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‘Impulsive and ill-informed’: Trump ‘unfit’ warn 741 NatSec leaders endorsing Harris

A bipartisan group of 741 national security leaders, including retired generals, admirals, ambassadors, and former defense secretaries, have joined to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for President and denounce her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, saying she "is prepared and strategic, he is impulsive and ill-informed."

"We are former public servants who swore an oath to the Constitution. Many of us risked our lives for it. We are retired generals, admirals, senior noncommissioned officers, ambassadors, and senior civilian national security leaders. We are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. We are loyal to the ideals of our nation—like freedom, democracy, and the rule of law—not to any one individual or party," their letter addressed to the American People, reads.

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'I am coming after CNN full throttle!' Mark Robinson rages at campaign event

Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina, threatened a "full throttle" attack on CNN after the network exposed controversial remarks it reported he made on a pornographic website.

Robinson lashed out at reporters during a Monday campaign event, focusing on his staff's en masse resignation instead of policies. The Robinson campaign spun the departures, which happened hours after CNN's report which broke Thursday, as planned "staff changes."

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Trump runs ads in Georgia the state — with pictures of Georgia the country: report

Former President Donald Trump made a glaring mistake in a new digital ad campaign targeted at Republican voters in Georgia, using imagery from the wrong Georgia, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

"ATTENTION GEORGIA: I'm humbling asking you to stop what you're doing and check your voter registration status," said the ad, which is as of press time is still reportedly running for certain Facebook users in Georgia. "Only a handful of votes will decide this election. We can stop inflation, secure our borders, lower taxes, and make America Great Again!" The message is accompanied by an image of a vast, meadowed mountain range, overlaid with the words "REGISTER TO VOTE FOR TRUMP. CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION" which links to a registration portal.

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Trump-loving sheriff booted off election security duties after incendiary anti-Harris post

Portage County, Ohio Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski caused an uproar earlier this month when he posted on Facebook that his supporters should "write down" the addresses of local residents in the county who had signs supporting Vice President Kamala Harris on their lawns.

Now The Daily Beast reports that Zuchowski's department has been stripped of its election security duties after multiple residents expressed discomfort with giving him any oversight role in the upcoming presidential election.

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'Republicans are running away': Ex GOP governor won't publicly back Trump after scandal

A former Republican governor of North Carolina refused Monday morning to throw his support behind Donald Trump as he warned CNN's damning Mark Robinson report and another surprise factor could cost the former president the state.

Pat McCrory, who served as governor from 2013 to 2017, told anchor Kasie Hunt Monday that Trump potentially lost up to 30,000 votes when CNN broke a stunning exclusive that linked the Republican gubernatorial nominee to controversial comments left on a porn site.

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'Absolutely insane': Morning Joe bashes conservatives over latest Kamala Harris attack

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ripped into critics on Monday over claims that Kamala Harris hasn't revealed enough information about her policies.

The "Morning Joe" host bashed a pair of conservative columnists — Bret Stephens of the New York Times and Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal — who have complained that Harris talks too much about her background and not enough about policy specifics.

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'Comrade Kamala just lost': Trump makes wild Harris claim in midnight Truth Social spree

Former President Donald Trump took to social media early Monday morning to claim a Fox News story about previously reported information would spell doom for Vice President Kamala Harris in a key swing state.

Trump shared on Truth Social about 12:40 a.m. a Fox News report about an "unearthed" video Trump claimed would cost the Democratic presidential nominee the Keystone State.

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Robinson returns to campaign trail as staffers resign and GOP pols distance themselves

Lt. Governor Mark Robinson returns to the campaign trail Monday with the hopes of refocusing his faltering gubernatorial campaign on the issues.

The Republican nominee has spent the past four days denying a CNN report about lewd and offensive online posts, and by Sunday some top members of his campaign had resigned.

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Trump and Harris consider 60 Minutes interviews that would air on same day: report

Instead of a second debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump next month — the 2024 presidential candidates are considering 60 Minutes interviews, according to an Axios exclusive report.

Per Axios, the interviews would "air back-to-back on October 7 as a campaign grand finale."

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Trump accused of 'literally phoning it in' after calling in to 'tele-rally' in swing state

Donald Trump was accused Sunday of "literally phoning it in" after calling in for a "tele-rally" in a swing state.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported over the weekend that the former president and Gov. Glenn Youngkin held a tele-rally in Virginia, which the New York Post has called a "surprise swing state."

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J.D. Vance 'caught lying' on video about egg costs — with price tag right behind him

J.D. Vance recently blamed Vice President Kamala Harris for an increase in prices for eggs, but observers noted that his point was undermined by a contradictory price tag behind him.

CNN's Kit Maher reported that Donald Trump's pick for Vice President "swung by a supermarket in Reading, Pennsylvania, aiming to spotlight high grocery prices due to Kamala Harris’ policies. One of his sons handed him a carton of eggs which he held while addressing media."

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'Dumb behind thinking': Ex-GOP leader was speechless after James Comer's new Harris attack

Former Republican Party chairman Michael Steele was rendered speechless Sunday after being presented with a new attack by House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) on Vice President Kamala Harris.

Steele appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, where the host played a video of Comer responding to Harris' recent comments about gun ownership made in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Harris told Winfrey that she herself was a gun owner and that, if someone breaks into her house to threaten her life, "they're getting shot."

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'Speaker Johnson bested Trump': Internet erupts after deal reached to avert shutdown

Congressional leaders have reportedly reached a deal to avoid a shutdown of the government, dealing a blow to Donald Trump, and the internet was quick to react.

Trump has reportedly pushed Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), the House Speaker, to force a government shutdown, which the former president purportedly believed would help his chances in the upcoming presidential election.

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