KKK hoods didn’t work.

David Duke didn’t work.

Hillary Clinton’s claim that ISIS is for Donald Trump, and will be happy if he wins — that didn’t work, either.

“What you see is … [Hillary Clinton] having to dumb herself down to deal with this — idiot — on the other side,” said Mika Brzezinski of “Morning Joe.”

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Now Clinton supporters, including the usual media suspects, are suggesting Trump is a Kremlin apparatchik, easily used by Russian buddies.

It all started when Trump spoke to former CNN host Larry King, whose broadcast is picked up by Russia Today (RT).

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And when MSNBC showed a clip of Gov. Mike Pence, Trump’s running mate, saying Putin is a stronger leader than President Obama, and that would change with a Trump-Pence administration, the meltdown on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” began Friday.

“I’d like to know what Donald Trump thinks about Adolf Hitler,” asked “Morning Joe” panelist Donny Deutsch. “I think [Trump] wants to be a dictator.”

And a Russian puppet, to boot.

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Chuck Todd, NBC political analyst, said Trump was used by Vladimir Putin’s propaganda network. “It’s surreal,” said Todd.

But the posing was a bit awkward. One “Morning Joe” panelist admitted he criticized Republican Mitt Romney in 2012 when Romney said at a presidential debate that Russia was America’s primary geopolitical foe. Romney was mocked by Obama, among others, for the statement.

“I’ve apologized for that,” the panelist said, and added the Republican Party was wrong to go from Romney’s position to a friendlier status with Russia.

It wasn’t just MSNBC that seemed angry Trump praised Putin over Obama. CNN seemed appalled Trump even spoke to King.

Since CNN booted King off the air, King has been working indirectly for RT. King’s show is produced by Ora TV. RT picks up the productions to air. RT also does extensive broadcasting in the United States.

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Trump’s campaign said King, a longtime friend, asked for an interview and Trump gave one. Trump later said he didn’t know it would wind up on RT.

On CNN Friday, Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, defended Trump’s media appearance and remarks to CNN’s Chris Cuomo. “If you think that Donald Trump is the only person in this country that thinks we’ve had a feckless, anemic foreign policy in the last eight years, then that’s just not true,” Conway told Cuomo. But none of this matters to Trump’s critics. After his performance at the “Commander-in-Chief Forum,” Beltway pundits are still furious that Trump insulted Obama and said Obama’s generals were inept. Related: Desperate Hillary Claims ISIS for Trump Philip Bump of The Washington Post’s “The Fix” wrote, “It’s weirdly fitting that a Donald Trump interview aired on RT.” But “Morning Joe” is where the Clinton surrogates got in the harshest lashes. “What you see is … [Hillary Clinton] having to dumb herself down to deal with this — idiot —on the other side,” said “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski. Fair warning, America — if you fail MSNBC’s expectations, they will be very, very disappointed.

“This election is going to be an I.Q. test for America,” Deutsch told “Morning Joe.”

It’s best to take the anti-Putin bluster and tough talk from MSNBC with a grain of salt. When MSNBC cancelled Ed Schultz’s show, the man who once mocked Putin went over to RT — where he remains today.

And not once did the MSNBC talking heads mention Hillary Clinton’s failed attempt to “reset” relations with Russia. Maybe they’re just worried Trump will get the reset right.