USA Today was mocked as “McPaper” when it debuted in the 1980s, that it was News Lite, an easy read for easily distracted people. Sometimes, it lives up to that, like in a gushy “you go-girl” profile of CNN host Abby Phillip. The headline was “Abby Phillip remains calm amid political chaos on CNN's NewsNight.” But the introduction from young reporter Jay Stahl was a sugar overload, as she was allowed to compare her primetime pundits with her four-year-old's behavior: Abby Phillip prefers to lead a life of softness. She bakes homemade sourdough bread and dreams of attending culinary school. Her favorite dish to prepare is beef short rib à la Martha Stewart. Phillip longs to play the piano again, a hobby she first took up at 5. Now 37, she spends any free time she can grasp away from the swarm of New York City’s bar-crawling social scene. On one recent March morning, she compared her role managing a rotating panel of liberals and conservatives on her sometimes-combative CNN show to her off-air priorities: raising her 4-year-old daughter, Naomi. "One of the things that you learn pretty early on is that if you match their energy with your energy, things just spiral out of control," Phillip told USA TODAY from her New York abode last month. "So sometimes you have to just sort of get people's attention calmly." Later, that promotional theme repeats. "It helps that I'm the person who's not doing what everybody else is doing at the table and is remaining calm ... It's just how I actually go through the world," Phillip said. She loved this article: Thanks for this great feature @USATODAY and Jay Stahl! https://t.co/GZ0JwrI9UF — Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) April 18, 2026 The McPaper's Reporter of Color is here to celebrate the Woman of Color, but they really go hard in noting that Phillip's 10 p.m. show is in "primetime," unlike the other black women hosting programs. This was the subheadline:  Phillip – the only Black woman to helm a primetime news program in the most coveted block of news programming – garners praise for keeping her cool as host amid the show's heated hour-long runtime. Then, in Stahl's story, they admit there are other black women hosting TV shows at night:  Phillip – the only Black woman to helm a primetime news program in the United States – has garnered praise for keeping her cool amid the show's heated hour-long runtime. Symone Sanders Townsend co-anchors The Weeknight on MS NOW at 7 p.m. and Laura Coates Live follows Phillip's program at 11 p.m. ET. But Phillip's show NewsNight occupies the most coveted three-hour block of evening programming to viewers. Stahl can't mention Fox News host Harris Faulkner in daytime. Maybe young Jay doesn't know who that is. Somehow, Phillip is held out as the Marquee Talent/Role Model for black girls:  It is rare for somebody like Phillip to become marquee talent on a broadcast like "NewsNight." There are no others who look like her – a Black woman – and none in her age bracket except Kaitlan Collins, 34, a CNN counterpart and personal friend. Ava Thompson Greenwell, a Northwestern University journalism professor whose research explores Black women behind the scenes in the TV industry, said, "The reality is she is representing for a lot of Black women, and I think she does a great job."

