January 31, 2025 News Video Roundup

How Americans ended up without an FAA administrator as Trump came into office

Jan 31, 2025 #FAA #Trump #ElonMusk Rachel Maddow tells the story of how the former FAA administrator, Michael Whitaker, fell afoul of Elon Musk and was driven from his position upon Donald Trump taking office. With Trump’s negligence toward assembling a competent government, the position remained empty through the deadly mid-air collision Wednesday night.

Democrats weigh strategy to counter Trump

Jan 31, 2025 #Trump #Politics #Democrats Democrats are weighing how to counter the president after he blamed this week’s midair collision in D.C. on DEI programs. Spectrum News’ Kevin Frey discusses.

‘I have concerns as an American’: Fmr. Jan. 6 prosecutor on Trump’s sweeping pardons

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Jan 31, 2025 #Trump #Politics #January6 MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin interviews Alexis Loeb, a former federal prosecutor who worked on charging January 6th defendants. One of President Trump’s first actions after inauguration was to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. Now, Trump’s DOJ is conducting a review of Jan. 6 prosecutions.

‘His instinct is never to bring people together’: The day Trump became un-president.

Jan 31, 2025 #Trump #Politics #PlaneCrash President Trump on Thursday at first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, blamed diversity requirements at the Federal Aviation Administration and Presidents Obama and Biden for the midair collision over the Potomac River on Wednesday night. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

Trump blames DEI for deadly plane crash: Trump’s First 100 Days - Day 11 | MSNBC Highlights

Jan 31, 2025 #Trump #KashPatel #TulsiGabbard Nicolle Wallace discusses Wednesday’s deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C. and President Trump’s reaction, in which he implied — without citing evidence — that diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at the FAA contributed to the collision. Plus, Ari Melber reports on the confirmation hearing for Trump’s controversial FBI nominee, Kash Patel, who walked back previous statements during the proceedings.

‘Unpresidential’: Trump making ‘unfounded claims’ about DEI in time of tragedy

Jan 31, 2025 #Trump #PlaneCrash #DEI President Trump implied that DEI programs could be to blame for the crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter but cited no evidence. Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano joins Ana Cabrera to react to his comments and his recent actions on immigration.

Lawrence: Every president but Trump always began with sympathy after a plane crash

Jan 31, 2025 #DEI #Trump #planecrash MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains that for the first time in presidential history, instead of offering sympathy, Donald Trump tried to assign blame for an accidental plane crash “based entirely on his own profoundly ignorant, prejudiced guess.”

Trump REVEALS TRUTH on Project 2025 in New Regime

Jan 31, 2025 #marytrump #trumpcabinet #donaldtrump Donald Trump spent his 2024 campaign claiming he had NOTHING to do with Project 2025. Well, over the last two weeks, it’s become crystal clear that couldn’t be further from the truth. Mary has the details.