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government workers have an email in their inbox this evening from president trump's unelected, so-called efficiency expert, elon musk. the message justify your job in five lines or resign. speaking of mail, the trump administration is also plotting a takeover of the post office. the head of the postal workers union joins us later to explain the threat to an american institution that is older than the country itself. and at the pentagon, the second ever black joint chiefs chairman is out, as is the first woman to lead the navy. in all, a half dozen high ranking defense officials have been fired,

accused by the president and his allies of being too woke. we'll have all the latest tonight on president trump's ongoing takeover of the federal government that is moving ahead without restraint, regard or remorse. plus, we close out black history month with a preview of a new documentary tackling the mental health crisis in the black community. we're here from the rising young filmmaker behind this, this documentary, who took on the heavy subject when she was barely out of middle school. starting off, tonight is congresswoman marilyn strickland, democrat of washington state. let's start, congresswoman, with these musk emails sent out from the office of personnel management to more than 2 million federal workers last night, and shared with nbc news that employees were asked

to send five bullet points listing what they accomplished in the last week. failure to reply by midnight tomorrow will be taken as a resignation. chaos and confusion has already broken out, with some departments, including the fbi and the state department, telling staff to ignore the message. what's your response to all this, congresswoman? >> so my response to this. >> reverend. >> is that all these actions. >> being taken by musk. >> and trump. >> do nothing. >> to lower costs. the cost of eggs, the cost of gas, the price of housing, the cost of prescription drugs, they are doing nothing to lower costs. and as i look at these actions, it's an assault on the people who are serving us to keep us safe, to protect us, to do all the things that government is supposed to do for us. and so. >> i'm. glad that they are getting. >> directives to just completely ignore these things. these are

illegal. they're uncalled for. and it's just another example. that trump and. musk have no idea what they're doing, and they do not understand what government does to protect the american people. >> now, now you sit on the armed forces committee. let's talk about the situation at the pentagon. on friday, the trump administration fired the chairman of the joint chiefs, the chief of navy operations, the vice chairman of the air force, plus the top military lawyers for the army, navy and air force. obviously, the president has the latitude to decide his military team, but critics are already warning that the incoming joint chiefs chairman, a retired lieutenant general with no experience, none as a top officer, is also a trump loyalist, signaling the president's desire to remake the military in his image. what's your reaction to what's happening? and is the

administration using the proper procedures to do this? >> so what you see happening right now is just another chapter in the saga of trump's requirement of having loyalists do these important jobs. the only qualification that trump has is that people have to declare their undying loyalty to him. you have people who are qualified, who have served this nation with honor, and now they're being dismissed, just, you know, just out of hand. and i think about especially, you know, general brown, who was confirmed, i believe it, with at least 85 votes in the senate. highly qualified. and typically this position stays for at least four years. and so what trump is doing is demonstrating again, to the american people that loyalty is the only qualification. this puts national security at risk. this will this will hurt recruitment and retention. and it sends a very, very strong message that does not make people want to join the military, that he will politicize this office, that he will make them have to talk

about what their politics are and declare loyalty to him. and again, this puts our national security at risk. >> now, it's been expected for months that trump would fire the joint chiefs chairman, the second black person to hold that position, by the way, and the first woman to serve as navy's top officer. in both of those cases, the officers had become targets of maga republicans like trump and defense secretary pete hegseth, who claimed without evidence that they were too wok, or so-called dei hires. what is the long term impact of this kind of political politicization, of politicization of the of the post? >> well, here's one thing i will say, reverend, just because someone is not a white man and has a high ranking position does not mean that they're not qualified. and that's really the underlying premise of how they use the term woke. again, we come back to how this affects the morale of troops. 40% of the

people who serve in the military, in the enlisted ranks are people of color. we want people who are qualified from any background, to serve in the military and to attack these leaders based on who they are and their identities is uncalled for. and it hurts morale, and it's going to, again, hurt recruiting and retention in the military. >> now, nbc news is reporting newly sworn in fbi director kash patel is also expected to take over as head of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. a frequent target of trump and republicans who've claimed the a effort to regulate gun sales has infringed on american's second amendment rights, many critics say. newly confirmed fbi director kash patel doesn't have the experience to run one federal agency, let alone two. what's your take on this? >> again, reverend, it's another example of trump only selecting

