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MELTDOWN: Ben Carson Demands That Host’s Mic Be Turned Off, Asks If Others Can “Plug” Her Mouth

Unreal. Via Mediaite: This was probably not the interview that former Republican candidate and current Trump pal Ben Carson had in mind. The famed neurosurgeon appeared Friday morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and he got brutally raked over the coals by cohost Joe Scarborough and Katty Kay, who he immediately began fighting with from the opening minutes of his hit. …

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REPORT: Trump Often Mimicked And Called Celebrity Apprentice Contestant Marlee Matlin “Retarded”

The Daily Beast reports: Just in case you thought Donald Trump was insufficiently awful: He repeatedly called a deaf actress “retarded,” three sources tell The Daily Beast. Trump, who was accused on Wednesday of making sexual comments to Marlee Matlin, an Oscar-winning actress who once competed on Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, also apparently had a habit of insulting, mimicking, and demeaning …

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REPORT: Trump Lied About 9/11 Donation

The New York Daily News reports: So much for “never forget.” Republican nominee Donald Trump claims he gave generously to help his city in the dark days after the deadly terrorist attacks. But new records show a pledged promise to donate $10,000 to a major 9/11 charity must have somehow slipped his mind. City Controller Scott Stringer conducted a review …

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Mike Pence Shrugs Off Latest Trump Accusers

Politico reports: Mike Pence is standing firmly with Donald Trump, blasting the media Thursday for airing explosive accusations of sexual misconduct by his running mate. The Republican vice presidential nominee slammed reporters for spending so much time on “unsubstantiated allegations against my running mate, allegations that he has categorically denied,” rather than focusing on “the corruption and the deceit of …

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Melania Threatens To Sue People Magazine

CBS News reports: Melania Trump says portions of a People Magazine story alleging a sexual assault by her husband are “false and completely fictionalized.” She is demanding a retraction and apology and threatening to sue the publication. The story was a first-person account by Natasha Stoynoff of an interview she did with Donald and Melania Trump at their home in …

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Trump Says Accuser Isn’t Pretty Enough To Assault: “Take A Look At Her, Tell Me What You Think” [VIDEO]

Vox reports: At a rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, Donald Trump fired back against the accusations from women that he had sexually assaulted them. He said the New York Times story claiming he had assaulted a woman on an airplane was a “totally fabricated and false story.” He seemed to imply that a People magazine reporter who accused him …

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Fox News Host Lou Dobbs Apologizes For Doxing Trump Accuser: My Bad (And Make America Great Again)

Early this afternoon Fox News host Lou Dobbs spawned a firestorm of criticism after he retweeted the home address and phone number of one of Trump’s accusers. Just now Dobbs tweeted the above apology with a #MAGA nod to Trump and a link to Politico‘s story about the controversy. At this writing Fox News has not responded to media inquiries …

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Donald Trump Junior: That #Pussygate Tape Just Proves My Father Is A Regular Person Like Everybody Else

Politico reports: Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday dismissed accusations that his father had repeatedly groped women as “probably a typical New York Times smear campaign” and asserted that the Republican nominee’s 2005 comments bragging about sexual assault make him “a human.” Responding to a Times report on two women who came forward to accuse Donald Trump of unwanted sexual advances, …

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BRING IT ON: New York Times Tells Donald Trump They’d Welcome Battling His “Libel” Claims In Court

Yesterday afternoon and again today at his rally in West Palm Beach, Donald Trump vowed to sue the New York Times for publishing the accounts of two women who say they were victims of his unwanted sexual advances. Today the Times fires back with a taunting letter in which they say they’d “welcome” the chance to battle Trump in court. …

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DOXING ATTACK: Fox News Host Lou Dobbs Retweets Home Address And Phone Number Of Trump Accuser

Business Insider reports: Fox Business host Lou Dobbs on Thursday posted the purported phone number and address belonging to one of the women who has accused Donald Trump of unwanted sexual contact. Dobbs, a fierce Trump supporter, retweeted an individual who had posted the purported information of Jessica Leeds. The 74-year-old woman alleged on Wednesday that decades ago Trump groped …

