MSNBC: Trump Lashes out at Campaign Manager Brad Parscale After Polls Show Him Trailing Biden

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BRZEZINSKI: “The president doesn’t seem to be focused though on what is happening on this deadly pandemic, as much as melting down on his slipping poll numbers. There is reporting from multiple news outlets that president Trump lashed out at his campaign manager after he was given polls that showed him trailing Joe Biden in several key states. Trump was briefed in a series of phone calls last week by his political advisers, including his campaign manager, Brad Parscale, Republican National Committee chair, McDaniel, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner. His aides, the aides showed the president and re-election campaign's latest internal polls, which showed him trailing Joe Biden in several key states. Multiple sources familiar with the briefing confirm to NBC News. One source described Trump as being in a, quote, 'horrific mood', as Parscale walked him through the numbers. On Friday, two days after being shown the polls, Trump berated his campaign manager, insisting that the data was wrong and blamed Parscale for the fact that he was losing in the polls. The tense exchange was first reported by CNN and the 'Washington Post.' The 'Associated Press' reports that Trump repeatedly told campaign officials during the heated calls, quote, 'I’m not f**ing losing to Joe Biden."
SCARBOROUGH: "Yes, you are."
BRZEZINSKI: "According to five people —" [crosstalk]
SCARBOROUGH: "In fact, you’re losing in a lot of states."
BRZEZINSKI: "— with knowledge of the conversation."