Comment on Cheers and Jeers: Thursday

Is the end in sight? If Trump loses to Vice President Kamala Harris in November—which is a real possibility, if recent polls are accurate—he does not plan to run again in 2028, he said in an interview that aired Sunday. “No, I don’t,” Trump told Sharyl Attkisson, host of Full Measure, when she asked if he thinks he would run again in four years if he loses the next election.

Things seem to be going great for Vice President Kamala Harris when it comes to two key data points any politician obsesses over: cash and favorability ratings. A new NBC News poll out today shows Harris with a 5-point lead over former President Donald Trump among registered voters nationally, who prefer her to him 49 to 44 percent.

Republican vice presidential nominee J. D. Vance struggled over the weekend to defend denials by Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina, after he made controversial comments on a pornographic website, which included calling himself a "Black Nazi" and defending slavery. A reporter for NBC Philadelphia asked Vance to react after Robinson denied making the comments. "Well, look, the allegations are pretty far out there, of course, but I know the allegations aren't necessarily reality, and what I'd say is it's ultimately up to Mark Robinson in North Carolina whether he's gonna be their governor and whether he wants to stay in the race," Vance said. "Do you believe him that those were not his posts?" correspondent Lauren Mayk wondered. "I don't not believe him, I don't believe him.

If you were fortunate enough to skip watching Donald's rally in Wilmington, N. C., last night, you made a wise decision. Trump held rallies all through his four years in office because the narcissist is constantly in need of adoration. A common theme lately, though, is clips showing Trump's die-hard fans exiting the venues while their hero is still talking. At his rally last night, the felonious, disgraced former President said the same things that he posted earlier on Truth Social.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called on Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina, to "sue the hell out of CNN" after the outlet reported on comments he wrote on a pornographic website. During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked Graham if Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump should withdraw his endorsement of Robinson. "He deserves a chance to defend himself, Mark Robinson," Graham dodged.

You can deconstruct the moment and see what Walz was trying to say, but it doesn’t matter. He created a viral moment, and the Harris-Walz campaign must live with it.