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NEWS anchor Joy Reid has sparked controversy after she had a public meltdown on live TV when Florida failed to pass an abortion amendment in Tuesday's general election.

The MSNBC host raged against the Southern state in a fiery moment on the show on Election Night.

News anchor Joy Reid had a public meltdown on live TV when Florida failed to pass an abortion amendment
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News anchor Joy Reid had a public meltdown on live TV when Florida failed to pass an abortion amendmentCredit: MSNBC
Reid accused Florida of having an 'extremist right-wing, fascist type government'
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Reid accused Florida of having an 'extremist right-wing, fascist type government'Credit: MSNBC
Trump, above with Melania and Dana White at the Palm Beach Convention Center, has repeatedly stated that he has nothing to do with the Project 2025 initiative
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Trump, above with Melania and Dana White at the Palm Beach Convention Center, has repeatedly stated that he has nothing to do with the Project 2025 initiativeCredit: AP

Florida's Amendment 4 ballot measure would have enshrined abortion rights into the state's constitution - but the measure didn't pass.

Reid accused Florida of having an “extremist right-wing, fascist type government" due to the amendment's failure.

“It’s a pure Project 2025 in miniature in Florida,” Reid said on an MSNBC election panel.

“That kind of extremist right-wing, fascist-type government in Florida - does that make it a more attractive place?" she asked.

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"Or does it make it more like some of the other Southern states that don’t get investment?”

Project 2025 is thought of as a conservative policy blueprint for the next Republican president.

Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that he has nothing to do with the Project 2025 initiative.

Reid compared Florida's ballot measure's failure to the right-wing collection as it sets back abortion rights.

A clip of Reid's meltdown has made the rounds on X - and social media users are slamming her for the harsh remarks.

"They need to take her off air. She's an embarrassment to America," one user slammed in response to the clip.

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"Her name is Joy but she seems so miserable," another bashed.

"Meltdown continues," a third noted.

She also went on another rant when it was announced that Trump won swing state North Carolina, taking 16 Electoral College votes.

"Black voters came through for Kamala Harris - white woman voters did not," Reid said on MSNBC.

"That is what it appears happened in that state."

What is Project 2025?

Project 2025 has gained widespread attention during the 2024 presidential election race.

The project is a collection of conservative and right-wing policy proposals meant to reshape the United States federal government.

These proposed policies aim to consolidate executive power but rely on the Republican Party candidate winning the 2024 presidential election.

According to Project 2025, it will be built on four pillars: a policy agenda, personnel, training, and a 180-day playbook.

The 922-page project makes several policy proposals including reshaping the powers of the executive branch, according to The Hill.

The project, also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, also calls for the removal of several government agencies.

Although Trump has backed several of the proposed policies in his 2024 campaign speeches, he has also distanced himself from Project 2025.

In July 2024, Trump insisted he had nothing to do with it.

His campaign said in a statement, "Reports of Project 2025’s demise would be greatly welcomed and should serve as notice to anyone or any group trying to misrepresent their influence with President Trump and his campaign — it will not end well for you."

He emphasized again that he had nothing to do with it during his first debate against Democratic nominee Kamala Harris on September 10.

Over three-quarters of Project 2025's 40 primary authors worked in the Trump administration or on his presidential campaign or presidential transition team. An additional 144 contributors out of 267 also worked in his administration or his campaign or transition teams.

She went on to say that there was a push for women to get out and vote to protect their reproductive rights.

"But that message obviously was not enough to get enough white women to vote for Vice President Harris, a fellow woman," she said.

"This will be the second opportunity that white women in this country have to change the way they interact with the patriarchy."


It comes as...

  • Donald Trump took to the stage in Florida to celebrate his election as the 47th President of the United States.
  • JD Vance said the victory is the "greatest political comeback in American history."
  • Kamala Harris refused to speak to the media as Trump took the lead.
  • Harris' team said the Vice President will speak on Wednesday.
  • Trump won battleground states Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, according to the .
  • Trump's team started to celebrate early with a chant when he won North Carolina.
  • Republicans took control of the Senate after Ted Cruz was re-elected in Texas.
  • Firefighters were forced to help recount 30,000 votes when polls faced election night chaos.

She continued, "But if people aren't receptive to it, and if people vote more party line or more on race than on gender and on protecting their gender, there's really not much more that you can do but tell people what the risks are and leave it to them to do the right thing."

In August, Reid sparked outrage when she criticized Kamala Harris' running mate pick of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

The news anchor posted a TikTok where she told her followers she was ";keeping it real."

"I gotta be honest and keep it real, this was not the pick I expected she would make," Reid said at the time.

"I thought she would go astronaut," she said, arguing Arizona Senator Mark Kelly was a better pick.

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How do the US presidential elections work?

By Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter

The Democratic and Republican parties nominate their candidates with a series of votes - called state primaries and caucuses - in the run up to the election in November, held every four years.

This gives members the opportunity to choose who they want to lead the party into an election - this year, Donald Trump and following Biden's resignation, Kamala Harris.

There are also some independent candidates running for president - arguably the most well-known was Robert F Kennedy Jr who pulled out in August and endorsed Trump.

In US elections the winner is not the candidate who gets the most votes across the country.

Instead Trump and Harris will compete to win smaller contests held in each of the 50 states.

Many of the states often vote the same way - but seven of them - Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona - tend to go in either direction.

Each state has a number of electoral college votes - partly based on population sizes - with a total of 538 across the country up for grabs.

The winner is the candidate that gets 270 or more, marking a majority in the electoral college.

All but two of the US' 50 states - Maine and Nebraska - have a winner-takes-all rule.

Meaning whichever candidate gets the highest number of votes wins all of the state's electoral college votes.

In 2016 Hillary Clinton won more votes nationally than Donald Trump - but she still lost the election because of electoral college votes.

The candidate who will win this election is the one who secures 270 or more college ballots.

Usually the winner is declared on the night, but it can take days to finalise the result.

In 2020 Joe Biden wasn't officially announced as the president-elect until November 7.

The new president will be sworn into office in January on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington DC.

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