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'Absolute lunatic': MSNBC panel slams media's 'sane-washing' of Trump's 'word salads'

Donald Trump is increasingly rambling and giving non-answers to policy questions, and the media isn't up to the task of covering him, according to a panel on MSNBC on Sunday.

On Ayman over the weekend, the host played several videos of Trump giving confusing answers to questions about specific legislation issues, calling them "word salads." In one now-viral speech, Trump suggests tariffs are the answer to skyrocketing costs in child care.

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'Super weird': TMZ's new pictures of J.D. Vance in a swimming pool prompt ridicule

J.D. Vance was recently photographed by TMZ swimming at a luxury resort with his t-shirt on, prompting laughter from the Republican vice presidential candidate's critics on social media.

Over the weekend, the celebrity news source published a report entitled, "J.D. Vance Beats Heat in S.D. Swimming Pool ... Wears Shirt Into Water."

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'Spectacular': Alex Jones makes a 'dead serious' prediction about Kamala Harris at debate

Vice President Kamala Harris is "going to fall flat on her face" at the presidential debate against Donald Trump, and she will also be on drugs, according to right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Jones, a Trump ally who in August claimed that there are Democrats plotting to put conservatives "in camps," predicted that Harris will be taking ecstasy due to her "performance anxiety."

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'Donald is dementing': Trump's psychologist niece flags his 'worsening' mental condition

Donald Trump's mental health is deteriorating and the American press is unable to properly cover it, according to the former president's psychologist niece.

Trained psychologist Mary Trump said on Sunday that her uncle's recent rambling, stream-of-consciousness answers to policy questions are worth coverage, but the media isn't doing its job. Mary Trump previously argued that her uncle's obsession with crowd sizes ties into his desire to be complimented 24/7, which stems from unfortunate circumstances during his early childhood.

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Three-term incumbent braces for 'GOP onslaught' in critical swing state: report

Multi-millionaire David McCormick is coming for Democratic Senator Bob Casey's (PA) seat in what is expected to be "the most expensive race in the country."

As the incumbent braces "for a GOP onslaught," CNN reports that "Democrats can’t afford a slip-up in a purple state like Pennsylvania, given they already have to defend seats in red states like Ohio and Montana."

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'Looming atrocity': Critics outraged by Trump's promise for a 'bloody' second term

Experts and political observers are pushing back on Donald Trump's recent promise that, if he's elected, his second term will include a "bloody" plan for immigration.

"And ya know getting them out will be a bloody story," Trump said about his plans for the removal of undocumented immigrants. He added that they "should have never been allowed to come into our country. Nobody checked them."

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'The RNC must activate now!' Trump hits panic button over Pennsylvania mail-in ballots

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sounded the alarm Sunday after claiming that an "investigation" by right-wing influencer Tucker Carlson had revealed that Democrats planned to cheat in Pennsylvania.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed without evidence that Pennsylvania's absentee voting suffered from widespread fraud.

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Trump campaign accused of handing neo-Nazis new recruiting tools

Donald Trump's third bid for the presidency is leaning heavily on anti-immigrant rhetoric and that has some extremism experts accusing the GOP candidate's campaign of handing neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists a helping hand when it comes to recruiting new members.

According to a report from the Guardian's Ben Makuch, a common sight at Trump rallies are signs handed out by the campaign that state in all caps: "MASS DEPORTATION NOW."

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'I'm going to scare people': Newsmax anchor 'sorry' after revealing vote for Obama

Conservative Newsmax host Lidia Curanaj apologized to viewers over the weekend after revealing she voted for President Barack Obama.

The admission came during a Sunday interview with former GOP candidate Larry Elder. Curanaj argued that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris had misled the public about her record.

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Some Trump insiders appalled by his 'slimy' cash grab as election looms: report

Donald Trump's recent spate of making merchandise offers to his rabid MAGA followers, which will put money in his pockets but do nothing for his election prospects, is creating tension with some of his inner circle according to a report from the Washington Post.

On Sunday, the Post's Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker noted an increase in Trump merchandise the president has been promoting — ranging from shoes to bibles to trading cards — with the election just 58 days away, writing, "the money was not going to his campaign but to for-profit ventures he earns millions from promoting. No presidential candidate has ever so closely linked his election with personal for-profit enterprises."

