Overview
- Rachel Maddow told MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has “devolved in his own ability to communicate” and is “emotionally incontinent,” meaning she sees a decline in his ability to form coherent political ideas.
- Maddow cited recent episodes to illustrate her point, including what she described as Trump’s effort to undermine a new housing bill that did not center on him and a mocked comment about closing the Strait of Hormuz and charging cargo.
- She argued that Trump’s behavior now forces Republicans to “make politics around him rather than through him,” which she said is the main obstacle to the party’s electoral prospects this fall.
- Maddow warned that erratic public pronouncements impose operational strain on the Pentagon and on commanders who must decide whether to act, wait for clarification, or try to reverse a statement.
- The remarks are commentary carried by left-leaning outlets including Alternet, HuffPost and TV Insider, and the specific illustrative examples Maddow used have limited independent confirmation and do not amount to a medical diagnosis.