<em>the Weekly Standard</em>'s Bill Kristol: "donald trump Choked" In First Debate

MAGA hardliner and Trump fluffer, Tom Cotton, joined Jake Tapper on State of the Union on Sunday morning and to say that the interview went sideways would be an understatement. Outside of the fully expected "Trump is normal, nothing he says or does is bad" bs, Cotton actually had the gall to accuse Kamala Harris (who is married to a Jew!) of being ANTISEMITIC! Tapper teed up the exchange by playing the horrific "blood libel" threat Trump made late last week while speaking at an event TO JEWS ABOUT ANTISEMITISM where he suggested that if he loses, it will be the fault of THE JEWS! TRUMP: Any Jewish person that votes for her, especially now, her or the Democrat Party, should be able to have their head examined.

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.

The short-term government funding bill that Congress will attempt to pass this week will keep federal agencies open until Dec. 20, Punchbowl News reports. House and Senate leadership expect to release the bill text at some point this afternoon. The Dec. 20 expiration date could set Congress up for a high-stakes lame-duck session of governing.

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.