Charlie Sykes: This Is A 'Profoundly Dangerous' Time

Morning Joe panelists talked about how Trump is falling apart over the cultural phenomenon that is the Harris-Walz campaign.

"I also agree with you, that what's really rattling Donald Trump is that this has become a cultural phenomenon, not simply a political phenomenon," Charlie Sykes said.

"I want to go back to what George (Conway) was saying. You know, yes, it is sad and we can make fun of it. It is alarming. But it is also profoundly dangerous, what is going on. Because you look at that insane tweet, and it's not just that he's going down this rabbit hole of deep swamp conspiracy theories. He's using this as, you know, a way of saying that the Democrats are cheating. That Kamala Harris should be disqualified.

"Look, put this in the larger context of what's happening. This is pre-election denialism by Donald Trump. It's no mystery, Donald Trump is never going to graciously concede defeat in this election. He's already laying the groundwork for what's going to happen after November. I think this is going to be an extraordinarily dangerous period," Sykes said.

"He has election deniers in key states. His base is psychologically not prepared for him to lose. And as George mentioned, this is a desperate man. Donald Trump will not simply lose the election. Donald Trump knows if he is not elected president, he may be going to jail.

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