Jen Psaki points out that Donald Trump surely knows that his poll numbers are terrible. And he is surely aware of the growing list of Republican candidates who lost primary races despite (or maybe because of) carrying his endorsement. So, it seems likely that his support for Darline Graham once he’d already endorsed her, was more about demonstrating his own influence that any regard for her candidacy.

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Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., discusses the House’s planned vote on a a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the nation’s 51st state. The bill is backed by President Biden and top Democrats but faces long odds in the Senate. Aired on 04/22/2021.
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Jen Psaki debunks a conspiracy theory that a guest at an Oval Office event was concealing a secret button near her belly that would wake up Donald Trump when he had a “long blink” in the middle of the event but considers whether the White House might pursue the idea given how often Trump drifts off during Oval Office events. Watch more Psaki Bombs! at MS.NOW/PsakiBombs

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Max Lederer, the former publisher of the military publication Stars and Stripes, sounds off on the future of the paper under Pete Hegseth after getting fired by the Pentagon. “How can you be transparent if you don’t have the Pentagon’s voice?”

This week, a federal judge declined to stop the Pentagon from dismissing Lederer and two other journalists from the newspaper. The journalists are suing Hegseth, claiming they were retaliated against over negative news coverage and speaking out against press freedom.

Lederer tells Jacob Soboroff their lawsuit will “continue on.”

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President Trump posted an AI-generated video depicting U.S. strikes on Kharg Island, a key Iranian oil refinery, despite no such attack actually taking place amid the countries’ exchange of airstrikes over the weekend.

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