Last season, Apple TV’s drama Your Friends and Neighbors sparked outrage over a blasphemous scene mocking the Holy Eucharist in a Catholic Church. This season, their target is capitalism as young, smug teen Tori (Isabel Gravitt) goes on a liberal rant in an interview with a college admissions official at Princeton University. In episode 1, “We’re Here Until We’re Not,” Tori meets with a university official to discuss her goals as a potential student. She’s a legacy candidate since both her mother and father are Princeton graduates, which drives her to deliver a smug, disrespectful, liberal soliloquy. It was apparently supposed to be a mic-drop moment but instead came off as nonsensical, entitled and disrespectful: Hit @AppleTV drama 'Your Friends and Neighbors' slams capitalism while ironically benefitting from it in latest season. pic.twitter.com/mw9mqom4jl — Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) April 17, 2026 Jeff: I'm Jeff Pratt, with the Princeton Alumni Schools Committee, and I'll be conducting your interview. Tori: Got it. Jeff: I know your parents from back in the day. Are they well? Tori: Yes. Jeff: So, Tori. Tell me, why Princeton? Aside from the fact that both your parents went there. Tori: That's not enough? Jeff: Well, um, put another way, what is it you're looking to get out of your four years with us? Tori: Oh, are you on the faculty there? Jeff: What? No. Tori: I just assumed when you said "us." Jeff: Sorry. Figure of speech. Tori: Oh, okay. Jeff: There's no need to be nervous. It's just us talking here. Tori: Well, first of all, Jeff, I think we should acknowledge the pro forma nature of this interview. I'm a legacy kid, on both sides, whose father has been a consistent donor. And the reason he's been a consistent donor, the reason so many graduates of the Ivies continue to support their alma maters, is to make sure there's a spot for their kids there. Because, well, let's be honest, there are much worthier charities to support. You all torched the planet in the name of capitalism, and now, rather than try to undo the damage or feed the hungry or house the homeless, you're giving millions to 300-year-old institutions riddled with systemic racism, anti-Semitism, and sexism, in order to ensure that yet another generation of privileged rich kids will continue to hoard the lion's share of what's left of the planet's remaining resources, while the unwashed masses go to war over the scraps. So, I appreciate you taking the time, but let's be honest. We both know I'm going to be accepted because you all engineered the system to do just that. Jeff: I didn't engineer anything. Tori: Sorry. Figure of speech. Also, tennis. Jeff: What? Tori: I'm being recruited for tennis. I probably should have led with that. Oh, Tori, you poor, deluded child. You’re ironically mocking capitalism while relying on all the comforts it provides. Tori needs an education in what capitalism really is and what it’s done for the world, including lifting billions out of poverty, extending life expectancy, reducing child mortality, and creating the very technologies environmental extremists such as herself rely on to measure, track and address ecological issues. The clean energy innovations, medical breakthroughs, and global supply chains that keep people fed didn’t come from socialism. They came from markets, incentives, competition and innovation. Of course, there are downsides. Any system involving humans will have them. But alternative systems such as socialism or heavy centralized control have historically produced far worse outcomes like stagnation, scarcity, and, ironically, environmental devastation on a massive scale. Because when no one owns anything, no one takes care of anything. As far as claiming Ivy League schools are “riddled with systemic racism, anti-Semitism, and sexism,” it’s a bit laughable given how aggressively progressive colleges and universities are now. If anything, it’s white people who are discriminated against as these institutions overcorrected and swung too far the other way from the days of racism towards people of color. Modern Ivy League schools now prioritize ideological conformity and identity politics to a degree that sidelines merit and true inclusion for all. The anti-Semitism is sadly true, however, because it’s the left that has grown increasingly hateful toward Israel and Jewish Americans after Israel’s retaliation for the October 7 massacre in Gaza. Democrats are also divided over funding for Israel now in light of the war on Iran. The central theme behind Your Friends and Neighbors from show-runner Jonathan Tropper has been classist from the start. Tori’s father Coop (Jon Hamm) is portrayed as some sort of noble Robin Hood, stealing from the rich to keep his family from becoming poor after losing his prestigious job. His wealthy “friends and neighbors” are depicted as shallow, superficial, and materialistic, all while the show's millionaire producers and actors enjoy financial security from the very capitalist system they want to cancel for the rest of us. After all, it’s easy to trash capitalism when you’re cashing in on Hollywood paychecks and enjoying every luxury it provides. So, as Your Friends and Neighbors continues another season of sanctimonious, liberal virtue signaling, let’s not pretend its liberal lectures are anything more than performative hypocrisy.  

