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but let me be very clear. no one can walk away. >> a good reminder from vice president kamala harris earlier this month about the fight democrats will face on the other side of this year's holiday season. what to expect and how to prepare for trump's promise to be a dictator on day one. also tonight, my conversation with house democratic leader hakeem jeffries on the republicans' very narrow house majority and the path forward for democrats. plus, i'll speak to a very merry special guest before he makes his way around the globe. we begin tonight with the clock tick, tick, ticking closer until the transfer of power from president biden to donald trump, marking the beginning of a new government and a new congress where the house, senate, white house and the courts, all of the

levers of power, a quad-fecta, are in republican hands following an election where trump for the third time was unable to win a majority of the popular vote. mr. 49 won thank to slim margins of a few hundred thousands in michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin, sending him back to the white house where he will work with a senate that flipped from blue to red and a lower chamber where republicans were able to retain an extremely slim majority. now, make no mistake. maga is in control and republicans will bear all responsibility for the consequences of what happens over the next two years. we've already seen a preview with trump's choices to staff his administration, which aside from a lack of diversity has other notable similarities that will go beyond their personal failures. as a way to track them in the new year, we will be keeping a massive and exhaustive list which we are checking more than

twice. it includes notable patterns like the turnover which you will see in red. there also will be a historic number of billionaires and near billionaires, which includes some that helped bank roll his election like elon musk. those are in orange on your screen. there's over indexing on fox personalities. those are in green. and in blue are a number of people who wrote project 2025, the right wing manifesto that gives us a preview into day one domestic priorities, like introducing an abortion ban, eliminating the department of education, bringing the department of justice under the control of the white house, carrying out mass deportations and firing civil servants en masse, a point which trump reiterated to "time magazine" which selected him as person of the year. in that interview, trump also reiterated his threat to issue crushing tariffs, a/k/a import

taxes, and to use the military to carry out mass deportations, potentially expelling whole families that include american citizens and he will decide which vaccines will be available to us and our children. and that, for the rst time, the first nine minutes of his term he will look at pardoning those serving time for their january 6th attack on the capitol. it is a laundry list of horrors we have no choice to but to brace for and to plan how to overcome it in the new year. we have a panel to talk about how to do that. tara setmayer, co-founder and ceo of the seneca project. david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones, msnbc political analyst. elizabeth johnson, former biden/harris senior advisor and founder of 1063 west broad and author of the upcoming book "flip the table." we will keep the table stable

and talk about it. i want to go around the table and get you each to tell me what you think is the big thing you are worried about and the big thing we should be focused on in the new year. i will start with you, tara. >> all of it. >> everything? >> all of it. >> yeah. >> you know, this is why many of us have been sounding the alarm for years. >> yeah. >> i think we are still processing. i think the country hasn't fully appreciated what it is going to look like, the chaos starting in the first minute that donald trump is sworn in. but i think we really need to pay attention to how he uses the department of justice and whether the actions he is taking are unconstitutional or not and what the response will be. >> yeah. >> that is the -- i think that's the difference this time around because we don't have a supreme court that we feel confident in that would say stop. >> yeah. >> that's not constitutional. we can't rely on congressional republicans because we already saw the way they acquiesced, especially after january 6th. so it is -- the troubling part

of all of this is who will it be, how will it be done when donald trump oversteps in these areas, particularly when it comes to constitutional rights. >> yeah. >> is he going to send out the military? are they really going to mass deport people on day one? you know, is he going to use his -- is kash patel going to get confirmed as fbi director. >> yeah, probably. >> and become the personal henchman of the president. >> yeah. >> these are all really very real, scary things the country has never faced before at this level. we need to pay attention to how the resistance, whatever it looks like, reacts to it. >> the resistance is the democrats, right? they don't have a lot of power to work with. what do you expect them to do because, you know, the supreme court ain't going to do it. the republicans in the house and senate will not stand in his way. i think we have seen that. what do you fear and what do you expect? >> look, first i fear a lot of bodily harm that can come from a lot of different ways, from attacking our health care system to these deportations to these physical safety that, quite frankly, there will be so many

