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{"id":6905,"date":"2025-03-05T08:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T08:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/for-the-record-rachel-maddow-sets-the-record-straight-on-trump-address-falsehoods\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T08:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T08:21:01","slug":"for-the-record-rachel-maddow-sets-the-record-straight-on-trump-address-falsehoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/for-the-record-rachel-maddow-sets-the-record-straight-on-trump-address-falsehoods\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;For the record&#8230;&#8217;: Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on Trump address falsehoods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\"><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_03\/1741152032787_n_maddow_record11p_250304_1920x1080-dfirsd.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\"><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_03\/1741158071357_n_maddow_frost11p_250304_1920x1080__598755-swkzna.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;We&#8217;re a country of no kings&#8217;: Rep. 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