The Beat with Ari Melber, Dec. 21, 2018
Duration: 43 Minutes
Discussed Today:
Exposed: Hypocrisy in Trump's shutdown threat
The Government may shut down because President Trump wants to look “strong on immigration”. Ari Melber breaks down how a careful study of Trump’s own history reveals a stunning level of hypocrisy on the issue of foreign workers. New reporting reveals he has a decades-long history of privately hiring undocumented and foreign workers and under Trump and a Republican Congress, a visa program to hire foreign workers has been expanded, after which Trump properties requested to hire 76 more foreign workers.
General Clark: Trump military decisions have 'no logic'
Lawmakers are trying to avoid a Trump-inflicted Government shutdown, a day after Trump Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis, resigns. Dr. Jason Johnson tells Ari Melber that the looming shutdown is an example of the “consistent failed leadership of Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan” and is in fact “a perfect way for Paul Ryan to end his career in Congress”. Retired General Wes Clark tells Ari Melber that Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria, undercutting U.S. allies, is a decision with “no logic”.
Watch GOP Congressman rap Ice Cube lyrics on the news
Republican Congressman Ryan Costello and former Record Producer Steve Stoute join Ari Melber for “Fallback Friday”. Steve Stoute calls out record companies for taking advantage of artists by owning their names and their music, referencing Prince’s fight over his name and works and the verses of a new song by Jay-Z and Meek Mill. Rep. Ryan Costello agrees with Stoute, saying talent should be allowed to “prevail”. Rep. Costello raps lyrics from Ice Cube’s “Check Yo self” in response to a request from Stoute!
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