people, myself included, people who are walking down the street in fear of who could be a vigilante and be rewarded by football in a football suite with the incoming president and the vice president, right? so there's a physical harm piece that people are concerned about that also goes to the protests, right? >> yeah. >> people's safety, people's ability to actually resist against this administration. i think one of the reasons we are seeing all of these committee battles and on the democratic side and congress right now is to see who is going to be the leadership that we need that continues to not only have these hearings that we saw in the first trump administration but do them in a way that breaks through so the american people see exactly what is happening in the trump administration, and then hopefully in 2026 we will gain the house back, and i know it is an uphill battle but maybe the senate. >> what are you thinking about? >> i want to pick up on a word that tara said. acquiescence. my fear, my great fear is that with all of these horrors going on there will be acquiescence.

we know it is going to come from the republicans. >> yes. >> they've already signalled that. they've accepted this clown car cavalcade of cranks, oligarchs and cronies for his appointments to very important positions that will threaten our health and safety. but beyond that, i'm looking at the corporate class, the billionaire class. we see before he even comes into office you have the big tech guys running down to mar-a-lago, making nice, and giving a million dollars each -- >> yeah. >> -- to trump's own inauguration. >> yeah. >> i have to just point out the last one was investigated for financial fraud. >> yeah. >> and then not just that, then you have the media, and some of these guys own the media. even beyond that, whether the big mainstream media are going to give in, normalize him, legitimize him, want to keep their access to members of the trump administration so they

only will go so far. ultimately, the big question is the citizenry. when we start mass deportations if we get to that, and it is not just criminals, they are breaking up families, they are taking away the kid who is the high school quarterback in his town, the football star and others, will people kind of shrug at that? >> yeah. >> when he starts turning the justice department into his own personal vendetta squad. >> yeah. >> will people just shrug at that? >> yeah. >> will they see, you know what? maybe we got a false bill of goods. >> yeah. >> that's what i -- >> and then there's a question of what you can do about it, right? protests will be a lot more difficult if he is promising the military against protesters. >> that's right. >> you mentioned about the billion dollars. he said anyone who invests a billion dollars in the u.s. will receive expedited permits. he is selling the u.s. for parts. he is saying giving a million dollars, i don't know if he gets a cut, we can't say that, but he stacked his administration with, as you mentioned, billionaires who now have a vested industry in policy.

>> through policy, they have an agenda. elon musk, vivek ramaswamy. >> they want something. >> they want to destroy government. they want to not just defund it. they want to depopulate it. >> want to get rid of the regulations. >> they don't like the regulations. safety on crypto, on financial fraud. they want government to be less powerful across the board so that they can retain their own power, have no check upon it and make more money. >> that's exactly right. which is what i was going to say. elon musk is not hanging around for no reason. the fact he has taken on multiple roles, whether it is the de facto first lady and paling around with trump wherever he goes or whether it is the vice president, shadow government type of thing. >> co-president at this point. >> that's right. elon musk isn't hanging around for his health. he has a lot at stake here. jeff bezos isn't acquiescing in advance for no reason. they all have an agenda here, and it really is i think one of the big points that democrats need to make sure that they put

forth, is that donald trump is not about anybody that he promised he will take care of. he is about the billionaires and the elite class that he is surrounding himself with. >> yeah. >> point out the hypocrisy. of course this doge that's supposed to reform the government, no, it isn't. they want to destroy it so they can control it. that's what happens. money talks. then they turn it from a democracy into a leptocracy or plu plutocracy, and then people will turn around and say, that's not what we voted for. yes, it is. >> we may not have a middle class. the wealth gap continues to widen in the country. the opportunity and this billionaire's club is maybe folks will realize the class warfare happening here. maybe folks will realize why their groceries are more expensive, the price gouging. maybe they will realize the billionaires put profit over

