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'Mopped the floor': Social media erupts after ABC host 'demolishes' Trump surrogate on air

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), a close ally to Donald Trump who was rumored to be an early addition to the former president's search for a vice presidential pick, was raked over the coals online after his interview on ABC News on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, host George Stephanopoulos called out Donalds after he repeatedly slurred the racial identity of Vice President Kamala Harris, piggybacking off of an attack line advanced by Trump himself.

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'This should alarm us': Elections expert says Trump revealed a 'preview of his strategy'

Donald Trump gave a rally speech on Saturday, during which he attacked local Georgia GOP officials and slurred some words. He also revealed an "alarming" part of his November strategy, according to an elections expert.

Max Flugrath, director of communications for Fair Fight Action, a voting rights advocacy organization, on Sunday highlighted Trump's rally, which Flugrath described as "lie-riddled" and even "rambling." He said it included "all the usual hits," including election conspiracies and attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris.

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'Or what?': Experts snap back at Neil Gorsuch after he tells Biden to 'be careful'

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recently issued a warning to Joe Biden regarding the president's efforts to reform the nation's high court, leading political onlookers to ask, "Or what?"

Gorsuch recently pushed back against Biden's recent proposals to restructure the Supreme Court, reportedly saying, "I just say: Be careful."

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Trump insider shares 'weird theory' that explains ex-president's 'campaign of terror'

A former Donald Trump adviser told MSNBC on Sunday that someone currently with the Trump campaign told her about a "weird theory" that could purportedly explain the former president's recent race-based attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris.

Former adviser to Donald Trump, Omarosa Manigault Newman, explained the situation to the host after being asked if the Trump team is "imploding."

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'Politically stupid': GOP leaders warn 'Trump may have just lost Georgia'

Donald Trump's attacks on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during his Atlanta rally Saturday were not new. The former president, ex-Georgia GOP chairman David Shafer, and MAGA allies have long blamed the two Republican leaders for Trump's 2020 loss in the state.

Not only did Trump claim Kemp and Raffensperger are "doing everything possible to make 2024 difficult for Republicans to win," but the MAGA hopeful also attacked the governor — who has still vowed to back the ex-president in November — via social media, calling Kemp a "bad guy" for refusing to overturn the election.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein reported Sunday that Trump's attacks on Georgia state leaders during his rally "reopened festering internal wounds within the Georgia GOP and left fellow Republicans baffled and seething at the timing of his tirade."

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'Terrified' Trump's campaign 'is in legitimate freefall right now': former House member

Reacting to the past two weeks as the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris has energized the Democratic base and seemingly caught Donald Trump's campaign flatfooted, a former GOP lawmaker claimed the former president is terrified by what the future may hold.

Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday afternoon with host Alex Witt, ex-Rep Dave Jolly (R-FL) claimed the ex-president's campaign continues to show it is in disarray as his inner circle tries to push for an alternative debate hosted by Fox News instead of one already slated for ABC.

Agreeing with his fellow panelists that there could be two debates, Jolly suggested Harris should agree to doing both, but with the Fox News event second to prevent the embattled former president from pulling a fast one and canceling the ABC appearance.

RELATED: 'Getting worse everyday': James Carville claims Trump has bigger problems than J.D. Vance

Jolly also suggested Trump is losing support for his re-election at a hectic pace.

The former lawmaker advised Harris to say, "'Okay, let's do two debates. I would do ABC first and I will show up for Fox."

"Donald Trump is terrified, not just because the vice president will win that debate going toe to toe," he continued. " But, Alex, Donald Trump's campaign is in freefall right now. It is a legitimate freefall right now just as Kamala Harris' campaign is soaring. The candidate, Donald Trump, is a disaster, not necessarily his team."

"He is doing nothing right and he is bleeding support right now," he added. "So he wants the showmanship quality to come out and the made-for-tv moment and a Fox News showdown that he believes he can win."

"Be careful what you wish for, Mr. president, it's not that easy," he joked.

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Newsmax pundit accuses Kamala Harris of 'doing blackface' to win presidency

Republican pundit Will Pierce insisted that Vice President Kamala Harris was "not Black" and, instead, accused her of "doing blackface."

