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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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Watch live: Trump addresses nation as poll numbers tank

President Donald Trump was addressing the nation on Wednesday night, his first public address in several months.

His speech comes at a time when his poll numbers slide, and Democrats appear to have significant momentum heading into the 2026 midterm election. A recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found just 36% of voters approve of Trump's handling of the economy, which is the lowest of his presidency.

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'Crack open that Bible': Senator turns tables on Trump after 'odd, out-of-nowhere' attack

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) hit back on Wednesday night, after President Donald Trump lashed out at him on his Truth Social platform to attack his Christian faith.

"Warnock spent the entire show using Religion to try and divide the Country! If a Republican, in particular ME, made those statements, it would be FRONT PAGE NEWS," Trump proclaimed, adding that Warnock is "a bad guy" whose wife "correctly states that he tried to run her over with a car" and NBC News won't "get away" with interviewing him.

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'Get your story straight!' Senator accuses Trump admin of lying in classified briefing

A Senate Democrat bashed the Trump administration's classified briefing on its strikes against alleged drug boats during an interview on CNN.

On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a classified briefing to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where they contradicted several key parts of the administration's narrative about the strikes. For instance, they said the boats were likely traveling to Europe, not the United States, as the administration claimed. They also admitted that the ships were likely carrying cocaine and not fentanyl, which President Donald Trump recently declared a "weapon of mass destruction."

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'War is coming': MAGA provocateur uncorks ominous prediction for Trump's mystery speech

President Donald Trump will announce "a war is coming" between the U.S. and Venezuela in his Wednesday night speech, according to right-wing broadcaster Tucker Carlson.

Carlson made the remarks on Wednesday during an interview with former Judge Andrew Napolitano. Both men are former Fox News employees.

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'Everybody Loves Raymond' actor sounds off on 'malignant narcissist'  Trump on CNN

"Everybody Loves Raymond" actor Brad Garrett ripped President Donald Trump as a "malignant narcissist" during a CNN interview on Wednesday afternoon.

Garrett, who played Ray Romano's brother Robert Barone in the long-running sitcom, was responding to FCC Chair Brendan Carr's testimony during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing and questioned Carr's comments about threatening to pull late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show after the host joked about Trump's response to MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk's killing.

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