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‘What a loon’: Morning Joe hosts react to Trump’s ‘relationship to MIT’ comment

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“Trump’s uncle worked at MIT in the 1940s… and he feels something about MIT; He knows that’s prestigious, he knows it sounds like he’s smart — but it was his uncle 80 years ago.”

During a campaign stop in Las Vegas, former President Donald Trump shared an unusual story about preferring electrocution over a shark attack, referencing his connection to MIT. #MorningJoe hosts JoevScarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist react to Trump’s remarks — with Geist pointing out the true nature of Trumps “relationship to MIT.”

An MIT spokesperson confirmed earlier this year that Trump’s uncle, John Trump, began working as a research associate after gaining his doctorate from the university in 1933, became an assistant professor in electrical engineering in 1936, was promoted to professor in 1952 and taught until 1973, and a senior lecturer/professor emeritus until he died in 1985.

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‘DESPERATE’ Trump loses Supreme Court mail voting ruling which may ’embolden’ him, Judge Luttig says

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Former federal appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the Supreme Court blocking Donald Trump’s new USPS mail ballot rules from being used in the midterm elections, a “humiliating defeat” for Trump who has tried to “affect the midterm elections unconstitutionally.”

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Kimmel effect: Dems’ Texas surge has Trump scrambling to San Antonio, amid country blues

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MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports on President Trump’s declining support as the midterms approach. The New York Times’ Molly Jong-Fast and former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee join. (The Beat’s YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)

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MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “I made mistakes”: Platner on reports of him sending sexually-explicit texts

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MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “I, at the beginning of our marriage, I made mistakes, and Amy held me accountable for them, and we worked through them, and the work that we did made our marriage significantly stronger.”

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner joins Chris Hayes and responds to reports from the WSJ and NYT that he sent sexually-explicit text messages to several women while married to his current wife.

 MS NOW has not independently confirmed the reporting.

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GOP’s Kennedy on Trump POSTING another GOP senator’s cell number: Goes from ‘0 to A-hole’ in 3 secs

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President Trump is traveling to Nebraska, the latest stop in a red state tour as polls show the GOP playing defense in historically republican strongholds. Meanwhile, Trump is receiving criticism for posting GOP Sen. Tom Cotton’s personal cell phone number as part of a push to make daylight saving time permanent. MS NOW Congressional Reporter Mychael Schnell has more details from Nebraska. Host of the “Archival” podcast Juanita Tolliver, CTInsider Columnist Philip Bump and Nebraska Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb join Alicia Menendez to share their outlook for November.

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“Chaotic bumbler”: Whitehouse blasts Trump’s “blunderbuss” approach to tariffs and cost to voters

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Donald Trump’s “chaotic” decision to raise tariffs on Canadian goods.

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