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Watch: MSNBC panel dissolves in laughter at reasons for Trump to duck another debate

On Sunday morning, the entire panel on MSNBC's "The Weekend" burst into uncontrollable laughter after co-host Alicia Menendez made fun of Donald Trump scrambling for a reason to avoid another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Saturday morning, Harris agreed to the CNN debate only for Trump to shoot it down at a North Carolina rally later in the day by saying it was "too late" to debate while also admitting that he would be amenable to one on Fox News.

After sharing the clip, Menendez admitted "I'm an introvert," before continuing, "and I want to be invited to your party. I don't want to go to your party. That sounds a lot like what I have to say when I am trying to find a way out."

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As the rest of the panel started laughing, she smirked and added, "I have to wash my hair — it's complicated. I just don't know. I have to get a babysitter .... he does not want to do this."

Guest Eugene Daniels added, "You have what people call the 'joy of missing out.' I feel that deeply sometimes. The thing that's interesting about Donald Trump is you can also watch them working through things in real time."

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'Her husband is Jewish!' CNN's Tapper snaps at Tom Cotton for calling Harris antisemitic

Jake Tapper's interview with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) on CNN Sunday morning went briefly off the rails as the two talked over each other after the Republican lawmaker accused Vice President Kamala Harris of hating Israel because he believes she is antisemitic.

That ended up being too much for the "State of the Union" host who called out the GOP lawmaker and exclaimed, "Her husband is Jewish!"

With Tapper asking his guest about Donald Trump's recent comments that Jews would be to blame if he loses in November, Cotton continued to attack Harris by saying she is no friend of Israel and Tapper insisting he was talking about the former president's tenuous relationship with American Jews.

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"Jake, Donald Trump, again has been saying for months that anyone who cares about Israel, anyone who cares about the fate of the U.S./Israel alliance should vote for him", Cotton attempted. "They shouldn't vote for Kamala Harris because Kamala Harris has consistently been the most anti-Israel voice"

"When was the last time Kamala Harris spoke about combating antisemitism?" Cotton asked.

"Her husband is Jewish and is in charge of a group about combating antisemitism in the United States!" Tapper shot back.

"But she has consistently been opposed to what Israel needs to win," Cotton parried.

"Again, I keep talking about Jewish voters in the United States and you keep talking about another ..." Tapper replied only to have Cotton talk over him and insist, "A lot of Jewish voters, just like a lot of Christian voters care deeply about the fate of the Jewish nation and the status of our relationship with Israel."

"Are you comfortable with him [Trump] blaming it on the Jews preemptively?" Tapper pressed.

"The point he is making is at anyone that cares about that relationship shouldn't vote for Kamala Harris they should vote for him and, again, he's been saying things like this, not just at antisemitism events, but speaking to Christians who care about Israel as well, for months," Cotton insisted. "The only reason the Democrats have latched onto it is that a poll..."

"No, no, no," Tapper interrupted. "This is the first time he has ever said, if I lose it will be the fault of Jews," the CNN host corrected him

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'Both can't be true': Trump busted over excuse for ducking second Harris debate

Appearing on CNN early Sunday morning, longtime journalist Lynn Sweet poured cold water on Donald Trump's excuse for staying away from a second debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

On Saturday morning, the Harris campaign announced it had agreed to a second debate, this one to be on CNN after appearing previously with the former president on ABC which went poorly for Trump.

Speaking at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina on Saturday afternoon, Trump told the crowd that it made no sense to debate again because it's "too late."

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Specifically, he claimed, "She’s done one debate, I’ve done two, it’s too late to do another. I’d love to, in many ways, but it’s too late, the voting is cast, the voters are out there.”

Speaking with CNN's Amara Walker, Sweet needled the former president for speaking out of both sides of his mouth.

"The first debate in 2020 was September 29th, the second was in October," she dryly explained. "The whole point of it debate is to make it possible for you to be elected president of the United States, it's not for entertainment value or any other calculation, it doesn't matter who gets the last word."

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'Wanted to crawl under a table!' Trump takes on Oprah in late-night attack

Donald Trump took a shot at Oprah Winfrey on his Truth Social platform late Saturday night, saying she is not the woman he once knew after watching her sit-down interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Last week the highly influential Winfrey sat down and peppered Harris with questions that elicited a few headline-making answers, particularly Harris admitting she would shoot an intruder in her home if she had to, and that apparently got under Trump's skin.