loyalists. this person is probably one of the most highly unqualified cabinet positions. and i think what's remarkable to me in all of this, we're talking about our military. we're talking about our national security apparatus. i served with people who are veterans of wars. they have put their lives on the line. and the silence of the republicans during all this is deafening. and so, as i think about the people i serve with, i ask myself to all the republicans in the house and the senate, where is your spine? why are you not speaking up about what's happening in this country? if a democratic president were doing this, they would be in are up in arms all the time about it. so what is it that what is it about donald trump that scares them so much? because he's threatening to spend money and to primary them an election. it is unpatriotic to put that ahead of what's good for this country. so i ask the republicans, grow a spine, do your job and speak out because you know this is wrong. >> before you go. germany's

conservative party appears to have won the nation's election for chancellor today. behind him, the country's far right afd party appears to have finished in second place. vice president jd vance, in his recent european trip, expressed disdain for european centrist governments and affinity for the afd, which is staunchly anti-immigrant, anti-muslim and opposed to military support for ukraine. what do you make of this development on the world stage? >> it's very shocking and appalling. if you think about what is happening right now with this administration. it's as though they want the united states to give up our leadership role, that they do not support democracy around the world. and even the lie that was put out there about ukraine starting the war with russia. again, i asked my colleagues who have served in the theater of war, where is your spine? why are you not speaking up about this? but i think, you know, to your point

earlier, this is about trump making government in his own image. it's about him supporting around the world different dictatorships and really undermining democracy. and i come back to the question again, why are republicans not speaking out? and i ask the other question, too. why is donald trump more loyal to vladimir putin than he is to the american people? >> all right. thank you for being with us, congresswoman marilyn strickland of washington. the trump administration's crusade to cut government may be coming to the post office. on friday, the president said he may put the postal service under the control of the commerce department after operating as an independent entity for more than a half a century. the washington post reports the postal service's governing board plans they plans to fight this takeover. but the white house may try to dissolve that board. joining me now is

mark austin, president of the american postal workers. to start, the postal service is one of the most diverse employers in the country. more than a third of the workforce is made up of people of color. about 21% are black americans. what is at stake for these workers? if trump's plans are carried out? mark. >> well, reverend sharpton, thanks so much for having me on. if these plans are carried out, it's a dagger. >> at. >> the heart of the american people and their. >> democratic right to. >> public postal service, universal service. wherever they live. >> whoever we are. >> so that's fundamentally, fundamentally at stake. but also, we know the good jobs build good communities, good union jobs, good living, wage jobs. and we're. very proud of the fact that in the post office, we're a very. diverse workforce. and so, not only at stake are the services to the

people of the country, but at stake is the question of good union living wage jobs that help our communities and our families thrive. >> now, this isn't the first time trump has tried to mess with the post office. during his first term, he appointed republican donor louis dejoy as postmaster general. dejoy is a former shipping company executive who has been accused throughout his tenure of trying to undermine the post office as a public service. dejoy announced last week he's retiring. can you talk about the impact he had on the post office leading up to that moment? >> well, look, that there are many angles to talk about the pmg. i think one thing that we can't accept and the people that we represent, the hard working postal employees dedicated to the people of the country, is that, yes, there is a fundamental need for change. the habits, the communication habits

of the people of the country in the internet age really have permanently changed the way that we communicate with each other. and that's had a deep effect on the finances of the post office. the letter volume is down, packages are growing and need to grow more. so i think the pmg has made some honest efforts to try to make that change. now, that doesn't mean we agree with every aspect of the change, but one thing he did do, and we should not lose sight of in 2020. when he first came in and there were some moves to slow down the mail, we the people rose up and said, look, we got an election going on in the middle of a pandemic. the 2020 presidential election vote by mail is fundamental to people exercising their cherished democratic rights. and louis dejoy ended up rising to the occasion. and we had a very successful vote by mail 2020. and president trump, who believes the election was rigged or says the election was rigged, likes to target the post office,

postal workers. and maybe that's partly why he seems to be targeting the pmg himself in this period. but it's a challenging time for the post office, and we don't deny that the people feel it. the service does need to be fixed and improved and ever better, but it's fundamentally there for the american people. a cherished, storied national treasure. and if i can add, reverend, it's quite ironic to me that we're about to celebrate the 250th anniversary, the birthday party of the postal service. as you pointed out in your opening, one year older than the country itself. and like i said, a storied national treasure serving everybody, whether it's for medicines, whether it's with information, whether it's financial transactions, whether it's our ballots, whether it's our birthday cards from the grandparents to the grandkids and vice versa. now it's all up for grabs. so happy birthday apwu from this not apwu. that's

