Maddow: Trump learns the hard way, 'incompetence has consequences'

The Rachel Maddow Show by MS NOW

Aug 25, 202600:43:04News & Politics

Rachel Maddow examines the confusing mix of contradictory, impulsive decisions and petty tantrums that constitutes Donald Trump’s agenda. She notes that the result is an almost complete loss of U.S. allies around the wor...

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