'Ignorance is Strength': Judge shuts down Trump's history re-write in devastating ruling

Rachel Maddow shares highlights from a judge's remarks in rejecting Donald Trump's power to dismantle a national monument i Philadelphia to hide the fact that George Washington owned slaves. The judge compared Trump's censorious "anti-woke" edict to the mission of the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984. Independent journalist Georgia Fort talks with Rachel Maddow about ICE harassment of media and activists. Rachel Maddow reviews the latest batch of terrible poll numbers for Donald Trump, including on issues that are meant to be his political strength, and points out that his familiar trick of making empty promises he has no idea how to keep are insufficient distraction from the cruelty of ICE and the paucity of his economic ideas that are turning Americans against him. New Hampshire State Rep. Wendy Thomas joins to discuss the fight against a new ICE prison in the town of Merrimack, New Hampshire and the waffling indecision by Republican governor, Kelly Ayotte. Want more of Rachel? Check out the "Rachel Maddow Presents" feed to listen to all of her chart-topping original podcasts. To listen to all of your favorite MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This episode is 00:43:54 long.

This episode was published on Feb 17, 2026.

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