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'Nasty guy': Apprentice contestant says Trump is desperately trying to pivot to seem nicer

A former contestant of Donald Trump's old show, "The Apprentice," is noticing a pivot from the ex-president as he struggles to garner attention from the media and voters.

MSNBC played a clip of Trump being asked about former President Barack Obama, who gave the keynote speech on Tuesday at the Democratic Convention.

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Obamas are 'eroding Trump's strength' by targeting insecurities: ex-White House official

Barack and Michelle Obama surprised many viewers by going after Donald Trump in their convention speeches.

The former first lady famously declared at the 2016 Democratic National Convention that, "When they go low, we go high," but she and the former president took direct aim at the Republican nominee's character flaws, antidemocratic tendencies, and even his sexual insecurities rather than focus on rallying the Obama coalition around Kamala Harris.

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Fox News host claims CNN fact-checker 'might have directly contributed' to Trump shooting

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld suggested Tuesday that a CNN fact-checker might have contributed to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

"The Five" co-host suggested the shooting at Butler, Pennsylvania, a little over a month ago might have been encouraged by a remark made by Trump.

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Fox host fact-checks Josh Hawley as he suggests reason for Trump hack attack

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) told Fox Iran hacked Donald Trump's campaign because they hate him — and got immediate pushback from the network's host.

Speaking on Tuesday, Hawley said he can understand why Iran might oppose Trump because he put them "in a box" after he killed a denuclearization deal with them — and he should get credit with American voters for that.

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RNC a 'testosterone-laden grievance machine' compared to DNC: Ex-senator

Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill highlighted clear differences between the Republican National Convention and its Democratic counterpart.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Tuesday, the former Missouri lawmaker described the RNC as some clubhouse with a kind of political "no girls allowed" sign.

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Trump baffles onlookers with claim Americans can't buy bread without getting raped or shot

Former President Donald Trump took time out of his day Tuesday to muse that people can't even go to the grocery store anymore without getting raped, mugged or even shot.

The Livingston County Sheriff and his deputies stood behind Trump in uniform to support the ex-president's plan to reduce crime. While Trump didn't outline his strategy, he cited a number of crimes he heard about — including the dangers of buying bread.

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Ex-Pence chief of staff thinks Jamie Raskin made a solid point during DNC speech

During his Democratic Convention speech on Monday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) pointed to former Vice President Mike Pence as a warning to Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) about the perils of working for former President Donald Trump.

Specifically, Raskin addressed Vance during his speech to let him know that he may not know what he really signed up for when he agreed to be Trump's running mate.

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Andy Beshear hits back at JD Vance: Stop playing 'the victim' on women's rights

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) angered Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) while appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Tuesday -- and now he's accusing Vance of trying to play the victim and deflecting from the real issue.

Beshear this week spoke about his admiration of Hadley Duvall, a 22-year-old woman who was molested by her stepfather and impregnated with his child at just 12 years old. She was able to have an abortion then, but the United States Supreme Court took away this right in 2022 when it overturned Roe v. Wade.

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Lincoln Project mocks Trump's cease and desist letter: 'Point and laugh while he cries'

The anti-Donald Trump group, The Lincoln Project, revealed last week that they got a cease and desist letter from campaign lawyers representing the former president.

Now, the organization is responding with another ad poking fun at the legal move.

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Trump's 'therapy campaign' isn't moving the needle: ex-GOP strategist

Donald Trump tried to remain focused on the issues during an awkward campaign stop at a Pennsylvania factory while Democrats rallied around Kamala Harris in Chicago, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said the gap between the two campaigns was widening.

The former president appeared at a manufacturing facility in York specializing in defense and nuclear industries a month after the Republican convention, and the "Morning Joe" host feels momentum continuing to build for Harris as Trump's stalls.

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Morning Joe panel mocks 'loser' Trump's 'disastrous campaign'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough highlighted the contrast between the Democratic National Convention and Donald Trump's desultory appearance at a Pennsylvania factory.

The convention highlighted the party's past and future with an optimistic message, while the former president insisted that he and running mate J.D. Vance were not "weird" and then stood awkwardly for several minutes while a recording of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless The U.S.A." played, and the "Morning Joe" host marveled at the contrast.

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Americans should be 'deadly afraid' Trump will use military for political whims: expert

A retired major general sounded the alarm Monday on MSNBC during a discussion on what protections could prevent former President Donald Trump from using the military as his personal enforcement mechanism.

A New York Times investigative report sorted through Trump's history of seeking to use the military for his political whims. With a possible second Trump term looming, a larger question is being asked about what protections are in place that prevent Trump from using his second term in office to use the National Guard as a police force.

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'Trump looks like an idiot': Expert predicts Harris will expose GOP nominee as a 'joke'

Donald Trump keeps shrinking and no longer presents himself as the "scary guy" he projected in his first campaign, according to MSNBC's Chris Matthews.

The former president seems to be fixated on a recent Time magazine cover featuring an illustration of Kamala Harris, saying last week that the image reminded him of his own wife Melania and then insisting at a rally Sunday that he's "better looking" than the vice president, and Matthews told "Morning Joe" that communicated his insecurity and inherent weakness.

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