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‘Within two seconds’: Trump vows to fire special counsel Jack Smith if elected president

Donald Trump says he will fire Special Counsel Jack Smith on his first day in office, if he is elected president. Election Day is less than two weeks away.

“Oh, it’s so easy. It’s so easy," Trump told right wing podcaster Hugh Hewitt Thursday morning, as The Washington Post reports (video below). "I would fire him within two seconds.”

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Trump will plunge U.S. somewhere 'between recession and depression': MSNBC analyst

On Thursday morning, MSNBC economic analyst Steven Ratner painted a dark picture of what he expects will happen if Donald Trump win's re-election in less the two weeks.

Standing before a big display that blared "Trump's Plan Will Crater Economy," the investment analyst claimed voters could find themselves mired in another depression based on the GOP's proposed economic plans.

Ratner noted that a wide range of economists have grown alarmed at a Trump presidency.

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"So why are these economists so opposed to Trump's plan?" he told the panel. "Because the economic effects would be pretty terrible. This is a study done by Bloomberg Economics and they found that Harris' plan did not have much change in either the GDP or inflation which in a sense is a good thing at this point."

Turning to his display, he added, "But look at what Trump's plan would do. Trump's plan would cut the GDP by 8.9 percent. Let me put that in perspective for you: this is roughly twice the amount that the GDP went down during the financial crisis."

"Wow," co-host Willie Geist interjected.

"We would be looking at something between a recession and a depression and interestingly, I'm sure people know because we've talked about this many times, the tariffs would cause certainly a part of this, but the biggest cause actually of this drop are the mass deportations that Trump is talking about because he would take huge pieces of our labor force out of the country, send them back or send them somewhere else, and the result would be business wouldn't have labor," he elaborated.

They wouldn't be able to produce things, and you would have this enormous economic subtraction," he added. "This is something we've never seen before in terms of scoring a set of policy proposals from a presidential candidate."

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Leaked video reveals Fox News edited out Trump's 'rambling comments and false claims'

CNN is reporting that Fox News edited out several portions of a recent event with former President Donald Trump to omit what it describes as his "rambling answers and false claims."

During one point in Trump's chat with Black voters in a New York barbershop, the former president was asked about eliminating federal taxes.

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'He's killing us': Watch MSNBC host's brutal indictment of Trump

In an emotionally-laden ten-minute segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," co-host Mika Brzezinski did not hold back as she accused Donald Trump of killing women due to his part in making sure Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Brzezinski –– who at one time was not on camera when it appeared she started crying –– used a testimonial clip from Deborah Dorbert, who was the focus of a Washington Post story on the devastating impact the Dobb's ruling has had on families.

In the clip, she described having to bring to term a boy she and her husband had named Milo who was diagnosed with lethal Potter syndrome and doctors told her early on he had no chance of survival. In her video a distraught Dorbert described the agony of watching Milo suffocate over 90 minutes as he turned blue and grew cold in her arms.

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After showing the clip, a furious Brzezinski said Dorbert and her husband were not the only ones impacted by the Dobbs decision that was the result of the Trump adding three anti-choice justices to the Supreme Court.

With multiple Morning Joe panelists struggling to talk after watching the clip, Brezinski went off.

"Listen, as important as Trump's fascism is and is the lead story every day, his cozying up to dictators, his obsession with Hitler that has now come out, what he's said about our veterans, and what he wants to do with the military against its political adversaries is all huge news," she began. "This is the future we're looking at in the next Trump term, if there is one. But this is what voters know right now: that he is killing us. I'm talking about us women. He is killing us, he is putting us at risk, he is making us afraid to have babies. He is putting our reproductive health at risk."

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'I hope that is a TV ad': Obama adviser singles out Harris' CNN town hall winning message

During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Jim Messina – who served as President Barack Obama's campaign manager in 2012– pointed to one moment during Vice President Kamala Harris' CNN town hall where she delivered what he believes is the winning message for Democrats.

Appearing on CNN on the night which had been set aside for a debate with Donald Trump, only for him to balk after he flopped during his one face-to-face with his opponent in October. Harris took advantage of the change in format to make her case to voters.

According to Messina, she made a compelling case with one brief statement

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"John [Heilemann] brought up the town hall last night on CNN," he began. "I think there was a perfect distillation of the last ten days last night when she looked at the camera and said, 'Let's be very clear, Donald Trump has an enemy's list, and I have a to-do list for the American voter.'"

"Right," co-host Willie Geist replied.

"That's their 'close.' I hope that is a TV ad tomorrow," he elaborated. "It's a perfect distillation of, 'I'm in it for you, and he is in it for him.' That's the closing argument that people need to understand."

"We're sitting here in an absolutely tied race with a very small amount of voters who are sitting undecided – a lot of people saying, 'Am I going to vote?' That distillation, that frame is exactly what the Harris campaign wants and Trump is playing into it.," he added.

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Trump ally blasted on CNN for latest defense: 'People in his cabinet say he's a fascist!'

Marc Lotter, a former special assistant to former President Donald Trump, tried to brush off claims by multiple former high-level officials who said that the former president was a fascist.

After playing a video showing former Trump Defense Secretary Mark Esper saying that Trump has "fascist inclinations," Lotter tried to dismiss it as hyperbolic rhetoric of the same kind Republicans use when they label Vice President Kamala Harris a "socialist."

