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Former Trump U.N. ambassador and future 2024 GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has big thoughts about racism in schools.
And @mehdirhasan has some receipts to show her:
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What does @JeremyScahill make of the ongoing infighting between Liz Cheney and Donald Trump, who dismissed her today as a warmonger?
Not much. “Donald Trump has something in common with Liz Cheney’s father,” he tells @mehdirhasan. “They are both war criminals.”
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A federal judge says fmr. AG Bill Barr deceived her in trying to withhold documents related to his decision not to charge Trump after the Mueller investigation. “She got it exactly right,” @AGWilliamTong says. “He has to follow the law, and he has to turn over these documents.”
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Many right-wing critics say attacks on Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are a manifestation of historic antipathy between Black and AAPI people.
“That's just wrong,” Connecticut @AGWilliamTong says. “And it's racist, Mehdi.”
He came armed with the facts:
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.@AttorneyCrump represented George Floyd’s family… and many more like them. “it is very agonizing,” he tells @mehdirhasan. “I pray that one day we will be able to close down the police brutality division of my law firm. Because I am tired.” Watch his full answer:
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Facebook has banned Trump for another six months and Republicans are already fundraising off of the news.
@mehdirhasan asks: Who ultimately wins?
“Our adversaries,” Axios’s @sarafischer laughs.
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“I think Mark Zuckerberg’s politics don't really lean Republican or Democrat; his politics are Facebook and the growth of Facebook,” @cwarzel says. Pressed by @mehdirhasan, he adds: “What is good for Facebook... historically has not been very great for the rest of us.”
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As attacks continue & the Covid-19 hate crimes bill awaits a House vote, @AGWilliamTong joins @mehdirhasan tonight to discuss his effort to combat anti-Asian hate. 7 p.m. ET on @peacocktv and live: youtube.com/SEKQsztYyVc
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Spies. Govt overthrows. Death squads. @jeremyscahill of @theintercept talks about his special report on 50 years of Joe Biden's foreign policy with @mehdirhasan tonight at 7 p.m. ET on @peacocktv & youtube.com/SEKQsztYyVc
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WATCH: Why isn’t voter diversity helping Dems as much as expected? “A lot of the time we look for grand and complex explanations,” says @mehdirhasan, “and we don't pay attention to the huge role that misinformation and propaganda is playing in…undermining American democracy.”
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Lin Wood peddles dangerous conspiracy theories… and is vying to run the SC GOP. “This is where the Republican party's going, and I actually think it's good that we're seeing it,” says Never Trumper @DelPercioS. “Reveal these people for who they are...crazy will eventually lose.”
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How worried is Dr. Anthony Fauci that the United States will get a variant that we can't beat with our current vaccines?
Watch what he tells @mehdirhasan about his concern over the South African variant:
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When it comes to offering carrots -- incentives like cash, beer, or cannabis -- Dr. Anthony Fauci tells @mehdirhasan: “Whatever it takes, we've got to get more people vaccinated.”
But when it comes to sticks -- like not allowing those unvaccinated to fly -- here’s what he says:
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Should the U.S. waive vaccine patents to get Covid shots to more nations? “I’m really quite agnostic on that,” Dr. Fauci tells @mehdirhasan. “The endgame”--getting shots in arms here and abroad--“is where I want to go…however you do that as quickly as possible is fine with me.”
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.@mehdirhasan wants to know:
Is Dr. Anthony Fauci getting fewer personal threats since Joe Biden took office?
Watch Fauci’s unsettling answer:
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In Georgia's Brad Raffensperger, "We have a sitting secretary of state who did follow the law as it pertains to the elections, but he continues to state his allegiance to Trump," @BeeForGeorgia tells @mehdirhasan. "We have a better choice here at the table."
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NEW: President Biden says he hasn’t made a decision on vaccine waivers, as India languishes under its Covid outbreak. Dr. Anthony Fauci will join @mehdirhasan tonight to discuss at 7 p.m. ET on @peacocktv peacocktv.com/channels/the-c…
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Republicans in Georgia have made major changes to voting laws. As @BeeForGeorgia announces her run for Secy. of State today, what if anything, can she do to fight back? Tune in at 7 p.m. ET on @peacocktv peacocktv.com/channels/the-c…
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Some politicians seem to care more about the process of legislating than legislation itself. As big fights loom and Sens. Manchin and Sinema’s back the filibuster, what should Democrats do? @alfranken joins @mehdirhasan tonight at 7 p.m. ET on @peacocktv peacocktv.com/channels/the-c…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci is joining @mehdirhasan tonight to discuss U.S. pandemic response and global public health. Reply below with your questions for Dr. Fauci, then join us at 7 p.m. ET on @peacocktv peacocktv.com/channels/the-c…
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