Bear in mind when MSNBC fired Don Lemon not lengthy after his feminine co-hosts had develop into infuriated when he stated that Nikki Haley was not “in her prime” as a result of she was over 40, and that they might Google it?
Might Michael Steele be the subsequent MSNBC male on the new seat? On Saturday’s episode of The Weekend, there was a dialogue of the choice to maneuver the inauguration inside given the frigid climate in DC.
When Steele puzzled why the inauguration date could not be moved again to March, because it was previously, Symone Sanders gave a concise reply: “the Structure.”
Steele rudely responded:
“What was that? No. The inauguration was held in March proper up by means of Roosevelt, after which they modified it. It is not the Structure. Come on.”
If you are going to take the controversial step of correcting a colleague on the air, Michael, you higher get your info proper. Symone was right: the Structure, within the type of the twentieth Modification, modified the top of the president and vice chairman’s phrases, and therefore the inauguration, from March to January twentieth.
It might take one other modification to modify it to again to March. And that will be a horrible thought. A protracted interval between the election and the inauguration may need been vital within the 1800s and into the early 1900s, when transportation and communications have been very gradual. However a four-month interregnum is just not solely pointless, however would create a fiasco of uncertainty.
Some persons are already questioning who the precise president has been because the election. Think about if Biden, or some equally enfeebled future president, held on to the Oval Workplace far past election day.
Satirically, within the present’s second hour, Steele attacked Pam Bondi, Trump’s Lawyer Basic nominee, for responding to the Democrat senator questioning her in regards to the contents of the 14th Modification, “This isn’t time for me to take a take a look at. I am not right here to do your homework for you.”
Sniped Steele: “That is as a result of you do not know what you are speaking about. So you do not need to take the take a look at. And the take a look at is the job, and you failed already.”
On the subject of not understanding the Amendments to the Structure: Michael Steele, heal thyself!
Extremely, Sanders was additionally dissed by her different co-host, Alicia Menendez. Sanders posed a query to NBC Information correspondent Vaughan Hillyard in regards to the Democrats’ ways of their questioning of Trump nominees. When Hillyard did not immediately start his response, Menendez interrupted, saying:
“Let me, let me rephrase Symone’s query, which is I believe there is a query popping out of her query, which is like, does any of it matter?”
Wow! That’s some critical disrespect for a colleague!
Oh, to be a fly on the wall on The Weekend set when immediately’s present is over! Symone is something however a shrinking violet. There could possibly be some critical fireworks in retailer!
This is the transcript.
MSNBC
The Weekend
1/18/25
8:06 am ETSYMONE SANDERS: I imply, it is form of onerous to consider. And I imply, on one hand, you have bought Senate Republicans who’re actually, like, rolling over for Donald Trump, even after they do not consider it. As a result of I really do not consider that Joni Ernst, if she, you recognize, did not have the specter of being primaried hung over her head, she can be going together with the get-along right here. However she desires to maintain her seat. So you have bought Senate Republicans doing that.
And then you definately’ve bought Senate Democrats, the place many people have stated that they have been shocked by how all of them essentially did not rise to the event, proper? Like, it did not appear in a number of the questioning, in a few of these hearings, it appeared like there was some coordination amongst the Democrats, and so they have been asking very pointed and actual questions. However then for a few of them, it appeared like grandstanding.
You understand, and Congress is an equal companion right here. They’re a co-equal department of presidency. It isn’t such as you do what the president says. You are a co-equal department of presidency.
And I am simply questioning the way you all learn that. Like, did you? I do not know. I form of felt that Senator Gillibrand can be right here. And he or she was, I assumed, glorious. Very pointed questioning of Pete Hegseth, direct questions. Senator Tammy Duckworth, direct questions. I assumed that Andy Kim was direct questions. However then there have been another people in a few of these different hearings. I am like, what is going on on?
Oh, y’all do not need to criticize Democrats immediately?
ALICIA MENENDEZ: Nicely, however here is, let me, let me rephrase Simone’s query, which is, I believe there is a query popping out of her query, which is like, does any of it matter, proper? If Republicans have determined that that is all an enormous present, Vaughn, and that they will do no matter they should do to pave the way in which for Donald Trump’s nominees, then is there something Democrats might do that will change that?
. . .
SANDERS: The inauguration is now inside, Vaughn. What are you able to inform us? I simply need to be aware, it has been chilly earlier than. Inaugurations have occurred outdoors.
VAUGHAN HILLYARD: That’s correct. Barack Obama had a really chilly one. The temperatures have been within the 20s. Now, let me be very clear. It is extremely chilly outdoors and can be chilly outdoors. I believe we’re taking a look at a excessive of 21 levels.
You understand, that is going to be, this was a choice that was made to maneuver all people in. The President-elect cited well being considerations, not just for the attendees that have been coming, but in addition for police personnel, together with the horses. As I am trying outdoors the window right here, they’re powerful situations, and I do not assume a few of us who have been assigned to be on outdoors patrol even thoughts it shifting inside for no matter purpose.
MICHAEL STEELE: Nicely, there’s nonetheless the worth of shifting the inauguration again to March. I do not know why they ever moved it to January within the first place, however right here we’re.
SANDERS: The Structure.
STEELE: What was that?
SANDERS: The Structure.
STEELE: No. The inauguration was held in March proper up by means of Roosevelt, after which they modified it. It is not the Structure. Come on.
