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New York Times: Here Are the 281 People, Places, And Things Donald Trump Has Insulted On Twitter

Via Mediaite: The New York Times ran a rare two-page story Monday with a list of every person, place, and thing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has ever insulted. The Times has long kept a running list of Trump’s insults on its website, updating it when necessary. The most recent entries in the long, long list on insults include attacks …

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Trump Lies (Again) About FLOTUS Quote

This morning Donald Trump tweeted the wildly out-of-context 2007 quote from Michelle Obama that Politfact rated as false when he said it on the stump two days ago. Here’s the full quote: “One of the most important things that we need to know about the next president of the United States is, is he somebody that shares our values? Is …

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Trump Vows To Sue “Lying” Accusers [VIDEO]

CNN reports: Donald Trump vowed Saturday to sue the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct in recent weeks. “Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign,” Trump said during remarks in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. “Total fabrication. The events never happened. Never. All of these liars will be sued after the election is over.” He added that …

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Trump Tells The Truth: “I Like To Deny Things”

For your LOL file: Climate change. Supporting the Iraq War. Accepting the results of the presidential election. Even Donald Trump admitted Friday he relishes denying things. Speaking at a rally in Fletcher, North Carolina, Trump denounced what he hyperbolically suggested were “thousands and thousands of ads” run by Hillary Clinton’s “juggernaut,” which he said has raised “billions of dollars.” “I …

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Trump In 2007: Hot Women Are My Alcoholism, I Like To Hire Teenagers If They’re Hot Enough [VIDEO]

The New York Post reports: Donald Trump claims to only hire the “best people,” but also boasted once of hiring a teenager with no experience just because she was beautiful. In video taken of Trump giving a paid Learning Annex speech in 2007, the Republican presidential candidate — currently accused of groping as many as 11 women against their will …

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FIRE ALARM: Trump Political Director “Steps Back”

Politico reports: Jim Murphy, Donald Trump’s national political director, is no longer playing an active role on the campaign, according to three sources briefed on the move. “I have not resigned but for personal reasons have had to take a step back from the campaign,” Murphy said in a statement to POLITICO. Since joining the Trump campaign in June, Murphy, …

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Donald Trump Doubles Down At Ohio Rally: I Will Totally Accept The Results Of The Election IF I WIN [VIDEO]

ABC News reports: Speaking for the first time since the presidential debate last night, Donald Trump said he would “promise and pledge” to accept the results of the election — if he wins. “I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the United States, that I will …

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Gloria Allred Unveils Tenth Trump Accuser [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: A 10th woman has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct. Karena Virginia accused the Republican nominee of grabbing her arm and touching her breast in 1998 when she was 27, while she was waiting for a car to pick her up after attending the US Open in Queens, New York. “As I was waiting, …

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Trump Accuses Fox Anchor Chris Wallace Of Cheating: Hillary Was Given The Debate Questions In Advance

Donald Trump just accused Fox News anchor Chris Wallace of providing Hillary with last night’s debate questions in advance. Yep. And of course, he’s gleefully tweeting out the results of click polls showing him as the runaway winner. Meanwhile Twitter’s conspiracy machine is in full tilt with claims that Hillary used a secret earpiece (again!), that her bodyguards were anxiously poised …

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Trump Spox Continues To Flog Gore 2000 Comparison But CNN’s Chris Cuomo Isn’t Having It [VIDEO]

Business Insider reports: In an interview with Chris Cuomo on CNN, the campaign manager attempted to argue that Trump’s speculation about the integrity of the election system was akin to Al Gore’s initial refusal to concede the 2000 presidential race to George W. Bush. “Everybody, including Al Gore in 2000, waits to see what those election results are, if they’re …

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Mike Pence On Trump’s Rejection Of Democracy: If The Vote Is Fair, I’m Confident That We’ll Accept It [VIDEO]

