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Jonathan Capehart

@jonathancapehart.bsky.social
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Co-host, MS NOW "The Weekend." Contributor PBS NewsHour, "Brooks & Capehart" Former Associate Editor, The Washington Post.

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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
For months, my biggest fear for the November elections is that Trump will figure out a way to not have them. Crazy, I know. But I learned during the first Trump administration to keep an open imagination for his capacity to break norms and defy the law.
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10 Ways Trump Could Wreck the Midterms. States Are Ready.
State officials shared their worst-case scenarios — and their game plans.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“We don’t want that arch here or anywhere, but particularly right here where ‘Mr. Bone Spurs,’ who never served a day of his life in the military, is going to have it, right next to Arlington Cemetery.”
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Getting into ‘Good Trouble’ over Arc de Trump
A retired Army colonel flew in from Hawaii to make sure Trump’s arch doesn’t go up quietly
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People have realized that “action is an antidote” to fear. As Perryman notes, “our task is to keep going. Every day, do the next thing. Do not let the size of our task deter you from pushing through, from taking the next step…” jcapehart.substack.com/p/stop-spira...
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“Stop Spiraling and Pick Up a Shovel”
Skye Perryman’s grandmother had a rule for panic. It works on Trump 2.0, too.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
There is no jet, helicopter or limousine on display. The only tangible trapping of Obama’s presidential power is the replica of his Oval Office, a study in taupe understatement. And his voice. It is omnipresent and vital to the experience. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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The Obama Presidential Center is right on time
On the eve of America’s 250th, a feat of architectural and cultural defiance rises out of Chicago's South Side.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
If what’s past is prologue, Democrats will ride voter discontent with the president to retake the House & Senate just as they did 20 years ago. But if what’s past is prologue, Democrats are on the cusp of a devastating defeat, just as they suffered in 2010 and 2014. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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What’s past is prologue for Democrats. The question is which past.
The 2006 wave or the 2010 wipeout?
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A politically involved friend wants Dems to stop trying to inflict paper cuts in the middle of a knife fight. He wants them to fight fire with fire. Metaphorically speaking, he wants Dems to put their foot in the ass of Republicans wreaking havoc on the nation. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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‘Put Foot to Ass’
Democrats don't need an autopsy. They need fight.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“We’re going to turn out in order to demonstrate that this country is ours,” Eddie Glaude told me. “This is not 1965. This is 2026 and they’re going to see who the new Negro, Black folk, who we are in this moment.” open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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‘They're Going to Mess Around and Find Out’
Republicans think gerrymandering will protect them. They just awakened a sleeping giant.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Everyone faces their own mortality and how they want to be remembered. Yet, when it comes to Trump, it all feels forced. Like one big “I’ll show you!” As if he’s trying to get back at everyone for a lifetime of snubs and slights. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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For Trump, Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Now
From the Kennedy Center to your wallet, he’s determined not to be forgotten
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Whatever he does, no matter how foolish, MAGA will have his back. Majority opinion doesn’t move him — and never will. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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The Only Poll on Iran That Matters to Trump
Hint: It’s not the one showing 54% of Americans disapprove of his war.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
As I grope for words to make sense of President Trump’s war with Iran, I keep coming back to one word. A word that is small compared to the big emotions it can unleash. That word is “disrespect.” open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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Trump's war of disrespect
He disrespected Congress, the Constitution, and the service members he sent into harm's way
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The longest State of the Union address in history clocked in at a lumbering 107 minutes. As I endured one excruciating minute after another, this aptly titled James Brown song kept coming to mind: “Talkin’ loud and sayin’ nothing.” open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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America’s unluckiest number
107 days. 107 minutes. One traumatized nation.
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Autumn Brewington @autumnsan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
My former colleague @glennkessler.bsky.social ran the Washington Post Fact Checker for 15 years. He pre-bunked tonight’s State of the Union Speech for @ms.now: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Opinion | I fact-checked Trump's speeches for years. Here's what to expect from his State of the Union address.
Glenn Kessler on what he learned about debunking this president from his years running The Washington Post Fact Checker.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
When I awoke to the news of the passing of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, I immediately thought of something another aide of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., told me years ago. Read👉🏾 open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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How Jesse Jackson changed the game
He didn't win the White House. He did something bigger.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
An at-once hilarious and humiliating tale from October 1993 that marks the beginning of my career in print journalism. Instantly, it became one of my favorite stories to recount. Read 👉🏾 open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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A Young Reporter, Two Reverends, and One Very Nice Suit
A humbling lesson from my first meeting with Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
In Minnesota, “love your neighbor as yourself” isn’t just a Bible verse. It’s a way of life. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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The Minnesota I Know Is Fighting to Stay Minnesota
I'm heading back to Carleton next week. But Operation Metro Surge has me nervous.
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Andy Ostroy @andyostroy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
@jonathancapehart.bsky.social is back in THE BACK ROOM discussing #ReneeGood's murder; Trump, Venezuela and Maduro; and his recent terrific interview with Michelle Obama podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
“My own morality.” By conventional standards, Trump has none. His life is a veritable junkyard of examples, but I’ll highlight two of them. open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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When Trump’s ‘own morality’ is the only guardrail
An assertion that seems more like a threat than a balm.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Thank you, Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, for this great conversation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WozN...
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JONATHAN CAPEHART on Race, Faith, Family, and Becoming Himself | IMO
YouTube video by Michelle Obama
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
FYI…. My special with Michelle Obama will air in full at midnight Eastern Time, Saturday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve!