us. happy birthday postal service from the trump administration. we're going to kill you. and what we're seeing in front of our eyes is a billionaire coup attempt. take the post office, break it up, sell it off to private companies that will then determine who gets mail and package services based on whether somebody can make a quick buck and laugh all the way to the bank, rather than a right of the people to have these services, no matter who we are and where we live. >> and to determine who gets those postal jobs. but let, let let me go to this issue. we've talked earlier in the show about the letter elon musk and doge sent to all federal employees this weekend, demanding that they justify their jobs by midnight tomorrow. have postal workers also received that email? and what do you make of this? no. >> the postal services had have has not received that email. but if trump and let's not leave out the new commerce secretary,

harold howard lutnick, who's a billionaire wall street hedge funder who now trump is saying should run the post office, they're going to go after jobs. they're going to go after good living, wage union jobs and a really tremendously diverse workforce. so we're all working together to push this back. and i do think if i can go back to the louis dejoy question very quickly, the people of the country should stay clear, i think, because this is affecting each and every postal customer. everybody listening here is a postal customer, and we should be very, very concerned. but as we go through this attempt at a takeover, much like they're hollowing out, these billionaires are hollowing out the rest of government services. we have to be very clear. this is not about who the postmaster general is today or tomorrow or yesterday. this is about an illegal takeover. the law is clear. it's established the post office is enshrined in the constitution established by

congress, support of the people. and within the 1970 law. it specifically says that the board of governors of the postal service are the only ones that can hire and fire a postmaster general, and the board of governors are nominated by a president and confirmed by a senate, and that was passed in 1970 to depoliticize the public postal service, and make it run on a nonpartisan basis for all the people of the country. this step would do just the opposite. it will lead to eventually. this is a huge step towards privatizing the postal service, which means it will be no longer belong to the people of this country. and our message is let's fight together. let's work together and make sure that the u.s. mail is not for sale. never was and never should be now and never should be in the future. >> and never should be politicized. but following on what you just said, it seems to me that the postal service is something that many of us take for granted. can you speak to what our society would lose in a

world without an independent postal service, especially as we are increasingly becoming reliant on online commerce and services like amazon for our daily essentials? >> right. that's that's a very interesting question, because there's some that would say in the internet world who needs it anymore. but the reality is the postal, the public postal service, not only does it go to every address by law. so think about this. people in and rural areas, people in urban areas, maybe a company can't make any money getting that package. they're getting that letter there. and so people lose those entire services, the postal serve the public postal service is also the low cost anchor of the entire mailing and package industry. so think about e-commerce and the growth in packages and what keeps these private companies from just raising prices, raising prices and raising prices. it's the

public postal service that is the low cost anchor. and by the way, it's a it's an over trillion dollar industry mailing package industry that supports over 7 million jobs. so the loss of the post office would have a negative impact throughout our entire economy. and then, as you pointed out earlier, the question of good living wage jobs cuts out and hollows out so much of our communities, because if we if we're not making a decent living, that spills out to everything in our neighborhoods and in our communities and in our country. >> no, it certainly has a tremendous effect on the ground, mark. dimondstein stein, the president of the american postal workers union. thank you for being with us tonight. >> coming up. thank you, reverend, and one. >> coming up. billionaire elon musk has taken a metaphorical chainsaw to the government, slashing jobs and cutting budgets as president trump

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his first month to a great round of golf, even if many of his executive orders has landed in the rough. facing endless legal challenges later last night on social media, he praised elon musk for all his all out assault on government workers, encouraging him to be even more aggressive. let's bring in our panel. former congresswoman from maryland donna edwards, and former republican congressman from florida david jolly. both are msnbc political analysts. david trump and his allies are thrilling. hard core maga types are with their maximalist approach. but some republicans are getting an earful earful back in their home districts. this is how congressman rick mccormick was greeted by his constituents in georgia. watch.

>> not the president. >> and you are doing. us a disservice to. >> set that down. >> and. >> not stand. >> up for us. >> and. >> realize that a lot of the stuff will be litigated. >> here you go. >> now. >> here's your. >> now. >> you fight. >> for it. >> you don't want to stand for you. >> stand. plays. >> i know we asked. >> you to. >> go over. >> we've seen the electoral backlash before when presidents overreach. is this how it starts, david? >> oh. >> i certainly. >> think so. i mean. >> if you. >> just look at some of. >> the cuts, you're talking about a reduction in in.

