Rachel Maddow on Surviving Trump 2.0

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News, Politics

4.6 • 83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow joins Jon to talk about Trump's breathtaking first week in office, how she decides what to cover—and what to ignore—in an an ultra-chaotic news environment, and the power of embarrassment as a political tool. Then, Maddow shares her strategies for staying sane in crazy-making times. Hint: it involves ice fishing.

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0:11.3	Yeah.
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