Rachel Maddow

And that's just—there's a lot of people like that in history, and there's a reason we don't remember their names. It's because they become irrelevant. They're vessels that are then used by authoritarians for as long as they're convenient, and then they're humiliated and discarded. And so I think what's going on with Marco Rubio is, among other things, I think it's the end of his ascendance.

And that's just—there's a lot of people like that in history, and there's a reason we don't remember their names. It's because they become irrelevant. They're vessels that are then used by authoritarians for as long as they're convenient, and then they're humiliated and discarded. And so I think what's going on with Marco Rubio is, among other things, I think it's the end of his ascendance.

Like, who would— Right. Right. Right. Raise your hand if you think that was for real. Right. It's not going to happen.

Like, who would— Right. Right. Right. Raise your hand if you think that was for real. Right. It's not going to happen.

So I just, yeah, I can't say it's sad because Rubio is doing so much damage. I mean, there's going to be So many deaths on the ledger under the State Department and USAID. Just the toll, the human toll of what he will have not just acceded to, but accelerated with his playing a role in it is going to be something that will go down in history just in terms of the body count.

So I just, yeah, I can't say it's sad because Rubio is doing so much damage. I mean, there's going to be So many deaths on the ledger under the State Department and USAID. Just the toll, the human toll of what he will have not just acceded to, but accelerated with his playing a role in it is going to be something that will go down in history just in terms of the body count.

So I don't feel sad, but I do feel like we can stop worrying about Marco Rubio's political trajectory. Like, this is it. It's done.

So I don't feel sad, but I do feel like we can stop worrying about Marco Rubio's political trajectory. Like, this is it. It's done.

Yeah. It's also been, I feel like, I don't really know what to make of this warning. I'm about to mention the name Putin. I'm sorry. I'm just about to hear it comes. Everybody brace yourself. I know it's weird to hear me say it. But like to see Trump So abjectly and publicly humiliated by Putin over and over and over again around the Ukraine stuff like, oh, stop it in 24 hours.

Yeah. It's also been, I feel like, I don't really know what to make of this warning. I'm about to mention the name Putin. I'm sorry. I'm just about to hear it comes. Everybody brace yourself. I know it's weird to hear me say it. But like to see Trump So abjectly and publicly humiliated by Putin over and over and over again around the Ukraine stuff like, oh, stop it in 24 hours.

And Vladimir, stop this. And, you know, there must be a ceasefire before talks. Oh, no, you want talks first? Okay, talks first then. You know, doing the multiple calls, right? Yeah. personally doing the call, sending Steve Witkoff over and over in there again. Like, eventually, Putin's going to have Witkoff jumping out of a cake, you know, or dancing or something.

And Vladimir, stop this. And, you know, there must be a ceasefire before talks. Oh, no, you want talks first? Okay, talks first then. You know, doing the multiple calls, right? Yeah. personally doing the call, sending Steve Witkoff over and over in there again. Like, eventually, Putin's going to have Witkoff jumping out of a cake, you know, or dancing or something.

I mean, it's just, it's so humiliating, especially with Witkoff as a personal emissary of Trump, that they keep just making him go over there and just sit there for hours, just praising Putin over it with nothing to show for it. And then all they do is get themselves deeper and deeper and deeper into both Kremlin talking points and the Kremlin's point of view.

I mean, it's just, it's so humiliating, especially with Witkoff as a personal emissary of Trump, that they keep just making him go over there and just sit there for hours, just praising Putin over it with nothing to show for it. And then all they do is get themselves deeper and deeper and deeper into both Kremlin talking points and the Kremlin's point of view.

Like, it's just... As they're like slaughtering civilians in Ukraine. Yeah. But to have Trump personally and the Trump administration just laid low...

Like, it's just... As they're like slaughtering civilians in Ukraine. Yeah. But to have Trump personally and the Trump administration just laid low...

by Putin just running rings around him just playing him over and over and over again it's just really discordant with the way that Trump is trying to present himself to his own party as this dominant figure who gets everything that he wants no matter how outrageous And the way that he's trying to portray himself to other countries, you know, bring me treasure or I'll ruin your economy.

by Putin just running rings around him just playing him over and over and over again it's just really discordant with the way that Trump is trying to present himself to his own party as this dominant figure who gets everything that he wants no matter how outrageous And the way that he's trying to portray himself to other countries, you know, bring me treasure or I'll ruin your economy.

You know, like bring me a jet, bring me a golf deal, bring me whatever. But also the way that he presents himself to the American people. And there's this like very, very stark divide between the way that he's letting Putin play him.

You know, like bring me a jet, bring me a golf deal, bring me whatever. But also the way that he presents himself to the American people. And there's this like very, very stark divide between the way that he's letting Putin play him.