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Hegseth accused of 'straining at the leash' with threat to send Marines to LA

A decision by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to inflame tensions in Los Angeles as protesters take to the streets to confront militarized ICE and DHS agents invading communities looking for immigrants, led one military expert to be very alarmed on MSNBC on Sunday morning.

Appearing on MSNBC's "The Weekend," military analyst Max Boot pointed out that the volatile Hegesth is the wrong person to be overseeing the military after Donald Trump nationalized the National Guard unnecessarily to put down protests that are nowhere near an insurrection as the president's aides are claiming.

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'A war like nobody has seen' is poised to engulf Elon Musk: ex-Trump lawyer

According to one of Donald Trump's many former lawyers, the initial skirmish between the president and billionaire Elon Musk is far from over and likely to grow more vicious.

In a second segment with MSNBC host Ali Velshi on Saturday, former Trump "fixer" Michael Cohen doubled down on an earlier prediction where he stated, "...what Trump is actually doing is weaponizing the Department of Justice through his attorney general and other people — and they are going to drop the hammer on him out of nowhere when he least expects it. That's the playbook. And again, this is political guerrilla warfare at the highest level."

According to Cohen, onlookers may be on the verge of seeing a historic "war."

Cohen noted the disparity of Musk's social media reach via X, compared to Trump barely scratching the surface on Truth Social.

"On his platform which is going to really irritate and I'm sure it already has Trump on that, 172 million people viewed Elon Musk's post versus Trump's on his social media Truth Social platform: 179,000," he told the host.

'Elon Musk has massive powe and here's the problem with that, " he continued. "Trump craves relevance, Elon Musk craves dominance –– it's a very big difference. You're talking about an immovable force trying to smash into something that's indestructible. This is going to be a war like nobody has seen in maybe in all of history."

"But to your point, you just made a minute ago, most Americans are worried about other stuff, so it's fun to watch this little tennis match between them," he added.

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Antisemitism comment jolts CNN's Harry Enten into angry eruption

A comment by Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Solomon Jones as he battled with conservative Scott Jennings ended up angering CNN's normally unflappable Harry Enten on Saturday morning.

During a discussion on CNN's "Table for Five" over the Donald Trump administration's use of antisemitism as a pretext to continue his assault on higher education, Jones and Jennings went back and forth on the president's plans to punish California for ignoring his executive orders.

That led Jones to comment, "How do you, as the president, target an entire state because you disagree with two things that happened there. That makes no sense to me, and I don't think it should make sense to any of us."

"Because antisemitism should not be condoned," Jennings replied.

"Why is antisemitism the only prejudice that matters? Why does it feel like that?" Jones shot back.

That was when Enten entered the fray.

After some overtalk, he exclaimed, "I got to tell you, you know, I'm a Jewish-American, I've been so my entire life. I'm not exactly the most religious guy in the world but I will tell you, as a Jewish-American, I have been so sick of every single time that there's been hate against Jewish folks that all of a sudden, well, the hate against other minorities is just as bad, and we should elevate that as well."

"I'm not saying that we shouldn't talk about it, but sometimes it is okay just to talk about antisemitism," he added.

"It is okay to talk about it, but it's not okay to target an entire state and say that the only thing that we're targeting you for is antisemitism and what happened with a transgender athlete," Jones explained. "I think that there are other forms of prejudice that matter. I think that there are other forms of racism that matter."

"Certainly," Enten agreed.

"I think that there are other things that matter, and it feels like everything is kind of centered on –– in fact, the trump administration feels like they're weaponizing antisemitism in a way against those who disagree with it," the columnist finished.

"I'll just finish quickly," Enten replied. "I would just say, I just think it is nice that we're really actually focusing on antisemitism for a change in this country and talking about that. We do have a real issue and that there is real Jewish hate on the rise, and we all need to address it."

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'Are you doing okay?' Scott Jennings taunted on CNN over Trump/Musk break up

CNN conservative contributor Scott Jennings was put on the spot on Saturday morning as colleague Harry Enten teased him over Elon Musk's messy break up with Donald Trump that has spiraled into ugly accusations and roiled MAGA-land as conservatives choose sides

On Saturday morning's "Table for Five," host Abby Phillip brought up the messy divorce between the world's most powerful man and the richest man in the world which led CNN's Harry Enten to mock cry about the tragedy of it all.

"Oh my god, please, thank you," Enten wailed as he was invited to weigh in first, "Oh, this is just so horrible. And you know, when this news broke, all I could think of was my dear friend Scott Jennings. I texted him immediately, wondering how he was going to deal with this."

As CNN went to split screen showing both men, Enten continued, "Scott, how have you dealt with this? Are you doing okay?"

"I'm perfectly fine," Jennings replied before joking, "I do appreciate you offering to let me stay at your place for a while."

"My heart goes out to you" Enten offered as the panel started laughing.

