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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The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion dollars for the first time ever. The milestone was reached yesterday, just five months after the country hit a record $39 trillion dollars in debt back in March. The U.S. is on track to borrow more than $2 trillion dollars this year to help pay for its obligations, including the war in Iran and tax cuts enacted last year. President Trump is responsible for a large portion of the national debt. The Morning Joe panel gives analysis as Joe warns of a possible ‘economic meltdown’ due to the growing debt. 

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“We do know the best way to get Trump’s attention is with something that is gold and shiny and has his name on it.”

Michael Steele discusses reporting that natural diamonds have been exempted from Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs after he was gifted a personalized diamond ring from Belgium.

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