Ari Melber
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MAGA chaos: Anti-Trump backlash ERUPTS as CA fights Trump’s Texas ‘power grab’
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12:06Now PlayingTexas Democrats are condemning what they call President Trump’s “power grab” to give Republicans more seats in Congress. Meanwhile, California Democrats are vowing to wipe out GOP gains in Texas with their own new congressional map. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on the growing backlash to what critics call Trump’s assault on Democracy, and is joined by MSNBC’s Jason Johnson and Vanity Fair’s Molly JongFast. (Subscribe to Ari’s YouTube now)
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