On Sunday’s version of The Weekend on MSNBC, weeknight host Chris Hayes questioned Trump’s machismo for imposing larger tariffs on Canada and Mexico than on China. He is harder on allies than on adversaries, as a result of that is simpler, much less dangerous.
He even claimed Trump has been “extraordinarily beneficiant to adversaries” like Russia and China.
HAYES: He likes the battle, he likes to undertaking energy, however he is form of a coward basically. And the stakes of precise battle and fights with adversaries is way larger. And so it is a method of sort of, a bit little bit of bullying, and cake and eat it too, the place he can, like, play powerful towards Justin Trudeau, which is a really completely different factor than enjoying powerful towards Xi.
Co-host Symone Sanders analogized it to Trump’s remedy of Gavin Newsom. Whereas blasting Newsom in public, Trump, in accordance with Sanders, could be very well mannered to him in particular person. Sanders placed on a smooth voice, supposedly imitating Trump: “Hey, how are you doing? Good to see you.”
That is when Steele stepped in:
“And he says it like that [puts on effeminate voice]: “Hey, how are you doing? [laughs]. It is sort of a bit Mike Tyson voice.”
As you may see within the screencap, Sanders, Alicia Menendez, and Hayes had been amused by Steele’s mocking. How do you assume they might have reacted if a conservative had equally mocked a liberal’s voice?
I’ve by no means heard Trump make use of such a voice. However apparently there is one thing incorrect with that in Steele’s thoughts. Questioning manhood in the identical sentence as Mike Tyson. Subsequent time Steele runs into Tyson, maybe he’d wish to mock him to his face about his “little” voice.
MSNBC
The Weekend
2/2/25
8:10 am ETMICHAEL STEELE: Chris, what do you assume the siren name is for Trump relative, since you touched on it, relative to those three gamers: Mexico, Canada, and China.
My, my evaluation is, yeah, he initiatives he hates China. , he, all the things is, , China unhealthy, China unhealthy. But, they are not penalized to right here the best way our allies are, our pals to the north and the south, ?
As an alternative of, , let’s negotiate a border take care of Mexico and Canada if you happen to’re involved about fentanyl and medicines coming. Oh, by the best way, Donald Trump, the most important purveyor of fentanyl coming into the nation are United States residents, not Mexicans. So, simply so .
What do you assume that siren name is for him relative to China? What’s he listening to that really weakens him in terms of China? A whole lot of bloviating, not a lot agitation with respect to issues like tariffs.
CHRIS HAYES: So here’s a constant factor that he is performed. He, I feel he likes the eye that battle attracts. He likes battle with allies versus precise adversaries. He’s routinely and persistently selecting fights, harder on entering into conflicts with allies and form of, , extraordinarily beneficiant to adversaries.
I imply, have a look at the best way he talks about, have a look at the best way he talks about Russia, clearly, the truth that China’s getting off comparatively cost-free right here in comparison with allies. However have a look at the best way he talks about NATO, the best way he talks about Canada, the best way he talks about Mexico.
Like, what it’s for him is, he likes the battle, he likes to undertaking energy, however he is form of a coward basically. And the stakes of precise battle and fights with adversaries is way larger. And so it is a method of sort of, a bit little bit of bullying, and cake and eat it too, the place he can, like, play powerful towards Justin Trudeau, which is a really completely different factor than enjoying powerful towards Xi.
SYMONE SANDERS: I simply know it is what he did with, um, it is what he does with Gavin Newsom —
STEELE: Yeah, precisely.
SANDERS: — or any Democrat he says he does not like. He is all speak, after which he will get on the speak, and he is like, “hey, the way you doing? Appears nice. Good to see you.”
STEELE: And he says it like that. [Adopts effeminate voice] “Hey, the way you doing?” He is obtained that little Mike Tyson voice.