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Nobody Wants To Stay At Trump’s New DC Hotel

Not even with the room rates slashed by 50%. New York Magazine reports: Last weekend bankers and dignitaries from around the world descended on Washington for the annual World Bank–IMF meetings. But just a few days before the conference, rooms were not only still available at Trump International, they were heavily discounted. On October 2, a deluxe room, with a …

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CNN Panel Laughs In Face Of Trump Spox As She Flails To Defend Trump Against Assault Claims [VIDEO]

According to Pierson, the woman’s claim that Trump moved the armrest to grope her couldn’t have happened because seats in first class have fixed armrests. Except, as you’ll see, back then they did not. Via Mediaite: The Atlantic‘s Peter Beinart broke into uncontrollable laughter upon hearing Donald Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson go into a convoluted explanation on CNN about how …

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TEXAS: Attorney General Ken Paxton To Be Tried For Felony Fraud After Court Rejects His Final Appeal

The Dallas Morning News reports: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday refused to take up Ken Paxton’s last effort to have his felony indictments thrown out, which means the first-term Republican attorney general will likely face trial as early as next spring. “Today’s ruling marks an end to Mr. Paxton’s almost yearlong attempt to avoid being judged by …

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BRIDGEGATE: Judge Finds Probable Cause For Official Misconduct Charge Against NJ Gov. Chris Christie

NBC News reports: A judge has found probable cause for a complaint of official misconduct against Gov. Chris Christie related to the George Washington Bridge closure. The case now goes to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, which will determine if the case will lead to an indictment. Attorneys representing Christie declined to comment on the case. It comes weeks after …

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Today’s New York Daily News

The New York Daily News reports: Donald Trump, exposed Wednesday as an alleged serial groper, once said he’d spotted his future girlfriend on an escalator — when she was only 10. The would-be sexist-in-chief made the stomach-turning joke in 1992 when “Entertainment Tonight” taped a Christmas special in Trump Tower. Trump, then 46, makes a brief appearance and asks a …

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Trump Fans Tweet #RepealThe19th After Nate Silver Posts Map Showing Result If Only Men Could Vote

The Los Angeles Times reports: As polls show that Donald Trump would overwhelmingly win if only men were allowed to vote, the GOP nominee’s supporters have spawned a new Twitter hashtag: #repealthe19th. That’s a reference to the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The Twitter commentary began after Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight published an article Tuesday looking …

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Watch This Hilarious Anti-Trump Ad [VIDEO]

Voiceover artist D.C. Douglas has posted a hilarious anti-Trump clip which pretty much sums up the current state of Hair Furor’s campaign. Watch below. You may recall that in 2010 Douglas was fired as the voice of Geico after Breitbart posted a blistering voicemail he left Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks. Breitbart even gave their readers his home phone number as revenge.

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HE WAS LIKE AN OCTOPUS: Two Women Accuse Donald Trump Of Forcible Touching And Kissing [VIDEO]

From the New York Times: Donald J. Trump was emphatic in the second presidential debate: Yes, he had boasted about kissing women without permission and grabbing their genitals. But he had never actually done those things, he said. “No,” he declared under questioning on Sunday evening, “I have not.” At that moment, sitting at home in Manhattan, Jessica Leeds, 74, …

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I HEARD YOU: Trump Campaign Manager Melts Down During Combative CNN Interview [VIDEO]

This was really something to watch. Via Mediaite: Today, Donald Trump‘s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway had a very, very intense interview with CNN’s Brianna Keilar. Repeatedly, Conway took aim at CNN and insisted to Keilar that the network doesn’t want to cover Hillary Clinton. Keilar stood up for her employer, calmly letting Conway know that CNN has covered Clinton throughout …

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REPORT: Billy Bush Might Sue NBC Over #Pussygate

The New York Post reports: Billy Bush isn’t going without a fight. While NBC bids to ax him over a “morality clause” in his contract, he is blaming NBC for the leak of the tape to the Washington Post, and may even sue. It is believed someone at NBC News leaked the tape to make it public ahead of the …

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