Amid the fallout from Rep. Eric Swalwell's resignation after multiple allegations of sexual assault, MS NOW Justice reporter Ken Dilanian was on the network’s Ana Cabrera Reports and alleged Trump's Department of Justice was targeting a Democratic “enemy,” like he was the victim in this scandal. Dilanian and Cabrera also minimized his alleged relationship with Chinese spy Fang Fang. The fallout from the assault allegations had led to Swalwell’s resignation this week, as reports said he had been accused of assault by five women so far. In his resignation letter, he did not take accountability but instead said he resigned because he felt the attention would have him “distracted” from his duties.   On Friday's Ana Cabrera Reports, MS NOW Justice Reporter Ken Dilanian discussed a DOJ investigation into former Rep. Eric Swallwell's sexual assault allegations with the caveat that: "We should also keep in mind here that this is an enemy of the president. This is a Democrat." pic.twitter.com/Nx32VYsmDa — Nick (@nspin310) April 17, 2026   But, still, Dilanian said a Trump Administration DOJ investigation had a caveat to be kept in mind: But we should also keep in mind here that this is an enemy of the president. This is a Democrat. And it's fascinating to me that news of this investigation was so quickly confirmed by Justice Department officials, when we see other questionable conduct around the government that isn't being investigated. Fellow panelist Catherine Christian, a former assistant Manhattan District Attorney, said there was no reason for a federal investigation unless there was evidence of sex trafficking, but acknowledged the fact that in Washington, D.C. sex crimes are charged by the U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro.  After Christian clarified the law, Cabrera turned to help Dilanian’s point of Swalwell as a target of the DOJ amid the credible sexual allegations. She mentioned FBI Director Kash Patel's wish for an investigation of Swalwell’s relationship with Fang Fang before the accusations came out.   As he treated Swallwell like a victim, he continued on as he and host Ana Cabrera also minimized the allegations of Swallwell's relationship with the Chinese Spy Fang Fang. pic.twitter.com/jnuHIHybM5 — Nick (@nspin310) April 17, 2026   Cabrera called the Fang Fang situation a “decades-old investigation into his association with a suspected Chinese intel operative.”  The actual worry with Swalwell and the Chinese spy was related to Swalwell’s placement on the House Intelligence and Homeland Security committees. Nevertheless, Dilanian called the situation “politicized,” but called “the conduct of which Eric Swalwell is accused is horrific.” He moved to discuss Fang Fang and recent FBI interest: But then you have this situation where the FBI is operating in a way that's not on the level, and we already know that they were trying to embarrass him with, as you mentioned, his interactions with a woman who turned out to be a Chinese spy and was essentially expelled from the country. Cabrera injected, “Which was like a decade ago.” Dilanian, in full minimization mode of the scandal, then said:  Exactly. And he was not charged with any wrongdoing in that case. And he remained on the Intelligence Committee in Congress, although Republicans criticized Democrats for allowing that. But there's no evidence that he did anything wrong. He cooperated with the FBI. I mean, it does take on a different cast now that we have these allegations about Eric Swalwell. (...) The last line from Dilanian was a huge understatement. A man with multiple sexual scandals, a now lesser one, the affair with the Chinese spy, and the assault allegations, should have been out of Congress a long time ago, and does not get to play the victim card, even as Dilanian and MS NOW might have wanted to play it for him. The transcript is below. Click "expand" MS NOW’s Ana Cabrera Reports April 17, 2026 10:17:59 AM Eastern (...) KEN DILANIAN: Good morning. Anna. Well, the U.S. Attorney in Washington, Jeanine Pirro, has sort of put out a call to victims to come forward to talk to the federal government. As we understand it, this investigation is being run in conjunction with the one undertaken by the Manhattan District Attorney, and also the sheriff in L.A. Is probing. And, of course, the federal interest here would be interstate crimes, crimes that cross state lines, because sexual assault is a state crime, principally.  But there are - we've seen examples of the federal government prosecuting sexual assault related crimes and human trafficking.  But we should also keep in mind here that this is an enemy of the president. This is a Democrat. And it's fascinating to me that news of this investigation was so quickly confirmed by Justice Department Officials, when we see other questionable conduct around the government that isn't being investigated. ANA CABRERA: Again, New York and LA, Catherine, already launching state probes. Does it make sense that the federal government would also have an investigation going? CATHERINE CHRISTIAN: No. Unless they have some proof that a sex crime occurred through state lines, sex trafficking on federal property, clearly they can prosecute that.  