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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Sunday Snapshot: Trump's NSFW joke NBD for GOP … 1. Johnson: Trump's crude comment just rally “fun” … But now, they're brushing aside questions about his rhetoric, saying political dialogue should be about policy — even when the former president is speaking publicly about a golf pro's genitalia.
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Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Speaker Johnson Refuses To Play Ball When Asked About Trump's Bizarre Arnold Palmer Penis Banter — During a Saturday rally, the former president shared a bizarre story that ended with his thoughts about the golfer's genitalia. — LOADING — Jake Tapper couldn't get a straight answer …
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CNN, Washington Examiner, Showbiz411, The Wrap, Reuters, Daily Mail, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Advocate, Crooks and Liars, The Hill and Washington Times
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Mike Johnson Doesn't Want to Hear About Trump Discussing Arnold Palmer's Manhood — “Don't say it again. We don't have to say it. I get it,” the House speaker said testily when asked about the comments — House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't want to hear about Arnold Palmer's johnson.
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Mediaite, Raw Story, Fox News, The Hill and PoliticusUSA
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Arnold Palmer Was ‘Appalled’ by ‘Crude’ Trump, Who Praised the Late Golfer's Genitals
Arnold Palmer Was ‘Appalled’ by ‘Crude’ Trump, Who Praised the Late Golfer's Genitals
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The Independent, Meidas+, Daily Mail, CBS News and Mediaite
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
GOP Gov. Sununu: 'I don't like' Trump's rhetoric, but it's ‘nothing new’
GOP Gov. Sununu: 'I don't like' Trump's rhetoric, but it's ‘nothing new’
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Emell Derra Adolphus / The Daily Beast:
Trump Raves About Size of Arnold Palmer's Penis: ‘All Man!’
Trump Raves About Size of Arnold Palmer's Penis: ‘All Man!’
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NBC News:
Trump calls Harris a ‘s— vice president’ and mentions Arnold Palmer's genitals in bizarre rally
Trump calls Harris a ‘s— vice president’ and mentions Arnold Palmer's genitals in bizarre rally
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Bloomberg:
Harris Says Trump's Profanity, Vulgar Remarks Will Repel Voters
Harris Says Trump's Profanity, Vulgar Remarks Will Repel Voters
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Newsbusters, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News, Associated Press, New York Times, Raw Story and Fox News
Michael Gold / New York Times:
At a Pennsylvania Rally, Trump Descends to New Levels of Vulgarity
At a Pennsylvania Rally, Trump Descends to New Levels of Vulgarity
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IJR, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Gateway Pundit and Althouse
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Makes Fries at McDonald's in Bizarre Attempt to Troll Harris — The former president contends — without any evidence — that his opponent never worked at the fast food restaurant as she has said — Donald Trump is spending part of his Sunday afternoon behind the counter at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.
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Washington Post:
Trump serves McDonald's fries to supporters in stage-managed campaign stop — Trump didn't answer a question on the minimum wage, instead promoting his unsubstantiated claim that Kamala Harris never worked at the burger chain. — Trump works fry station at McDonald's in Pennsylvania
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Shapiro Wants Musk Investigated for Giving Cash to Registered Voters — The Pennsylvania governor suggested that law enforcement “take a look at” the billionaire's million dollar giveaway to registered voters who sign his PAC's petition … Musk has vowed to give away one million dollars each …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro: Law enforcement should ‘take a look at’ Elon Musk voter payments — On Saturday, Musk announced that he would pay registered voters $1 million per day until Election Day to sign a petition circulated by his super PAC. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Sunday …
CBS News:
A statement from 60 Minutes — Former President Donald Trump is accusing 60 Minutes of deceitful editing of our Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. That is false. — 60 Minutes gave an excerpt of our interview to Face the Nation that used a longer section of her answer than that on 60 Minutes.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
‘60 Minutes’ responds to Trump's ‘false’ claims about Harris interview — The CBS News show “60 Minutes” responded on Sunday to former President Trump's claims that the network selectively edited an interview with his Democratic opponent, Vice President Harris, to make her look good.
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Axios:
McConnell backed Jack Smith, wanted Trump to “pay” for Jan. 6 … - “If he hasn't committed indictable offenses, I don't know what one is,” the longest-serving Republican leader told journalist Michael Tackett in an interview for “The Price of Power,” weeks after Smith brought the charges against Trump in August 2023.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump doubles down on Jan. 6 defense and “enemy from within” comments
Trump doubles down on Jan. 6 defense and “enemy from within” comments
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New York Times, HuffPost, Rolling Stone and Blue Virginia
Associated Press:
Harris Rallies Georgia's Black Churchgoers With Help Of Stevie Wonder — Harris celebrated her 60th birthday while visiting two Atlanta-area churches during campaign stops on Sunday. — LOADING — Kamala Harris on Sunday summoned Black churchgoers to turn out at the polls and got …
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A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
This HAS To Be Normal — Nazism is on the ballot this year, and people who consider themselves Nazis know it, even if so many of the rest of us seem not to want to. So it came to pass that Nazis came to the pro-Trump boat show in Jupiter Florida last week.
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham to Republicans supporting Harris: ‘What the hell are you doing?’ — The senator on Sunday blasted those in the GOP who are backing the Vice President's campaign, saying “You're supporting the most radical nominee in the history of American politics.”
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Salon, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, The Wrap, RedState and Breitbart
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Politico:
The Very Real Scenario Where Trump Loses and Takes Power Anyway — If Trump overturns the 2024 election, here's how it could happen. — Four years ago, a sitting president — rejected by American voters — attempted to seize a second term anyway, plunging the nation into confusion, conflict and, in its last gasp, violence.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump had little regard for the Constitution while in office. He's an even bigger threat to the rule of law now. — Trump had little regard for the Constitution while in office. He's an even bigger threat to the rule of law now. Because of the Supreme Court's ill-conceived presidential immunity ruling …
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Associated Press:
One of the last Navajo Code Talkers from World War II dies at 107 — John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe's native language, has died. He was 107. — Navajo Nation officials in Window Rock announced Kinsel's death on Saturday.
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Dan Froomkin / Salon:
If Trump wins, blame the New York Times — America's paper of record refuses to sound the alarm about the threat Trump poses to democracy — If Donald Trump wins the Nov. 5 election, the New York Times will be partly responsible. — As the dominant voice in American journalism …
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson's tense text messages with Liz Cheney … - Johnson said the two “agreed to disagree” over whether Trump is a threat to democracy. — Cheney disputed Johnson's characterization of the exchange, telling Axios that she and the speaker “used to be friends, but we did not ‘agree to disagree.’”
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New York Post