Videos Tagged with rachel maddow

Rachel Maddow slammed for rhetoric on Trump's budget proposals

Sun 27 Apr 2025 13:12:03 +0200

Rachel Maddow criticized Trump for proposing to cut federal funding for Narcan, calling it a "miracle" drug that has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. She highlighted that Trump's draft budget plan, reported on the same day, aims to eliminate a $56 million annual grant program that supplies Narcan to first responders. Maddow framed this as Trump "killing off" the program, alongside other addiction prevention efforts, and contrasted it with his first term, where he supported Narcan access. However, the proposal is not finalized, and Narcan has not been eliminated as of April 27, 2025. Her rhetoric was strong, but she focused on the potential impact of the proposed cuts rather than claiming the drug itself was gone.

Trump has not gotten rid of Narcan. However, on April 25, 2025, a draft proposal from the Trump administration surfaced, indicating plans to end a $56 million annual grant program that provides Narcan (naloxone) to first responders for reversing opioid overdoses. This preliminary budget document, reported by The Washington Post and The Independent, also targets cuts to other addiction prevention and treatment programs. The proposal is not finalized, and no official decision has been implemented as of April 27, 2025. Narcan remains widely used, with 282,500 kits distributed in 2024 through the grant, training 66,000 emergency responders. Critics, including some experts and users on X, argue that cutting this funding could signal a deprioritization of overdose prevention, especially amid the ongoing fentanyl crisis.

However, the administration’s broader drug policy, as outlined in recent White House statements, focuses heavily on supply-side measures like tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada to curb fentanyl trafficking, alongside enforcement-heavy approaches. Some see this shift as neglecting harm reduction tools like Narcan, while others might argue it’s a reallocation toward addressing root causes. The proposal contrasts with the stance of Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has emphasized tackling the drug crisis, raising questions about internal policy alignment. Historically, Trump’s first term saw increased naloxone access through initiatives like the SUPPORT Act, which contrasts with this potential cut. The final outcome remains uncertain, but Narcan itself has not been eliminated.

The X User named MAZE reported the following about the dishonest media:

The MSM feeds off of its own dishonest reporting, working together to divide the country and make people angry. It's so sick. For example, The NY Times puts out a headline claiming that Trump is ending funding for Narcan. The details are buried in the article, which few people actually read. They see "no more Narcan." The Trump admin has actually said that they want to increase funding for Narcan, as he did his first term. But they also want to replace the Substance Abuse Services Admin with the Admin for a Healthy America. A reorganization. Rachel Maddow tells her millions of viewers that Trump is taking away Narcan. She has Jamie Raskin on later in the show to "confirm." People become outraged. Same cycle, over and over again, for virtually every issue.

Maddow claims child with cancer was a "spectacle" for Trump

Thu 06 Mar 2025 19:27:04 +0200

Rachel Maddow may want to check her ratings, because after comments like these - it's hard to see why MSNBC has any reason to keep her on the air. Maddow tried to throw Donald Trump under the bus by saying that DJ, the kid who survived brain cancer, was just a spectacle for Trump. This is just as bad as what Nicholle Wallace said about the kid. Both of them should feel ashamed of themselves for throwing this child into their political hatred of Trump. Maddow said: "This is disgusting… the President made a spectacle out of praising a young man who thus far survived pediatric cancer, as if the President had something to do with that."

MSNBC should fire Rachel Maddow to prove they're not racist

Tue 25 Feb 2025 12:09:03 +0200

Rachel Maddow spent like 4 minutes crying about Joy Reid losing her awful show and getting fired by MSNBC. Rachel Maddow is so dense that she even suggested that MSNBC was possibly racist. Nah, Joy Reid's show sucked and so does Rachel's show. These shows are terrible programming filled with vile rhetoric and nonsense.

So now MSNBC has to fire Rachel Maddow to prove they're not racist. Sounds good, right?

They shouldn’t be allowed to lie every night - Trump says MSNBC is the real "threat to Democracy"

Sun 23 Feb 2025 15:06:03 +0200

President Donald Trump demands honesty from the media. Trump says MSNBC is the real "threat to Democracy" because of the alleged lies and misinformation coming from the network. Trump slams MSNBC and says the following, as quoted by Unlimited L's on X:

"This Rachel Maddow, what does she have? She’s got nothing.

Nothing. She took a sabbatical where she worked one day a week. They paid her a lot of money. She gets no ratings.

I should go against her in the ratings because, I’ll tell you, she gets no ratings. All she does is talk about Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump. All different subjects:

Trump this, Trump, that. But these people are really, I mean, they lie. They shouldn’t be allowed to lie every night. They are really a vehicle of the Democrat Party."

