In an almost five-minute rant Tuesday night, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell tried to rationalize how Senator Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump Jr. could possibly support the President. O’Donnell’s conclusion was fear: “In the peculiar chemistry of Trump world, hate and fear sometimes combine to create public love and adoration. That seems to have happened to both Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump Jr.”
The left-wing anchor stated: “Lindsey Graham clearly hated Donald Trump when he was running against him for president.” O’Donnell then proceeded to show a clip of Senator Graham from during the 2016 Presidential race criticizing Trump. Unlike the liberal media, Senator Graham accepted the President’s victory and decided to support him after the election. This was clearly unthinkable to the liberal media, and needed a “rational” explanation.
O’Donnell went on: “Lindsey Graham began staring at his voters in South Carolina, locked in fear, fear of Trump voters, and so Lindsey Graham's combination of hate and fear of Donald Trump and Donald Trump's voters has produced the new Lindsey Graham who loves Donald Trump, the new Lindsey Graham full of public adoration of Donald Trump.”
This apparent outrage at Senator Graham’s support stemmed from his recent statement regarding the unproven rape allegations by E. Jean Carroll: “Lindsey Graham said ‘he's denied it and that's all I need to hear.’” O’Donnell then moved on to attack the President’s own son, Donald Trump Jr., who tweeted about the allegations: “Enough is enough with this bull crap. Let him do his job.”
The host questioned: “Is that what Donald Trump Jr. said to his mother when his mother under oath accused his father of raping her?”
O’Donnell hurled vile personal attacks at Don Jr.:
And then perhaps came to the realization that Donald Trump Jr. had no marketable skills that could preserve the lifestyle that his father could provide him and so Donald Trump Jr. went to work for the man he wouldn't speak to for a year. And now when someone accuses Donald Trump of doing what -- doing to her what Donald Trump Jr.'s mother said he did to her, Donald Trump Jr. says enough is enough. Money changes everything in Trump world, it even changes the word rape.
The host angrily summed all of this up as: “Donald Trump Jr.'s lifestyle and financial future depend on him saying enough is enough when someone accuses his father of rape. Lindsey Graham's re-election next year in South Carolina with the support of Trump voters depends on him saying I believe Donald Trump when Donald Trump denies an accusation of rape.”
The host, who clearly believed the Trump rape allegations in his 30-minute-long interview with E. Jean Carrol last Friday, continued: “[T]he very first thing that Donald Trump said about E. Jean Carroll's rape accusation was, number one, she's not my type. That's the number one thing that came to his mind. The number one thing was not I've never raped anyone and would never rape anyone, the number one thing was she's not my type.”
He continued ranting with an implication that the President is a rapist: “That answer doesn't prove that Donald Trump is a rapist, but that is a rapist's answer. A rapist might think that's a good answer. And it’s an answer Donald Trump has used before.” This tirade was just further evidence of anti-Trump hysteria. O’Donnell and the rest of the liberal media cronies are quick to believe anyone against Trump, and triggered by anyone who defends the President.
Here is the transcript from the June 25 episode of The Last Word:
The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
06/26/19
10:29 p.m. Eastern
LAWRENCE O’DONNELL: In the peculiar chemistry of Trump world, hate and fear sometimes combine to create public love and adoration. That seems to have happened to both Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump Jr.. Lindsey Graham clearly hated Donald Trump when he was running against him for president.
SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC): The world's biggest jackass. He's a race baiting, xenophobic religious bigot. He's an opportunist. I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office.
O’DONNELL: And when the "Access Hollywood" video came out showing Donald Trump bragging about his favorite form of sexual assault, Lindsey Graham tweeted, “name one sports team, university, publicly-held company, et cetera, that would accept this person as their standard bearer”, but Donald Trump was already the Republican nominee for President and there was nothing that Lindsey Graham could do about that. And when Trump voters delivered an electoral college victory to Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham began staring at his voters in South Carolina, locked in fear, fear of Trump voters, and so Lindsey Graham's combination of hate and fear of Donald Trump and Donald Trump's voters has produced the new Lindsey Graham who loves Donald Trump, the new Lindsey Graham full of public adoration of Donald Trump. Journalist and author E. Jean Carroll has accused Donald Trump of grabbing her exactly the way he describes in the "Access Hollywood" video and then raping her in a Fifth Avenue department store dressing room 25 years ago. Donald Trump has denied the accusation and today Lindsey Graham said he's denied it and that's all I need to hear. Lindsey Graham never said that about Bill Clinton when Lindsey Graham was one of the house judiciary committee prosecutors in Bill Clinton's senate impeachment trial. He's denied it. And that's all I need to hear. Like Donald Trump Jr. before him, Lindsey Graham seems to have come to his public position of love of Donald Trump by working his way through his hatred and fear of Donald Trump. Yesterday Donald Trump Jr. Tweeted this about E. Jean Carroll's rape accusation. “Enough is enough with this bull crap. Let him do his job.” Is that what Donald Trump Jr. said to his mother when his mother under oath accused his father of raping her? The very first person to accuse Donald Trump of rape was his first wife, Donald Trump Jr.'s mother, and she did it under oath in a deposition. She said Donald Trump attacked her and ripped her hair out and raped her because he was angry that her plastic surgeon did a bad job on his hair. It was around that time that Donald Trump Jr. stopped speaking to his father. Reports indicate that Donald Trump Jr. Did not speak to his father for a year. That's what hatred can sound like between father and son, silence. And then perhaps came to the realization that Donald Trump Jr. had no marketable skills that could preserve the lifestyle that his father could provide him and so Donald Trump Jr. went to work for the man he wouldn't speak to for a year. And now when someone accuses Donald Trump of doing what -- doing to her what Donald Trump Jr.'s mother said he did to her, Donald Trump Jr. says enough is enough. Money changes everything in Trump world, it even changes the word rape. After Donald Trump reached a financial settlement with his first wife, she gave Donald Trump a written statement about her rape accusation. She said: “During a deposition given by me in connection with my matrimonial case, I stated that my husband had raped me. I referred to this as a rape, but I do not want my words to be interpreted in a literal or criminal sense.” Donald Trump Jr.'s lifestyle and financial future depend on him saying enough is enough when someone accuses his father of rape. Lindsey Graham's re-election next year in South Carolina with the support of Trump voters depends on him saying I believe Donald Trump when Donald Trump denies an accusation of rape. Lindsey graham's re-election depends on him saying I believe whatever Donald Trump says. In an interview yesterday with "The Hill," the very first thing that Donald Trump said about E. Jean Carroll's rape accusation was, number one, she's not my type. That's the number one thing that came to his mind. The number one thing was not I've never raped anyone and would never rape anyone, the number one thing was she's not my type. That answer doesn't prove that Donald Trump is a rapist, but that is a rapist's answer. A rapist might think that's a good answer. And it’s an answer Donald Trump has used before.
