President Trump tells Axios that he may restart major combat operations in Iran. Also, two military officers say they were forced out by Defense Secretary Hegseth for questioning his policies. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has more details. MS NOW’s Ayman Mohyeldin, former White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby, Iraq War Veteran and Host of the “Independent Americans” podcast Paul Rieckhoff join Katy Tur to discuss.

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WATCH: Former President Barack Obama discusses President Trump’s attacks on democracy during a conversation with author Malcolm Gladwell.

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Trump’s indifference towards the affordability crisis has created a messaging opportunity for Democrats heading into the midterm elections. Nicolle is joined by Lis Smith and Mark McKinnon for analysis on Deadline White House.

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On Friday, President Donald Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner and delivered divisive, sometimes awkward attacks on press corps members and Democratic politicians. Joe blasts the speech, calling it “tone deaf” against the backdrop of an affordability crisis and two foreign wars that continue to drag on. He also criticizes the White House Correspondents’ Association for platforming the speech amid attacks on the press from the White House.

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MS NOW reports that President Trump’s team is letting GOP candidates keep their distance from him as they face re-election fights in battleground states. MS NOW Senior White House Reporter Vaughn Hillyard has the latest. Wall Street Journal Politics Reporter Sabrina Siddiqui, former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and MS NOW Political Analyst Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Alicia Menendez with their analysis just 99 days out from the midterms.

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