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Today we learn just how easy it is to trick Donald Trump. Yesterday he was interviewed by Larry King on RT, a TV network funded by the Russian government. That’s probably not a good look, especially for a candidate already viewed as alarmingly cozy with Vladimir Putin. So what happened?

Trump campaign spokeswoman says that they thought Larry King interview was going to be on King’s podcast — not RT. — Kevin Cirilli (@kevcirilli) September 9, 2016

Poor Donald. He used to be so sharp. Probably suffering from dysphasia or something.