Now, D.C. Is unique because the D.C. U.S. Attorney's office, which is federal, prosecutes basically street crime and other crimes in D.C. So, that would make sense if Jeanine Pirro, who's the United States attorney for D.C., is investigating, if there are allegations that Mr. Swalwell committed a sex crime in D.C.  But other than that, if it's Manhattan, it's State DA’s office la the State DA’s office. It's really rarely a federal crime unless you have some sex trafficking component, which means someone was transported across state lines. CABRERA: And again, all these entities are investigating to determine whether there is enough to prosecute. But would you anticipate the state investigators would be working with federal investigators now? CHRISTIAN: Only if there's some allegations. If someone was raped in Manhattan, there's really no need for federal investigators to get involved unless she was brought to Manhattan from another state, then you'd have that sex trafficking. But if it occurred in Manhattan, if it occurred in LA, those district attorneys can handle the case. CABRERA: And, Ken, you mentioned how Swalwell has been a focus for this administration already before these allegations surfaced, in particular of the FBI Director Kash Patel and Swalwell recently accused Patel of a smear campaign over a decades old investigation into his association with a suspected Chinese Intel operative.  Just after the allegations against Swalwell surfaced this week, Patel said Swalwell would be welcome to sit down with the FBI investigators to discuss these new assault allegations. Is this typical behavior of an FBI director? DILANIAN: No it's not. They tend to never comment on pending cases and pending matters like this. I mean, this thing is so politicized. The conduct of which Eric Swalwell is accused is horrific. Of course, we can all agree on that. But then you have this situation where the FBI is operating in a way that's not on the level, and we already know that they were trying to embarrass him with, as you mentioned, his interactions with a woman who turned out to be a Chinese spy and was essentially expelled from the country -  CABRERA: Which was like a decade ago. DILANIAN: Exactly. And he was not charged with any wrongdoing in that case. And he remained on the intelligence committee in Congress, although Republicans criticized Democrats for allowing that. But there's no evidence that he did anything wrong. He cooperated with the FBI.  I mean, it does take on a different cast now that we have these allegations about Eric Swalwell. But nonetheless, it's just a messy situation when you have an FBI operating the way it is right now. (...)

Democrats in Congress know they can come on CNN and unload their anti-war talking points without any fear of pushback. See Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Wednesday's The Source with Kaitlan Collins on CNN. The questions were open-ended, and there were no interruptions or "fact checking in real time." Here's the kind of softballs Collins was asking: "What do you make of what's played out in the last 24 hours? Do you think that the United States is in a better position right now?" Kaine sounded like Iran -- the world's largest supporter of terrorism -- has been a rational actor while Trump is irrational: KAINE: The U.S. is trying to get a negotiation done to control Iran's nuclear program. It was controlled under the Obama administration, until President Trump tore up a diplomatic deal. And many of us told him at the time, If you make diplomacy impossible, you will make war inevitable. And so now, U.S. troops are dying, others are being injured, civilians are being injured, and now we're trying to have a negotiation to return to a status quo that we had with diplomacy. This is not only an illegal war, it's an incredibly foolish one, and I've got Virginians paying $1 more at the pump every time they get a gallon of gas. We buy 8 million gallons of gas a day in Virginia. That's $8 million a day that we are spending that we weren't before this war. And that's happening all over the United States and all over the world. So look, I'm glad they're negotiating. They've gone in and destroyed all the China in the China shop, and now they're talking with the owner of the shop about, Well, maybe we should talk about how to put it back together. You shouldn't have destroyed it without a plan to begin with. Unsurprisingly, Collins challenged none of Kaine's claims. She did not mention that in June of 2025, the IAEA reported Iran was in violation of the JCPOA. She did not mention that Iran has attacked civilian targets and infrastructure inside various Middle Eastern countries, aside from Israel.  