>> services and staffing. >> for federal services to many americans and many families. >> and then you're. >> also talking about an. >> impact on. >> local communities. >> take what they're doing to the national park system. so many. communities across the. country rely on a national park economy. and it's true so many of these federal employees don't sit in the beltway. they sit just down the street from many viewers. and so the impact. >> is real. and i. >> think where donald trump and elon musk are. >> really being. shortsighted on this. >> is they actually will do. >> really nothing to. >> reduce deficits or the debt by doing this. that is not where the money is going after the. >> the federal workforce. >> and i think. >> the american people also see the lawlessness of it. and the reason members of congress are hearing their anger is congress is because congress has collapsed and is doing nothing about it, and they're going along with donald trump's lawlessness. >> look. >> trump came in breaking. >> a lot. >> of. >> rules. >> breaking a lot of laws. and congress said, just keep doing it. the american people see that, donald. >> so far, democrats have taken a measured approach to trump's second term, trying not to react

to the every headline, but to prioritize what they see as the critical issues. is that response meeting the urgency of the moment, in your opinion? >> well, i think. >> certainly there are voters out there. >> across the country. >> that are waiting for. >> democrats to get a much stronger voice. but i will say this. >> i mean, you look at. >> everything that trump and musk, elon musk have done over these last several weeks. >> they are. >> vastly unpopular with the american people. i mean, elon musk polling numbers, we saw two polls that came out this week that show that he is his disapproval. >> is really is extremely high. >> overwhelming majorities that don't approve of elon musk. and so the more they continue down this track, i think the greater opportunity there is for democrats to really point out the hypocrisy and the absolute cruelty of what is happening. and frankly, as david says, as

these these cuts start to roll out across the country and impact local economies, many more members of congress will be hearing from their constituents, and it will give democrats an increasing opportunity to highlight the absolute cruelty and the sledgehammer approach that elon musk and donald trump are applying to the federal government. >> now staying with you, donna. lawmakers will return to capitol hill this week to consider competing budget blueprints from the house and senate. if republicans cannot keep their entire caucus united, it's likely they will need democratic support to avoid a government shutdown next month. do you see any way for democrats to use that leverage to constrain trump? if so, how? >> well, i mean, first of all, republicans have been so focused on the budget and creating an

opportunity for tax cuts for wealthy billionaires. and meanwhile, the looming federal government is set to run out of money on march 14th. and they spent no time on that. my view is that democrats should not give any help without a lot to be asked in return if republicans are going to need, and mike johnson is going to need democratic votes, then i think voters expect them to make sure that we fund school lunches, to make sure that we fund the important research out of nih and other government priorities and taxpayer and consumer priorities. but they should not be. democrats should not be giving away anything for free. >> david, you know, we love to ask you about the latest florida gossip when you're on trump announced last week he's back in congressman byron donalds in the governor's race, even though it

was reported that ron desantis wife casey, matt gates and other republicans were considering a run. as the tampa bay times put it, the race for governor is over. politico quoted a desantis don't it supporter to come to the same conclusion. now, i know you have a bit of personal interest in this contest. what do you make of the republican field so far? >> yeah. >> donald trump likely endorsed byron donalds so early. specifically because casey desantis was considering running. whether the animosity is towards casey, desantis or ron. recall that siouxsie wiles, the now white house chief of staff, had jumped between trump and desantis and back and forth. and desantis really disrespected her and kind of showed her the curve. so this was a move for both donald trump and susie wiles to just end any opportunity for casey desantis to run. but you're right. we were looking at a chaotic primary of matt gaetz, casey

desantis, byron donalds and maybe one of the trump kids whose primary is not until next august. but it largely is over now, given the makeup of the state. byron donalds is now the frontrunner to succeed ron desantis in 2026. >> all right. >> anything you you might want to add any rumblings on the democratic side? >> well, look, there hasn't been a democratic governor in in florida since, i think chris christie was the last democratic governor. i suspect that's not going to change. >> you hear any rumblings, david? >> i'm not sure a democrat can win in 2026. >> but i don't. >> think this race is over. don't overlook a broad coalition, a democratic coalition that either involves a democratic candidate or an independent, no party affiliate candidate. i don't think people in florida are 50% of the state right now, is willing to lay down and usher in byron. >> dunn. >> maybe even a former

