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'No method to Trump's madness': Psychotherapist slams MAGA for debate 'gaslighting'

Donald Trump is not suddenly going to become presidential and MAGA supporters are in denial or simply ignorant of his personality disorders, a psychotherapist argued on the heels of a problematic presidential debate,

Vocal Trump critic Nick Carmody took to X this week to make his case that the Republican Party was spreading a false narrative about their presidential nominee's ability to govern from the White House.

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Old post resurfaces of Vance calling Trump 'reprehensible' due to anti-immigrant rhetoric

A 2016 social media post resurfaced this week from Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), in which he called the MAGA leader "reprehensible" over his anti-immigrant rhetoric.

CNBC's Carl Quintanilla posted a screen capture of a post on X, then known as Twitter, from Vance saying, "Trump makes people I care about afraid. Immigrants, Muslims, etc. Because of this, I find him reprehensible. God wants better of us."

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Nazi-sympathizing MAGA rioter receives award at Trump's Bedminster golf club: report

A convicted Jan. 6 rioter and Nazi sympathizer was honored with an award last month at former President Donald Trump's golf club in New Jersey, according to a new report.

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli was a special guest at the Eagle Council conference that was held in Bedminster, NPR investigative reporter Tom Dreisbach has discovered.

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'Damaged' Trump is acting like a 'cornered sewer rat' and the GOP can't dump him: analyst

In the wake of Donald Trump's Tuesday debate performance that some Republicans called a "missed opportunity" and a "trainwreck," former Trump White House correspondent Brian Karem suggested the ex-president is in for the fight of his life — and that is not good news for the GOP.

Noting Vice President Kamala Harris' baiting prompted him to rage about immigrants eating America's pets, Karem said that now-viral soundbite makes Trump an even more "damaged" candidate.

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'Oh, you all watched the debate!' Harris cracks up rally and self as she jabs Trump 'plan'

Vice President Kamala Harris sent her North Carolina rally into hysterics on Thursday, referencing Donald Trump's revelation that even after eight years, he still doesn't have a complete replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act.

During his first campaign, Trump promised to "repeal and replace Obamacare." Ultimately, the party that, at that point, spent six years campaigning on the slogan still hadn't crafted a replacement plan.

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'Wusses out of the rematch': Critics call Trump 'scared' after he nixes additional debates

It has been over 36 hours since the Tuesday night debate that even some Fox News personalities said Donald Trump lost. On Thursday he took to Truth Social, promising in an all-caps rant, "THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE."

His refusal to go head-to-head again prompted The Lincoln Project to respond on X, "Turns out 'anytime, anywhere' was more of just a concept, huh?" It was a referral to Trump's claim Tuesday that he had "concepts of a plan" for healthcare.

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'Obviously I failed': CNN's Dana Bash laughs off Trump's taunts amid debate complaints

CNN's Dana Bash is laughing off recent insults from former President Donald Trump over her handling of a key interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, she told Salon reporter Dean Obeidallah in a new interview.

Bash, a co-moderator of Trump's presidential debate against President Joe Biden in June, became the target of Trump's Truth Social commentary she prepared to grill Harris and running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) late last month.

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'Hanging by a thread': MSNBC analyst sees signal that Trump close to firing campaign heads

Returning from Philadelphia where he covered the Tuesday night debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, MSNBC contributor John Heilemann suggested a Trump campaign shake-up could soon be in the works.

Speaking with "Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist, the political analyst stated that the heads of Trump campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris La Civita could be on the chopping block after the debate disaster that even has noted GOP pollster Frank Luntz saying he sees no path for Trump to win.

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'Do you do that on purpose?' C-SPAN host busts GOP lawmaker for mispronouncing 'Kamala'

C-SPAN host Greta Brawner called out Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) after he mispronounced Vice President Kamala Harris' first name.

During a Thursday interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Brawner stopped Burchett while he was complaining about the Harris presidential campaign.

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Trump priming his base for violence with assassination conspiracies: experts

Donald Trump has been leaning into conspiracy theories about his apparent assassination attempt as his poll numbers dip, and experts warn that he could be priming his base for more violence if he loses the election.

The former president – and even his wife – has been talking more about the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left one of his supporters dead, two others wounded and an apparent cut on his ear, and he has been suggesting it was carried out to prevent him from returning to power, reported the Washington Post.

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Amy Coney Barrett — who adopted Haitian kids — must dispel Trump pet-eating myth: analyst

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has adopted two children from Haiti, and one legal expert is calling on her to dispel the myths being spread about Haitian immigrants.

During her nomination speech, Coney Barrett gave details of each of her seven children and what they are interested in. The two Haitian immigrants were described as "merely the sum of their trauma," wrote one critic at the time.

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'Why wouldn’t I be angry?' Wrathful Trump pledges to stay mad — despite insiders' fears

Former President Donald Trump won't brook with any complaints that he's reading too angry — even as campaign insiders express panic it could torpedo his campaign.

The Republican nominee Thursday afternoon issued a lengthy Truth Social commentary defending his wrathful demeanor during the first presidential debate to pit Trump against Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.

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Republicans give Trump's economic sabotage plan the cold shoulder

Former President Donald Trump seems to want the American economy to go downhill ahead of the November election, but even some of his congressional allies aren't on board.

As Politico reports, Trump has been railing against the Federal Reserve for potentially lowering interest rates in the coming weeks, which would inject fresh liquidity into the economy and lower the costs of purchasing big-ticket items such as cars and houses.

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