November 25, 2025

MAGA Fakes vs America | The Joy Reid Show Live

2 hours 1 minute

On tonight's episode of TJRS, in a welcome bit of good news, a federal

judge has thrown out the criminal cases against former FBI Director

James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Meanwhile,

Marco Rubio says the quiet part out loud, seeming to admit that the

Trump "peace deal" for Ukraine was written by Putin himself. MTG

continues to try and sell us her rebrand but, before you allow yourself

to believe she's had some kind of come to Jesus, there's very compelling

evidence that all of this is just one big money making grift. Christina

Greer, Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University,

Lincoln Center (Manhattan) campus, and co-host of the FAQ NYC politics

podcast and Rick Wilson, political and media strategist and co-founder

of @lincoln-project-djsbsw

join us to discuss. Next on the show, what's going on with the US's

growing military interest in Nigeria and Venezuela? Is it oil? More oil?

Or, and stick with us here, OIL? Kica Matos, president of the National

Immigration Law Center, who recently wrote "The Danger of Trump War

Threats" in Time magazine joins the conversation.

In hour two we discuss the recent Twitter update that has exposed yet

another ongoing grift. Many supposed pro-Maga accounts are being run by

individuals in developing countries looking to stoke American culture

war nonsense in order to make a quick buck.

Meanwhile on the homefront, Bishop William Barber and Repairers of the

Breech are in North Carolina doing on the ground activism trying to

fight for democracy and against fascism. Rev. Mark Thompson, host of

Make it Plain, joins us to discuss. State Rep. Aftyn Behn, who is

running for Tennessee's 7th congressional district, is also on tonight

to discuss her electoral bid. Lastly our Moment of Joy goes out to the

President of South Africa who closed out the recent G20 summit in the

funnest way possible!

TJRS would also like to share our condolences on the recent passing of

Mother Viola Fletcher, one of the last living survivors of the 1921

Tulsa Race Massacre. May she rest in peace.

Read Kica Matos' piece on Trump's war fever here:

https://time.com/7332384/danger-trumps-war-threats/

Watch Mother Randle's 2023 testimony to congress here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90_QqTrpYws

Support Aftyn Behn for congress here:

https://www.aftynforcongress.com/

And if you're in Tennessee, early voting is ON! Get out there and vote!

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