Host Phillip jumped in to state, "Yeah, mom and dad are not doing so well right now. You know, maybe at this point, after a few days of this there is a big question about the Donald Trump of it all, because on Friday, he spent a big chunk of the day, the morning it seemed, calling around to network reporters, including our very own Dana Bash here at CNN and spinning a narrative because, I guess, maybe he was unsatisfied with how this was playing out without him. He got in there and the message was, 'I don't really care all that much'."

"Look, the short-term implications of this sort of salacious this week or, you know, exciting. But the long-term implications of this are more important. And what are they? Number one, the president's focus. You know, he's got to stay focused on passing the big, beautiful bill and making sure Republicans stay with him on what is essentially the entirety of his reelection agenda, which he ran on and won a big victory last November, "Jennings stated.

"Number two, the longer-term implications of the future of the Republican party," he added. "These two guys united last year to save America –– they did it. And now it's a question of what Elon Musk is going to do with his own political engagement in the future. That's still hanging out there."

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Trump: ‘Not thinking about Elon’ – but privately asked about his drug use

President Donald Trump downplayed his fiery feud with Elon Musk that exploded this week, telling reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday that he wasn’t giving the tech billionaire much thought – even as their public split made international headlines.

But behind closed doors, the president is actively asking aides about Musk’s recent behavior, including whether it may be tied to his alleged ketamine use, a source told CNN.

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'Mistake': Nicolle Wallace uses Trump admin's own words to slam MS13 claims

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace contrasted Attorney General Pam Bondi's statement about Maryland migrant, Kilmar Ábrego García and his indictment, with previous government statements — and found conflicts.

After the announcement on Friday that the Justice Department was charging García with the illegal transport of undocumented migrants, a panel of MSNBC analysts had questions because it conflicted so much with previous statements.

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Hugely controversial Supreme Court ruling hands Trump and DOGE 'double win'

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of allowing DOGE to access sensitive Social Security information, according to CNN's Joan Biskupic.

In a 6-3 ruling Friday afternoon, the court lifted a block on DOGE's access that was imposed by a lower court.

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'Maybe I misunderstood?' Pam Bondi dodges as reporter grills her on MS13 charges

President Donald Trump's administration announced Friday it was bringing Kilmar Ábrego García to the U.S. after being deported to a brutal El Salvador prison without a trial.

Attorney General Pam Bondi spoke in a press conference where she was asked why Ábrego García was being charged now after a 2021 traffic stop and what had changed between now and 2021.

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'It's involuntary!' CNN host alarmed by prosecutor's ominous warning to women

CNN's Pamela Brown was shocked by a West Virginia prosecutor's warning that people who have miscarriages could face criminal charges under the state's abortion laws.

Raleigh County prosecuting attorney Tom Truman said he would not personally prosecute anyone for a miscarriage — but he added that other prosecutors in the state believe they could charge someone under West Virginia laws related to the disposal of human remains if they did not notify authorities of their miscarriage.

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Longtime Trump pal decodes 'message' president sent to Musk in Friday phone call

CNN's Dana Bash spoke with Donald Trump by phone Friday morning, and she said one of his former allies explained why the president had taken her call.

The broadcaster said she called the president on his personal cell phone from her own, and Bash reported that he tried to turn the topic of their conversation away form his feud with Elon Musk to economic matters, although he did jab his former ally, saying "the poor guy's got problems" but wished him well.

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Teen targeted by Trump admin raised big 'legal questions' after release: analyst

A Massachusetts high school student was granted bond and was able to return home after being detained by immigration agents while he was on his way to volleyball practice. One of the comments he made upon arriving home Thursday, however, raised red flags for a legal analyst regarding the nature of how Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people.

Marcelo Gomes da Silva was brought to the U.S. when he was seven years old. Known as "Dreamers," children like de Silva were eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). President Donald Trump tried to end the program in his first term. It was overturned, however, by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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'Notorious bigot': GOP lawmaker under fire for now-deleted anti-Muslim comment

Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) unleashed on her colleagues for allowing a "Muslim prayer" at the start of the Friday session. After backlash and fact-checks, she's since deleted the X post about it.

Each day begins with a flag salute and prayer, usually from a faith leader from the district of the member who chooses it. On Friday, Sikh Society leader, Giani Surinder Singh, was welcomed by Miller's GOP colleague, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ). Sikhs are not Muslim.

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Advisers reveal one Musk quote that 'catty' Trump 'can't walk away from': report

CNN's Kevin Liptak revealed the high stakes embedded in the "catty" feud between president Donald Trump and his former ally Elon Musk.

The pair traded insults Thursday in an escalating grudge match on social media after Trump spoke out against Musk's criticism of the Republican budget bill he wants passed, and the senior White House correspondent gave an update Friday morning on their dispute and its impact on Senate negotiations.

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