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“Hypocrite,” “Dumb guy”: 24 hours in Donald Trump’s egomaniacal Twitter fights

Insults for George Will, Rick Perry and Frank Luntz. A detente with Chuck Todd? Trump's twitter is still insane

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Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump holds a Henry repeating rifle that was presented to him after speaking at the Republican Party of Arkansas Reagan Rockefeller dinner in Hot Springs, Ark., Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump holds a Henry repeating rifle that was presented to him after speaking at the Republican Party of Arkansas Reagan Rockefeller dinner in Hot Springs, Ark., Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Donald Trump’s rallies and TV interviews have supplanted his Twitter feed as a source of entertainment — but that doesn’t mean that Trump has gone quiet on social media. His raging ego and uncontrollable id remain on full display; indeed it might be the best representation of the pure, insane Trump.

Over just 24 hours yesterday, he interacted with other candidates, took side-swipes at the media, insulted GOP consultants and maybe tried to make nice with “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd, usually a target of his playground insults. Here are the highlights.

Trump is not happy with the guests after him on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360”:

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Hi, Ted!

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Also, Frank Luntz is a loser

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A little swipe at George Will

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Making nice with “sleepy eyes”?

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Also, Rick Perry is a loser with cheap glasses

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