Eventually, Collins turned the focus to Lebanon, and set Kaine up perfectly, without mentioning the terrorists of Hezbollah, and making Israel the bad guy. COLLINS: They're trying to get a cease fire in Lebanon to get Israel to stop. I mean, that would be a big deal, obviously, if the United States does constrain Israel or gets them to stop it that way. Bernie Sanders, his resolution to block arms sales to Israel, some of them, it's failed again in the Senate, but it has more support for more Democrats than other resolutions that he tried to pass recently. Why do you think more of your fellow Democrats are now saying, we're not going to vote to send some of these weapons to Israel?  KAINE: : We should provide defensive weapons to Israel so they can protect their civilians. But we should not provide offensive weapons that kill other civilians in Gaza or Lebanon or elsewhere. We had a first vote on this, Caitlin, in November of 2024, and we got 17 votes. We've had subsequent votes that got 20 and 27, and now we're up to 40. And what this is showing is, while Israel has been a security partner in the United States, we're very, very tired of them using U.S. weapons to carry out offensive operations that lead to mass civilian deaths.  Viewers were not informed that Hezbollah uses civilians as human shields, or that shortly after Hezbollah entered the war with Iran by bombing Israeli civilian targets, Lebanon's President warned that Hezbollah could turn his country into Gaza And the Washington Post reported, "Shiite Muslims in Lebanon who form Hezbollah’s base of political and popular support are increasingly furious with the Iranian-backed militant group for dragging them into another war." To Kaine and Collins, Hezbollah does not exist. Kaine then ignorantly concluded. KAINE: Israel and Lebanon are next door neighbors, and they have to be able to manage their own relationships.... Neighbors have to learn how to get along with one another without expecting the United States to come in and provide bombs and bulldozers.   Kaine is just doing what you expect Democrats to do, and unfortunately the same may be said for Collins, who let it all go without scrutiny. She did the same in February, saying nothing while Minneapolis Mayor Frey called ICE agents "roving gangs" going after brown people, and last September remained silent as Philly D.A. Larry Krasner claimed Trump's "in favor of fascism, he's in favor of ending democracy," and "he doesn't want to give up information on his own involvement in a pedophile ring." Shameful.

On Thursday's The Last Word, MS NOW host Lawrence O'Donnell used a selectively edited clip to portray HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a "deeply perverted racist madman" who wants to remove all black children from their parents and have them "reparented" by the government. In fact, the HHS secretary said no such thing. The MS NOW host began his dishonest segment by claiming that Kennedy wants to forcibly remove all black children from their parents: MS NOW's O'Donnell Smears RFK Jr. as 'Sick Racist' pic.twitter.com/2TetPyojZt — Brad Wilmouth (@bradwilmouth) April 18, 2026 Donald Trump's Human Services secretary, who was convicted of the felony of heroin possession during the 14 years that he admits to having been a heroin addict, is the first cabinet secretary in history -- indeed, the only administration official in the administration of any President in history -- who wants to rip every black child in America out of the arms of that child's mother and that child's father. Every single black child. O'Donnell worked in the word "Nazi" as he continued: Robert Kennedy Jr believes that every black child in America has bad parents, and that every black child in America needs to be reparented. That is his personal Nazi word for it. "Reparented." He did not say that some black children need to be reparented by him. He did not say that thousands of black children need to be reparented. He said, quote, "every black kid" needs to be reparented by the federal government and institutions run by him. He then further ratcheted up the vitriol: "Yes, it's insane. Yes, he is obviously insane. Yes, it's the single most racist thing said in the 21st century in America and possibly ever in America." O'Donnell then played a clip of Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) questioning Kennedy, with her posing: In a 2024 podcast interview, you suggested that black children on ADHD medication should be reparented. You said every black kid is now just standardly put on Adderall, SSRI, Benzos, which are known to induce violence, and that those children are going to have to go somewhere to get reparented. There is a lot to unpack in that comment. I know that you've already answered several of the questions I was going to ask, and so I'm just going to rephrase them. Mr. Secretary, you've already admitted that you are not board certified physician, and you've already admitted that you did not go to medical school. Have you ever reparented or parented, I should say, a black child? After a clip of Kennedy declaring that he did not remember making such remarks, O'Donnell played an edited clip from an interview that was posted on YouTube on July 1, 2024 with the Earn Your Leisure Network: O'DONNELL: And here is that deeply perverted racist madman absolutely saying it. ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.: Every black kid is now just standard put on Adderall, SSRIS, Benzos, which are known to induce violence and. And those kids are going to have a chance to go somewhere and get reparented. In fact, earlier in his comments, Kennedy had stated that, under his plans, all children who have become dependent on drugs -- including some prescription medications -- would be offered a chance to get assistance from farm-based rehabilitation centers that would help wean them off drugs since Kennedy believes that some medications can have violent side effects. KENNEDY: My Peace Corps program is going to be wellness farms -- rehabilitation facilities that I'm going to start in rural areas all over the country where people -- any American can go for free -- any of them who is dependent on drugs -- either legal drugs or illegal drugs -- psychiatric drugs which every black kid is now just standard put on Adderall, SSRIs, Benzos which are known to cause -- induce violence. And those kids are going to have a chance to go somewhere and get reparented -- to live in a community where there will be no cell phones, no screens. You'll actually have to talk to people. By "every black kid" he probably meant black children who are being treated for behavioral problems rather than every single black child in the country as O'Donnell claimed. The context was also omitted that part of the reason Kennedy at times referred specifically to blacks was because he was being interviewed by an outfit that was interested in discussing issues that affect America's black population. O'Donnell then brought on MS NOW host Michael Steele to further pile on Kennedy and call him a "fool." Transcripts follow: MS NOW's The Last Word April 16, 2026 10:23 p.m. LAWRENCE O'DONNELL: Donald Trump's Human Services secretary, who was convicted of the felony of heroin possession during the 14 years that he admits to having been a heroin addict, is the first cabinet secretary in history -- indeed, the only administration official in the administration of any President in history -- who wants to rip every black child in America out of the arms of that child's mother and that child's father. Every single black child. Robert Kennedy Jr believes that every black child in America has a bad parents, and that every black child in America needs to be reparented. That is his personal Nazi word for it. "Reparented." He did not say that some black children need to be reparented by him. He did not say that thousands of black children need to be reparented. He said, quote, "every black kid" needs to be reparented by the federal government and institutions run by him. Yes, it's insane. Yes, he is obviously insane. Yes, it's the single most racist thing said in the 21st century in America and possibly ever in America. And I, for one, along with most people, did not know that. He said that two years ago when he was a presidential candidate, until Congresswoman Terri Sewell confronted him today in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing. CONGRESSWOMAN TERRI SEWELL (D-AL): In a 2024 bot podcast interview, you suggested that black children on ADHD medication should be reparented. You said every black kid is now just standardly put on Adderall, SSRI, Benzos, which are known to induce violence, and that those children are going to have to go somewhere to get reparented. There is a lot to unpack in that comment. I know that you've already answered several of the questions I was going to ask, and so I'm just going to rephrase them. Mr. Secretary, you've already admitted that you are not board certified physician, and you've already admitted that you did not go to medical school. Have you ever reparented or parented, I should say, a black child? ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. HHS SECRETARY: I don't -- I don't even know what that phrase means, and I doubt that I said it. CONGRESSWOMAN SEWELL: Just a yes or no answer. KENNEDY: I doubt that I said that phrase. CONGRESSWOMAN SEWELL: You did say it. You absolutely said it. KENNEDY: No, I'm not going to answer something that I didn't say. CONGRESSWOMAN SEWELL: You absolutely said it. O'DONNELL: And here is that deeply perverted racist madman absolutely saying it. KENNEDY: Every black kid is now just standard put on Adderall, SSRIS, Benzos, which are known to induce violence and. And those kids are going to have a chance to go somewhere and get reparented. O'DONNELL: Donald Trump gave that sick racist a job after he said that, and every Republican Senator voted for the confirmation of