every comedian i was not this isn't al franken was supposed to be here. this was supposed to be his outfit. but as you know, al franken, his hands were a little busy because of the teddy thing. i'm still remember that they were afraid to book him. anybody could do al franken just, you know, be a little pretentious. plug your nose. really. that's this is all you have to do to do an al franken replied, i did grab that, teddy. i graze the teddy. so that's really easy to do. an al franken really? is he here. be awkward. we considered so many people. like i said, i was like the 25th choice. don't expect much. i wrote jokes about 5 minutes ago. i think rachel maddow, they tried to get rachel maddow from msnbc to host. she's basically a lesbian. stephen colbert, right. you can't tell the difference. she's funnier than him. but no, they booked me some guy you don't know who looks like zach galifianakis. bang. macaulay culkin. or as my girlfriend says, aaron paul bang, harry potter. i'm tiny. can you guys even see me? this is ridiculous. can you see me at all? thi

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al franken was supposed to be here. this was supposed to be his outfit.s you know, al franken, his hands were a little busy because of the titty thing. remember that? they were afraid to book him. anybody can do al franken. just be a little pretentious. plug your nose. that is all you have to do to do al franken. i didn't really grab the titty. i grazed the titty. that is awkward. we considered some new people. i was like the 25th choice. don't expect much. i think they tried to get rachel maddow. she is basically a lesbian stephen colbert. you can't tell the difference. she is funnier than him. they booked me, some guy you don't know, who looks like zach galifianakis banged macaulay culkin read -- this is brutal. this is not even a car. this is a grass that they picked up for the stage. i am 36. i look 36 from the front. from the back, i could be 12. i am a pedophile's worst nightmare. know what i'm saying? i have caught 30 pedophiles since i've been in dc. i should be working for the police department, catching pedophiles. i could hang out in the playgr

join me now is al franken, i want to start there.t golf tournaments at courses that he owns and it also seems that biden is willing to poke fun at him. there's a lot of ways to go at trump, what do you think about that approach? >> i think it was a sincere congratulations on winning the tournament and the senior tournament. i mean, why would anyone write that, other than donald trump? you don't believe him, first of all. yeah. >> good question. i hear, he might be a little bit of a golf cheater, i hear, that's been written, so none of that is a surprise. a part of trump, even though that is absurd, he's bragging about these golf tournaments but a part of him thinks the strategy is winning, and some of it might be, after his hearing in manhattan today, he was asked if the conviction would cause him to lose the election and he answered that it could make him more popular. that sounds absurd, it's depressing to even entertain that but you are on the outside now but you've been in the senate, are you worried that some of that could be ri

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we have exciting gas joining us tomorrow night including former senator al franken. tune in tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> don't miss the sunday show with jonathan cape are. he will interview former national security adviser susan rice tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >>> stay where you are because there's more news coming up on msnbc. >>> a very good day to all of you. welcome to alex witt reports. the clock ticking for donald trump and the nearly $450 million bond the -- judgment due tomorrow. he paces seizes up his assets if he cannot come up with the cash. he claims he has the money, but wants to spend it on his campaign. former white house official omarosa newman will be talking to me in our next hour. he will return to new york state court tomorrow. his legal team and prosecutors will spar over giving the defense over 100 pages of documents just weeks before the trial scheduled start date. >>> meantime fani willis speaking about her willingness to prosecute trump's election interference case in georgia. >> there is one district attorn

joining me now is al franken. senator, it's great to see you. you so much for taking the time to join me tonight. it seems silly, but it does reveal something about donald trump, and he feels the need to brag about golf tournaments at courses he owns. but increasingly, it also seems like president biden is kinda willing to troll him and poke fun of him. what do you think about that approach? >> well, i think it was just a sincere congratulations on winning the tournament, and the senior tournament. it's -- why would anyone write that, other than donald trump? you don't believe him, first of all. and -- yeah. >> good question. he might be a little bit of a golf cheater, i hear. so none of that is a surprise. in all seriousness, a part of trump -- even though that's absurd. he's bragging about these golf tournaments. but a part of him thinks his strategy is winning, and some of that might be after his hearing in manhattan today. he was asked if his conviction would cause them to lose the election, and the answer was that it could actually make it

i remember al franken saying i like ted cruz the most of all the senators and i hate him.because of his grand standing. it is all about ted cruz. i hate trump, but trump is comfortable in who he is. it is horrible. ted cruz. >> didn't mitch mcconnell say that, oh my god, it was john boehner who said about ted cruz he just absolutely despised him for all the various stunts he would do while he was a senator. it is all about ted cruz. politicians are like that. it is so uncomfortable with him. it is so fake and phony. >> and it is exactly on brand for the republican party we have donald trump who is the leader of the republican party. fake and phony. come back tomorrow, we will be focusing on donald trump's dangerous campaign tactic, hoping revisionist history will distract voters about the truth of january 6th and we will explore over why the supreme court is allowing texas to harass every latino person in the state. we'll have that and more tomorrow night 7:00 p.m. eastern only on msnbc. until then, i'm ayman in new york. have a good night. have a good night. ved hundreds.

we have exciting gas joining us tomorrow night including former senator al franken.> don't miss the sunday show with jonathan cape are. he will interview former national security adviser susan rice tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >>> stay where you are because there's more news coming up on msnbc. >>> a very good day to all of you. welcome to alex witt reports. the clock ticking for donald trump and the nearly $450 million bond the -- judgment

does it for me today but we have some exciting guests joining us tomorrow night including senator al franken. join us tomorrow night and if you are around later today, don't miss the sunday show with jonathan capehart. he will interview former national security advisor, susan rice. for now, stay right where you are because there is much more news coming up on msnbc. >>> on this new hour of ayman, former president trump embracing the attack he triggered, hopefully thinking rewriting history will help you win again. >>> what happens if texas decides to enforce its new immigration law in defiance of the feds, the court, and advocates? let's do it. >>> with the general election underway, what is shaping up to be donald trump scored 2024 campaign messages becoming clearer. the disgraced ex-president has gone all in on his desperate attempt to overturn the 2020 election, and the violent, deadly siege on our nation's capital that he triggered. it is not a shocker to us now, but it is worth remembering how much the ex-president's view on january 6 has evolved. take a look here on what trump said the

senator al franken, you're a testament to every vote counting. thank you for joining me. that does it for me tonight. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. hi, rachel. >> hi, jen. thank you very much, my friend. much appreciated. >> thank you. >> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. today at the start of the day, the republican party's presumptive presidential nominee was facing a deadline to put up $4 of million bond or if he couldn't, today the state of new york would start seizing his bank accounts and his properties pursuant to a huge fraud judgment that has been levied against him by the courts. he then got a surprise reprieve of that deadline this morning. a new york appeals court said today he can put up smaller bond, only $175 million. they also said the deadline is no longer today. now he has an extra ten days to do it. they did not explain their decision, but that is what it was. today the republican party's presumptive presidential nominee also learned that the first of his four pending criminal trials starts three weeks from today, april 15th.

does it for me today but we have some exciting guests joining us tomorrow night including senator al frankenwith jonathan capehart. he will interview former national security advisor, susan rice. for now, stay right where you are because there is much more news coming up on msnbc. >>> on this new hour of ayman, former president trump embracing the attack he triggered, hopefully thinking rewriting history will help you win again. >>>