people. >> yeah. >> and that the enemy isn't joe biden and kamala harris and democrats who are actually doing things for working people, it is this billionaire club who want to continue to line their pockets and push the costs on the american people. >> right, i think people -- >> -- the politics of fear will continue. >> yes. >> if blaming immigrants, eating dogs and cats. >> right. >> you know, talking about criminal gangs taking over the midwest, which isn't happening, and where -- because that's what they use to take eye way power from the issues that you just raised. will that continue? they will keep trying to do that. >> i think you can assume that donald trump is going to continue to be donald trump. the question comes when the bad things happen, and we talked about this off camera, he is the new to a lot of the people who support him. some of the people who supported him voted on economic stuff. they will be disappointed. but his base, they only believe what he says. let me put something up because it is a map of democracy. sadly we are no longer seen as a sort of driving democracy.

we are sort of a bit on decline, and if you do this map and put belarus, north korea, russia, venezuela, el salvador, georgia, pakistan, turkey, flawed democracies, hungary, poland, you know, garia, india, italy. the united states used to be seen as a strong democracy. i will tell you what i fear. i fear another pandemic. if the bird flu gets out of control, and now in charge of it are people who are not honest, who are not willing to be honest and who don't want the blame, and then what will they do with the idea of another influenza with rfk jr. and donald trump and conspiracy theories in charge. >> and they don't believe in vaccinations. >> yes. >> if you want to have operation warp speed two, which is one of the few good things donald trump did which he won't talk about anybody, bert f. kennedy has said there's no such thing as a safe vaccine and people have called it skepticism.

it is being a anti-vaxxer. will he say, i'm not rushing this through. it could be harm for millions of americans. >> for that point i think about the pandemic. part of the reason i could get some sleep in the first trump administration is the career public servants. they go from administration to administration and they're able to make sure that the health and safety of america is standing and, right, and we were able to get through the pandemic as much as possible. so i am always concerned about that. i'm always concerned when they are talking about the polio vaccine. they are talking about all of these things that, quite frankly, have been proven to help the american people, but what is very real, this fear conversation we are having, i know people who are like, maybe i should stock up on my vaccines before january 20th. maybe i should get vaccinated now, get my medications now. >> they're leading with women and abortion and reproductive care. >> yeah. >> that's a real fear. >> yes. >> and where you see the red states versus blue states, are we going to -- this is where,

you know, carl bernstein once said in the first trump administration that he worried about a cold civil war turning hot. >> yeah. >> this is where we see red states versus blue states in these various areas. what is that going to look like? >> yeah. >> because you will have this imperialistic presidency and it will be up to states and localities to protect their citizens, and what does that look like? >> what a great panel. tara, david, aleycia, thank you very much. coming up, my conversation with hakeem jeffries on how he and his caucus are planning for the second trump administration. don't go anywhere. don't go anywhere. if you have heart failure or chronic kidney disease, farxiga can help you keep living life, because there are places you'd like to be. (♪♪) serious side effects include increased ketones in blood or urine and bacterial infection between the anus and genitals, both which may be fatal, severe allergic reactions, dehydration, urinary tract or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar.

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donald trump returns to the white house in january along with maga control of both houses of congress, barely. republicans will have one of the smallest u.s. house majorities in history, making house democrats the last back stop against the headwinds of republican autocracy. they have been holding firm to their values. you may remember this iconic speech from our next guest, his history-making opening speech of the 118th congress in january 2023. >> i also want to make clear that we will never compromise our principles. how democrats will always put american values over autocracy,

