In an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, President Donald Trump said FBI agents ushered crowds into the Capitol during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Jonathan Lemire blasts the comment on Morning Joe: “That was the FBI under a Donald Trump Department of Justice,” he says, before calling it “a complete farce.”

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President Trump cashing in on America’s 250th birthday celebration is raising ethics concerns. It also comes as Americans grapple with rising inflation. Staff Writer at The Atlantic Ashley Parker, Executive Editor of The Nation John Nichols and Policy Editor for The Bulwark Mona Charen join Antonia Hylton to discuss how voters are reacting.

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Senator Markwayne Mullin was already a character of dubious competence based on his conduct in hearings and media interviews, but as Donald Trump’s choice to replace Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security at a time when ICE is out of control and the U.S. is at war with Iran, expectations for improvements at DHS are low. Rep. Pay Ryan, Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Rep. Seth Moulton, and Rep. Maggie Goodlander, all veterans of U.S. military service, discuss with Jen Psaki.

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Early voting is set to begin next week in New York and one of the most closely-watched races will be the busy Democratic primary for the state’s 12th congressional district. One of the candidates is former conservative lawyer, George Conway. And he’s made it crystal clear that a vote for him will be against Donald Trump. But, will that be enough to win over Democratic voters? George Conway joins The Weekend: Primetime to discuss.

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With a new Fox News poll showing that most American think Donald Trump does not have the mental soundness to serve effectively as president, Jen Psaki looks at the trouble Trump is having even staying awake, and his bad habit of making poor decisions based on the incorrect assumption that everyone will give him what he wants.

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