Today reports: After Donald Trump suggested he might not accept the results of next month’s election if he loses, his running mate tried to give assurances that the campaign would concede if they felt the outcome is “fair.” “We’re going to continue to call on people all across this country to respectfully participate in the electoral process to ensure that …

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New York Times: Trump Has Contempt For Democracy

From the editorial board of the New York Times: Donald Trump turned, in the third and final presidential debate, from insulting the intelligence of the American voter to insulting American democracy itself. He falsely insisted there were “millions of people” registered to participate in the election who did not have the right to vote and declared he would not commit …

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Kellyanne Conway: Trump Will Accept The Results Of The Election Because He’ll WIN The Election [VIDEO]

When CNN’s Dana Bash asked Kellyanne Conway about Trump having just contradicted everything she’s been saying all week, she literally responded, “I’m not disappointed in a thing. Donald Trump will accept the results of the election because he’s going to WIN the election.” Conway then blathered about Al Gore for a minute before walking off mid-interview. Watch below. Trump campaign …

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Donald Trump Refuses To Say If He’ll Accept The Results Of The Election: I Will Keep You In Suspense [VIDEO]

This will be the headline around the world in the morning. Via the Washington Post: Donald Trump declined to say during Wednesday night’s debate whether he would accept the results of the presidential election if he lost. “I will tell you at the time,” Trump told the moderator, Fox News’ Chris Wallace, after Wallace asked whether Trump would follow the …

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Campaign CEO Steve Bannon: Right Now Donald Trump “Really, Really” Believes He’s Going To Win This Thing

CNN Money reports: Trump campaign CEO Steve Bannon says Donald Trump is “the master of the head fake.” According to Bannon, the news that President Obama’s Trump-supporting half-brother Malik Obama is attending Wednesday’s debate is “just an appetizer.” Trump will be bringing guests who “expose Bill and Hillary’s sordid past,” Bannon told CNN as he arrived in Las Vegas for …

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Eric Trump: My Dad Won’t Go To China Unless They Welcome Him With A Red Carpet And A Marching Band

Raw Story reports: At a rally for his father and other Republican candidates in Norwalk, Ohio, Eric Trump said on Tuesday that his father will not travel to China unless they welcome him with a marching band. “The American people have lost their voice in this country,” said the Trump scion, “but I promise you we’re going to get it …

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SAYS WHO: Trump Attorney Attempts To Downplay Trump’s “They’re Not Pretty Enough” Claims [VIDEO]

Trump Organization attorney Michael Cohen, who earned widespread ridicule with his now-infamous “says who?” meltdown, appeared on CNN this afternoon to play down Donald Trump’s repeated assertion that the women who have accused him aren’t pretty enough to assault. Cohen: “Mr. Trump is trying to say they’re not somebody that HE would be attracted to. The whole thing is nonsense.” 

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Politico: Why Has Chris Christie Gone Into Hiding?

Via Politico: If Gov. Chris Christie was at Donald Trump’s event in New Jersey Saturday night, nobody saw him. During the final few weeks of the presidential campaign, as Trump falls further behind in the polls, picks fights with his own party’s leaders and makes unsupported claims about a “rigged” campaign, Christie — one of Trump’s most faithful surrogates since …

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People Magazine: We Have Six Witnesses That Back Up Our Reporter’s Story About Trump’s Attack On Her

People Magazine reports: Six colleagues and close friends who corroborate former PEOPLE writer Natasha Stoynoff’s account of being attacked by Donald Trump in 2005 are now coming forward. Among them is a friend who was with Stoynoff when she ran into Melania Trump later in N.Y.C. The wife of the Republican nominee denies meeting Stoynoff after the attack, but Stoynoff’s …

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Melania: Don’t Feel Sorry For Me [VIDEO]

New York Magazine reports: Melania Trump’s presence on social media is nothing compared to that of her husband’s, Donald Trump. And no one can accuse her of sharing her husband’s penchant for impromptu press conferences. That doesn’t mean, though, that she hasn’t been keeping up with how the campaign is covered in the press — and perhaps just as important …

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