Lawrence O’Donnell Says It’s ‘A Violation of Sanity’ To Ask Trump Backers for Reactions to Crazy Comments

Michael Luciano Nov 20th, 2025, 11:49 pm

Lawrence O’Donnell had a message for his fellow news television hosts on Thursday night, and it’s one that won’t be heeded.

Hours earlier, President Donald Trump kick-started another newscycle, this time by suggesting that six Democratic lawmakers should be executed .

On Tuesday, those lawmakers – all of whom served in the military or the intelligence services – released a video telling Americans currently serving in those capacities, “You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders.”

The Democrats in the video are: Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ); Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI); Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Rep. Chris

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