benevolence over bigotry, the constitution over the cult, democracy over demagogues, economic opportunity over extremism, freedom over fascism. >> that was just a taste of representative hakeem jeffries' floor speech as the first black lawmaker to lead a political party in congress. and the basis for a new illustrated book, "the abc's of democracy: a helpful guide of an administration that will undoubtedly strain our institutions." i recently sat down with the house democratic leader and asked him about protecting american values over autocracy amid the preemptive capitulation we've been seeing from the media and from members of the government. that includes christopher wray who recently announced that he is stepping down as fbi director more than two years before the end of his term. >> he could have stayed and fought, and so there is some

disappointment on the hill, but i do have great respect for christopher wray. haven't always agreed with him, but i think he has been a principled fbi director and stood up against, you know, far right extremism as best he could repeatedly, including against the former president who nominated him at different times. always tried to defend the fbi as an institution. that said, i think that these classic american values, right, and this notion of the rule of law and the constitution and the fact that we are not a nation based on the rule of man is going to have to drive all of us as we move forward into this incoming administration. i expect that that's certainly something we are prepared to do as house democrats. >> one of the core values of america has been the welcoming of immigrants, right? it is written on the statue of liberty. what you are now seeing is the trump administration, the incoming trump administration saying on day one they are going to allow i.c.e. to enter things like churches, mosques,

funerals, there are religious organizations that are pushing back on that and saying you are just violating the sank at this timie sanctity of the church, schools. how can that be defended by democrats? >> schools, hospitals, churches, synagogues, mosques should all be off limits. i think if the new administration were to go down this road you will see a massive backlash from the american people. listen, we have a broken immigration system. we have to reform the asylum system. it is overwhelmed and overloaded at this particular point in time. we need a strong, a safe and secure border, and we should try to figure out how we can come together as democrats and republicans to enact comprehensive immigration reform and make sure that we are continuing the promise of america as a nation of immigrants but also as a nation anchored in the rule of law and secure the border. >> is it realistic to think about doing some kind of legislation with the republican

party which is now a maga party and they want the immigrants out, they want the masses deported? they will not cooperate with the democrats on a bill. >> we have to make sure to understand the need and make sure that violent felons who are presenting a risk of harm to everyday americans and who are here unlawfully should no longer be here. while in the same period of time we should be focused, of course, on those violent felons and not families. i think public sentiment will be critical. abraham lincoln often said with it nothing can fail, without it nothing can succeed. though we won't have the gavel we will have the ant to shape public sentiment and make sure that the american people push back against far right overreach if it occurs from the incoming administration or extreme maga republicans in the house. >> not just in the house, but donald trump has appointed two

near billionaire, vivek ramaswamy and elon musk. it is not part of the american government, but they will be making recommendations to slash things that could include veterans benefits, head start, things scheduled to expire. they could be deregulating their own industry, giving themselves deregulation and tax cuts. what is the plan to resist that? >> this is an area where we are prepared to aggressively push back. we've made clear, listen, we will find bipartisan common ground with the incoming administration on any issue when it will make a difference in the lives of the american people, particularly as it receipts lat driving down the cost of living in america. at the same time we're going to push back against far right extremism, protect social security, protect medicare, protect medicaid, protect the affordable care act, protect head start, protect efforts to

undermine veterans benefits and protect a woman's freedom to make her own health care decisions. >> you will have to find republicans to come over, it is a narrow majority, but are you recommending by the way your members to join the house equivalent of this committee they want to create? it is not a real committee. >> we will have that internal discussion. >> yeah. >> as i understand it, the person charged with executing this vision is marjorie taylor greene. are you kidding me? this is not a serious effort when you put marjorie taylor greene in charge. it speaks for itself. >> indeed. let's talk about the incoming house minority. it contains the largest congressional black caucus in history, more than 60 members which is a big deal. you will have a much more diverse caucus at the same time you are having this massive push against diversity itself. what is the significance in your mind of that? >> well, we just celebrated the 100th anniversary of what would have been shirley chisolm's birthday on november 30th.