That led Don Fox, a former general counsel for the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, to point out, "There’s no precedent in history at all, and certainly not in modern history, for somebody who has monetized the office or running for office of president the way he has."

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That has not gone unnoticed by some of his advisers who are admitting they find the cash grab unseemly, despite knowing the former president's history of cashing in on his name.

According to the WaPo report, "There are advisers and lawyers inside the campaign who say the deals are a little 'slimy,' but 'Trump relishes being able to market his name,' said one campaign adviser, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity to reveal internal details."

That same adviser explained, "His general belief is, ‘If I’m going to get attacked and have to pay all these lawyers and deal with everything, I need to make some money off it.'”

The report goes on to point out that the former president has made no secret of his belief that he should be able to continue his gold-digging ways as evidenced by his jacking up the price of a Mar-a-Lago membership — allowing supporters to get physically closer to him — to a whopping $700,000 recently.

The Post is also reporting the former president is also agreeing to deals, sometimes for millions of dollars, without having his lawyers review them first for conflicts of interest.

"A person with knowledge of the discussions said the deals usually came directly to Trump or family members and were later scrutinized by lawyers, often after Trump had already said yes. Most of the deals were in the low millions of dollars, this person said."

That person added, "What he was willing to do depended on how much money he was getting, who was asking and what mood he was in.”

You can read more about additional sketchy deals he has been swinging here.

'I had no idea': Lara Trump questioned after appearing on Russia-backed podcasts

Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump insisted Sunday she had "no idea" after appearing on podcasts that Russia allegedly funded.

In an interview on NewsNation, host Chris Stirewalt asked Trump if the RNC was concerned after the Department of Justice revealed a Russian influence operation to push Kremlin-friendly messages in conservative media.

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Watch: Conservative laughed at after claim Trump will be focused on policy at debate

A former deputy communications director for Donald Trump got an unintentional laugh out of several CNN "State of the Union" panel members on Sunday morning after boasting that the former president would come to Tuesday night's debate with Vice President Kamala Harris ready to get into the weeds about their contrasting policies.

Host Dana Bash kicked off the segment by asking CNN contributor Bakari Sellers if he had any advice for the VP before she faces off with Trump, with Sellers bluntly joking, "I don't know if I have any insight, but if they are listening to me or anyone else, I would say you cannot get into a pissing match with Donald Trump because he just brings a more full bladder."

After adding, "I think is going to be a very good night for her, regardless of the spin afterwards, I think people are going to see a clear contrast," former Trump aide Bryan Lanza weighed in by stating: "I think you've seen the polls recently that came out today even the reports that came out last week, she's not the change agent and she's now being viewed as radically liberal."

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"That's what Donald Trump's going to talk about," Lanza predicted. "He's going to compare his record as president to Joe Biden's and Harris' record and just show how dangerously liberal these policies have affected everyday families. And you'll probably see the most content heavy with respect to policy that we've ever seen in a debate. I think — ."

"From whom?" Sellers interrupted.

"From Trump," Lanza shot back which led to Sellers laughing out loud as the camera pulled back showing former Trump White House advisor Alyssa Farah Griffin also laughing.

Sellers returned to the moment later, telling the panel, "I kind of laughed when my good friend Bryan talked about the fact that it's going to be policy substantive."

"I mean, direct attacks against who he is, not only the character of the man which we know is lacking, but also where he lacks substantively on policy," he continued. "We just heard this week a response on how are you going to do affordable childcare? That response made absolutely no sense to anyone. It didn't make sense to our children, right? I mean it was just a word salad. He is diminished, he's not the same person he was even when he debated Hillary Clinton."

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Alina Habba repeats Russian talking points on Fox News to 'get the right news out there'

Alina Habba, an adviser and attorney for Donald Trump, downplayed allegations that Russia had paid right-wing influencers by trying to link Vladimir Putin to Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

During a Sunday interview with Habba on Fox News, host Jason Chaffetz said he doubted the Department of Justice's claims that Russia paid conservative podcasters.

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