republican congressman might look at it. >> i'm not ruling it out. i will i will be honest with that. i'm not playing cute. we have an affordability and insurance crisis in the state of florida. republicans have abandoned our public schools and we have a corrupt money and politics campaign finance system. i think it's time to bring that back from the cliff. everybody in florida knows that it's now a home for the rich and the reckless, and it should be a home for everybody. there's so much in 31 years of republican governor, control of the state that has been abandoned that many floridians want to come back to. i think we might be able to see a challenge to byron donald. >> all right. well. >> that sounded like a stump speech. >> that did. and i tried to get him on the stump. you know how i like to make news on politics nation. thank you, donna, for the help. and thank you, david. i already got a couple of text messages. run, david. run! but we will wait and see. thank you for being with us. thank you. coming up on politics nation, a young filmmaker tackles an old

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fresh off her second naacp image award nomination for this film, which she wrote, directed and produced. all before graduating high school. joining me now is karla love jones, filmmaker and producer. karla, thank you so much for joining us tonight, and congratulations on your second image award nomination for this film, silent killer. and you were nominated before, at the age of 14 for your first project. then i understand you immediately got to work on silent killer after studying several high profile police killings of black people, specifically black men suffering mental health episodes. that's pretty heavy stuff for someone young to tackle. what made you want to do it? >> i was. >> really interested in tackling this issue. >> with this film. >> and making this film. when i saw how big of an issue this was, i mean, it's something that

you see on the news every single day. people see all these all these killings happening every single day. but no one really stops to think about the stem, the root of these issues and where they're coming from. and i was hoping with this film i would be able to raise awareness for these issues and motivate people to take action. >> now i want to play some more sound from the film. i already to our audience, then come back to you. roll the clip, please. >> when you're. >> you're talking about mental health services in the black community, you. >> know, that includes. >> underserved communities, right? >> so if you. >> look around in. >> those communities. >> what type of resources are there on average, right. you don't have clinics. and if you do, they can be, you know, over underfunded and your the amount of time that you wait can be very long and extensive. and so if you're waiting for weeks and

months to, to get treated, you're kind. >> of going to give up. >> as you made this film and even before. what did you find regarding the lack of resources available to support black men's mental health, and how did that deprivation impact their interactions with law enforcement? >> yes, i made this film to emphasize the lack of resources. >> that are available. >> in black communities, mental health resources that are available in black communities, and this especially impacts black men due to a stigma surrounding like finding mental health resources and getting mental health. and when you combine these two issues combined, combined a stigma with a lack of resources, you come, you come across a mental health crisis in black men, and this collides even further with police interactions, which often

become violent. and i wanted to put a spotlight onto that with this film, with this film, and raise awareness for that, to hopefully motivate the black community to go to look at the stigma and go back on it, as well as reaching out and donating to organizations such as the miles hall foundation. >> now let's circle back to last night's image awards, your second nomination, but also a celebration of black excellence and the first televised appearance we've seen from former vice president kamala harris since the inauguration last month. our producer on this segment was there and says harris's speech was cathartic, and it was a moment in the crowd. what was it like for you to hear her speak and the award

show where you were nominated yourself? >> that was. so beautiful. it was so such an amazing place to be. at the naacp image awards, and i'm so honored to have gotten my nomination. i'm i actually can like it's so hard to believe that only my second film has been nominated. and being there with so many other amazing, successful black creatives is just such an amazing experience. and hearing mrs. harris speech was was just beautiful and it was extremely inspiring to me. >> now i understand you have quite the support team behind you already, specifically your father, gerald, who's been your partner on your filmmaking journey, helping with everything from transportation to animation. who are some of your other filmmaking heroes? what kind of projects should we expect from you in the bright future? in your bright future?

>> yes. >> i. >> have many inspirations. some of my biggest inspirations in filmmaking are like ava duvernay and patty jenkins, and they just inspire me as women in the filmmaking industry and some people, you can definitely expect many other films coming in the future. i actually have one in the works right now, and it's a family story, and i think it's something that everybody can look forward to. >> well, i'm certainly going to be looking forward to it. kayla love jones, filmmaker and producer. thank you for being with us. the film is called silent killer and you can catch it on the film festival circuit and amazon prime. up next, my and amazon prime. up next, my final thoughts. stay with us. jordan's sore nose let out a fiery sneeze,

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