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IrelandO'Donnell challenges Trump's cognitive-test boast on The Last Word
The MS NOW commentary also features Chris Murphy's criticism of a possible post-election renewal of military action against Iran.
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Story of Why this story? One of MS NOW's most watched videos since yesterday, with 538,765 views.
Lawrence: Trump boasts about passing the one test you're never supposed to boast about passing
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- 1:23O'Donnell argues that boasting about passing cognitive tests raises a question about Trump's political judgment.
- 3:05Trump says at a rally that he took three cognitive tests and aced each one.
- 6:38Murphy describes the Iran military plan as short in duration and calls it "insane."
- 7:40O'Donnell cites Journal reporting about possible renewed strikes on Iranian infrastructure after the midterms.
- 9:14Moreno's rally remarks bring religion and public office into the commentary.
Donald Trump presents his cognitive-test results as an achievement. Lawrence O'Donnell questions why the president is boasting about them at all.
In rally footage shown on MS NOW's The Last Word, Trump says: "I took three of them. Aced every single one of them by the way."
O'Donnell makes that statement the centerpiece of an argument about political judgment. He contends that Trump's decision to celebrate passing cognitive screening deserves scrutiny, rather than treating the results as an accomplishment. The segment also replays a rally moment in which Trump struggles to pronounce "Canada."
The commentary then turns to decisions with military consequences. Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, discussing a classified briefing on Iran, describes the administration's plan as short in duration and says: "Their plan is insane."
O'Donnell pairs Murphy's criticism with a Wall Street Journal report that the United States had warned Gulf countries of a possible short, intense renewal of the Iran war after the midterms. According to the report he cites, potential military action would target Iranian infrastructure.
The upload drew about 540,000 views since yesterday, making it MS NOW's most watched new video over that period. Its closing political section features Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno speaking about religion and public office.
A Democratic U.S. senator from Connecticut who has served in the Senate since 2013. He previously represented Connecticut's 5th district in the House of Representatives.
More on Wikipedia ›A Republican politician and businessman who has served as Ohio's senior U.S. senator since 2025.
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- Channel
- MS NOW
- Subscribers
- 10,000,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 91,500,597
- Channel views, pace per day
- 23,807,651 (on a normal day: 12,469,902)
- Video published
- October 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 555,006 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 538,837
The numbers
This was MS NOW's most watched new upload since yesterday. The figures below show its audience and engagement.