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The Weeknight on MS NOW @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
"Defining herself”: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social co-host @jonathancapehart.bsky.social, fresh off his exclusive @ms.now interview with Michelle Obama, discusses the first lady’s powerful message to Black women from her latest book.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Thank you, @andyostroy.bsky.social, for a great conversation!
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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Jonathan Capehart (@capehartj)
Catch me at The 2025 Hutchins Forum. Livestreaming via PBS at 5pm! https://www.youtube.com/live/ld4kxYXDr70?feature=shared
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Goodbye, Washington Post open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...
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Goodbye, Washington Post
"A swirl of terrified excitement" for 18 years, 5 months and 16 days
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Sen. Maize Hirono (D-Hawaii) channels all of us with one bracelet.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
This should be interesting… 👀
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
So, I've jumped into the shallow end of the Substack pool. We'll see if I jump into the deep end.... jcapehart.substack.com
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Jonathan Capehart | Substack
MSNBC Anchor, "The Weekend" (7a-10a). Analyst, PBS NewsHour. Associate Editor, The Washington Post (for another week). Click to read Jonathan Capehart, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscrib...
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
This bill could have passed in the middle of the night. By speaking this long, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries guarantees that this bill will be voted on in broad daylight.
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Commonwealth Club World Affairs @cwclub.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Last week, we hosted @jonathancapehart.bsky.social in San Francisco for a conversation with @radiobwatt.bsky.social about Capehart's book Yet Here I Am. Watch the video: youtu.be/vunTQfr97pg?... Photos by Sonya Abrams
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Join me in conversation with Brian Watt at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco…6pm PT/9pm ET! www.youtube.com/live/8JySTFj...
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Jonathan Capehart | Finding My Voice
YouTube video by Commonwealth Club World Affairs (CCWA)
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
BREAKING NEWS: “Yet Here I Am” made the New York Times Best Seller list! 🫢🥹
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
“I am so ready to fight this guy,” he told me. “I might have felt pressure, but I have not felt one iota of intimidation. I’m not scared of his goddamn jail.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Keith Ellison on countering Trump: Courage, imagination and lots of lawsuits
I talked to the Minnesota attorney general as the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approached.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
“We just need to keep on suing. We need to keep on fighting.” Minnesota AG Keith Ellison www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Keith Ellison on countering Trump: Courage, imagination and lots of lawsuits
I talked to the Minnesota attorney general as the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approached.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
At a time when Trump is putting pressure on Dem elected officials around the country, Ellison is the least bit afraid. “I might have felt pressure, but I have not felt one iota of intimidation. I’m not scared of his goddamn jail.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Keith Ellison on countering Trump: courage, imagination and lots of lawsuits
I talked to the Minnesota attorney general as the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approached.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
TONIGHT at 7pm at Politics and Prose watch the live stream as Amb. Susan Rice interviews me about my book “Yet Here I Am.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMyX...
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Jonathan Capehart — Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home - with Susan Rice
YouTube video by Politics and Prose
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Here are the book tour stops so far…
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The book tour begins! Thank you, @todayshow.com, for a wonderful welcome home! @grandcentralpub.bsky.social www.today.com/video/msnbc-...
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Jonathan Capehart shares moment that changed course of his life
Jonathan Capehart, anchor of “The Weekend” on MSNBC, joins TODAY to discuss his new book “Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home” about his lifelong path that led him to the news in...
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
My first national interview for my book is tomorrow (May 19)! On the @todayshow.com at 9am. Pre-order & tour info: www.msnbc.com/yet-here-i-am
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We lookin’ real cute. Thanks, Washington Life and 📸 Tony Powell, for a wonderful feature and photos. washingtonlife.com/digital-edit...
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
“There’s a war at home and we’re losing. Unions under attack. Farmers f---ed over.” he says in the video. “Only 2% of Congress come from the working class. We built the damn table. It’s time we had a seat at it.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | This Iowan’s raw anger could make him the new anti-Trump
Nathan Sage is running against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst with a tone we usually hear from MAGA.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
“I live in the real world. This is how we talk,” Nathan Sage told me. “I’m going to say the things that need to be said so people understand that we’re tired of what’s going on. We’re going to fight for what we believe in.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Is Nathan Sage the new anti-Trump voice of the Democratic Party?
The Iowan veteran is running against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst with a tone we usually hear from MAGA.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
This book tour is going to be fun. Starts one week from today!
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
A reminder from FDR…
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/05/2025
Two airliners abandoned landing attempts at Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Thursday afternoon when an Army Black Hawk took a “scenic route” near the flight path and circled the Pentagon before landing at a military heliport.
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Airliners abort landings as Army helicopter makes ‘scenic’ loop around Pentagon
The Black Hawk was trying to land at the Pentagon’s heliport, bringing it close to a pair of airliners, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Seen on the way to dinner…
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
One more time…. @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Happy Easter from Miss Lady and me!
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Jonathan Capehart @jonathancapehart.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Thrilled to receive a ⭐️ review from Kirkus Review! Thank you! Pre-order 👉🏾 www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/jonat... #KirkusStar #KirkusReview
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
It took just two months to drive two of our closest and most important allies into China's arms.
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The Weekend on MS NOW @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
TONIGHT: Growing calls from the far-right to pardon Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd 5 years ago. Floyd's girlfriend, Courteney Ross joins @jonathancapehart.bsky.social to share her take at 6pm ET on @msnbc.com
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
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What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
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