Rachel Maddow busted in another dishonest report on MSNBC

Sat 22 Feb 2025 16:04:05 +0200

Rachel Maddow is accused of yet another dishonest report on MSNBC. This time she took two very specific polls that she would use to claim President Donald Trump’s approval rating going down. However, Rachel Maddow purposely ignored all the other polls that showed the opposite - that millions of Americans support the president. This is dishonest reporting, at its finest. How long will MSNBC allow Rachel Maddow to act like this before stepping in to demand some honesty from her?

Rachel Maddow accused of misleading hit piece

Thu 13 Feb 2025 14:19:05 +0200

Rachel Maddow is being accused of being very misleading when trying to do a hit piece on Elon Musk and Tesla. The information she stated might have been true, except she left out important information that would therefore make her statement completely misleading to all of her viewers. It's amazing that MSNBC allows her to do this. They should look at the ratings, see how bad she's doing, and start cleaning house. America is sick of these failures and liars on the mainstream media, and no one should ever trust them. Sawyer Merrit exposed Rachel Maddow's misleading story and reported the following:

Tonight, Rachel Maddow led her show with a hit piece against the Cybertruck & Elon, suggesting the proposed $400M for armored Teslas was an example of "self-dealing."

Yet she conveniently left out that the procurement list was revised in Dec 2024, when Biden was President. The Tesla line item was last modified on December 13, 2024.

Unfortunately, because Rachel entirely left out this important context, many of her 1.7 million nightly viewers will believe her misleading narrative.

SpaceX wins their government contracts because they offer the lowest price and execute. It’s not a bad thing to serve the U.S. government with great capability and products at a low price relative to the competition.

Tesla is the most American-made auto manufacturer in the U.S. Every Tesla sold in America is built in America. When you buy a Tesla, you are supporting American industry. Teslas have a lower cost of ownership compared to ICE cars. The government would likely save money buying armored Teslas instead of armored ICE cars, based on what we’ve seen with long local law enforcement trials.

Rachel Maddow warns of a 'resistance' if Trump mass deports

Sat 18 Jan 2025 12:57:03 +0200

MSNBC may want to invest in new hosts, because folks like Rachel Maddow are getting a bit unhinged. Is this true, or is she fearmongering and lying?

Rachel Maddow suffers over Supreme Court immunity decision

Tue 02 Jul 2024 11:56:00 +0200

Rachel Maddow may need a box of tissues as she struggles to cope with the Supreme Court immunity decision. Democrats across America are having a hard time with this as it came like a shock to them. The Supreme Court immunity decision was based on what the Supreme Court thought was fair and right. The only problem is that Democrats don't like it because Trump can possibly use it to protect himself, which is against everything the Democrats have been trying to do lately in their attempts to stifle his campaign for president in the 2024 election.

Joy Behar mocked over claim about Trump

Thu 20 Jun 2024 13:06:03 +0200

Joy Behar is being mocked for suggesting Donald Trump would pull 'The View' and Rachel Maddow off the air.

E. Jean Carroll jokes about shopping sprees with Trump defamation money

Tue 30 Jan 2024 10:48:00 +0200

Most people won't find this funny considering the situation. E. Jean Carroll was talking to Rachel Maddow, of all people, and joking about going on shopping sprees with the $83 million she won in a lawsuit against Donald Trump. ABC3340 reported:

“I have such great ideas for all the good I’m going to do with this money,” Carroll remarked. “First thing, Rachel, you and I are going to go shopping. We’re going to get completely new wardrobes, new shoes, a motorcycle for [attorney Shawn] Crowley, a new fishing rod for [attorney Roberta Kaplan].”

Carroll then asked Maddow what she wanted to do with the money.

“Rachel, what do you want? A penthouse? It’s yours, Rachel,” she exclaimed. “You want France? You want to go fishing in France?”

Rachel Maddow sounds like she supports censoring a Republican candidate’s victory speech

Thu 18 Jan 2024 15:33:00 +0200

Is it just me, or does Rachel Maddow openly sound like she'll support the censorship of a Republican candidate's victory speech? This sounds like a way to brainwash her viewers by not showing them the truth or what's really going on. I can't trust anyone in the mainstream media if they're doing anything like this.

Maddow cried crocodile tears about migrant issues during Trump era, but where is she now

Sat 30 Sep 2023 11:46:00 +0200

This must be one of the most obvious episodes of crocodile tears and propaganda as Rachel Maddow was pretending to cry on air when she talked about migrant issues. Now that the border is still out of control under Joe Biden's administration and Democrat cities like New York City are being flooded with migrants - and the Democrats are talking out about it because they're fed up with Biden's in ability to manage the border - you have to wonder where Rachel Maddow's tears are now.

What's she doing to help the situation? Is she letting any migrants live in her house?