Jim VandeHei, co-founder and CEO of Axios, tells Morning Joe that President Donald Trump’s extensive weekend social media activity is a sign the president “feels trapped right now.” That’s because, VandeHei says, despite Trump’s grip on the Republican Party, he’s faced with various issues he can’t control, such as the the wars in Iran, Gaza and Ukraine or the courts — one of which just ruled Trump’s name must be removed from the Kennedy Center.

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Year-over-year grocery prices have risen every month of Donald Trump’s second presidency, according to government data, even as Trump has claimed the opposite. MS NOW’s JM Rieger rolls the tape.

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Jen Psaki looks at the boasts and promises Donald Trump made on the campaign trail about how he would handle China and President Xi, and compares that to Trump’s performance on an actual trip to China.

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MS NOW has confirmed President Trump plans to nominate Acting AG Todd Blanche to be Attorney General. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports.

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Rachel Maddow highlights a new satirical video game from an activist group named “Secret Handshake” mocking the Trump administration’s handling of its war on Iran.

The game “Operation Epic Furious: Strait To Hell” — a reference to Operation Epic Fury, the Pentagon’s name for its mission in Iran — is playable as an old-school arcade game in a protest art installation at the District of Columbia War Memorial.

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