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Joined October 2020
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Critics say Ron DeSantis isn't a dynamic speaker. But, @mehdirhasan notes, they miss the presidential hopeful's favorite recent rhetorical strategy... a dangerous, extremist one that polls shockingly well with Republicans, and Republicans only:
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During a tour promoting his new book "Win Every Argument," @mehdirhasan is challenged, on the spot to share something positive about American politics. Start the clock!
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How did the GOP become so receptive to the QAnon movement? @willsommer says, just look at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who went from denouncing QAnon, to claiming he doesn’t know what it is, to courting the support of former QAnon booster Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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It may have started with some online messages, but the QAnon conspiracy theory has become a dangerous force causing real violence. In his new book, @willsommer traces QAnon’s quick rise and growing foothold in the Republican party.
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Did our nat. sec. agencies miss the threat of right-wing extremism over the last 2 decades, @mehdirhasan asks.
It’s “been a problem for years,” @jamil_n_jaffer says. “There's no doubt that our... agencies need to focus in on the very real threat that domestic issues pose.”
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Not only is there a double standard that lets Republicans shrug off right-wing extremism, @milleridriss tells @mehdirhasan there's a "direct through-line" between the xenophobia of the war on terror and "a much broader rage" of hate groups over the last decade.
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A new report shows far-right extremist killings are on the rise. But just as dangerous, @mehdirhasan says, is the denialism of the GOP. He breaks down why Republicans can’t afford to keep turning the other cheek. WATCH:
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In just a few years, the Q-Anon conspiracy has gone from obscure, internet message board to fully mainstream, @mehdirhasan says. How did this happen and why does the right seem particularly susceptible?
@willsommer has some answers - he joins to talk his new book
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's idea of a "national divorce" is not only outrageous, but dangerous and deeply flawed. @MehdiRHasan and @AymanM speak on set for the first time about the consequences of a sitting member of Congress calling for the dissolution of the U.S.
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“It’s a bill that would make Florida the place where public higher education goes to die,” @jeremycyoung tells @MehdiRHasan in response to GOP Florida lawmakers introducing a new bill that would ban gender, CRT studies and DEI initiatives.
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Donald Trump's presidency is often seen as unprecedented but compared to Andrew Jackson, was he really a one-off?
@IainDale tells @MehdiRHasan that Jackson was "the Trump of his day. Like Trump, he was the ultimate disruptor."
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"We have to recognize that her comments are not going to diminish her standing in the Republican Party," @kathsstewart says to @MehdiRHasan of Marjorie Taylor Greene's alarming secessionist rhetoric. "The big question here is where is the Republican leadership?"
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Could the Georgia grand jury foreperson's bizarre media tour lead to a possible dismissal and make Donald Trump the luckiest man in the world?
“Probably not,” @BarbMcQuade tells @MehdiRHasan. “I think that if there’s any taint here it can be cured.”
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"She didn't play rhetorical footsie with the idea. She explicitly stated that America should be torn asunder," @MehdiRHasan says of Marjorie Taylor Greene calling for the United States to undergo a "National Divorce." WATCH:
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"There's a lot of Republicans living in blue states and Democrats in red states. Separation won't be as easy as it was during the Civil War."
@bfwalter shoots down Marjorie Taylor Greene's talks of a "national divorce" with @MehdiRHasan.
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Why does Elon Musk, who poses as a free speech champion and calls COVID lockdowns fascist, suddenly go silent when it comes to China? Might it have something to do with how much of his wealth is tied up in China?
Watch @mehdirhasan's full monologue here: youtube.com/DQ1zm8Vd0O0
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Elon Musk calls himself a 'free speech absolutist,' but @mehdirhasan says his "strange, almost fawning" approach to China exposes Musk's blatant hypocrisy... and its potential influence on Tesla and Twitter.
Watch Mehdi's full commentary here: youtube.com/DQ1zm8Vd0O0
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Activist @Issaamro says the U.S. should “act according to American principles and morals” by cutting aid to Israel “until they give Palestinians freedom." Amro tells @mehdirhasan his message to President Biden.
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2023 has been the deadliest year for Palestinians in nearly two decades. And, as @mehdirhasan notes, those left alive have to suffer the injustices of Israeli occupation every day.
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“The only way out of this war is one that both sides can live with, however unhappily.”
One year into Russia's war in Ukraine, @lieven_anatol and @steven_pifer join @mehdirhasan to debate what the end of the war could look like, while avoiding “nuclear annihilation.” WATCH:
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