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WINSTON SALEM, NC - SEPTEMBER 08: President Donald Trump addresses a crowd during a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport on September 8, 2020 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The president also made a campaign stop in South Florida on Tuesday. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) WINSTON SALEM, NC - SEPTEMBER 08: President Donald Trump addresses a crowd during a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Airport on September 8, 2020 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The president also made a campaign stop in South Florida on Tuesday. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Where Things Stand: He’s Gonna Wing It Prime Badge
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09.09.20 | 12:31 pm

President Trump is reportedly banking on a fever swamp perception of former Vice President Joe Biden’s mental acuity — which has been the subject of baseless rumors perpetuated not only by the right, but also, apparently, by Russian propaganda — to guide him through the debates in coming weeks.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds November 6, 2016 in Leesburg, Virginia. With less than 48 hours until Election Day in the United States, Trump and his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, are campaigning in key battleground states that each must win to take the White House. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds November 6, 2016 in Leesburg, Virginia. With less than 48 hours until Election Day in the United States, Trump and his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, are campaigning in key battleground states that each must win to take the White House.
Pool Boy: Falwell ‘Incapable Of Taking Responsibility,’ So He Threw Wife Under Bus
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09.09.20 | 10:46 am
on March 3, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. on March 3, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan.
Trump Was Personally Involved In Pushing Wacky Cruz-JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theory, Says Cohen
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09.09.20 | 8:36 am
DOJ Moves To Become Trump’s Defense Team In Personal Lawsuit Alleging Rape In The 90s
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09.09.20 | 7:52 am
Following Court Order, Trump Admin Puts Census Count On More Solid Footing — For Now
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09.08.20 | 5:16 pm
Cohen Links Falwell’s Trump Endorsement To Falwell’s Risqué Pictures
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09.08.20 | 3:12 pm
WH Denies Auctioneer’s Claim That He Has A Photo-Op Bible Signed By Trump
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09.08.20 | 1:08 pm
Trump Gripes About Reporter Who Refused To Take Off Mask At Presser
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09.08.20 | 10:07 am
Cohen: Trump ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ About His White Working Class Supporters
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09.08.20 | 8:34 am
Trump Says He’s OK With Potential Probe Into DeJoy’s Alleged Campaign Finance Scheme
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09.07.20 | 3:12 pm