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Trump's reckless cuts come back to bite him

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April 11, 2026

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Rachel Maddow points out that Donald Trump's frenzy of DOGE-era cuts to the federal government, including to vital capabilities like combatting anti-American disinformation narratives and foreign influence, are having the predictable effect of leaving the U.S. unprepared and poorly defended as those attacks grow.

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