Team Trump haunted by misguided pre-combat decisions as war continues

Hindsight is always 20/20, but the Republican administration has made bad decisions and showed poor judgment in ways that have already had lasting effects.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS Team Trump haunted by misguided pre-combat decisions as war continues Team Trump haunted by misguided pre-combat decisions as war continues Hindsight is always 20/20, but the Republican administration has made bad decisions and showed poor judgment in ways that have already had lasting effects. MORE White House continues to emphasize Trump's 'feelings' on U.S. policy in Iran In the second week of the war, Team Trump's emphasis on the president's thoughts, beliefs and opinions appears to be intensifying. MORE White House continues to emphasize Trump's 'feelings' on U.S. policy in Iran In the second week of the war, Team Trump's emphasis on the president's thoughts, beliefs and opinions appears to be intensifying. MORE House Democrat unveils impeachment resolution targeting Pam Bondi Nearly a month after the attorney general's outrageous display on Capitol Hill, an impeachment effort is underway. MORE House Democrat unveils impeachment resolution targeting Pam Bondi Nearly a month after the attorney general's outrageous display on Capitol Hill, an impeachment effort is underway. MORE Pressed on religious bigotry, Speaker Johnson makes an ugly problem even worse It would have been easy for the GOP leader to say, "The Republican Party does not support religious bigotry of any kind." He chose a more radical path. MORE Pressed on religious bigotry, Speaker Johnson makes an ugly problem even worse It would have been easy for the GOP leader to say, "The Republican Party does not support religious bigotry of any kind." He chose a more radical path. MORE MORE FROM THE MADDOWBLOG Accused of being a white nationalist, Trump State Department nominee withdraws Hegseth rejects the idea that the war in Iran is 'spreading,' despite reality Dems score upset win in New Hampshire special election, giving GOP fresh reason to worry Trump said the Iran war would benefit 'other parts of the world.' The facts disagree. WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR? As Iran War Pushes Up Oil Prices, Putin Can Barely Conceal a Smirk — U.S. eases restrictions on oil sales to help stabilize markets, more may be coming (Wall Street Journal) "[Eric Swalwell] said that his staff had traveled to Colombia to return medical hearing devices to the boy. According to De Bremaeker, the mother pleaded with ICE agents to allow her to retrieve Joseph's hearing assistive devices when they were detained." Deaf boy deported without hearing aids as mom sought asylum for domestic violence, lawyer says (L.A. Times) "The US Department of Homeland Security removed multiple career Customs and Border Protection officials from their roles this year after they objected to orders to mislabel records about surveillance technologies and block their release under the Freedom of Information Act, WIRED has learned." (Wired) Follow Rachel Maddow on BlueSky here. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up to follow it yourself or send this sign-up link to someone you know would appreciate it. NEWS TIPS? SEND IT TO RACHEL MADDOWSHOW ON THREADS RACHEL MADDOW ON BLUESKY  229 West 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT | VIEW IN BROWSER