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Kennedy family member laughs off Trump getting a 'Profiles in Courage' award suggestion

During an appearance on MS NOW’s “The Weekend,” Jack Schlossberg, son of Caroline Kennedy, burst into laughter at the suggestion that Donald Trump might want to be given one of the “Profiles in Courage" awards that have been given to Democrats and Republicans alike.

Appearing to promote the upcoming ceremony for the award given annually by the Kennedy family to recognize displays of courage similar to those former President John F. Kennedy, Sclossberg was put on the spot by co-host Jackie Alemany.

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Trump is 'grappling with a lack of control' as his plans go awry: Axios

As Donald Trump’s war on Iran enters its 23rd day, the administration is putting out signals that it would like to begin peace talks at the same time that the president is raising the threat that he will destroy the country’s energy infrastructure within two days.

Appearing on MS NOW, to discuss the mixed messaging, AXIOS reporter Eli Stokols stated that the president is clueless about the best path to proceed down, and events on the ground –– particularly the closing of the Strait of Hormuz –– show no signs of being easily resolved.

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Trump allies realizing his Iran 'formula' may 'come back to bite' GOP later: biographer

President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies seem to be realizing that there is no "formula" to save Trump from the disastrous fallout of the war in Iran, according to one of Trump's biographers.

Since Trump decided to bomb Iran in late February, global energy markets have been in upheaval. The average cost of a gallon of gas in the U.S. has risen by more than $1 per gallon over the last month, at a time when public polls show voters are most concerned about the rising cost of living.

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Trump just gave Iran a way to inflict 'economic pain' for the foreseeable future: expert

President Donald Trump appears to have given Iran a way to inflict economic pain across the globe for years to come, according to one expert.

Josh Lipsky, senior director of The Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center, argued during a new CNN interview on Saturday that Iran has learned it can cause significant economic damage by controlling the Strait of Hormuz, and that the regime could leverage that for the foreseeable future. Lipsky noted that Iran learned this lesson after Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started bombing Iran in late February.

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Conservative analyst floored as Trump unleashes his 'most grotesque' outburst yet

Conservative analyst Bill Kristol was floored on Saturday after President Donald Trump unleashed his "most grotesque" outburst yet.

Trump posted on Truth Social that he is "glad" former FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller had passed away over the weekend. Mueller, who had been battling Parkinson's disease, led the 2016 investigation into ties between Trump's presidential campaign and the Russian government, and issued a report that concluded the Russians favored Trump to win, even though it stopped short of calling the efforts "collusion."

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Trump admin is about to make Iran's 'escalation trap' much more dangerous: expert

A political scientist said on Saturday that the Trump administration's "stunning" gaps in its Iran strategy just made Iran's "escalation trap" much more dangerous.

Robert Pape, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, argued during a recent interview on MS NOW's "Alex Witt Reports" that if the Trump administration decides to deploy ground troops in Iran, then the regime will start killing civilians in other countries like France and Germany with their long-range missiles. Pape said Iran has been telegraphing this move with its posture, and it isn't clear whether the Trump administration has picked up on this signal yet. Pape described these steps in a recent Substack essay as Iran's "escalation trap."

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Analyst shares ‘bad news’ for Kristi Noem and alleged lover: ‘End up facing charges’

Ex-GOP strategist Rick Wilson delivered “bad news” for outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her chief of staff – and alleged lover – Corey Lewandowski on Saturday, warning the pair during an appearance on MS NOW that their trouble had only just begun.

Noem was ousted as head of DHS by President Donald Trump earlier this month after internal frustrations mounted over her leadership, and over her alleged affair with Lewandowski, who, like Noem, is married.

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‘Contradictions here are endless’: Conservatives roasted to their face over Trump defenses

Political commentator Adam Mockler confronted two conservative writers on Saturday over their fierce defenses of President Donald Trump and his decision to launch a war against Iran, telling the two to their faces that their arguments were filled with “contradictions.”

CNN’s “Table For Five” saw conservative writers and commentators Noah Rothman and Brianna Lyman fiercely defend Trump’s decision to launch an attack on Iran. Lyman placed blame for the conflict on Iran, claiming that “we started a war because Iran started a war 47 years ago,” and that Trump was “finishing a war.”

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CNBC warns Trump Americans aren't about to cancel Netflix and Spotify to pay for his war

President Donald Trump got a harsh reminder on Friday as gas prices soared amid the ongoing Iran war.

CNBC anchor Brian Sullivan suggested that as the economy takes a hit amid the conflict in the Middle East, people are still not likely to cut back on things such as subscriptions for Spotify and Netflix.

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'Yikes': Trump mocked as he 'strains to sit' after boasting he may live to see 200

President Donald Trump on Friday claimed he could live to 200 — yet he appeared to "strain to sit" before signing a new executive order — prompting plenty of mockery online.

Trump signed an order to reserve the broadcast on the second Saturday in December exclusively for the Army-Navy football game. He also gave the Commander-in-Chief's trophy to the U.S. Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy at the White House.

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'Traitor': Trump's nemesis reveals MAGA insider briefly dumped president after 2016 win

President Donald Trump's nemesis Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) this week dropped a scathing advertisement calling out his opponent Ed Gallrein, who was endorsed by the president, accusing him of having wavering loyalty to Trump.

The vocal Trump critic released the attack ad on Thursday ahead of Kentucky's primary election on May 19, The Bulwark reported. Massie has remained "Congress’s biggest remaining Republican thorn in the president’s side" and worked to release the Epstein Files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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'Boo! Boo!' Trump gripes about being heckled at football games

President Donald Trump complained that people had become famous for booing him at football games.

During a Friday presentation of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the Navy Midshipmen football team, Trump found a way to make the group's victory about himself.

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CNN data expert astounded by stunning collapse of Democrat: 'No doubt' he'll be primaried

CNN's Harry Enten zeroed in on a Democratic senator who will "no doubt" face a primary challenge, and history suggests he will likely lose.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has seen a stunning reversal in his support from his own party's voters since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2023, and Enten told "CNN News Central" that he has never seen an elected official lose backing so dramatically.

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