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'Give him the job!' Jon Stewart begs McDonald’s to 'save democracy' after Trump visit

Joking with his audience that the fast-approaching 2024 election is "surreal,” comedian Jon Stewart kicked off "The Daily Show" on Monday night by teasing Donald Trump for his appearance at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, quipping: “This campaign cannot get any weirder.”

The comedian began his opening monologue with the state of the race in the final stretch before Election Day by playing a clip of Trump at McDonald’s.

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CNN panel bursts into laughs over ex-Fox News host's ‘manhood’ analysis

A slightly uncomfortable moment on CNN surfaced Monday night after former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson offered her analysis on Donald Trump’s recent lewd remarks about golf legend Arnold Palmer – which prompted awkward laughter on the set.

“I don’t know why you guys are so flustered,” Carlson said Monday night on a CNN panel which included former Obama White House official Van Jones, ex-Trump adviser David Urban and CNN data analyst Harry Enten. The moment came during “The Source” with Kaitlan Collins when Carlson said she believed Trump’s remarks were purposely made as “his full-throttle attempt to get at men and their manhood.

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‘Nobody loved that!’ CNN panelists break out in laughter over Trump’s ‘great week’ comment

Donald Trump’s bizarre town hall last week that turned into a 40-minute dance party was part of a “great week” the former president had on the campaign trail, a comment made by an ex-Trump adviser that prompted laughter on CNN Monday night.

The moment came during “The Source” with anchor Kaitlin Collins when longtime Trump supporter David Urban told the panel that included former Obama White House official Van Jones that the Trump campaign feels good because “they had a great week last week.”

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'It's a joke': UAW president slams Trump's 'charade' campaign stunt as 'playing dress up'

The president of the United Auto Workers slammed former President Donald Trump's visit to a Pennsylvania McDonald's, calling it a "joke" on CNN and saying Trump was simply playing "dress-up."

Trump visited the fast food chain in suburban Philadelphia on Sunday, working the fry station of the McDonald's, which was closed to the public during his visit. During the roughly 30-minute event, he took questions from customers through the drive-through window.

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'Life advice': Liz Cheney has some cutting words for Lindsey Graham

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has a few choice words to say about Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and his loyalty to former President Donald Trump.

Cheney, who was ultimately kicked out of the House GOP over her criticisms of the former president and vote to impeach him, gave the remarks at a forum with anti-Trump conservative commentator Charlie Sykes, both of whom were hosting an event Monday for Vice President Kamala Harris in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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‘God, religion and teaching of the commandments’: Eric Trump says dad saved ‘Christmas’

Eric Trump on Monday falsely said his father, Donald Trump, saved the word “Christmas,” by declaring, “we’re gonna call it a Christmas tree because we celebrate Christmas as a nation.”

The ex-president’s son falsely alleged President Barack Obama “weaponized the IRS to go after um, you know, Christian organizations…absolutely viciously,” before setting his sights on an old right-wing canard that liberals hate Christmas.

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‘Over the line’: Ex-prosecutor says Elon Musk's offer to pay voters borders on criminal

Calling it a “thorny issue” for Department of Justice prosecutors to untangle, CNN’s Elie Honig floated the idea that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk could be violating federal election law with his offer to pay voters to sign his pro-Donald Trump petition, but added that legal charges aren't expected before Election Day.

“This is yet another one of these wild hypotheticals that has come to life – we've never seen a situation exactly like this,” Honig, a CNN senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, told anchor Wolf Blitzer on Monday on his show, “The Situation Room.”

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‘It’s hard to even focus’: MAGA TV host says Kamala Harris makes her ‘so upset’

A co-host on Right Side Broadcasting Network told viewers Monday she can't stand Vice President Kamala Harris — so much so she finds it "hard to even focus" upon hearing Harris.

The network was airing a livestream of former President Donald Trump's event the 11th Hour Faith Leaders Meeting, which was set to take place at 6:30 p.m. EDT at the Concord Convention Center in Concord, North Carolina. Ahead of Trump's speech, co-hosts Christina Loren and Max Kane exchanged thoughts on Harris as the crowd booed a clip of her that was played on stage.

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'We're there': MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace says Trump has gone too far even for Republicans

Before her television career, MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace worked in Republican politics. While her very public breakup with the party has been fodder for conversation with other disaffected Republicans on her show, it has also provided an inside look at how the GOP has become Donald Trump's party.

Speaking with another ex-Republican, Tim Miller, Wallace discussed Trump's latest comments at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday.

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Trump ally Steve Bannon set to be freed from prison: report

Steve Bannon, an adviser of former President Donald Trump, is set to be released from prison next week, according to a new report.

Bannon, who was appointed in 2016 as CEO of the Trump campaign and later as chief strategist after Trump's election to the White House, was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify to House investigators of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the capitol. He was sentenced in 2022 to serve four months in prison.

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Trump: Dems can only win if they 'cheat' — but it's 'too early' for evidence

Donald Trump was forced to answer questions about his claims that Democrats were stealing the 2024 election.

Ballots are being cased or mailed in, but election day hasn't even arrived, and Trump is already claiming that it will be stolen.

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'We have to go back to 1798': Trump proposes taking US back to when slavery was legal

Former President Donald Trump proposed making America great again by taking the country "back" to a time when slavery was legal and women couldn't vote.

During a Monday rally in Greenville, North Carolina, the former president talked about his plan to conduct mass deportations if re-elected.

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‘Zero remorse’: Trump doesn’t condemn gunman accused of threatening FEMA workers

Donald Trump came under fire Monday after not condemning an armed gunman who was arrested for allegedly threatening FEMA workers trying to help North Carolina victims of Hurricane Helene. Trump also continued to spread lies about FEMA and the federal government’s response to that devastating and deadly event.

A reporter told Trump about the man who had been arrested, and that his threats had caused FEMA to “stand down” for safety reasons, which inhibited their ability to help victims. He asked the ex-president if it was “helping” the recovery efforts “to keep making these claims that FEMA is not doing their job?”

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