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O’Donnell: ‘Stupidest’ Presidency Has ‘Stupidest’ White House Press Corps

UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell said the White House press corps failed to hold President Trump accountable for dodging questions on Ukraine aid suspension during a Cabinet meeting.

  • On July 9, 2025, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell criticized President Donald Trump and the White House press corps during his show The Last Word.
  • O'Donnell highlighted Trump's evasive response on July 8 when asked who ordered the pause of military aid to Ukraine, noting Trump said, "I haven't thought about it."
  • O'Donnell argued that Trump's presidency embodies relentless ignorance and that the current White House press corps has become complicit by not challenging him enough.
  • He characterized the current White House press corps as historically inept and stated that only Trump has managed to overpower and humiliate reporters into passively accepting evasive answers.
  • O'Donnell concluded this dynamic endangers democracy by weakening media scrutiny and urged journalists to grow a spine and start challenging Trump seriously.
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MSNBC broke the news in United States on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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