Rubio's 'Proactive Defensive' Justification

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-- Senator Ruben Gallego, Democrat from Arizona, joins us to discuss Donald Trump's attacks on Iran, whether they constitute an impeachable offense, and how they will affect the midterm elections

-- Hillary Clinton angrily rebukes Lauren Boebert after Boebert raises conspiracy claims about Anthony Weiner and Epstein files during a tense exchange that leaves Republicans scrambling

-- Donald Trump faces backlash from Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and other MAGA figures after launching military action against Iran despite campaigning on no new wars

-- Gas prices surge nationwide as Donald Trump’s military escalation in the Middle East disrupts oil markets, rattles Wall Street, and pushes energy costs higher for American consumers

-- Donald Trump struggles through remarks honoring a fallen soldier, pivots to discussing ballroom decor, and leaves the room in visible silence and confusion

-- Melania Trump chairs a United Nations meeting on children in conflict, while Donald Trump speaks about drapes at the White House, creating strange presidential optics

-- The White House confirms Donald Trump is using a preventative skin cream after visible redness appears on his neck, but officials decline to name the condition or treatment

-- Marco Rubio and Donald Trump defend a preemptive strike on Iran as both proactive and defensive, saying the United States acted first to avoid a larger attack

-- On the Bonus Show: Americans are told to leave the Middle East, a draft Barron Trump website launches, the House opens an ethics probe into Nancy Mace, and much more...

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(20:43) Gas prices spike under Trump
(27:08) Trump stumbles at medal ceremony
(34:03) Gallego on Trump, Iran, midterms
(50:47) Melania chairs UN meeting
(56:05) Trump’s neck skin issue
(1:00:38) Rubio and Trump defend strike  

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