'Doing what TODDLERS do': Trump has an EPIC FIT after judge orders name removed from Kennedy Center

[0:00] So back on Friday, a federal judge gave Donald Trump two weeks to basically erase his name [0:05] from the Kennedy Center, where it never belonged in the first place. The judge blocked Trump's [0:10] plans to shutter the Kennedy Center for what Trump had called a two-year, quote, [0:15] complete rebuilding. Trump was so mad, he posted twice about it on Saturday. He, [0:21] of course, attacked the judge, called him a, quote, anti-Trump hater and attempted to make [0:28] the case for his own renovations and control of the Kennedy Center, control that Donald Trump [0:33] declared one day earlier he would relinquish because the Kennedy Center, Trump said, is a, [0:39] quote, failing institution. In reality, it was, of course, Trump's control and politicization of [0:45] the institution that brought on mass layoffs and destruction and dozens of cancellations of [0:51] performances, which are the lifeblood of the Kennedy Center. But now, according to the Associated Press, [0:57] this ruling is bringing, quote, hope, hope to artists who have been alienated by Trump's [1:04] takeover. Joining our coverage, senior executive editor for Bloomberg Opinion, our political [1:08] analyst Tim O'Brien, Congressman Crowe and Claire are still here. So you've joined at the perfect [1:14] moment, right? We've established that the corruption is catching up with Donald Trump. And I think there's [1:19] so much evidence in public view from the weekend that Trump is absolutely out of his mind at all [1:28] of these legal and political setbacks. Because they're, you know, they're cutting to the core [1:33] of who he is. And Donald Trump's corruption and how craven Donald Trump is isn't just one facet of [1:40] other things he's doing. It's central to who he is. He has always been this person. And he hasn't been [1:46] held fully accountable for any of it. He still isn't. But at least you've had a little blip on the [1:52] screen over the last couple of weeks of judges becoming more assertive. Unfortunately, Republicans [1:59] were on their way out of Congress becoming more assertive, but more assertive still. And he can't [2:05] control any of that. And he's a megalomaniac. And he's a narcissist. And he's been putting his [2:11] hands on all of these monuments because he wants to have a permanence in Washington that he probably [2:16] won't have. And when you look at the Kennedy Center specifically, every president who has served [2:23] didn't get monuments named for them until they were out of office. And if you, you know, say Washington [2:29] to Lincoln to FDR to Reagan, like consequential presidents, whether you agree with them in the [2:35] specifics of what they did, I think they felt they were building something better and that they were [2:39] serving the American people. None of that interests Donald Trump. What is interest Donald Trump coming [2:46] into office was what could he take out of it? How could he pad his ego? And how could he pad his wallet? [2:51] And in the Kennedy Center, it's it is it is it is such a overt like many recent things. But this [2:57] particular act is such an overt effort on his part to associate himself with a president who served in a [3:04] war. Donald Trump actively sought, I think, five in all deferrals so he wouldn't have to serve in [3:12] Vietnam. And a president who died in the service of his country. Donald Trump would never die in the [3:17] service of anyone else ever. But he wants to be associated with that. And now he's been denied that. [3:24] And he's doing what toddlers do. He's lashing out because he can't control the outcome. [3:28] Um, opportunity. I saw someone said, you know, you should you should broadcast the removal of his [3:35] name from from the that there's already such a pent up desire to see the legal defeats restore [3:42] some of these institutions. Um, it feels like we're not at that part of the story yet. He still, [3:47] to me, represents a pretty grave threat toward democracy. How do you view these legal defeats or [3:52] legal setbacks? Oh, absolutely. He's a threat. I mean, we we are as a country in a zone of danger [3:57] right now. Let's make no mistake about it. But at the same time, Donald Trump is a very weak and [4:03] fragile person. It's why he projects strength all the time. It's why he wants to build all these [4:08] monuments. It's what we can fragile people do if you're not strong and confident. If you if you [4:13] need all these tangible illustrations of your power, right, when you're in the military, you know, [4:19] the toughest, strongest, most competent soldiers are usually the quiet ones, the quiet professionals [4:24] is, in fact, the mantra of special operations. You don't talk about it. You don't have to pound [4:28] your chest or prove anything to anybody else. So he's weak. And I think the weaker and more fragile [4:34] they get, he gets actually the more dangerous he'll get. So we need to be more vigilant. But our first [4:39] step needs to be to deliver for folks. You know, elections are about contrast. Governing is about [4:44] a contrast. And we're trying to build a coalition right now. So what we have to do if we get it in the [4:48] power, if the American people give us this opportunity, is to show that we are going to be [4:53] relentlessly focused on their needs. Let's lower costs. Let's end this reckless war in Iran. [4:58] Let's actually protect our military and our service members. Let's work towards balancing [5:03] the budget. And that will speak stronger than anything else that removes the name of Donald [5:08] Trump. Although we will do that. You do that like on a weekend. Claire, what opportunities do you see [5:14] right now for Democrats? Oh, I think there's a lot. Yeah. I mean, everybody needs to stay focused [5:19] on what Jason just was referring to and what we talked about at the top of the hour. [5:24] We need to do what Ossoff did in that speech. It has to be about you, not about the Democrats. [5:32] Frankly, the Democrats aren't very, neither party is very popular right now. [5:36] For totally different reasons though, right? [5:38] No, I think for totally different reasons, but also for the same reason. And that is dysfunction. [5:42] Right. Most people are not paying close attention to everything. They just know nothing's working. [5:48] Right. And they know, they're beginning to figure out that Donald Trump is, you know, [5:52] a con man and somebody who's good at marketing and not much else. But if we don't make it about them [5:59] instead of us, or even him, we will make a big mistake. And the discipline of doing that is hard [6:07] because a lot of the base wants nothing more than red meat about how Donald Trump sucks. [6:14] And so you've got to have enough discipline to stay on that message about the health insurance [6:19] costs, about rural hospitals closing, about input costs for farmers. [6:24] He sucks at gas prices. How's that? [6:25] He sucks at gas prices, all of that. But if we have that discipline, I think we have an opportunity to [6:32] have an election that is going to be striking in the results that could occur. [6:36] Yeah. It also feels like the debate of eight years ago, is it democracy or the economy feels [6:42] like it has been had. And people now see that anti-democratic practices where you don't listen [6:48] to the electorate destroy an economy.