Maybe if you had a really extraordinarily capable commander in chief you might be ok with somebody at the Pentagon who had no idea what he was doing. But in this case you’ve got Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth, playing with the U.S. military like it’s a cross between G.I. Joe and beer pong. Donald Trump made a bad decision in the important matter of selecting a secretary of defense. Now the bill is coming due.

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An appeals court ruled President Trump exceeded his authority in his White House ballroom construction and that he must halt the project. Trump says he intends to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, Co-host of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight” Michael Steele and Staff Writer for The New Yorker Susan Glasser join Eugene Daniels to share their reaction. Plus, Chris Hayes contrasts Trump’s “ego palace to himself” with the affordability crisis facing the country.

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Listen to the audio of the August 10, 2026, episode of The Rachel Maddow Show.

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Alicia Menendez breaks down The Wall Street Journal reporting that President Trump has been fundraising hundreds of millions from companies for his vanity projects.

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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico says Texas deserves answers about Republican Ken Paxton’s “career of corruption” as he continues pressing the Texas attorney general to commit to three televised debates before the November election. Talarico told MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell that Texas voters face “a very important choice” on November 3rd.

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