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2024 Elections

Mark Cuban: Kamala Harris 'not just a sales rep' like Donald Trump but 'a CEO'

After Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a major economic speech Wednesday, billionaire entrepreneur and "Shark Tank" investor Mark Cuban called former President Donald Trump — whom he's known for decades — nothing more than a salesman, and said Harris is the one in charge.

Cuban was on hand at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and spoke to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace after Harris' speech. Cuban walked through his experience with the ex-president.

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Louisiana Republican launches racist tirade against 'nastiest country' Haiti after lawsuit

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) unleashed a bigoted attack on Haitian immigrants on Wednesday that drew swift blowback from many of his Twitter followers.

In a post on Twitter, Higgins attacked Haitian immigrants who filed criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (OH) for falsely accusing them of eating local residents' pets.

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'Tapestry of resentment': Experts say Trump campaign survives scandal because of one skill

The success of former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign despite an unlikable running mate, a criminal conviction, million-dollar rulings on sex abuse and fraud, comments belittling Medal of Honor recipients, accusations of a physical fight at Arlington National Cemetery and an ongoing federal court case stemming from his attempt to overturn the 2020 election is not surprising once voters consider his one unique skill, a slate of experts told the New York Times.

Columnist Thomas Edsall on Wednesday set out to solve what he called the "mystery of 2024: How is it possible that Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of winning the presidency despite all that voters now know about him?" and found an alarming answer.

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J.D. Vance comes across as a 'deeply, emotionally wounded kid': Psychotherapist

Psychotherapist Nick Carmody went into great detail after an X follower asked Carmody to analyze Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).

Writing on the social media site, he scrutinized key aspects of Vance's childhood that likely impacted his need to please people and to use power to garner revenge.

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Trump still fuming over debate with Harris: 'She just talked about the birds and the bees'

Former President Donald Trump faulted Vice President Kamala Harris by claiming she "talked about the birds and the bees" during a recent debate on ABC News.

While speaking to a group of supporters in North Carolina on Wednesday, Trump asserted that the debate was "three on one" because the moderators and Harris fact-checked him.

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JD Vance's favorability likened to 'herpes' in brutal poll analysis

Women like North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson — the gubernatorial candidate recently linked to boasts of an affair with his wife's sister on a porn site — more than former President Donald Trump's own supporters like running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), a new analysis contends.

The Bulwark Wednesday heaped scorn on Vance over recently released Harvard Youth Poll data that found he is only viewed favorably by 18 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 30.

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'It's an insane message': Women voters revolt over Trump vow to 'protect' them

Former President Donald Trump raised some eyebrows this week when he vowed to be a "protector" for women, despite the fact that he has been found liable for sexual abuse and has faced sexual assault allegations from dozens of women.

"You will no longer be abandoned or scared, you won't be in danger any longer," Trump pledged to women voters this week. "You will no longer have anxiety from all of the problems our country has today. You will be protected and I will be your protector. You will be happy, healthy, confident and free. You will no longer be thinking about abortion.”

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'Loose cannon' Trump has campaign insiders scrambling as election strategy tossed out

Donald Trump's third run for the presidency has gone from smooth sailing to being rudderless since his campaign was caught flatfooted when President Joe Biden stepped aside, paving the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to change the fortunes of the Democratic Party.

According to MSNBC analyst Hayes Brown, the highly organized Trump for president campaign helmed by Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita was enjoying a honeymoon when Biden was the presumptive candidate but the entry of Harris as their man's opponent has turned him into a "loose cannon" they have no control over nor are they attempting to.

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Hacked files show how Trump team botched vetting of J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance has proven to be one of the most unpopular vice presidential nominees in recent memory, and hacked documents show Donald Trump's team failed to turn up some of the past controversial statements that have dogged his candidacy.

A source identifying himself only as "Robert" shopped around internal documents starting in mid-July allegedly hacked in Iran from the Trump campaign, but so far none of the stolen information has been published – not by the New York Times, Politico or the Washington Post, all of which turned down the offer despite reporting on emails stolen from Hillary Clinton's campaign, reported Vanity Fair.

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'Ego made him an easy target': Trump said to be 'flabby' sucker in ex-airline CEO's book

A former airline mogul says he was able to manipulate Donald Trump into making a questionable business deal all while scorning the former president's physique, multiple reports show.

Trump is presented as a "flabby" sucker in former Continental Airlines CEO Frank Lorenzo's recently released book "Flying for Peanuts," according to reviews from Forbes and industry news analysis site Leeham Company.

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Republican lawmakers 'wince' as Trump rejects Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy's visit

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was one of the international leaders willing to stand up to Donald Trump when he demanded a "favor" in exchange for sending military assistance already allocated by Congress. It seems Trump doesn't forget.

Punchbowl News pointed out that Trump has spent the past week bashing Zelenskyy, and it's causing Republicans to "wince."

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Columnist has ominous warning about J.D. Vance maybe taking over presidency for Trump

When Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) ran for president in 2008 and picked Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) as his running mate, Democrats tried to drive home the message that Palin was "one weak heartbeat" from the presidency, as McCain at the time was 72 years old.

Now, however, there's a real chance that the 78-year-old Donald Trump, if elected this year, would not be able to serve out his full term in office.

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Trump sex assault accusers take to the airwaves in new ads

Women who in the past have accused former President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting them will be featured in new advertisements funded by arch Trump critic George Conway.

People reports that Conway's political action committee is releasing new ads featuring Natasha Stoynoff, who claims that Trump assaulted her during a visit to Mar-a-Lago in 2005, and Jessica Leeds, who said Trump tried to put his hand up her skirt while she was seated next to him on a plane in 1979.

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