President Trump is again portraying the war in Iran as over, despite the conflict very much continuing as it approaches its seventh month. The president yesterday posted an AI-generated image on social media showing himself standing next to a sign that reads “mission accomplished,” echoing President Bush’s early declaration during the Iraq war. The Morning Joe panel discusses Trump’s premature declaration on Iran, and Jonathan Lemire breaks down the latest piece he co-wrote for The Atlantic titled, ‘The Real Reason Trump Wants Economic Sanctions in Iran.’
The Morning Joe panel discusses the Natalie Harp controversy and the Trump administration’s ‘meltdown’ reaction, even attacking a reporter’s children. The panel analysis includes Jonathan Lemire's latest piece for The Atlantic, “The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp,” details what he describes as an overreaction to the a comment made by Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, as Trump, the White House and MAGA supporters launched attacks and inadvertently ‘blew up’ the story into something much bigger.
There are growing concerns about who President Trump is surrounding himself with. MS NOW exclusively reports that Trump's close aide Natalie Harp had no security clearance for a year. MS NOW Washington Reporter Jackie Alemany has more details from the White House. Former FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael Feinberg and Staff Writer for The Atlantic McKay Coppins join Katy Tur to discuss the close relationship.
MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports on The Atlantic’s “The End of Reading Is Here” and what the decline of reading could mean for culture, politics and society.
Rose Horowitch, author of The Atlantic’s “The End of Reading Is Here,” joins MS NOW’s Ari Melber on "The Beat" alongside The New York Times’ Michelle Goldberg. (The Beat's YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)
According to new reporting from The Atlantic, President Trump's new strategy in Iran is to do nothing. Co-host of MS NOW's "Morning Joe" Jonathan Lemire and Financial Times Columnist Gillian Tett join Katy Tur to discuss the latest developments on the conflict.
The Atlantic's Lily Meyer and Sarah Gleim, who wrote, "How 'The Catcher in the Rye' influenced real killers," discuss the book's legacy on its 75th anniversary.
It’s hilarious enough that the Atlantic magazine has an entire article this week about Democrats adopting “masculinity” as a new political strategy — How do you do, fellow macho men? — but then it had to include a man literally named “Poindexter” to explain the party’s problem with “manly” voters. And get it wrong! “In Poindexter’s […]
Masculinism is a belief that feminism emasculates men, and men should be in control while women stay at home raising children. The Atlantic writer Helen Lewis says the movement is becoming mainstream.