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'October surprise': MSNBC's Morning Joe flags 'Donald Trump's biggest problem right now'

On Thursday morning, "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough launched into an extensive monologue detailing why he thinks Donald Trump's third bid for the White House is in trouble.

Using a bombshell report from Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg that noted the former president wants his military leaders to be much more like the Nazi generals who launched World War II and helped him slaughter millions of Jews, the MSNBC host claimed the "October surprise" expected by political observers is Trump's own words coming back to haunt him.

Addressing his panel, he remarked, "Some pathetic people that are trying to cozy up to Donald Trump, who are trying to blame Jeffrey Goldberg, trying to blame General [John] Kelly for a, quote, 'October surprise' that they're making up. Of course. Imagine that: people actually questioning the integrity of those two. Questioning the integrity of General Kelly."

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"But, no, those aren't the October surprises," he elaborated. "The October surprises are what Donald Trump says and what he has said every time he has opened his mouth. The October surprise is that Donald Trump has said he is going to arrest his Democratic opponents. The October surprise is that Donald Trump has said he is going to use the army and is going to use the national guard against his political opponents –– that's the October surprise."

Continuing in that vein, he added, "The October surprise is that Donald Trump has called Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, called his Democratic opponents the enemies from within," before later stating, "But it is Donald Trump who said that Nancy Pelosi is more an enemy to America than Kim Jong-un, than Xi, than Putin, and all the other communist leaders and dictators that want to destroy America –– that's the October surprise. That's Donald Trump's biggest problem right now."

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DOJ Public Integrity Section warns Elon Musk: report

The Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Dept. of Justice has reportedly issued a letter warning Elon Musk's Super PAC that his $1 million a day sweepstakes giveaway to certain voters may violate federal law.

"Federal law bars paying people to register to vote," CNN reports. "The language of the petition currently promises $1 million prizes to people chosen at random for signing a petition in support of First and Second Amendment freedoms. But to sign the petition, you must be registered to vote in specific states."

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'North Korea-type spin': J.D. Vance nailed for latest 'shameless' Trump comments

Appearing on MSNBC's "Way Too Early," former Republican National Committee spokesperson Tim Miller took a shot at Donald Trump's running mate for claiming to a rally crowd that the 78-year old GOP presidential nominee is "healthier" than him.

Speaking with host Jonathan Lemire, Miller, of the conservative Bulwark, quickly slapped down the spin and ridiculed the Ohio Republican for engaging in the type of propaganda that would not be out of place in North Korea.

Speaking in Reno, Vance proclaimed, "I try to be a humble guy. I think the presidency is, of course, such a big job but I feel extremely confident. I mean, hell, Donald Trump is healthier than I am, so I feel extremely confident that Donald Trump is going to serve and serve well for four years for the American people."

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After sharing the Reno rally clip, host Lemire called Vance's remarks "shameless" and dryly added, "J.D. Vance is almost 40 years younger than Donald Trump, but that won't stop him from saying that Donald Trump is healthier, smarter, more handsome than he is. There really isn't anything they won't say to flatter the boss, will they?"

"Yeah," Miller agreed. "The North Korea-type spin remains uncomfortable, even though we've been dealing with this for whatever, nine years now, Jonathan."

"I think J.D. Vance, in particular, feels like he has to go overboard to overcompensate for the fact that he once sounded a lot like me: he was a never-Trump Republican for many years before he decided to go all in," he added. "I think this is kind of a way for him to maintain credibility with the boss – that he has an audience of one, if you will."

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Town hall ignites fierce debate: Why must Harris be 'flawless' while Trump goes 'lawless?'

A town hall analysis breaking down the policies Kamala Harris was asked about Wednesday night abruptly flipped into a discussion about the inconsistencies in how the vice president and Donald Trump are being treated, with one CNN panelist declaring: “They’re not taking the same exam.”

“He gets to be lawless, she has to be flawless. That’s what's unfair. That's what's unfair tonight,” said former Obama White House official Van Jones. “They're not taking the same exam. Look, she has policies, she may not articulate them perfectly every time…but she’s fighting for actual ideas that will help real people and he’s talking about people’s penises, and so they are not taking the same exam and that’s pissing people off – it’s pissing me off.”

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'Daily fare for him': Dem strategist can't believe Trump's latest 'laughable' complaint

A Democratic strategist wasn't buying Donald Trump's latest gripe that President Joe Biden's "lock him up" statement was "illegal."

"Lock her up" chants that became popular at Trump's campaign rallies in 2016 got flipped around Tuesday by Biden, who told campaign workers in New Hampshire on Tuesday, "We’ve got to lock him up." After a brief pause, he appeared to catch himself, adding: "politically."

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CNN anchor: Some fear Kamala Harris didn't 'close the deal' at swing state town hall

A CNN anchor told panelists on Wednesday night that some fear Vice President Kamala Harris may not have "closed the deal."

Harris fielded questions in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, from undecided voters in the area about two weeks before the election. Topics ranged from the Biden administration's record on immigration to the economy.

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‘We did the right thing’: Kamala Harris pressed on administration’s record on immigration

Kamala Harris at a town hall on Wednesday found herself vigorously defending the Biden administration’s immigration record from a CNN host’s repeated grilling on the timing of the executive actions taken this year.

The moment came after a Drexel University student’s question about immigration, which Harris answered by saying: “America’s immigration system is broken, and it needs to be fixed. And it’s been broken for a long time.”

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