that poisonous racist. Joining us now is Michael Steele, co-host of The Weeknight here on MSNOW. Michael, when I came across this today, I immediately hoped you could join us tonight. And I just want to hand the microphone to you. MICHAEL STEELE: Thank you. You know, man, just when you think you've kind of rounded all the bases and and okay, we're clear, there can't be anything more stupid or more racist or more insane, enter RFK Jr. Thank you, first off, for setting this conversation up the way you did because you systematically went through the facts. You systematically laid out what the man said in his own words. A couple of things. First off, there is no evidence that black children are universally or even disproportionately medicated the way he just described. Quite the opposite, Lawrence. What the problem is in the black community for a lot of parents who are dealing with children who have mental health issues, health issues, it's actually getting the medication that they need. Actually having access to the health care system that this fool now runs. And so the reality of coming on and saying this, whether as a presidential candidate or sitting there and not even realizing two years later that not only did you say it, but this is an attitude that you openly expressed, speaks again to just how unfit you are for the job. The second thing that I think to keep in mind is the type of medication he's talking about. Again, it's not used for the kind of thing that -- the behavior he described. In fact, Adderall is -- is something that reduces impulsivity. It's something that that is put in place to help lower the rates of risky or aggressive behavior, right? So where did that come from? Oh, maybe the stereotyping of young black of -- of young black kids as being overly aggressive. I have two black child -- children, sons especially. I can't tell you the number of times we had to deal with issues around their behavior if they got too aggressive, particularly when they were younger, you know? And so the reality of it is, if that's the go to Lawrence, that when a child acts out as a lot of children do and, you know, sometimes gets a little bit rough and tough in the tumble of the play yard -- playground, you're going to then go, oh, well, that, you know, they're aggressive, they're -- they're behaving a certain way. That again feeds the stereotype that goes back so many generations in black communities. And I think the last one of the last points is, you know, the adultification of kids -- of young, of young black boys especially ties into this reparenting BS. Who going to raise my child? That fool? I thought the congresswoman asked the right question. Have you ever parented, let alone reparented a black kid? Have you ever had to deal with the -- not just the economic, the political education, but the social stigmas that that child has to grow up with just by being black? Look, I'm not on your show tonight making excuses for crap. I'm not out here trying to explain away everything. But this is a man who's in a position of responsibility in our government and who's expressed a view about black kids, not just some, as you noted, but all of them. And so what are black parents to expect when they have to access this system with this numb nut sitting at the top of it, dictating the terms of how we're going to receive health care, who gets health care, what kind of health care they're going to get, what type of mental health needs they need that need to be addressed? And how do we deal with broader societal issues along race and economics that feed the current system to push out the kind of nonsense he's talking about? O'DONNELL: Michael, I saw it as an attack on black children and black parents, all of them, which is why I (sic) was so important for us to be able to hear from you tonight. Michael Steele, thank you very, very much for joining us tonight. (...) The Earn Your Leisure Network 19Keys Interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (posted July 1, 2024) ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.: I'm also -- my big Peace Corps program -- you know, my uncle started the Peace Corps -- he started the space program. My space program -- my Peace Corps program is going to be wellness farms -- rehabilitation facilities that I'm going to start in rural areas all over the country where people -- any American can go for free -- any of them who is dependent on drugs -- either legal drugs or illegal drugs -- psychiatric drugs which every black kid is now just standard put on Adderall, SSRIs, Benzos which are known to cause -- induce violence. And those kids are going to have a chance to go somewhere and get reparented -- to live in a community where there will be no cell phones, no screens. You'll actually have to talk to people. And the basis -- the model for this is a community that I had direct contact with because a family member of mine went there, and it's called San Padronano's in Italy.