On Truth Social late Saturday, he wrote, "A long time ago, Oprah Winfrey asked me to do her last Network Television Show. The final week of her show was a big deal, and it was my honor, with my family, to do it. When I watched her interview yesterday with a woman who is destroying, through her complete and total incompetence, America, I couldn’t help but think this isn’t the real Oprah, this isn’t a person that wants millions of people, from prisons and mental institutions, and terrorists, drug dealers, and human traffickers, from all over the World, pouring into our Country."

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He then added, "Kamala looked really foolish, couldn’t answer the simplest of questions on Inflation, the Cost of Goods, or our very porous and dangerous Border - No leader there, and Oprah just wanted to crawl under a table! Comrade Kamala Harris is mentally unfit to be President. She knows it, and so does everyone else!"

You can see his post here.

'The moment that broke Trump': Ex-president's new Fox News interview reply stuns observers

Donald Trump was interviewed by Brian Kilmeade on Fox News, and the video was published Saturday night. One of the former president's answers had observers scratching their heads.

Trump was asked during the interview about what kind of an opponent he saw in Vice President Kamala Harris after they faced off in a debate that most analysts say she won. Earlier in the day, Trump rejected Harris' offer for a second debate, giving an excuse that was widely ridiculed online.

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Pollster accused of 'nincompoopery' after pushing Harris for Fox News debate against Trump

GOP pollster Frank Luntz on Saturday was hit with a barrage of criticism after he questioned why Vice President Kamala Harris wouldn't debate Donald Trump on Fox News.

Harris over the weekend accepted a proposed CNN debate against Trump, which would, if accepted by the former president, take place on October 23. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported the news on social media, and Harris responded, saying she would "gladly accept a second presidential debate on October 23."

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'Nightmare scenario': Expert shows how latest Georgia moves could hand presidency to Trump

Recent activity in the state of Georgia could wrongfully hand the 2024 election to Donald Trump, according to a voting rights expert.

Ari Berman, Mother Jones' national voting rights correspondent, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday to discuss the situation in Georgia, where far-right MAGA allies have been throwing wrenches into the gears of the state's vote-counting processes. Requiring extensive reviews and hand-counted ballots are among the MAGA proposals that could delay the vote being certified.

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Trump hammered for telling 'American women what they will be thinking about' at rally

Donald Trump on Saturday stood on stage and said that American women will be "no longer be thinking about abortion" if he is elected again, and critics didn't hold back.

Trump, who late the night before posted a similar diatribe on his Truth Social platform, took part of his rally over the weekend to talk about how he claims electing him again will fix all the problems that women face. Also during his North Carolina rally, the former president was mocked after he attempted to explain away why he has rejected subsequent debate challenges from the V.P.

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'Most trusted' Harris adviser makes 'surprising' prediction about Trump race shake up

One of Vice President Kamala Harris' "most trusted" senior advisors has a shocking prediction for a campaign shake up against Donald Trump.

Harris campaign senior adviser for communications Brian Fallon revealed some of his predictions in an interview with Politico.

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'Can we say, chicken?' Critics question Trump's latest excuse for not debating Harris

Donald Trump explained Saturday why he won't be debating Vice President Kamala Harris again, and critics aren't buying the reasoning.

Trump, who was widely seen to have been beaten by Harris at their first and only formal face-off on the debate stage, held a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, over the weekend. At that event, he attempted to explain away why he has rejected subsequent debate challenges from the V.P.

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Trump campaign roiled by 'tumult and knife-fighting' as election clock ticks down

Donald Trump's third presidential campaign, once lauded as a well-oiled machine under the leadership of top advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, is falling apart with 45 days left before voters go to the polls.

According to a report from the Washington Post's Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Marianne LeVine, the Trump train wheels are coming off as Vice President Kamala Harris surges in the polls and "the most disciplined campaign" Trump has even been a part of has spiraled into infighting and finger-pointing at the worst possible time.

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‘Where you been?’ Harris rips GOP ‘hypocrites’ in fiery speech

Vice President Kamala Harris blasted GOP "hypocrites" who are banning abortion while they suddenly start claiming they want to protect women and children.

In a fiery speech focused on reproductive rights and abortion in Atlanta, the Democratic presidential nominee was met with cheers and applause as she tore into Republicans, asking them where have they been.

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CNN guest cracks up himself and host reacting to Kamala Harris' response to Oprah Winfrey

A prominent political analyst brought a moment of levity to CNN on Friday night as he made himself and the fill-in host chuckle over a clip of Harris saying she's a gun owner — and will use it if someone breaks into her home.

Van Jones joined "The Source" on Friday night to discuss a clip of Vice President Kamala Harris laughing during an interview with media mogul Oprah Winfrey, in which Harris laughs as she flattened attacks that she and running mate Tim Walz will take peoples' guns away.

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