Lawrence O'Donnell: Donald Trump Is 'America's Biggest Loser' (VIDEO)

It happens like clockwork: Donald Trump embarks on a new foray into the political world, and Lawrence O'Donnell cheerfully denounces him on the air. On Thursday, Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president, and so O'Donnell held up his end of the bargain and opened his show by saying this about the real estate tycoon/NBC reality star/world's most famous birther:

"America's biggest loser Donald Trump did a promotional appearance for his TV series in which he pretends to fire people for your entertainment. Joining him on the stage in a Las Vegas casino was a real rich guy who is famous for saying that he too likes to fire people."

Trump's every move seems to spur journalists and pundits to colorful new heights (witness the New York Times article that described Ann Romney as appearing "on the verge of either laughter or terror during the whole show" on Thursday) but O'Donnell has long since carved out a berth for himself as Trump's most happily vituperative critic. On Thursday, he used some of his favorite themes about his fellow Comcast employee -- namely, that he is a "lying vulgarian" who inflates his wealth and embarks on garish rounds of self-promotion in order to boost the ratings for his show.

"Unlike Mitt Romney, Donald Trump still has to work for a living," O'Donnell said. He also said that Greta Van Susteren was going to be nominated for "Best Actress in a Primetime Cable News Show" for keeping a straight face while Trump was telling her he might still run for president, and analyzed the equally stiff poker face Sean Hannity displayed during a different interview.

"He has to know that Trump is lying to him," he said. "There's no way Sean Hannity...could be so stupid as to believe a word Donald Trump is saying."

O'Donnell closed by saying that Trump "is not smart enough" to run for president, and does not have the "courage" or, most importantly, the cash to "blow" on a run he is sure to lose. Now all that's left is for the two to engage in another Twitter feud.

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• Donald Trump vs. Ron Paul

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Comments

[Meldy1]

03:35 AM on 02/06/2012

COMBED TRUMPED is beyond PROZAC...

[LemonMeringue]

09:42 PM on 02/05/2012

Love Lawrence O'Donnell.

[griz1017]

06:58 PM on 02/05/2012

Could be Gingrich promised Trump the V.P. and trump will sabotage Romney when the time is right.

[Carolyn LeBeauf]

06:54 PM on 02/05/2012

Lawrence keep describing what a publicity hog Trump is. Your discription of him is on the money.

[cyoohoos]

03:52 PM on 02/05/2012

Why will no one ask Trump for that evidence his Hawaii investigators dug up about Obama's birth certificate? He was going to make the evidence public, so where is it???

[Meldy1]

03:37 AM on 02/06/2012

Not one PI was ever seen in HAWAII..another combed trumped fantasy of lies...

[efell]

03:13 PM on 02/05/2012

Actually, Greta Van Susteren's botched facelift makes it physically imposible for her face to move. So no big surprise she remained straight faced.
O'DONNELL RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Conservative PitBull]

02:33 PM on 02/05/2012

Larry calling Donald the biggest loser. What station are you on?

[kimo32]

01:54 PM on 02/05/2012

Lawrence...you always make me smile!!!!

[chris hatala]

01:43 PM on 02/05/2012

When's the Donald's next bankruptsy?

[ed leveridge]

01:20 PM on 02/05/2012

Trump needs a good trashing....he is the worse..............

[YankeeCanuck]

12:53 PM on 02/05/2012

What Trump lacks most is the character to run for President. Then, several GOP contenders are in the same category.

[Arthur Spooner]

10:02 AM on 02/05/2012

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come up with new material other than the "nobody watches" stuff. It's really old so NOT funny.

[sweetlilthing]

04:10 AM on 02/05/2012

"O'Donnell closed by saying that Trump "is not smart enough" to run for president, and does not have the "courage" or, most importantly, the cash to "blow" on a run he is sure to lose." I just wanted to read it again! I wouldn't miss your show Mr. O'Donnell.

[bamma]

11:31 AM on 02/05/2012

I am sure she could care less if YOU watched or not,and it is Ms. O'Donnell,grow up.

[dramaglama]

11:34 AM on 02/05/2012

Uhhh...why are you calling Lawrence a "she"

[sweetlilthing]

11:52 AM on 02/05/2012

I'm not sure what you're trying to say....but when addressing Lawrence O'Donnell I alway use Mr. not Ms. When you grow up things might make better sense to you.

[Peter Combs]

12:13 AM on 02/05/2012

I don't think Lawrence had the same outrage when Louis Farrakhan endorsed Obama....or when low life like Bill Ayers did the same..

[Arthur Spooner]

10:00 AM on 02/05/2012

Oh I don't remember those guys getting national press coverage doing so nor do I remember those guys ever fake running for president either. You should go back to your rock.

[surlyatbest]

12:28 PM on 02/05/2012

Where was the press on those endorsements?

[Mamadea]

10:28 AM on 02/05/2012

Bagga pleaze.

[dpcemker]

10:28 PM on 02/04/2012

This guys rating are so low that he need to do stunts like this one in order to get some publicity.. Yes Donald Trump is a clown but so is Lawrence

[jplanner]

11:44 PM on 02/04/2012

DT is way more clownish than Lawrence. Probably you don't watch him much not liking him, so perhaps you don't have enough info to fully evaluate it. They aren't even in the same league. DT's pathology is visible to anyone instantly whenever he opens his mouth, unlike LO

[Peter Combs]

12:14 AM on 02/05/2012

Lawrence is pretty bad, he should find other ways to boost his abysmal ratings..or will he be joing Keith over in no man;s land?

[truthocentric]

05:49 PM on 02/05/2012

I like Lawrence O'Donnell's Show.I find it informative as well as entertaining. Clown? Hardly, especially when compared with Ringling Bros and sisters over at FOX NEWS.