Army General Chris Donahue, the final American soldier to withdraw from Afghanistan, is leaving his post amid an overhaul by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has more details. Fmr. Under Secretary of State Richard Stengel and Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha join Alicia Menendez with their thoughts.

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After multiple musical artists pulled out of his Great American State Fair, Trump tried to save the event by inserting himself as the headliner, only to be met with a stream of attendees leaving in the middle of his speech. Nicolle Wallace is joined by The Bulwark’s Jared Poland for discussion.

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Tucker Carlson says he won’t “support the Republican Party” over President Trump’s war in Iran, arguing the party is putting “a foreign country” ahead of Americans. MS NOW’s Molly Jong-Fast breaks down what Carlson’s break with the GOP could mean for Trump.

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The House Oversight Committee released the transcript of its interview with tech billionaire Bill Gates as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Gates appeared before the committee for a nearly six-hour interview on June 10 to answer questions about his past involvement with Epstein. Gates has previously said his interactions with Epstein were a mistake, and denied any involvement with Epstein’s crimes.

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Rachel Maddow points out that while it’s never a good thing to have a bad president, having a bad president as incompetent as Donald Trump means he is also bad at pursuing his own corrupt goals. Maddow points out examples of Trump’s failed political prosecutions, caving to pushback and sparking a wave of political backlash against himself.

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