During a Sunday panel discussion, Newsmax host Lidia Curanaj falsely claimed that Harris "changes her race depending" on her campaign strategy.

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'Unprecedented': Launch of 'Republicans for Harris' causes commotion

Vice President Kamala Harris is scoring support not only from top Democratic leaders, but also GOP leaders, as the group, "Republicans for Harris," officially announced its launch via social media Sunday.

According to The Hill, "Republicans for Harris will focus on activating GOP voices 'to speak to their friends and family about the importance of voting for the Vice President,' according to the campaign, which described the group as a 'campaign within a campaign.'"

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'Getting worse everyday': James Carville claims Trump has bigger problems than J.D. Vance

During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday morning, longtime Democratic campaign strategist James Carville was gleeful at how badly Donald Trump's re-election campaign has gone since he selected Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), only for things go downhill even faster after Vice President Kamala Harris became his opponent for the presidency.

According to Carville, Vance went from relative unknown to a widely reviled GOP lawmaker with negative approval numbers due to scrutiny of his comments about childless women and their place in society.

However, Carville noted, Vance is not the only factor dragging the Trump campaign down and putting re-election in doubt.

"The J.D. Vance thing has hurt Trump, and Trump knows it. He's a hit dog and he's barking. In rural America, it's the hit dog that barks and he's barking. This Vance thing has blown up in his face," he told the MSNBC host.

"We've talked in the past just about how the more people see Trump's crazy, the better it is," Psaki prompted. "People are also trying to get to know Harris at the same time. There's a lot of good moments for Harris coming up. A VP pick, campaigning with that, the convention. How do they keep the pressure on and attention on Trump's crazy?"

"I'm a bookmaker, I'm not going to dignify it with a first letter, but I think he is deteriorating at that rate and he is getting worse," Carville replied. "I mean, he has always been terrible, and he's going to do everything he can to keep himself front and center, you know?"

"I mean, I'm sure there's no chance that Vance is going to stop saying stupid things — that part is coming our way. But he [Trump] is deteriorating and I don't know how much worse he's going to get between now and election day," he added.

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'Phony moron': Donald Trump Jr. fumes at Harris after he accuses Dems of 'projection'

Donald Trump Jr. slammed Vice President Kamala Harris as a "phony moron" after his father backed out of an ABC News debate that he had previously agreed to attend.

In a Sunday afternoon post on X, the former president's son amplified a message from Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance.

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'Why 2024 may be Trump’s undoing': longtime political observer

In a report published by the Pew Research Center on July 11 titled, "Amid Doubts About Biden’s Mental Sharpness, Trump Leads Presidential Race," the Washington, DC-based think tank noted that after President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance in June, Donald Trump enjoyed a "4 percentage point lead over Biden among registered voters."

A week earlier, The New York Times reported, "Mr. Trump now leads Mr. Biden 49 percent to 43 percent among likely voters nationally, a three-point swing toward the Republican from just a week earlier, before the debate. It is the largest lead Mr. Trump has recorded in a Times/Siena poll since 2015."

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MSNBC host explains hurdles Trump will have to jump to dump 'just plain weird' J.D. Vance

Noting the seemingly endless flood of questions over whether Donald Trump made a crippling presidential campaign mistake by selecting Sen. J.D. Vance (R- OH) as his 2024 running mate, MSNBC host Ali Velshi pointed out the clock is ticking for the former president to change course.

On Sunday morning, at the same time Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo was grilling the embattled Ohio Republican over accusations that he is "weird" and the "wrong pick," Velshi ran a supercut of Vance making inflammatory and controversial comments about women.

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'You just repeated the slur again': ABC busts Byron Donalds for racial attacks on Harris

ABC News host George Stephanopoulos called out Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), a surrogate for Donald Trump, after he repeatedly slurred the racial identity of Vice President Kamala Harris.

During a Sunday interview on ABC's This Week, Stephanopoulos asked Donalds about Trump's attack on Harris at the National Association of Black Journalists Conference last week.

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