Wednesday Night Fights: Swear in Adelita! | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!

In this episode of the Joy Reid Show, Joy discusses the current political climate in America, focusing on the actions of federal agencies like ICE and the psychological tactics being employed against marginalized communities. Joy and her guest, Fernand Amandi, delve into the violence being enacted against black and brown communities, the fear of ethnic cleansing, and the broader implications for American governance and democracy. Next Repressentative-Elect Adelita Grijalva joins the show to discuss House Speaker Mike Johnson's continued refusal to swear her in and the perhaps not so secret reasons why, underneath all of his excuses. Joy then moves on to talk about Paul "A bit of a Nazi streak" Ingrassia the Trump nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, who has declined the position in the light of his disturbing racist, pro-Nazi, comments being made public. Joy is then joined by Louisiana political activist and consultant Gary Chambers Jr and local Mississippi District Attorney Scott Colom as the three discuss the shifting political landscape in the South, particularly focusing on the power of the Black vote and the need for Democratic investment in Southern campaigns. Lastly Randi Weingarten the President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) comes on to the show to talk about her newly out book "Why Fascists Fear Teachers". Which is available at shop.joyannreid.com, Fernand Amandi X: @AmandiOnAir Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva Instagram/Facebook: adelitaforcongress X: @AdelitaForAZ Bluesky: @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social Gary Chambers Jr. IG and X: @garychambersjr Scott Colom x: scott_colom ig: scott_colom tiktok: scott.colom fb: Scott Colom for US Senate scottcolom.com Randi Weingarten X: @rweingarten ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020). STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SHOW: Website: https://www.joyannreid.com Substack: https://substack.com/@joyannreid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Joy-Reid-Show/61576759980854/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyreidshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoyreidshow Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/joyannreid.bsky.social FOLLOW JOY ON SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyreidofficial Want to hear more of our theme song? Check out the Foodchain page on BandCamp: https://thefoodchain.bandcamp.com/track/the-foodchain-basically-ft-jd-era ============================= Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contains content that is property of The Joy Reid Show, a production of Image Lab Media Group. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided. © 2025 The Joy Reid Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices