On Tuesday night, Donald Trump gave a rare prime time Oval Office address to plead his case for the need for a wall on the southern border. He didn't say anything new—in fact the only thing that was different about this speech was that he dropped the preposterous claim that thousands of terrorists have snuck in through the border with Mexico. He stuck to his previous talking points about immigrants causing crime (despite being less likely to break the law once they're in the U.S., regardless of immigration status) and that a wall is the only way to stop drug trafficking (the vast majority of drugs are smuggled through ports of entry, not hauled on foot through desert).

Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi gave a joint response afterward that invited comparison to the painting "American Gothic." But the real red meat came later on MSNBC, when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to Rachel Maddow about the president's speech. When asked to give a response, she focused on the ways ICE and Border Patrol have terrorized citizens and immigrants alike in the name of rounding up as many people as possible for deportation, as well as the inhumane, brutal, and sometimes lethal conditions those people are kept in. She tripped over her words once or twice in her reply, but she was speaking quickly and passionately: