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The Daily BeastTrump Gets Unhinged, Even for Him, Over Kamala Harris ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
Donald Trump—who agreed to an interview with the CBS newsmagazine show 60 Minutes before backing out—has gone on the warpath at Kamala Harris for her performance on the show.“The Interview on 60 Minutes with Comrade Kamala Harris is considered by many of those who reviewed it, the WORST Interview they have ever seen,” he wrote, in a Tuesday morning post on Truth Social. “She literally had no idea what she was talking about, and it was an embarrassment to our Country that a Major Party Candidate
- The Daily Beast
Melania Sheds a Little Light on Trump’s Bedroom Habits
Melania Trump has been married to her husband for 19 years, during which time she had a front-row seat to the former president’s bedtime routine. She spilled on one detail of that regimen in a Tuesday appearance on Fox News Tuesday, suggesting that Donald Trump sleeps in something other than pajamas. She joined The Five to promote her new memoir, aptly titled Melania, which hit shelves earlier in the day.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered rig
- HuffPost
Donald Trump: 'Wait Until You See What I’m Going To Do' To The New York Times
The former president issued an ominous threat to the venerable newspaper.
- HuffPost
'What The F**k?': Jon Stewart Exposes A New Trump Double Standard
The "Daily Show" host also offered a tasty retort to Elon Musk's "dark MAGA" boast.
- HuffPost UK
The Kremlin Had A Sharp Response To Claims Trump Had 'Multiple Calls' With Putin After His Presidency
Meanwhile Trump's campaign called the reporter behind the allegations a "truly demented and deranged man".
- The Independent
Trump stuns social media as he dances along to YMCA at the end of speech about October 7 attacks
The event was billed by the Trump campaign as an October 7 ‘remembrance event’
- CNN
Fact check: No evidence for Trump’s claim he has been to Gaza
After Donald Trump was asked in a Monday interview about the future prospects of Gaza, the former president made a curious claim: “You know, I’ve been there, and it’s rough.”
- The Daily Beast
Kamala Tells Howard Stern His Old Pal Trump Is a Wannabe ‘Dictator’
Kamala Harris expressed outrage Tuesday over revelations that Donald Trump secretly mailed covid tests to the “murderous dictator” of Russia in 2020 even as he was telling Americans at home to inject “bleach in their blood.”“I believe Donald Trump has this desire to be a dictator,” Harris told Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show.“He admires strongmen, and he gets played by them because he thinks that they’re his friends,” she said. “And they are manipulating him full time and manipulating him by f
- The Daily Beast
Lindsey Graham Compared Mar-a-Lago to North Korea: Bob Woodward
One of Donald Trump’s closest confidantes has compared the former president’s Mar-a-Lago Florida estate to North Korea, according to an upcoming book by Watergate journalist Bob Woodward.Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reportedly said: “Going to Mar-a-Lago is a little bit like going to North Korea. Everybody stands up and claps every time Trump comes in.”Graham is quoted as saying that Biden won the 2020 election “fair and square,” but “Trump doesn’t like to hear that.”Read more at The Daily Beast
- The Hill
Opinion - What will it take for Ukraine to ‘win’?
There is only one way to ensure that Russia’s territorial aggrandizement does not spell strategic defeat for Ukraine and the West.
- The Independent
Melania Trump reveals how Barron has settled into life at NYU after professors sign critical letter against Donald
Professors signed onto 2020 letter that claimed Donald Trump ‘peddles in lies’ and ‘incites violence’
- The Hill
Democrats start to hit the panic button
Democrats’ nerves are at an all-time high. Two months ago — even a month ago — they were feeling bullish about Vice President Harris’s prospects of defeating former President Trump. But now, with less than a month to go until Election Day, they’re increasingly worried about a number of issues plaguing the Democratic nominee’s campaign. On…
- Evening Standard
Hezbollah leader's successor was killed in airstrike, says Netanyahu
Israeli PM says Nasrallah’s ‘replacement’ and ‘replacement of the replacement’ have been killed
- The Daily Beast
Kamala Harris Hits Trump Hard Over Hurricane ‘Lies’ on ‘The View’
Kamala Harris pulled no punches on Tuesday when she went after Donald Trump for what The View co-host Ana Navarro characterized as blatant “lies” about the Biden administration’s efforts to help hurricane victims.“It’s profound and it is the height of irresponsibility and frankly callousness,” Harris said on the show in her first live interview since accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. “This is so consistent about Donald Trump,” she added, “He puts himself before the needs
- The Daily Beast
Meet the ‘Dark MAGA’ Agent With a Dirty Past: Radical Touted as Movement’s ‘Secret Weapon’
Donald Trump wasn’t the only one thirsty for redemption at his second rally in Butler, Pennsylvania—the first time that the former president was back in the city since an assassination attempt was made on his life.Just before Trump took to the stage on Oct. 5 for an emotional roller coaster of a keynote speech—which included Elon Musk awkwardly jumping for “Dark MAGA”—a long-haired, right-wing conservative Scott Presler was introduced to the crowd.“And he wore shorts for us today so check out hi
- HuffPost UK
Putin Officials Weigh In On MI5's Warning That Russia Wants To Create 'Mayhem' In UK
According to the Russian embassy in London, Moscow is the real target.
- NewsWire
RBA reveals outlook for next rate decision
The Reserve Bank is steadfast it will use the blunt tool of interest rates in any way necessary to get inflation down to its target range.
- The Daily Beast
Opinion: Let’s Celebrate Everything Donald Trump Has Given America
I come today to praise Donald Trump, not bury him. With less than a month to go before Election Day, and with an oversized mug of tea at my side, I would like to take the moment to celebrate the former president and all he has brought to the nation.Nine years ago, most of the nation laughed at the brassy businessman when he descended his golden escalator to announce his candidacy for President of the United States in front of a crowd of paid extras. We laughed because Donald Trump has always bee
- Entertainment Weekly
Kamala Harris reacts to Maya Rudolph's “SNL” impression as “The View ”plays 'vageorgia' clip in interview: 'She's so good'
Harris also slammed Donald Trump during her chat, telling the cohosts he talks about "fictional characters" and "his needs" over Americans' needs.
- The Independent
Donald Trump’s ‘shifting’ excuses for refusing to sit down with 60 Minutes revealed
60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley said the former president had broken a decades-long tradition by pulling out of a scheduled interview last week