PickVidsBest US politics & elections Videos
The 187 US politics & elections videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 2 introductory, 4 intermediate, 181 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a news piece. What they share is that what remains is the argument of that moment, not a permanent textbook. Channels you will keep seeing include CGP Grey, CNN, LastWeekTonight.
Donald Trump attacks George W. Bush on 9/11, Iraq
CBS News clip from a 2016 Republican primary debate in which Donald Trump attacks George W.
New footage reveals how violent Capitol rioters overwhelmed police on January 6
A Telegraph news clip showing newly revealed footage from the January 6 Capitol attack, with rioters overwhelming police.
Flashback: McCain tells supporter Obama is 'a decent...
A CNN clip from an October 2008 rally where John McCain takes the microphone from a supporter and tells her Barack Obama is a decent family man.
Recorded conversation between Asst. Sec. of State Victoria Nuland and Amb. Jeffery Pyatt
A leaked 2014 phone call between US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt discussing a political transition in Ukraine.
Teacher admits he helped write Common Core to end white privilege
A short Campus Reform clip in which a teacher claims to have helped write Common Core with the aim of ending white privilege.
Barack Obama on Gay Marriage
A two-minute clip from 2008 in which Barack Obama states his position on same-sex marriage and civil unions.
Why Can't We Have Nice Things with Ezra Klein | The Weekly Show
Jon Stewart interviews Ezra Klein about his book Abundance and why progressive goals get stuck in procedure and regulation.
President Biden on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline if Russia Invades Ukraine: "We will bring an end to it."
A C-SPAN clip from a joint press conference with Olaf Scholz in which President Biden says that if Russia invades Ukraine, there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2.
Trump mocks reporter with disability
A short CNN news segment reporting on Donald Trump mocking a New York Times reporter who has a chronic condition during the 2015 campaign.
Joe Biden on Defending Democracy
A Council on Foreign Relations event where Joe Biden and Michael Carpenter discuss their Foreign Affairs article on defending democracy against Kremlin interference.
Trump Suggests Injecting Disinfectant Into The Body To Treat Coronavirus | MSNBC
MSNBC's clip of the April 2020 White House coronavirus briefing in which President Trump responds to a DHS presentation on disinfectants by musing about injecting disinfectant into the body.
RUMSFELD / KNOWNS
A CNN clip from February 2002 of Donald Rumsfeld explaining the idea of known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns at a press briefing.
Madeleine Albright - The deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children was worth it for Iraq's non existent WMD's
A short clip of Madeleine Albright saying the price of the deaths of Iraqi children from sanctions was worth it, uploaded with political commentary about Iran.
2004: Howard Dean's infamous yell
CNN clip of Howard Dean's loud yell at a 2004 Iowa campaign event, which gained wide notoriety.
McCain Sings "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran"
A short clip of John McCain, asked about Iran, singing 'Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran' to the tune of the Beach Boys' Barbara Ann.
Joe Biden Brags about getting Ukranian Prosecutor Fired
A short clip of Joe Biden speaking about leveraging loan guarantees to get Ukraine's prosecutor general fired, with a partisan description framing it as corruption.
Reality has a well-known liberal bias - Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
A one-minute clip of Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents' Dinner delivering the line that reality has a well-known liberal bias.
Why America is NOT the greatest country in the world, anymore.
A short clip, apparently the opening scene of the TV series The Newsroom, in which a character answers why America is not the greatest country in the world.
Hackers Testifying at the United States Senate, May 19, 1998 (L0pht Heavy Industries)
C-SPAN footage of the L0pht hacker collective testifying before the US Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on May 19, 1998.
The Wire: The parable of the bowls of shit.
A clip from The Wire (season 4, episode 7) in which a former mayor tells Tommy Carcetti about having to "eat shit" from each constituency during his term.
Trump in Nevada: 'I Love the Poorly Educated'
An Associated Press clip from the 2016 Nevada Republican caucuses in which Donald Trump says he loves the poorly educated.
Trump and Stoltenberg get into tense exchange at NATO summit
A Washington Post clip of President Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a tense exchange at the July 2018 NATO summit, where Trump criticized Germany's reliance on Russian energy.
Joe Biden says he's built most extensive "voter fraud" org in history
A short clip posted on the Donald J Trump channel of Joe Biden saying his campaign built the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in history, widely taken as a gaffe for voter protection.
Obama Jokes About Killing Jonas Brothers With Predator Drones
A short clip of Barack Obama at the 2010 White House Correspondents Dinner joking that the Jonas Brothers should fear predator drones.