Chris Hayes: ‘Now Is the Time to Break Glass, It’s Not the Time for Politics as Usual’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT But again ░░░░░░░░ terrain has shifted too ░░░░░░░░ since November of 2024 ░░░░░░░░ I do fear Democrats ░░░░░░░░ kind of caught fighting ░░░░░░░░ last war All of ░░░░░░░░ things you enumerated which ░░░░░░░░ sound like good politics ░░░░░░░░ me are the kinds ░░░░░░░░ things that you d ░░░░░░░░ doing if Mitt Romney ░░░░░░░░ president that like there ░░░░░░░░ this weird asymmetry right ░░░░░░░░ which is that they ░░░░░░░░ acting in this totally ░░░░░░░░ way in which they ░░░░░░░░ ambitiously trying to seize ░░░░░░░░ power and create a ░░░░░░░░ dictatorship in the United ░░░░░░░░ of America And the ░░░░░░░░ opposition is acting like ░░░░░░░░ if we can get ░░░░░░░░ approval rate down a ░░░░░░░░ points then what Then ░░░░░░░░ happens Well what happens ░░░░░░░░ look first we get ░░░░░░░░ way down He s ░░░░░░░░ to have much less ░░░░░░░░ This worked in 2017 ░░░░░░░░ say it didn t ░░░░░░░░ it s a different ░░░░░░░░ It s different though ░░░░░░░░ it is different But ░░░░░░░░ Health care We beat ░░░░░░░░ Taxes we beat him ░░░░░░░░ guess what we did ░░░░░░░░ what we did Chris ░░░░░░░░ took back the house ░░░░░░░░ won in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ that got And then ░░░░░░░░ were allowed to do ░░░░░░░░ those good things again ░░░░░░░░ Schumer understands political strategy ░░░░░░░░ he s right about ░░░░░░░░ history And he s ░░░░░░░░ that that type of ░░░░░░░░ did work eight years ░░░░░░░░ And in many ways ░░░░░░░░ know that first Trump ░░░░░░░░ politically was a failure ░░░░░░░░ mean it got a ░░░░░░░░ tax cut to billionaires ░░░░░░░░ surprise in corporations But ░░░░░░░░ it just when you ░░░░░░░░ paying as close attention ░░░░░░░░ we are here on ░░░░░░░░ program here at the ░░░░░░░░ and I think a ░░░░░░░░ of you watching at ░░░░░░░░ it just does seem ░░░░░░░░ now is the time ░░░░░░░░ to break glass right ░░░░░░░░ s not the time ░░░░░░░░ politics as usual I ░░░░░░░░ first of all Trump ░░░░░░░░ already underwater for the ░░░░░░░░ time in his career ░░░░░░░░ the question of the ░░░░░░░░ which is interesting and ░░░░░░░░ think welcome news both ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and those opposed ░░░░░░░░ what he s doing ░░░░░░░░ mean the state of ░░░░░░░░ stock market amid Trump ░░░░░░░░ trade war is doing ░░░░░░░░ pretty good job of ░░░░░░░░ pocketbook issues itself along ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs that are ░░░░░░░░ April 2nd But more ░░░░░░░░ I would say you ░░░░░░░░ t have to choose ░░░░░░░░ strongly believe this It ░░░░░░░░ all one thing It ░░░░░░░░ all one thing The ░░░░░░░░ to democracy has become ░░░░░░░░ much more tangible than ░░░░░░░░ was when folks went ░░░░░░░░ the ballot four months ░░░░░░░░ in part because this ░░░░░░░░ mad king act is ░░░░░░░░ havoc in every direction ░░░░░░░░ with that in mind ░░░░░░░░ lot of leader Schumer ░░░░░░░░ democratic colleagues believe it ░░░░░░░░ time to basically fight ░░░░░░░░ harder As senator Chris ░░░░░░░░ of Connecticut has been ░░░░░░░░ there saying This moment ░░░░░░░░ us To break norms ░░░░░░░░ moment requires Us to ░░░░░░░░ risks And I get ░░░░░░░░ A lot of my ░░░░░░░░ Said shutting Down the ░░░░░░░░ being in a government ░░░░░░░░ that s a risk ░░░░░░░░ hands power to Donald ░░░░░░░░ and Elon Musk But ░░░░░░░░ On earth Are We ░░░░░░░░ to ask The American ░░░░░░░░ to take Risks for ░░░░░░░░ right When there s ░░░░░░░░ Five alarm constitutional fire ░░░░░░░░ we need them to ░░░░░░░░ out on the streets ░░░░░░░░ with Hundreds not With ░░░░░░░░ or tens Of Thousands ░░░░░░░░ people but with Hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of people If ░░░░░░░░ re not willing to ░░░░░░░░ courage and take risks ░░░░░░░░ Well he s right ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of people ░░░░░░░░ s what it s ░░░░░░░░ to take Honestly I ░░░░░░░░ now is the time ░░░░░░░░ take political risk before ░░░░░░░░ s too late I ░░░░░░░░ to only barely slightly ░░░░░░░░ The whole point of ░░░░░░░░ is that you cannot ░░░░░░░░ one guy in charge ░░░░░░░░ everything without checks or ░░░░░░░░ It is literally the ░░░░░░░░ insight upon which this ░░░░░░░░ was built No kings ░░░░░░░░ ever There is quite ░░░░░░░░ nothing that is more ░░░░░░░░ American Jamelle Bouie is ░░░░░░░░ opinion columnist at The ░░░░░░░░ York Times. His latest