” it & get SpaceX-levels of fed contracts 2 do all of the govt’s business. Anything that AI can’t do: contracted out 2 the billionaire investors who’ve teamed w/ him 2 buy it. It’s airtight& obvious. Court cases mean nothing; this will be complete in under 6mos

itsemmyrose.bsky.social•138 days ago

Love @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com he keeps me sane every night. Thank you

mmarkkanen.bsky.social•138 days ago

Agree Tuesday nites show was terrific! Great info about what Trump and Musk are up to and hopefully the courts will prevent them from ruining this country!

itsemmyrose.bsky.social•138 days ago

As long as Rachel and he bring it to the light there maybe hope!

goldencentury.bsky.social•138 days ago

I wrote my Republican Rep. today, Evans from Colorado. He will hear from this constituent about USAID and attacking our Courts. This lawless behavior is completely unacceptable.

njjones321.bsky.social•138 days ago

They are EVIL! 👹

nunyabitnez.bsky.social•137 days ago

Brilliant takedown of Trump and Elon in the Oval, I didn't notice his fear of the child. With his males, he isn't interested in them until they can make him money.

johnniekingston.bsky.social•138 days ago

Thank you for being so informative! You always make me calm after listening to you.

starglobal.bsky.social•138 days ago

They Lied Because They Are Hiding Their True Intent To Dismantle, Decimate, and Destroy The United States Government.

kristifairchild.bsky.social•138 days ago

The REASON Rumpy pushed away Musks kid is because he’s a PSYCHOPATH

He doesn’t care about his own kids/grandkids bc he’s a psychopath.
Psychopaths have NO feelings for anyone else but THEMSELVES

Yes I DO have the degrees to say that.

TFG is INSANE
All of you need to understand that fact.

kate-mcpeak-man.bsky.social•138 days ago

Even if they know what USAID does, that the condoms prevent HIV transmission, that the food saves lives... they simply don't care. I fear Musky Trumpex actually revels in the despair, destruction, and death they are directly responsible for.

geebless.bsky.social•138 days ago

Lawrence. The white house press corps is afraid of Trump and Musk!😕

moonarchr.bsky.social•138 days ago

And they either don't understand the ramifications of beheading USAID, or they want to do that for their own profit.

boblortie.bsky.social•138 days ago

Lawrence was on fire! Beautiful writing, poignant delivery.

rmonahan.bsky.social•138 days ago

🙌🏻 call out the lies! Every single one every single time!!!! LOUD and Proud !!!!

glamgal.bsky.social•137 days ago

Musk and tRump: Two Dangerous Murderous Clowns

skydive8.bsky.social•138 days ago

The truth about USAID is scary is hell.

https://bsky.app/profile/skydive8.bsky.social/post/3lhxvapofwk2g

shazzaa.bsky.social•137 days ago

At what point is this a war crime? Seems like they sepped over that space?

blazze69.bsky.social•138 days ago

They do not care about anyone but themselves. The create all this chaos to stay in the media. Unfortunately, mainstream media is all they do is talk frump & muskrat.

annabanana47.bsky.social•138 days ago

Musk TOLD Trump what to say. Trump is too vainly stupid to know what it actually does.

4dognight.bsky.social•138 days ago

The layer that jumped out to me was Trump's regret.
Not "I've done wrong", but "I could've gotten more."
* Watch it again, sound off. *
We can see he sold the presidency to Musk.
We can also see "I could've gotten billions."
$250 million for America?
Musk won that deal.

F elon
Forever

theanishimori.bsky.social•138 days ago

THIS! And let's not forget that USAID was instrumental in abolishing #Apartheid in South Africa -- where Musk, a white male, is from.

eagleswag.bsky.social•138 days ago

Was the Hollywood Billionaire you spoke of tonight initials "D G?" As in David Geffen?

redstilettomedia.bsky.social•138 days ago

May i make a series of guest suggestions? Please have every single Democrat on who votes for even one of Trump's nominees and make them explain why. Except Fetterman, of course, who is no longer a Democrat.

schachterjoel.bsky.social•138 days ago

"Nonsense."
Thank you Lawrence for using the word "nonsense" to describe what is coming out of the new administration. It is the term I have been using since the election. It is also why I can't take any of it seriously.
Thank you for staying on top of it all for us, so that we don't have to. ❤️‍🔥

twinjudge.bsky.social•137 days ago

https://youtu.be/oevD666UN1U?si=qycLWvLVLvBaoUl4

twinjudge.bsky.social•138 days ago

https://youtu.be/o7s0Kl8VvmU?si=lnRBG7A27Ir3-891&t=1

dorj740.bsky.social•138 days ago

shitler and titler, and rethugs disgusting, how many does he have to kill?

occupyonelove.bsky.social•138 days ago

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Dear @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com

They want to dismantle #USAID bcs this Agency help are not "white"

(regardless that USAID does help regardless of color)

Non-whites are not humans, so anything that is "spent" on them is criminal.

But of course, white nationalist take our $ just fine.

foggytao.bsky.social•138 days ago

Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi, "All roads lead to Putin"

dudethinking.bsky.social•137 days ago

The Trump/Musk regime are complete babes in the woods when it comes to geopolitics.

Who’s going to step into the vacuum, not believing their luck: China.

pythonette.bsky.social•137 days ago

The only defense for 45 is that the little sprog was saying to a man old enough to be his great-grandfather, "I want you to shush."

sallyny.bsky.social•138 days ago

I remember thinking when Lawrence did this segment last night that I wish others could see it too. So thanks MSNBC for presenting it here. Lawrence is fearless in his advocacy for the poor, hungry, disenfranchised. Trump knows this (and watches sometimes).

holly500.bsky.social•137 days ago

This made me cry. #Musk clearly loves his 4 yr old but has no feeling whatsoever for all the children starving to death in Sudan.
#Autism

gregg-summers.bsky.social•138 days ago

They never "decide to lie." It's their default state.

lsb10.bsky.social•138 days ago

Thank you for articulating so well the actual truth. It matters!!!

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