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Aug 31, 2025 39 min

The New Fighters

from Velshi Hosted by Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, Marquez Claxton, David Pepper, Ali Velshi, Steve Benen

A number of Democrats are distinguishing themselves as they fight back against Donald Trump's power grab. From Govs. JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom, to Sen. Chris Murphy and more - these Democrats’ roles in battling Trumpism may also double as auditions to lead their party out of the wilderness; Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting this year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. The focus of the talks will be President Trump's trade war, that now seems to be driving some American allies closer to our foes; and President Trump has threatened more federal deployments into America's cities under the guise of fighting crime, but governors and mayors have a message for him: "An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us." To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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Ali Velshi is joined by Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer, the Black Law Enforcement Alliance’s Marq Claxton, former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper and MSNBC’s Steve Benen.

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