she would have turned 100. it is interesting to me that shirley chisolm was elected, of course, in what was otherwise a tough year, right. 1968. richard nixon wins the presidential election the same year martin luther king jr. was assassinated. when shirley chisolm was the first african american woman in the congress and the congressional black caucus was founded a few years later, there were 12 men and one woman, shirley chisolm. now there will be 60 members currently in the congressional black caucus, 31 black women. >> yeah. >> all standing to the shoulders of shirley chisolm. i think the house looks like america, feels like america, has the life experiences of america on the democratic side, and that's a wonderful thing. >> do you think that that same idea should be applied to the democratic national committee? which does not seem to be

considering black women to run even though black women voted 92% for kamala harris? >> i think black women will play a prominent role in shaping the future of the dnc so stay tuned. >> mike johnson had a rough time with the majority that he had. it is even smaller now. have you had conversations with him about what he's going to need because he will need your help to get much of what he needs to get done done. >> we haven't had that conversation at this point in time because i think we are just trying to wrap up the year and spending agreement, in terms of that continuing resolution and trying to secure the disaster assistance that the american people need. these are people all across american, red states, blue states, purple states, right, extreme weather events impact everyone. we have to wrap up the business this year and we will turn to see what the playing field looks like next year. >> let's get into the book. what do you want people to get out of the book? >> it is an illustrated book for people of all ages that i think tries to capture the american journey that we've been on, the

american values, the institutions, the ideas that have made us the greatest democracy in the history of the world. elections come, elections go. presidents come, presidents go. democracy must endure. hopefully this provides a little bit of a blueprint in that regard. >> presidents come and presidents go. i have to ask you about voting rights. what are the chances that we are going to have enough som i lid voting rights and voting access by trump's midterm in his second term that people can change the government if they don't like what he is doing? >> we talk about voting rights over voter suppression, it is a critical part of the american journey. i think the good news is in many states you still have democratic governors, democratic attorney generals, democratic secretaries of stays, and even in some of the battleground states democratic majorities in either one or both houses of the legislature. we're going to continue to fight to make sure that the american people have access to the ballots. >> thank you, house democratic leader hakeem jeffries.

coming up, how trump's strong-man rhetoric mirrors that of some of the worst authoritarian leaders around the world. that's next.

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one of the most enduring names in filipino history is ferdinand marcos. the president, remembered as a corrupt dictator who ushered in a era of martial law, political

repression and violence until the people power revolt booted him to global infamy. yet most americans may be quicker to recall an equally famous marcos, his wife imelda for her vast collection of shoes. their son, ferdinand bong-bong marcos jr. is now the president of the philippines. the vice president is the daughter of former philippine president rodrigo duterte. a leader who made crude remarks about william and a murderous war on people. duterte confirmed a death squad existed under his watch while he was a city mayor. during a foul mouth campaign he pledged to kill tens of thousands of criminals and joked

about raping an australian missionary. it is partly why he is known as the trump of the east, and while he may not be president anymore his bloody legacy that transformed the country's politics is and it should serve as a warning of what can happen to democratic institutions when right-wing populists win power. it is something that the 2021 nobel peace prize winner and full bright scholar, the titan who faced multiple government threats, accusations and arrests when i asked how rodrigo duterte took control of the government and what he did to it. >> yes, i think you have to understand that the philippine constitution is patterned after the united states. we were a colony of the united states about 50 years. i joke we spent 300 years in a convent, 300 years of spanish,

colonial rule and 50 years in hollywood. that's our joke. that means our constitution has the three branches of government, but like the united states we have a strong executive. when rodrigo duterte took over, when he took his oath of office the first death of the drug war happened within four hours, and the daily killings in the drug war helped create an atmosphere of fear which then helped him have filipinos and institutions voluntarily give up our rights. let me explain what that means. it is a consolidation of power and money, and most businesses at that point would duck, right. they wanted to see -- because in some ways a corrupt leader is easier to deal with because everything becomes transactional. that's on the business front. that's the money part. but on the power part, how do

you -- how do you crush the institution? how do you crush checks and balances? through fear. and then pushing the people who are in those institutions to duck as well. part of the way he did that was by appointing people who weren't so professional or people who were professional but who were extremely loyal. so we used to joke that, you know, ignorance and arrogance is a lethal combination. >> this sounds eerily familiar with what we are seeing happen in the united states, and so what that feels me because, you know, that is what is happening here, is that the thing to look at in these kinds of situations is to look for up front cruelty and sort of manifestations of upfront sort of spectacular cruelty, right? and expect shock and awe.

>> absolutely. look, the one -- the headline i didn't give you was that after president terte took office, our institutions crumbled within six months. >> wow. >> and what we from the philippines are looking at the united states and worrying about what will happen. we used to think institutions in the u.s. are strong, but as you have seen your supreme court has actually already given the president extreme powers that weren't there before. so it is funny. like this combination of fear and greed and incompetence of people who are appointed that rodrigo duterte appointed about 6,000 people, and the critical, the critical institutions that would give in almost immediately would be justice, law, rule of

law. will rule of law prevail? that's when you begin to realize that definitions can be -- can really be whittled down. all of my arrest warrants that were issued, there were ten of them issued in a little less than two years, and most of those cases, of the ten cases only two are left. we have won them but it took eight years. >> yeah. >> that's the other part, right? it is this combination of what the government can actually do given its real power, but the other part is the role of technology and how that can be used to insidious ly manipulate citizens. that is a lethal combination. >> under duterte, was there a point at which people who wanted him to be the leader, who wanted him to be -- who thought he was going to help them changed their minds, and then how do -- how can people pivot if they then oppose what is happening or how

could they or did they? >> in the philippines there is a six-year term limit for the president. one term, six years. that's one of the major differences. but i joke that from duterte to marcos it was a great introduction. from duterte to marcos the philippines moved from hell to purgatory. >> wow. >> and, again, you go back, right? this is power and money and the consolidation of both power and money crushes institutions and checks and balances. the question really for how quickly a country, a democracy can erode depends on the people and the people who have power within those institutions to actually give up that power, to abdicate responsibility. >> yes, and in that sort of environment is there some advice you can give us? because we're now at the

beginning of our duterte era, of what we should be doing in order to survive it and in order to resist it? >> i think first is don't voluntarily give up your rights. do not. walk in now in these next -- in the next month, right, understand what is at stake, build alliances. this is a time to collaborate, collaborate, collaborate. define the values. what are the lines that you won't cross? what does american democracy stand for, and know when those lines are crossed because you can rationalize everything, especially when fear is there. and fear happens at an individual cellular level now for anyone there. i think the other part is, you know, we use the phrase "hold the line." hold the line is knowing where our rights begin and end, for the media, for example, right. the intimidation tactics will

start online. i call this -- >> it already -- >> it already has, exactly. >> yeah. >> and it is significantly worse and we have seen this all around the world, and yet the united states has not been able to deploy any kind of legislation for it. so -- >> yeah. >> -- the key part is hold the line. >> maria resa, thank you. coming up, we have a very merry guest who is taking a break from wrapping your presents to help us wrap up the year, and that's next. year, and that's next. liberty mutual customized my car insurance so i saved hundreds. with the money i saved i thought i'd get a wax figure of myself. oh! right in the temporal lobe! beat it, punks! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪

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it is a very special season which we here at "the reidout" like to celebrate with the tradition of inviting the most important guest of the year, someone who miraculously makes time for us. now, no need to claus a scene, because if you haven't guessed we are talking about santa larry, the real santa. he joins us now, straight from the north pole. santa larry, it is always good to see you and merry christmas in advance. >> merry christmas to you too, joy, and "the reidout" fans. thank you so much for having me. >> oh, we always love having you. so first i need to get an update on the elves and also mrs. mrs. claus. who are they doing? >> the elves are doing just fine. they're busy building toys and training for the upcoming

season. mrs. claus is doing fantastic. oh, my gosh, joy, she is running the north pole operation extremely well. it takes a strong woman to keep a good man in line. ho-ho-ho! >> amen. >> and she does that wonderfully. >> amen, amen, amen. reindeer update. how is rudolph? are the other reindeer allowing him to finally play the reindeer games? >> absolutely. with rudolph's magical nose that is so bright, it is making the world a brighter day, especially at nighttime when i'm flying in the sky. the reindeers are allowing him to play in the game and rudolph is now a leader at the north pole, a leader! ho-ho-ho! >> that is awesome. all right. now that we've gotten that important business out of the way i want to talk to you about something, and this is serious, you know, because a lot of people in this christmas and holiday season, santa larry, they're not necessarily feeling so merry. there are people who are

worried, they're afraid, they're just worried about what is going to happen in the new year. what advice would you give to people who are scared or worried and not feeling merry, especially if those people are kids? >> that's a good question, joy. i like to encourage people to not worry as much, you know, because the world -- in this world that we live in, we have different type of things that are going to happen automatically. we can't stop everything from happening, but i want to encourage kids don't worry. christmas is going to be just fine. you are going to be happy. i want them to embrace the christmas spirit, to get rid of some of the worrying, you know what i mean? >> yes, absolutely. >> because christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for everybody to be happy. it is the families coming together and celebrating the reason for the season. >> absolutely. and that's why we love talking to you, santa larry.

i roof love asking you this que, i think i might have asked you before. what to you is the best thing about being santa? >> oh, my goodness. the best thing about being santa and embracing this gift that i have is spreading the joy, the love, the happiness and hope to children, to adults and people around the world, joy. it brings me so much joy sometimes i get emotional at times, but it is the opportunity i have to spread joy, hope and love and to help people realize i am just an ambassador of christmas, you know? >> yeah, absolutely. >> it is not about the christmas i bring, it is not about the presents i bring, it is about the gift that they have already received which is our lord and savior, jesus christ. okay. i'm just an ambassador, i am just the ambassador to help spread, lover, , joy and happin on "the reidout," ho-ho-ho. >> we love it every year because you are kind enough to take time off from making sure the sleigh is up to grade and up to code

and that the reindeer and elves are ready to do what they have to do for christmas and work hard. we always thank you for taking time. merry christmas and thank you for your time. >> merry christmas to you too, joy. what would you like for christmas this year? >> you know what? i think the thing i want most, santa larry, i would like peace on earth. i'm going big, peace on earth. >> amazing. amazing. that is wonderful. that brings me to this, joy. ♪ christmas time is here ♪ ♪ happiness and cheer ♪ ♪ fun for all the children call their favorite time of the year ♪ especially for those who watch "the reidout" on msnbc. ho-ho-ho! merry christmas and enjoy this season. >> that is amazing, santa larry. thank you so much. we will be right back. >> you're welcome. (♪♪) new alka-seltzer plus cold

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twas the night before christmas, and hanukkah too, two days before kwanzaa, all three fetes, who knew? "the reidout"ers gathered in the studio with care. our crew, producers and writers and graphic folks too, our interns, associates, sound guys and friends, so many reidouters,

the list might not end. you see their faces scrolling on the tv, with crew in two cities, dc and new york you can see how many folks make this show work. so let me ex claim as they roll out of sight, happy christmas hanukkah kwanzaa and have a good night. see, leader jeffries is not the only would who can write something. thanks to our amazing crew, our stage managers, durbin and bernie, every amazing member of "the reidout" crew, the hair and makeup folks, everybody involved in making the show, we love you guys. have a wonderful and happy holiday. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. as we inch closer to a new year and a new administration, there are still lots of questions about how the election turned out the way it did, and everyone has their pet reasons. it was