Mark Halperin Says He's Been Pitched Story That Could 'End' Trump's Campaign

[lindysalsagal]

https://www.newsweek.com/mark-halperin-says-hes-been-pitched-story-that-could-end-trumps-campaign-1973637

(No one says what "it" is.)

Veteran political journalist Mark Halperin, who was among the first to report that President Biden would withdraw from the race in July, revealed on Tuesday that there is a "certain story" that has been pitched to major news outlets that — if true — could derail Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign in its final days.

Speaking on his "Morning Meeting" show on YouTube, Halperin shared that although he does not believe the story is accurate, its impact—if it were—would be the October Surprise the political media has been waiting for.

"I know of one story... I don't believe it is true. But if it's true, it would end Donald Trump's campaign," Halperin said, adding that he's aware of various efforts to influence the race's outcome with less than two weeks until Election Day.

Halperin highlighted the nature of last-minute campaign tactics, comparing them to an attempt to "pull a Comey." He was referring to former FBI Director James Comey's actions during the 2016 election, when, just 11 days before Election Day, he sent a letter to Congress announcing that the FBI had reopened its investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

[Hotler]

1. Do like all the others, write the book first.

[malaise]

2. The end is nigh,

Bye bye

[senseandsensibility]

3. Dislike and distrust this person

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I wouldn't be surprised if this is some kind of set up for a false rumor that he and the RW can blame on Harris.

[PedroXimenez]

15. yep a lot of shitheads are spreading rumors like this today

i smell a rat

[Think. Again.]

18. Apperently the rightwing is trying to pre-empt a video of trump groping a minor that's supposed to come out soon.

[Raven123]

4. Put up or shut up. Print the story or say nothing.

[GreenWave]

5. Penis fixation equals size of crowd exaggeration?

[genxlib]

6. Considering the shit he has gotten away with...

I am not sure my soul is dark enough to dream up a scenario that wouldn't just elicit shrugs from his minions.

What is that old adage about a dead girl or a live boy?

[bucolic_frolic]

7. What's left to come out? And he doesn't believe it's true, but if it is .......

weak denial, doesn't want to be the first confirming it. hmmmmmm

[The Roux Comes First]

8. I'm Never Going to Say "It's in the Bag," But Only Cheaters and Losers

Which is to say republicans , have to resort to those cheap tactics, as they have, so very often, given that they never have the majority votes.

We are going to win in a landslide, without any of those sleazy nixon/reagan/bush/bush/trump trickeries!

[Oneironaut]

9. Put up or shut up then.

Until then, this is in the realm of Rudy Giuliani’s election fraud evidence that’s supposed to get here one day.

Also, he’s also saying it’s probably fake? Yawn. More shitty clickbait from a news media obsessed with wasting everyone’s time.

[Prairie Gates]

10. Getting a very Texas Air National Guard" vibe from all this now

Why in the world would anyone pitch such a story to disgraced sex pest Mark Halperin?

These fuckers are up to something. The good news is that that means they're scared. But care is needed.

[Quiet Em]

11. They better "pull a Comey"

They better release it.

We are tired of them covering for him and normalizing him. The American public deserves to know.

[ificandream]

12. So even if you don't think it's true, you should report it anyway, Halperin.

You didn't have any problem talking about the Clinton emails not going away in 2015.

Real Clear Politics: Mark Halperin: Clinton Email Scandal "Not A Joking Matter," "Not Going Away"

Bloomberg political analyst Mark Halperin appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" from a pre-dawn Iowa State Fair, saying that the investigation into Hillary Clinton's hidden email server is only just beginning.

"Elite Democrats, they bring her emails up to me. Extraordinarily high degree, high frequency of people saying, 'What’s the deal?' It’s why Joe Biden, I think, why maybe Al Gore and others are saying, 'Do we have a problem here? Are we heading towards nominating someone by consensus who has this big problem?'"

"She’s, I think, right now, the most likely person to be elected president, but she is not dealing with this issue. And between the FBI and the congressional investigations, this is not only not going away, but it shouldn’t go away on the substance, and voters do care about it."

[Wounded Bear]

13. Only story I want to read is: America Elects Her First Woman President!

[JohnSJ]

14. Sounds like a Tom Arnold, I want attention. If you have something spit it out

otherwise get lost

[lapfog_1]

16. there is NO story that ends Trump

Even if the story was that he sold our nuclear weapons military secrets to Putin while Putin had both Russian whores and underage Russian boys pee on Trump WHILE prostitutes who had serviced Trump on a previous trip, accompanied by Jeffery Epstein, were having group abortions in the next room... and saving the fetuses for a blood ritual conducted by the Church of Satan...

all while telling Putin that we will withdraw from NATO and join Brics so that Russia can take over all of Europe...

That entire story, on video, verified with witness statements... would not be enough to end Trump's bid for President... and might not even lose him a single vote.

[Autumn]

17. Basically a non story. Halperin says it's not true but he needs a bit of attention.

[SupportSanity]

19. If it's real, don't wait too long.

[Quiet Em]

20. after giving more thought to this

I wouldn't trust Mark Halperin's opinion on whether a negative story about Trump was accurate or not.

I'm also getting a feeling that Mark and rightwingers are looking for another way to bolster their "rigged" claims.

I'm going to dismiss this. We are going to win and they are getting desperate.

[yardwork]

21. Nothing will end Trump's campaign except Election Day.

[andym]

22. Good that he doesn't release unchecked stories

because fake stories could help Trump.

[mzmolly]

23. If being convicted of 34 felonies, being found legally liable for

rape, trying to violently over throw the US government, promoting the hanging of his own VP, praising the penis of a dead golfer, date raping a porn star, praising Hitler etc. doesn't end a campaign, what on earth will?

[standingtall]

24. Mark Halperin cannot be trusted

I would speculate either he's trying distract from General Kelly confirming Trump is a fascist or the right wing made up a fake story and are using Halperin to bait a reputable news source into taking the story so the Trump campaign can present themselves as victims of the "liberal media" with the fake news or the least likely scenario is that it's actually real story that some reputable news outlet has and Halperin got wind of it and is trying to preemptively discredit it on behalf of Trump.

[Tickle]

25. Jesus, I never thought

of that. It makes sense 😃

[Ocelot II]

26. Put up or shut up.

[Bettie]

27. He could eat a live human baby on

live TV and he'd still have the hard core MAGAts.

[Bev54]

28. If this was legitimate, I doubt very much they would go to an untrustworthy Halperin

[maxrandb]

29. He's a "journalist", but he "doesn't believe it to be true"?

Is that how "journalism" works today?

He has no reason to "opine" that, unless he has already decided it doesn't fit the narrative he is pushing.

Please Mark, tell us what in Donnie Dipshits behavior, demonstrated for HIS ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE, causes you to "not believe it to be true"?????

Hey Mark! Here's a clue. If Donnie Dipshit claims he was "going to the Congo to live and care for the poverty stricken children", that you can "not believe"...but this is entirely consistent with Donnie Dipshits character.

You should know that...you know, with you being a "journalist" and all....