People are spending more on gas, but they're also spending more on everything else, not just groceries, but restaurants and so on.

And I think that that's a sign that you would see when people are optimistic about the future.

White House Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett with some serious spin there about the state of the economy,

claiming that Americans are more

optimistic about the future because they're paying more for things. While costs are rising,

President Trump spent most of his weekend doing what else posting on social media about almost

everything except affordability issues. We're going to go through his increasingly erratic online

habits. Also ahead, Trump's running mate from his first term is speaking out against the so-called

anti-weaponization fund, a massive amount of money that could go to members of the January 6th crowd

who threatened Mike Pence's

life. Plus, we'll bring you the latest on the negotiations to end the Iran war as President

Trump is requesting edits on the items his envoys had already agreed to with their Iranian

counterparts. Good morning and welcome to Morning Joe. It is Monday, June 1st.

I'm Jonathan Lemire. Got the helm today. Joe McAulily have the day off. With us, we have a great

group to get us started. Co-host of the Restis Politics Podcast, the BBC's Caddy Kay, the host

of Politics Nation on MS Now, the Reverend Al Sharpton. He is, of course, also president

of the National Action Network, and CEO and co-founder of Axios, Jim Van de High, with us as well.

My thanks to all of you for work joining us. Let us dive right in. We have a lot to get to on this

busy Monday morning. We'll start with New Jersey

Governor Mikey Sherrill saying that family visitations will resume at an immigration detention

center in Newark where protests have been taking place for more than a week amid reports

of unsafe and unsanitary conditions inside that ice facility.

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