From having his name scrapped off the Kennedy Center to having a federal judge extend a court-ordered block for his so-called “anti-weaponization” fund, recent setbacks for Donald Trump have only served to highlight the extent to which the president’s personal interests have consumed the needs and priorities of Americans. Antonia Hylton, Ayman Mohyeldin and Elise Jordan break down the setbacks amid staggering inflation, as well as the upcoming U.F.C. fight planned at the White House on the same day as Trump’s birthday.

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Trump’s name is in the process of being removed from the front of the Kennedy Center after a federal appeals court rejected a last-minute bid from the administration to keep his name on the building. MS Now White House reporter Laura Barron-Lopez and Vanity Fair Washington Correspondent Aidan McLaughlin join The Weekend to discuss.

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According to new reporting from The Atlantic, President Trump’s $1.776 billion DOJ fund is not actually going away. Iraq War Veteran and Host of the “Independent Americans” podcast Paul Rieckhoff, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Tom Dupree and Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman join Erielle Reshef to share their thoughts.

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In backing Ken Paxton over four-term incumbent John Cornyn in the Texas GOP Senate primary runoff, the president is putting every Senate Republican on notice. MS NOW’s Jake Traylor has the latest. Read more at the link in our bio.

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The U.S. launched another new round of strikes against Iran on Wednesday night, after President Trump said he would hit Iran hard because they aren’t making a peace deal quickly enough. David Rohde, Mychael Schnell, Joel Payne, Andrea Flores, and Sabrina Siddiqui join Eugene Daniels for The 11th Hour Nightcap.

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