Culture Rachel Maddow Recounts Unrecorded Call with President Trump MSNBC host reveals that his campaign forced her to have an awkward phone conversation with the then-Republican candidate. Political commentator Rachel Maddow during an interview with Seth Meyers (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) By Diana Crandall / May 3, 2017 9:08 am This article was featured in the InsideHook newsletter. Sign up now.