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Republican warns GOP could 'squander the best opportunity' its had in a 'long time'

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) made a final sales pitch to voters before Tuesday’s election for a second Donald Trump term – and a GOP majority in Congress – warning his fellow Republicans Monday that the next two years will have been “squandered” if Trump doesn’t return to the White House and Republicans don’t control both chambers.

Cornyn, who is not on the ballot in his home state but is a GOP favorite to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) who is stepping down from his leadership position, made the remarks Monday in an interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto.

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'Something is off': Trump insider suggests some staffers secretly hope he loses

A top Trump adviser sees "something is off" with the former president, The Atlantic's Tim Alberta said Monday.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Monday, Alberta said that he found the conversation with the senior adviser "fascinating."

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'Charmed' to 'disgust’: Insider says some Trump campaign staffers have had enough

An Atlantic staff writer told MSNBC on Monday about a "strange phenomenon" he's noticed with newer staffers in the Trump campaign, describing their evolution from being "charmed" by the former president to their "exhaustion" — and even "disgust" — as the "honeymoon" falls away.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, Tim Alberta said it has been interesting to watch the psychology of Trump staffers and supporters over the past few years that he's written about the campaign.

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Ivanka and Melania skip rally as Trump family appears on stage in bid for women voters

Two high-profile Trumps were noticeably absent when former President Donald Trump's family took the stage at a rally courting women voters.

On Monday, Donald Trump's campaign event in Reading, Pennsylvania, included hundreds of pink signs that said "Women for Trump."

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'We're extremely offended': PA exit poll of key constituency spells bad news for Trump

Former President Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally insulting Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage" may well prove to be a fatal blow to his campaign, as Puerto Rican voters in one of the most important battleground states are now fired up to turn out against him.

This was highlighted by a report on MSNBC, where reporters checked in on voters in Allentown, home to a huge population of Puerto Rican voters — and were met with anger at the former president.

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'I've heard it before': Throngs of 'bored' Trump supporters filmed leaving NC rally early

Dozens of Donald Trump supporters were filmed leaving early as the former president was speaking in Raleigh, North Carolina.

During a rally at a small arena that was sparsely filled, comedy duo The Good Liars spoke to rallygoers who confirmed they were leaving early.

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'A lot of empty seats': CNN reports Trump rally crowd 'quite thin' day before election

CNN correspondent Steve Contorno reported Monday that a crowd waiting to see former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania was "quite thin" with "a lot of empty seats."

Moments before Trump was set to speak in Reading, Pennsylvania, Contorno spoke from the venue where the event was being held.

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'Audibly distraught' Trump insider fears he's 'in a dark place right now': reporter

Donald Trump is in a bad mood, and it is reflected in his closing message, said one reporter.

Trump was in Raleigh, North Carolina, Monday around lunch, where he spoke for over 90 minutes to a crowd that was about only 70% full, MSNBC reported.

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'Bat signaling': Report claims Trump's clothes are sending messages to Proud Boys

Donald Trump over the past few weeks has occasionally been discarding his iconic blue suit, red tie and red "Make America Great Again" baseball cap, and instead wearing a black suit, gold tie, and black and gold MAGA hat.

Black and gold are the colors of the far-right group the Proud Boys, who "instigated critical breaches of the Capitol" during the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was handed a sentence last year of "22 years in prison for orchestrating a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 election."

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J.D. Vance calls Kamala Harris 'trash' at Michigan rally

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as "trash" during a rally where he also complained about Donald Trump supporters being called "garbage."

At a rally in Flint, Michigan, on the eve of Tuesday's election, Vance suggested President Joe Biden had called Trump's followers "garbage" after a speaker at a MAGA rally referred to Puerto Ricans with the same term.

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'Haven't gone way he was expecting': Ex-aide says Trump going into election 'disgruntled'

Former Donald Trump adviser and short-lived communications director Anthony Scaramucci sees a vast difference between the Trump he saw in 2016 and the one he sees now.

Scaramucci, who has spent time knocking doors of Republicans with Trump lawn signs and begging homeowners to reconsider their votes, said he's noticed the former Trump seemed low energy this weekend.

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'Trump enablers': Liz Cheney hurls accusation of 'cowardice' at Mike Johnson

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) attacked her fellow Republicans on Monday when she appeared on The View with the co-hosts.

The day before the election, Cheney was on hand in an effort to convince voters to cast their ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris over Donald Trump.

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Trump roasted by Harris campaign over 'ghost town' election eve rally

Former President Donald Trump held an election eve rally in Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday — but it packed nowhere near the punch of the former president's past campaign events.

The New York Times' Michael Gold reported on Monday morning shortly before the rally began that the arena where the rally was being held was "far from a full house, and no line outside."

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