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Epstein had friends listen in on phone calls while Trump talked about sex: NYT reporter

Convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein had a habit of letting friends and associates listen in on what were supposed to be private phone conversations with Donald Trump where the two shared tales of “sexual conquests.”

Appearing on MS NOW hours after the New York Times published a bombshell report that detailed a closer relationship between the late Epstein and the current U.S. president years ago than was previously reported, the Times’ Nick Confessore highlighted some of the more sordid details his investigation turned up.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent flees DC restaurant after being heckled

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly left a restaurant in Washington, D.C. after a woman heckled him.

NOTUS reporter Daniella Diaz said she was dining in Adam's Morgan on Wednesday when she noticed the woman heckling Bessent.

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'Waste of time': MAGA hosts shred Trump for 'campaign speech' to the nation

Pro-MAGA hosts David Brody, Gina Loudon, and Terrance Bates agreed that President Donald Trump's Wednesday night address to the nation was a "waste of time."

"That was a waste of time," Brody said to his co-hosts during a Thursday segment on Real America's Voice. "That's what I made of it. Uh, womp, womp. Where was the big reveal?"

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Trump aide whines networks didn't show PowerPoint slides — that kneecapped arguments

One of Donald Trump’s top economic advisers went on MS NOW on Thursday morning, where he whined that the networks that covered the president’s rambling White House speech on Wednesday night failed to use a PowerPoint presentation that was supposed to beef up the president’s arguments.

That was an awkward complaint after CNN reported almost nine hours before that one slide in the presentation contradicted a central Trump claim.

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'Is that a red flag?' Ex-Trump aide challenged to explain emerging GOP trend

Around two dozen Republican lawmakers are planning to retire, and rumors are swirling around Capitol Hill that others are planning to join the mass exodus.

A survey of GOP representatives found some members were unwilling to commit to running for re-election next year, and "CNN This Morning" host Audie Cornish wondered what that meant for the 2026 midterms.

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'Scared to death' GOP won't like where Jack Smith interrogation is headed: MS NOW host

The decision by House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) to allow special counsel Jack Smith to testify only in private will come back to haunt Republicans, and things could get worse.

That is the opinion of “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough as he went on an extensive rant on Thursday morning, where he accused GOP lawmakers of being “scared to death” of what Smith would reveal to the public.

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'Sad': Former FBI deputy director shows how departing Trump pick 'terrified' his employees

A former FBI leader trashed his successor Dan Bongino as he prepares to depart his post after less than a year on the job.

Andrew McCabe, who served in that role for nearly two years at the start of President Donald Trump's first term, told "CNN This Morning" that Bongino's complaints months ago about the tediousness of his job demonstrated how poorly suited he was for a leadership post in the federal law enforcement agency.

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Trump speech supercut leads to laughter over the president's biggest 'obsession'

A supercut from Donald Trump’s erratic speech from the White House on Wednesday night provoked gales of laughter from the hosts of “Morning Joe” on Thursday morning.

During his speech, where the president, as co-host Jonathan Lemire described it, “lost his battle with the teleprompter,” Trump constantly mentioned President Joe Biden’s name, which made up the focus of the supercut.

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'Why are you saying it like that?' CNN anchor surprised by ex-Trump aide's speech analysis

CNN's Audie Cornish expressed surprise at a former White House official's analysis of President Donald Trump's economic address from the White House.

The president delivered a roughly 20-minute address Wednesday night from the Diplomatic Reception Room blaming current economic troubles on former President Joe Biden and insisting the economy was improving, and one of Trump's former White House communications directors told "CNN This Morning" the speech fell short of the mark.

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'This isn't going to help': Republican lawmakers panicked over Trump speech

Donald Trump's White House address on Wednesday night upset more than a handful of Republican Party lawmakers, who reached out afterwards to MS NOW’s Jonathan Lemire to express their dismay.

Discussing the speech, which “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough pointed out was mostly notable for the president’s constant yelling, Lemire passed judgment by commenting that Trump “lost his battle with the teleprompter yesterday.”

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'What is Newt smokin'?' One of GOP's 'deepest thinkers' roasted for hyping Trump's speech

Someone who has been described as one of the GOP's "deepest thinkers" was roasted on Wednesday night by political analysts after he hyped up President Donald Trump's bizarre address to the nation.

Trump gave a roughly 18-minute speech on live T.V. on Wednesday, where he attempted to address voters' concerns about affordability after Democrats won several elections by focusing their messaging on the issue. During the speech, Trump blamed immigrants for high housing and health care costs. He also bragged about his tariff policies, which many economists have said are contributing to the rising cost of goods.

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Trump's address prompts stunning revelation for Dem: 'For the first time, I'm not afraid'

CNN political commentator Van Jones said on Wednesday that Donald Trump showed something surprising during his address to the nation.

Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday night at a time when public polling shows support for his economic policies is crumbling. A recent NPR poll found that 36% of Americans support Trump's economic policies, which is a record low for his second administration.

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Trump's bizarre address brutally mocked on CNN: 'Don't you see how awesome I am?'

A CNN political commentator mocked President Donald Trump's address to the nation on Wednesday night.

Trump's address to the nation comes at a time when public polls show support for some of his signature policies is fading. A recent NPR poll found just 36% of Americans support his economic policies, which many experts have said are the reason Trump was elected to office in the first place.

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