# Maddow: The good news about our bad president

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Podcast: [The Rachel Maddow Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rachel-maddow-show-509873)
Published: 2026-06-23T06:00:37+00:00
Episode link: https://www.ms.now/
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## Resource

Rachel Maddow points out that while it's never a good thing to have a bad president, having a bad president as incompetent as Donald Trump means he is also bad at pursuing his own corrupt goals. Maddow points out examples of Trump's failed political prosecutions, caving to pushback and sparking a wave of political backlash against himself.

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