The Rachel Maddow Show - July 7 | Audio Only

Texas Flash Flooding Disaster - The death toll in Central Texas flash flooding has topped 100 lives lost, including at least 28 children [1][13] - Rescue and recovery operations are ongoing into their fourth night in Central Texas [1] - Approximately 5 million people were under flood watch [13] - The Trump administration's dismantling of the National Weather Service may have impacted readiness for the disaster [1][14][15][16] - Water levels rose 20-30 feet (6-9 meters) in an hour in some cases [15] Trump Administration Controversies - The Trump administration is accused of dismantling important parts of the National Weather Service [1] - The Trump administration is allegedly making efforts to ship people off to random foreign countries for potentially lifetime imprisonment without trial [1] - The Trump administration is accused of reversing course on multiple policies, including declaring dead people alive, HIV prevention efforts, and firing 83,000 people at the Department of Veterans Affairs [6][7] - The Trump administration's Justice Department is accused of contradicting previous statements regarding a Jeffrey Epstein client list [4][5][6] - The Trump administration is accused of lacking a clear plan regarding the deportation of Kelmaro Garcia and potentially misleading the court [9][10] - The El Salvador government contradicted the Trump administration's claims regarding responsibility for men held in El Salvador prisons [11][12]