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MS NOW host Ana Cabrera quickly issued a disclaimer Monday after ex-Capitol Police officer Michael Fanone made unfounded allegations during a live interview that President Donald Trump had sexually abused children.

Fanone appeared on the network to discuss upcoming "No Kings" protests scheduled for Saturday, but veered into commentary about Trump's Iran war. Fanone suggested the military operation was launched to redirect media attention from the Jeffrey Epstein files plaguing the White House.

President Donald Trump blamed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for persuading him to launch the Iran war during a Memphis event Monday, claiming he initiated discussions about the Middle East threat with military leaders.

Trump bragged that the stock market had reached 50,000 before Operation Epic Fury began, suggesting continued gains were possible without military action. He framed the decision as a choice between economic growth and eliminating Iran as a "purveyor of terror" for 47 years.

Catholic University professor John Kenneth White declared President Donald Trump's political standing unrecoverable in an opinion piece for The Hill, stating his presidency is effectively over.

White highlighted Trump's broken campaign promises, including starting an Iran war amid economic decline and inflation, harsh immigration policies causing deportations, and sinking approval ratings hovering around 40 percent.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough grew impatient with Senator Chuck Schumer Monday morning during an interview about Trump's Iran war strategy, snapping "you don't understand me," and "you're not listening to me."

Scarborough pressed Schumer on whether degrading Iran's military infrastructure is beneficial, while Schumer repeatedly deflected to discuss broader economic consequences, including Strait of Hormuz closure and surging gas prices.

Senator Lindsey Graham faced bipartisan criticism Sunday after suggesting on Fox News that the U.S. should capture Iran's Kharg Island, comparing the operation to the World War II invasion of Iwo Jima.

When pressed about potential ground troops, Graham stated "We took Iwo Jima. We can take Kharg Island," drawing outrage from analysts and lawmakers.

President Donald Trump sparked tension among immigration enforcement Monday by posting on Truth Social that ICE agents deployed to airports should not wear masks while performing duties normally handled by TSA agents.

Trump's recommendation contradicts the Department of Homeland Security's policy allowing heavily-armed agents to conceal their identities through masks, citing safety concerns about agents being doxxed and harassed while detaining suspected undocumented immigrants.

President Donald Trump claimed "productive conversations" with Iranian officials Monday as justification for extending his Strait of Hormuz deadline by five days, but Iran's foreign ministry denied any talks occurred.

Trump issued a Saturday ultimatum threatening strikes on Iranian power plants unless U.S. vessels could transit the Strait of Hormuz, warning potential "global economic disaster of historic scale."

The Miami Herald reported Friday that bags of shredded documents were discovered outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan where Jeffrey Epstein was detained.

Investigatory files revealed at least one inmate was involved in document disposal, raising questions about prison guard involvement.

Zeteo journalist Andrew Pérez highlighted a more alarming comment from President Donald Trump's Thursday Oval Office meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that overshadowed the Pearl Harbor joke controversy.

Trump stated the U.S. possesses "unthinkable" military weaponry that "you don't even want to know about," and claimed America could "end this thing in two seconds if you wanted to."

Former modeling agent Paolo Zampolli, a Trump confidant who introduced the president to his wife, Melania Trump, allegedly contacted a top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official to help deport his Brazilian ex-girlfriend Amanda Ungaro during a custody battle over their teenage son, according to The New York Times.

Zampolli reportedly approached ICE official David Venturella after Ungaro was arrested on fraud charges at a Miami jail, requesting she be placed in ICE detention, citing her immigration status. Records acquired by The Times indicate Ungaro was picked up by ICE agents before making bail and subsequently deported.

Federal sex-crimes prosecutor Marie Villafaña repeatedly urged her boss, Alexander Acosta, then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, to pursue a 60-count indictment against Jeffrey Epstein in 2007, but Acosta dismissed her requests.

Acosta's chief criminal prosecutor, Matthew Menchel, questioned the urgency, stating Acosta wanted time to consider proceeding.

Economists warned the U.S. economy will struggle in the coming months as the Iran war drives up oil prices through Strait of Hormuz blockade disruptions.

Rising fuel costs threaten both consumers and businesses with thin profit margins.

Journalist Anand Giridharadas criticized President Donald Trump on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" for effectively demoting himself to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "VP" in the Iran military operation.

Giridharadas argued that Trump has broken core campaign promises by joining the war, which he characterized as a "war of whim" rather than a strategic necessity.