With his approval ratings tanking, the crucial midterm elections looming, and his war with Iran turning into a quagmire, Donald Trump has entered full freak-out mode.

It’s not hard to tell. Just look at what happened this week when he lashed out at Kristen Welker, the well-respected host of NBC’s Meet the Press, and one of the best-known journalists in the nation.

Welker observed recently that Trump – while having significant influence – has a “mixed record” on making successful endorsements this year. An innocuous statement, made in advance of the Sunday show during her analytical comments to a network affiliate station in Washington.

But not harmless in Trump’s opinion.

Furious, he called on the Federal Communications Commission to go after Welker, saying she “will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment”.

In fact, as the Hill newspaper reported this week, while Trump “boasts a 100 percent record in Senate Republican primary contests this election cycle, several of his high-profile gubernatorial picks have lost.”

That sounds like a mixed record, doesn’t it? Not to Trump, who called Welker’s comments “purposeful inaccuracy”.

“The Press is a Disgrace........

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