Trump's slush fund is the textbook definition of self-dealing.

Trump sued himself, settled with himself, and then Trump gives himself and his family immunity

to evade their taxes, and Trump makes you, the American taxpayer, pay for it all. Now, Trump is claiming that the

slush fund is dead for now. But Democrats will not stop until it's well and truly buried and can

never see the light of day. That is Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer yesterday, promising

legislation that would permanently block President Trump's so-called

anti-weaponization fund, which is on the rocks right now. Democrats will need help from Republicans

to make that happen. We'll look at where support stands on Capitol Hill and why the White

House may be backing off from this idea. Also ahead, we'll go through new reporting on President

Trump's combative phone call,

to put it mildly, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's aggressive attacks in Lebanon.

Plus, we'll break down the big primary races out west today. No clear frontrunners in the race for

California's next governor or to lead its largest city, possibly opening the

door for a former reality TV star to become the mayor of Los Angeles.

Good morning. Welcome to morning, Joe. It's Tuesday, June 2nd, with us, co-hosts of our 9 a.m.

Our staff writer at the Atlantic, Jonathan Lemire, and MS now contributor, Mike Barnacle.

Mike Barnacle particularly excited about the

idea of Spencer Pratt being the mayor of Los Angeles. You were just totally dialed in on the hills

and all that kind of, long-time, long-time fan. World of MTV reality shows. No one deserves more

support than Spencer Pratt. He's got a little help from the President of the United States,

so we'll see how he does. But let's dig in to our top story, more than three months now into

the war with Iran. President Trump says he doesn't care if peace negotiations are over.

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