Hill: Trump Was Turning Himself Essentially Into A Pretzel Dealing With Putin

William Cohen, a former Secretary of Defense and former Republican Senator from Maine, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the national security significance of the debt ceiling. “If we can’t reach a decision that we’re going to pay our bills and that we will default on the full faith and credit of the United States, what signal does that send to any other country friend or foe that we are a country worth emulating,“ says Coon. “Members of Congress ought to be held accountable when they do something out of purely partisan reasons, they ought to be held accountable for it.“ » Subscribe to MSNBC: MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, Meet the Press Daily, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and more. Connec