MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Rages At Press Sleeping' Through Trump's Publicly Flaring Madness'

"MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell went off on the press over their lack of outrage over what he called President Donald Trump's publicly flaring madness this week. O'Donnell has consistently called out what he sees as Trump's growing incapacity, growing to a crescendo this week amid a series of escalating stumbles, a speech to military leaders, and social media antics around the government shutdown."

"On Wednesday night's edition of MSNBC's The Last Word, the host trained his eye on the New York Times over an editorial that insufficiently assessed Trump's insanity and a Washington press corps that is sleeping through Trump's madness: No one in the history of governing in the United States of America has ever had to talk to a person that crazy about anything, ever. And The Times says it's time to start talking."

"Democratic Congresswoman Madeleine Dean approached the Republican speaker of the House to talk about the Trump madness, and he appeared to offer nodding agreement that Donald Trump is unwell. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) REP. MADELEINE DEAN (D-PA): The president is unhinged. He is unwell. What are you doing REP. MIKE JOHNSON (R-LA), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: A lot on your side are, too. I don't control DEAN: Oh, my (END VIDEO CLIP) O'DONNELL: He could have said No, the president is not unwell."

National media showed muted outrage while President Donald Trump exhibited increasingly erratic public behavior, including multiple stumbles, a contentious speech to military leaders, and aggressive social media activity tied to a government shutdown. A major newspaper described those social media posts as "bombastic social media blasts" and refrained from mentioning apparent mental instability as a factor in the shutdown or its resolution. A congressional exchange captured a lawmaker calling the president "unhinged" while the House speaker did not explicitly dispute that characterization. The media response was characterized as sleeping through or downplaying signs of severe instability amid governing crises.

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