“I think this is a moment where we are seeing our presidential administration tear apart the transatlantic partnership, rip up every Democratic norm, and, you know, really calling into question…the rules-based order that we have.”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the Trump administration for creating a rift between the U.S. and Europe during a panel on populism at the Munich Security Conference.

She argued that extreme income inequality and the failure of democracies to deliver higher wages and corporate accountability contribute to social instability, the rise of authoritarianism and dangerous domestic politics.
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More than 500 days into his second term, President Trump continues to blame former president Joe Biden for high prices. MS NOW’s JM Rieger digs into the archive.

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Republicans can’t seem to name a single thing Trump has done wrong. Media Matters President and CEO Angelo Carusone joins The Weeknight to react.

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Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and their families said Trump’s AG pick, Todd Blanche, was “condescending” during their meeting with him, which came at the request of GOP Sen. Thom Tillis. The group visited Capitol Hill Friday to drop files off to senators’ offices ahead of the Judiciary Committee’s upcoming vote on Blanche’s confirmation as U.S. Attorney General.

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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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