'A dream situation': Ramy Youssef on skewering tech plutocrats in 'Mountainhead'
The new HBO film 'Mountainhead' follows four tech plutocrats as they convene at a mountaintop mansions as crises spark around the world. The film is a satirical send-up of the world's wealthy elite. Actor Ramy Youssef joins Morning Joe to discuss.
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