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GOP governor knocks down Trump's claim that Biden couldn't be contacted after hurricane

Former President Donald Trump claimed Gov. Brian Kemp (R) couldn't get in touch with President Joe Biden in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene — just hours after the Georgia Republican thanked the commander in chief for his time.

After landing in Valdosta Monday, Trump told press members that Biden was too busy sleeping to help out with hurricane recovery.

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Trump rants about 'Tampon Tim Walz' at what is supposed to be a hurricane relief event

Former President Donald Trump used what was billed as a hurricane relief event Monday to rant about Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz.

During a visit to Valdosta, Georgia, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Trump was asked if he had contacted President Joe Biden before making the trip.

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C-SPAN caller says 'I don't have time to be racist' then blames Jim Crow on Black voters

A Republican told C-SPAN this week that she worked so hard that she didn't "have time to be racist."

During Monday's Washington Journal program, a woman named Mary called in from Ohio on the Republican line.

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'There is no point': MSNBC panel demolishes Jill Stein's 'spoiler' campaign

The panel on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" cast a jaundiced eye at Green Party nominee Jill Stein's third run for the presidency by pointing to an embarrassing podcast interview she recently gave, as well as an opinion piece from Newsweek.

Two weeks ago Stein appeared in "The Breakfast Club" podcast where she was grilled by host Angela Rye and that led to longtime columnist Tom Rogers to opine that Stein "would be as responsible as anyone for re-electing Donald Trump."

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MAGA host confronts Lara Trump on abortion: 'Be honest, Republicans have bungled this'

Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump criticized Democrats for trying to win on what she said were "niche issues like abortion."

During a Monday interview on Real America's Voice, host David Brody confronted Trump on the issue of abortion.

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Trump 'can't go on stage without fumbling': Morning Joe panelist

Donald Trump is leaning into racist screeds in the closing days of his re-election campaign, and the Rev. Al Sharpton says that was inevitable.

The Republican presidential nominee has been ramping up his attacks on immigrants, whom he devoted nearly an entire speech over the weekend in Wisconsin by smearing them as “stone-cold killers," “monsters” and “vile animals," and Sharpton told MSNBC's Morning Joe" that Trump doesn't really have any other moves.

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'Gibbering nonsense': Conservative alarmed by new evidence of Trump's mental decline

After watching a clip of Donald Trump speaking at Michigan rally last Friday and responding to a question about American jobs by instead bragging he won a mythical "Man of the Year" award, a leading anti-Trump conservative admitted he was stunned the press isn't making the former president's mental decline a major focus in their reporting.

Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," conservative commentator Charlie Sykes summed up Trump's recent rally rants as "gibbering nonsense."

Speaking with the hosts, Sykes pointed out is wasn't that long ago that President Joe Biden's age and decline was the primary focus of political reporters until he stepped aside for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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"He can't answer any questions on policy, and that is the madness of columnists, we talked about it last week, wringing their hands going, 'Kamala[Harris] needs to go deeper on quantitative easing,'" co-host Joe Scarborough prompted his guest after the clip concluded.

"The double standards are blatant here," Sykes replied. "Ask him about the health care: he's working on a 'concept of a plan.' This is gibbering nonsense."

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'It's OK to misstate facts?' CNN host corners Republican over Trump-Vance falsehoods

CNN host John Berman on Monday cornered Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) after he tried to evade questions about falsehoods being spread by former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).

During his interview with Emmer, Berman began fact checking the Minnesota Republican when he claimed that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris "broke" the American economy.

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'Desperation can lead to defeat': Warning signs mount for Trump's campaign

Donald Trump has been soaking up media attention in recent weeks after ceding the spotlight for weeks to Kamala Harris following her ascension as the Democratic nominee, and the Rev. Al Sharpton advised her team to respond more aggressively.

The former president has garnered heavy coverage of his speeches by making outrageous and false claims, which has wrested back some of the attention Harris has received since replacing president Joe Biden as the nominee, and Sharpton told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that she must fight back in the final weeks of the campaign.

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'There's something wrong with him': Ex-GOP insider labels J.D. Vance 'a troubled soul'

Former Republican insider David Frum told a CNN panel on Monday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz can have a field day while debating Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) on Tuesday evening.

During his appearance on the network, Frum outlined his overall impressions of Vance, whom he has known for years since Vance started writing for his "Frum Forum" website.

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'It's a meltdown': Morning Joe shows brutal supercut of Trump's weekend rambling

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough marveled at Donald Trump's weekend-long "meltdown" as Kamala Harris continues to build momentum just weeks ahead of the November election.

The Republican presidential nominee escalated his personal attacks on the vice president by slurring her as "mentally impaired" and saying she should be “impeached and prosecuted" for allegedly allowing an “invasion” at the southern border.

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'That is his tell': Morning Joe singles out frightening new Trump campaign changes

On Monday morning, the panel on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" reacted to speeches Donald Trump gave over the weekend and the frightening direction his rhetoric has taken painting a "darker" future if he is not re-elected.

Pointing to immigrant bashing becoming a central theme of the Trump/J.D. Vance campaign, co-host Joe Scarborough suggested the former president sees the election slipping away, can't believe that he is losing to a Black woman and is reacting by ramping up the overt racism.

As he told his panel, "It is a lot of noise, racism, and hatred —not so sure it is going to translate into a victory. As you know, if you ask the [Kamala] Harris campaign how they're feeling about the election right now, they'll go, you know, there's sort of a quiet confidence. But they're like, you know, we're tied, we're going to have to work hard if we want to win."

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'He can’t count': Vance botches video blaming Harris for egg prices

On Saturday, September 21, the Trump War Room account on X, formerly Twitter, posted a video of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), blaming Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for grocery prices.

But according to The New Republic's Hafiz Rashid, the video suffers from major flaws.

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