Trump’s deeply strange night, plus the $5,000 he never delivered

On the Show:

-- Ben Rhodes, a former deputy national security advisor and Obama speechwriter, joins us to discuss his new book "ALL WE SAY: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches"

-- Donald Trump responds to reports of a pneumonic plague case at a Siberian research institute while offering a vague scientific explanation

-- Donald Trump dismisses dropping poll numbers among Latino voters and claims sole knowledge of Canadian trade tariffs

-- Donald Trump tells a rally audience that foreign strikes on Los Angeles and San Diego are a small price to pay while criticizing TV programming

-- Donald Trump brings executive assistant Natalie Harp on stage at a Nebraska rally while calling her the perfect person

-- Donald Trump displays a forward-leaning posture, confuses state locations, and repeatedly taps his leg during a Nebraska rally appearance

-- Donald Trump posts demands on social media that news outlets be arrested over reports of empty seats at his rallies

-- On the Bonus Show: Student protests erupt in France, Trump orders the first firing squad execution since 1945, Trump says his super PAC will start paying for his taxpayer-funded ads, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:27) Trump addresses Russian plague reports

(08:35) Trump dismisses dropping poll numbers

(20:32) Trump talks about strikes on California

(28:00) Trump calls Natalie Harp "perfect"

(34:00) Trump exhibits many signs of decline

(44:14) Ben Rhodes interview

(01:07:20) Trump demands reporters get arrested

(01:14:23) Trump's cash payments never materialize

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