Trump's distractions 'right out of the authoritarian's playbook,' says former CIA director.

John Brennan says Trump wants to focus attention away from his administration's failures [View in browser]( [Image]( July 7, 2020 [Image]( [Fmr. CIA Director: Trump’s distraction technique ‘taken right out of the authoritarian’s playbook’]( Former CIA Director John Brennan joins Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss President Trump's history of being "masterful at distracting attention" from the fact the administration is unable to address the COVID-19 outbreak. ([The Last Word]() [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Image]( [Maddow: Family separation is the policy for which Trump officials 'are most likely to spend eternity in cosmic penance and damnation']( Rachel Maddow argues separating migrant children from their families is perhaps the most morally bankrupt Trump policy: "If you are a person who believes in hell, you have to think this is the one for which multiple Trump administration officials are most likely to spend eternity in cosmic penance and damnation." 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