Rachel Maddow

That the more people he and his agents arrested, the more cruel they were to people who are in this country who were not born here, the more the American people would like it and applaud for it and like him for doing it. It turns out they were really, really wrong about that. That political calculation was incorrect.

I mean, from the Northeast in New England to the far Southwest, to the Pacific Northwest, to Ohio, to Florida, to Arizona, to Texas, to Trump supporting rural Missouri, what they are doing in abusing immigrants

I mean, from the Northeast in New England to the far Southwest, to the Pacific Northwest, to Ohio, to Florida, to Arizona, to Texas, to Trump supporting rural Missouri, what they are doing in abusing immigrants

is they are arousing the ire of the American people with every single blundering step they take against these high school students and waitresses who they're trying to tell us are the real monsters that we all need to be saved from. They got the politics absolutely wrong here. They got the heart of the American people absolutely wrong on this issue.

is they are arousing the ire of the American people with every single blundering step they take against these high school students and waitresses who they're trying to tell us are the real monsters that we all need to be saved from. They got the politics absolutely wrong here. They got the heart of the American people absolutely wrong on this issue.

And now, politically, everywhere, they are going to pay for it. More to come. Stay with us. So they nicknamed this thing the Bear. It's a kind of plane, military aircraft, first designed in Russia in the 50s. It was built to compete with the American B-52 bomber. This Russian aircraft has a super long range. It can fly transcontinental flights before it has to stop and refuel.

And now, politically, everywhere, they are going to pay for it. More to come. Stay with us. So they nicknamed this thing the Bear. It's a kind of plane, military aircraft, first designed in Russia in the 50s. It was built to compete with the American B-52 bomber. This Russian aircraft has a super long range. It can fly transcontinental flights before it has to stop and refuel.

It can carry eight long-range missiles. Russia has more than 100 of these big planes, and other planes like it. At least they used to. Because this was part of Russia's fleet of these planes as of yesterday. On fire. Destroyed in drone attacks that were launched by Ukraine. Now, in the Russia-Ukraine war, Russia has been hammering Ukraine with these bombers.

It can carry eight long-range missiles. Russia has more than 100 of these big planes, and other planes like it. At least they used to. Because this was part of Russia's fleet of these planes as of yesterday. On fire. Destroyed in drone attacks that were launched by Ukraine. Now, in the Russia-Ukraine war, Russia has been hammering Ukraine with these bombers.

And this weekend, surprise, Ukraine decided that rather than continuing just to try to intercept as many missiles that these planes have fired from the sky, as many missiles as they could, rather than just trying to defend itself that way, Ukraine decided instead that they would take out the planes themselves on the ground inside Russia.

And this weekend, surprise, Ukraine decided that rather than continuing just to try to intercept as many missiles that these planes have fired from the sky, as many missiles as they could, rather than just trying to defend itself that way, Ukraine decided instead that they would take out the planes themselves on the ground inside Russia.

According to NBC News, Ukraine's security services smuggled more than 100 drones into Russia, in some cases well into Russia. Then they hid them under the roofs of mobile wooden cabins. It took months for them to do this, to get them all in place.

According to NBC News, Ukraine's security services smuggled more than 100 drones into Russia, in some cases well into Russia. Then they hid them under the roofs of mobile wooden cabins. It took months for them to do this, to get them all in place.

But then all at once, simultaneously, with no warning, the cabin roofs were opened via remote control, and then the drones rose up out of the roofs of these cabins and flew off to Russian military airfields to do their thing.

But then all at once, simultaneously, with no warning, the cabin roofs were opened via remote control, and then the drones rose up out of the roofs of these cabins and flew off to Russian military airfields to do their thing.

Packed with explosives, Ukraine says they destroyed planes across four different military sites in Russia, including in Siberia at a site which is almost 3,000 miles away from Ukraine. Of Russia's entire fleet of these large military bombers, Ukraine says they were able to destroy or severely damage about a third of them.

Packed with explosives, Ukraine says they destroyed planes across four different military sites in Russia, including in Siberia at a site which is almost 3,000 miles away from Ukraine. Of Russia's entire fleet of these large military bombers, Ukraine says they were able to destroy or severely damage about a third of them.

Now, was Russia aware an attack like this was going to happen or that it could happen? Clearly not. They were unaware. Did they have defenses in place to protect these planes at their air bases? That turns out to be a funny story. See anything that strikes you as odd in this screenshot?

Now, was Russia aware an attack like this was going to happen or that it could happen? Clearly not. They were unaware. Did they have defenses in place to protect these planes at their air bases? That turns out to be a funny story. See anything that strikes you as odd in this screenshot?

This is a screenshot from one of the videos of the drone attacks that was put out by Ukraine's security services. You see those round circles, little black fruit loops right there on the wings of those bomber planes? Those are tires, like tires you put on your car. Apparently, this is a thing Russia has been doing for a while now. This photo is from 2023.