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'Asleep at the wheel!' Chris Hayes aghast at Trump's apathy as war casualties pile up

President Donald Trump's lack of care or attention to his Iran war, or the U.S. soldiers dying from it, left MS NOW's Chris Hayes stunned on Monday evening.

So far, Trump's most significant acknowledgment of the deaths was to make threatening statements against Iran — statements that, if reporting is correct, he won't even be able to deliver on, said Hayes.

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Trump's awkward World Cup stunt gets stinging review on CNN: 'It's like a curse'

Political commentator Van Jones on Monday suggested that President Donald Trump should keep his distance from the professional sports world.

Jones joined CNN anchor Erin Burnett and commentator Gretchen Carlson during a live segment to discuss Trump's appearance at the FIFA World Cup final, where he had an awkward moment standing on the stage as Spain celebrated its win over Argentina and was booed by the crowd.

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'Truly incredible': Erin Burnett floored as Trump's financial forms undercut key claim

President Donald Trump's recently released financial disclosure forms have generated a lot of press, but there is one figure that seems to undercut one of the president's key claims.

Trump has publicly claimed that he generated more than $2.4 billion in income during his first year as president because the stock market did well. However, Trump's financial forms say he made exactly nothing from the stock market, even though he placed a lot of trades, according to Dan Alexander, a senior editor at Forbes who investigated the president's finances.

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Outrage over MAGA Republican's 'sickening' comments on war casualties erupts online

A MAGA lawmaker and close Trump ally was called out Monday for his comments about troops dying during the Iran war as the United States has launched new strikes.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) spoke with CNN anchor Phil Mattingly about American casualties in the ongoing conflict, which has left 17 U.S. service members dead, including at least three who died during the last several days.

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Sinister plot unearthed as Trump lays down dubious marker with 'strangest' national rant

President Donald Trump's strange national address last week may have seemed like a recycling of his old conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, but one analyst saw connections between the speech and a bigger plot the Trump administration is undertaking.

Last week, Trump gave a nearly half-hour address where he blamed China for interfering in American elections and said he was creating a new federal initiative for "election security." While some observers heard a bunch of old talking points, Sean Wilentz, co-host of "The Court of History" podcast on the Legal AF Network, theorized during a new episode that the speech served two ends for Trump, both of which should concern every American.

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Ominous assessment reveals more economic pain ahead as Trump cedes 'upper hand' in war

President Donald Trump's war in Iran is not going the United States' way, former Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace on Monday's edition of "Deadline: White House."

This came after the Pentagon announced yet another round of servicemember deaths, as the ceasefire of a few weeks ago becomes a distant memory and the administration has not mapped out any public endgame for the war — a development Hertling mourned as "tragic."

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Stephen Miller's 'worst bet ever' put the 'blood of many' on his hands: ex-GOP operative

A former Republican strategist said Monday that Stephen Miller, one of President Donald Trump's top aides, has gambled on stifling free speech and using fear to maintain power — but there's a chance it won't work.

In a Substack video, Steve Schmidt called out the White House deputy chief of staff, whom he referred to as "the architect of fear." Schmidt referred to Miller as the "most psychotic and unhinged advisor, a man with the blood of many on his hands, including Alex Pretti and Renee Good, including all of these people who lost their lives under the weight of his viciousness and his insanity."

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Trump's old tricks flatline with GOP as his 'power of persuasion' vanishes: analyst

President Donald Trump is throwing all his political capital at restricting the vote to protect Republicans in the November midterms, but he simply doesn't have the force he once did to even command his own party, let alone persuade the general electorate, MS NOW's Sam Stein told anchor Katy Tur on Monday.

"He's not focused on the things that people want him to focus on," said Tur, noting that analyst Paul Waldman recently compared Trump's decline to that of former President Joe Biden. "I think the thing that I find so compelling here is that Donald Trump does not have that power of persuasion any longer. Do you agree?"

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GOP lawmaker hammered by Dem during fiery hearing on Trump debt: 'Take responsibility!'

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) unloaded on the Republican Budget Committee Chairman on Monday over the climbing debt under President Donald Trump's spending policies.

The clash came at a House Rules Committee hearing, where McGovern grilled Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) over a budget resolution that Democrats say adds $4.7 trillion to the national debt with no offsets.

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Larry David sparks internet firestorm with 'genius' sketch-comedy roast of RFK Jr.

Comedy legend Larry David ridiculed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a hysterical sketch delivering laughs online.

David, who was formerly a personal friend of Kennedy's and even played the husband of Kennedy's real-life wife, actress Cheryl Hines, on the popular show "Curb Your Enthusiasm," made it clear what he thought about the Trump official. He appeared to tell his character in the spoof to "drop dead" in one segment of his new HBO series, "Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America."

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Fox News host walks back on-air attack against 'communist' — but doesn't apologize

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy walked back a comment live on-air Monday after she called longtime television personality Van Jones a "communist."

Campos-Duffy took a moment during the broadcast to clarify what she said — and did not apologize for it.

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‘Literal shortages’ mere weeks away as Trump's war reaches 'catastrophic' heights: analyst

Conservative commentator and journalist Saagar Enjeti sounded the alarm Monday over the United States’ dwindling supply of crude oil reserves, which, should the U.S. war against Iran continue, could bring about “literal shortages” in a matter of weeks, he warned.

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire collapsed earlier this month, and both sides have exchanged fire over the past week, with analysts increasingly doubtful a diplomatic resolution is still possible. As a result, the cost of oil surged this past week by more than 15%, and, according to the financial data company Barchart, the U.S. supply of crude oil has reached a 45-year low with just “43 days” of supply remaining.

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Outrage as visibly upset Trump border czar blurts out shock admission

President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, became visibly upset outside the White House, blurting out a shock admission to reporters before storming off.

Homan was talking about Minnesota and other ICE shootings and the public demand for federal law enforcement agents to wear body cameras following to multiple ICE killings, including deaths in Maine and Texas this month.

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