Remember that scary painting of Trump that Sen. Ted Cruz was pictured sitting in front of at Mar-a-Lago last week? It seems as if Rep. Dan Crenshaw saw it and said ‘Hold my beer’:
.@chefjoseandres is helping to feed Ukrainian refugees on the other side of the border in Poland. He tells @mehdirhasan what he’s seeing and hearing from people there:
“The question is: What are you actually gonna do about it, Kevin?”
Two sitting Republican members of Congress spoke at a Holocaust-denying white nationalist’s conference last weekend… and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy isn’t rushing to take action:
France has changed course in its previous attitude toward refugees, welcoming Ukrainians after trying to “protect itself” from Afghans months earlier. @GerardAraud says it’s bc of feeling more of a connection with fellow Europeans.
“You can say that’s a shame, but it’s a fact.”
From TV president to… real president and war hero. @mehdirhasan maps out how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s career in entertainment prepared him for this current moment.
Is it too early to start talking compromise w/ Putin? Would it be letting down brave Ukrainians or a strategy that could save millions of lives? As concerned as many of us are, emotions aren't a substitute for strategy. Watch @mehdirhasan’s take on the #RussiaUkraine war:
Many international observers have – rightfully – expressed horror at the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine. However, as @MehdiRHasan and @AymanM point out, there have been more than a few instances where certain commentators’ shock at the war in Europe ebbs into outright racism.
In tonight’s #minirant, @MehdiRHasan tells you everything you need to know about President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, in 60 seconds. WATCH:
What is it about Putin that brings out the best and the worst in people? By worst, @MehdiRHasan means the U.S. conservatives who are cheerleading for Putin, while a large part of the rest of the world is unified against him. WATCH:
A bit of good news: tonight marks the one-year anniversary of the @MehdiHasanShow on @MSNBC. @MehdiRHasan looks back at a year filled with fascism-focused monologues, #mini-rants, and even a little bit of Ben & Jerry’s. Thank YOU for making it possible:
The former Prime Minister of Finland, @alexstubb, joined @MehdiRHasan to discuss whether his country should take steps to join NATO – and how such an action would be received by Russia, Finland’s next door neighbor.
Fmr. President Trump, Mike Pompeo and Tucker Carlson are now singing a different tune when it comes to praising Vladimir Putin. Hypocrisy much? “That’s the difference between people who stand for something,” says @TimothyDSnyder, “And the people who stand for nothing.”
In December, @RepJayapal told @MehdiRHasan that she was certain ‘Build Back Better’ would pass, but thanks to her colleague, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), it's now effectively dead. Listen as she tells Mehdi what she thinks now:
"This notion that people advance that Muslims are infiltrating and using democratic systems to undermine Western democracies is very noxious and very dangerous … that’s why I believed this letter was so powerful." - @BriHReed on @MehdiHasanShowyoutube.com/XOEBe6AnArg