{"id":13017,"date":"2025-09-08T01:20:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T01:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/velshi-a-call-for-a-true-presidential-fitness-test\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T01:20:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T01:20:58","slug":"velshi-a-call-for-a-true-presidential-fitness-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/velshi-a-call-for-a-true-presidential-fitness-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Velshi: A call for a true Presidential Fitness Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757183920203_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_Health_Whitehouse_Fitness_250906_1920x1080-db5fs1.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757270933932_n_velshi_Economy_JobCuts_BlackWomen_PublicSector_250907_1920x1080-rtmc7b.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">300,000+ Black women lose jobs since Trump&rsquo;s return: &lsquo;Impact will ripple throughout the economy&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">12:16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757270218395_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_MarcoRubio_PeteHegseth_Venezuela_RuleofLaw_250907_1920x1080-88otcm.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Ben Rhodes: War on Terror, Failed War on Drugs, Trump&rsquo;s Authoritarian Militaristic Impulses Are Merging<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">12:26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757270014102_n_velshi_MaineSenateRace_GrahamPlatner_SusanCollins_Democrats_Senate_Congress_250907_1920x1080-elesc7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;I&#8217;m just trying to give a damn about my community&rsquo;: Graham Platner on his run for Senate in Maine<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757269183510_n_velshi_NikoleHannahJones_Republicans_Democrats_DonaldTrump_250907_1920x1080-a7iy92.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;A very dangerous theory:&rsquo; MAGA&rsquo;s mask-off racist vision of America<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:46<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757184365753_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_LaMonicaMcIver_DOJ_censure_democracy_holdtheline_250906_1920x1080-shzgf0.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Rep. LaMonica McIver: &ldquo;Our job is to hold this administration accountable&rdquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>Now Playing<\/p>\n<picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757183920203_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_Health_Whitehouse_Fitness_250906_1920x1080-db5fs1.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757183710846_n_velshi_BannedBookClub_StephenKing_IT_Carrie_TheShining_HanselandGretel_250906_1920x1080-slznaq.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Velshi Banned Book Club: an Introduction to the Great Stephen King<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:05<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757183538185_n_velshi_VelshiBannedBookClub_HanselAndGretel_StephenKing_250906_1920x1080-ednmnp.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Velshi Banned Book Club: a Conversation with the Great Stephen King<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">10:12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756663832621_n_velshi_JanetYellen_Economy_DonaldTrump_FederalReserve_LisaCook_250831_1920x1080-5h28ya.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Janet Yellen: why Trump&rsquo;s Fed meddling could be a &lsquo;profound&rsquo; cost &lsquo;to every American&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756663729382_n_velshi_JanetYellen_FederalReserve_Politics_Economy_Inflation_DonaldTrump_250831_1920x1080-aiv3k1.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Politics can&rsquo;t enter this&rsquo;: Janet Yellen on Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;very dangerous&rsquo; Fed moves<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:44<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756663564619_n_velshi_CitizenResistance_Protest_Authoritarianism_Democracy_250831_1920x1080-uejix4.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Do something. Pick something. Do not be silent in this moment&rsquo;: Elie Mystal<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:53<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756663419765_n_velshi_Democracy_HoldtheLine_CivilResistance_250831_1920x1080-wrz73s.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Democracy&#8217;s frontlines: how ordinary Americans are resisting authoritarianism<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756662831249_n_velshi_VolodymrZelenskyy_Ukraine_Russia_US_DonaldTrump_Europe_250831_1920x1080-oxyqgp.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">The problem with appeasement: a warning from history about Trump&#8217;s friendliness towards Putin<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:46<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756662685792_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_Democrats_democracy_Newsom_Prtizker_250831_1920x1080-awi9xy.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Outright anger&rsquo;: Democratic voters want their party leaders to fight harder against Trump<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:47<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756580565873_n_velshi_CDC_Resignations_JenniferLayden_MAHA_DonaldTrump_PublicHealth_250830_1920x1080-n2esf4.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Public health should be bipartisan:&#8217; Fmr. CDC official on resignation as RFK Jr. pressures agency<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:22<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756580432975_n_velshi_Democrats_Democracy_HoldtheLine_Fighters_AOC_Newsom_250830_1920x1080-pirvit.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Where is the Party?: time for Democratic leaders to &lsquo;fight with both hands&rsquo; or &lsquo;step aside&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756579461684_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_guncontrol_safety_children_250830_1920x1080-i55xm9.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;More gun stores than there are McDonald&#8217;s&rsquo;: Gun violence is a &lsquo;dark stain on American history&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:33<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756577122620_n_velshi_BannedbookClub_Rebecca_JenniferEgan_250830_1920x1080-gtlaio.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Velshi Banned Book Club: &lsquo;Rebecca&rsquo; by Daphne du Maurier with Jennifer Egan<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:49<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756061720516_n_velshi_PBS_DonaldTrump_PragerU_Schools_Education_250824_1920x1080-nc4r5x.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;They have a 50 state strategy&rsquo;: PragerU&rsquo;s &lsquo;insidious&rsquo; alternative to PBS hits U.S. classrooms<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">13:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1756061703802_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_Democracy_Democrats_HoldtheLine_250824_1920x1080-yrgxpu.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Wake up&rsquo; and &lsquo;meet the F&rsquo;n moment&rsquo;: Democrats urged to stand up and fight<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">12:37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"video-page-playlist\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757270933932_n_velshi_Economy_JobCuts_BlackWomen_PublicSector_250907_1920x1080-rtmc7b.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">300,000+ Black women lose jobs since Trump&rsquo;s return: &lsquo;Impact will ripple throughout the economy&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">12:16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757270218395_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_MarcoRubio_PeteHegseth_Venezuela_RuleofLaw_250907_1920x1080-88otcm.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Ben Rhodes: War on Terror, Failed War on Drugs, Trump&rsquo;s Authoritarian Militaristic Impulses Are Merging<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">12:26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757270014102_n_velshi_MaineSenateRace_GrahamPlatner_SusanCollins_Democrats_Senate_Congress_250907_1920x1080-elesc7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;I&#8217;m just trying to give a damn about my community&rsquo;: Graham Platner on his run for Senate in Maine<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757269183510_n_velshi_NikoleHannahJones_Republicans_Democrats_DonaldTrump_250907_1920x1080-a7iy92.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;A very dangerous theory:&rsquo; MAGA&rsquo;s mask-off racist vision of America<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:46<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_09\/1757184365753_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_LaMonicaMcIver_DOJ_censure_democracy_holdtheline_250906_1920x1080-shzgf0.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Rep. 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