The Beat with Ari Melber, Aug. 25, 2020
Duration: 44 Minutes
Discussed Today:
This *is* America: See historian condemn white supremacy in Trump era
Why so many Trump felons? MAGA leader confronted on live TV
Shot in the back: BLM protests ignite over Wisconsin police shooting
Discussed Today, In Detail:
This *is* America: See historian condemn white supremacy in Trump era
After protests break out in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the
RNC touts Trump as a “guardian” against chaos and disorder. Fresh off the
Democratic convention, presidential historian Jon Meacham argues Blake's
shooting is the latest example of a "perennial tragedy" that America "must
confront" in a conversation with the Center for American Progress’s Danielle
Gibbs Léger and MSNBC's Ari Melber.
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Why so many Trump felons? MAGA leader confronted on live TV
American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp discusses the Republican
convention in this interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber.
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Shot in the back: BLM protests ignite over Wisconsin police shooting
Jacob Blake is fighting for his life after he was shot seven times in the back –
in front of his children - by police on Sunday. Blake’s family now speaking out
with his attorney Ben Crump, who says it will take “a miracle” for Jacob Blake
to ever walk again. As protesters march across the country in response to his
shooting and racial injustice, the co-author of “Steadfast Democrats” Chryl
Laird and Milwaukee Rep. David Bowen join MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss what can
be expected next in this horrific case.
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