The ReidOut with Joy Reid - Trump’s clown car cabinet takes shape

Trump’s clown car cabinet takes shape

11/14/24 • 42 min

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Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with Trump’s unconventional new additions to his incoming presidential cabinet, including Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Pete Hegseth for defense secretary. Joy and her guests discuss what these appointments may tell us about what to expect from the next Trump administration. Plus, “Governors Safeguarding Democracy,” the new coalition of governors joining together to create a unified resistance to Trump extremism. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, co-chair of the new group, joins Joy to delve into their plans to keep their states and residents safe. Also in this episode, Mehdi Hasan joins to discuss Mike Huckabee as future U.S. ambassador to Israel, a man who has a history of extremist and dangerous rhetoric towards Palestinians. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

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