On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to “bomb the s— out of” Oman, a U.S. ally, if the nation interferes in negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz. Former White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby, a retired rear admiral, calls the moment a “head-scratcher,” telling Morning Joe Oman is working “diligently” with the U.S. to open the strait with a negotiated deal.

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With Democratic wins across the country during this primary season we’re seeing the words progressive, moderate, socialist thrown around a lot. But Stephanie Ruhle explains that the goals that these democratic nominees all have in common is that they are focused on the things that are getting more and more expensive such as food, shelter and utilities.

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MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell examines how Donald Trump’s “central casting” approach to choosing Cabinet members has produced a Treasury Secretary who says, “we don’t know when” Trump’s Iran war will end, echoing the Johnson administration’s false promises of a “light at the end of the tunnel” in Vietnam.

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During a press conference in the Oval Office this week, President Trump continued his pattern of attacking female journalists. Laura Barron Lopez breaks down his history of contentious moments and shares why he says he does it.

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Stephanie Ruhle breaks down a new report totaling the millionaires and billionaires in Trump’s administration — and asks the question: what could their influence mean for the middle-class Americans whose interests Trump said he would represent?

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