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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Hypocrite: MSNBC Host Rips Peter Doocy as ‘Babbling Buffoon,’ ‘Dumbest’ WH Reporter
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O’Donnell: Trump’s Answers Show He’s ‘Trapped in His Stupidity’
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell says Donald Trump is “trapped in his stupidity” after giving a series of disastrous answers about who paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine. The Last Word anchor slammed the president’s “I haven’t thought about it” response when pressed on who authorized the now-reversed decision to halt weapons shipments to the country fighting off Russian invasion. “If there’s a shred of truth in anything that Donald Trump said, it …
Lawrence O'Donnell Calls Out the 'Stupidest White House Press Corps (and President)' In History
The devolution of the White House press corps has been one of the most profoundly disturbing and dangerous aspects of the Era of Donald Trump. And it couldn't come at a worse time. As Trump pursues his mission to undermine American principles and rule...
Lawrence O’Donnell Calls Out the ‘Stupidest White House Press Corps (and President)’ In History
The devolution of the White House press corps has been one of the most profoundly disturbing and dangerous aspects of the Era of Donald Trump. And it couldn’t come at a worse time. As Trump pursues his mission to undermine American principles and rule as an autocratic tyrant, much of the media is cooperating by failing to fulfill their duties as the guardians of democracy. Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Blues…
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