MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough reacted to Donald Trump’s Iowa Caucus victory on Tuesday by going on a fact-free, pro-Biden rant where he asserted that economy has never been better and that, under Biden, the military is now the strongest that it has been since 1945.
On the economy, Scarborough claimed anyone with concerns is guilty of “perversion,” declaring that “But you talked about the economy and you talked about people worrying about where things are. This is the perversion. This is the perversion of these networks that twist and contort the reality if their guy or woman is not in office. We have an economy that's stronger than ever. I've said it before that one of the most conservative columnists, Gerard Baker, said the U.S. economy was the winner in 2023.”
The most recent inflation report was worse than expected, but Scarborough was just getting started, “You have a military stronger than ever relative to the rest of the world, stronger than any time since 1945. Anybody who understands military strength and power will tell you that.”
That is simply not true, people who understand military strength, including the military itself, will tell you precisely the opposite. Nevertheless, Scarborough kept rolling, “And for all of its failings, and elite colleges have a hell of a lot of failings, for all its failings, our educational system, our colleges and universities still the best in the world.”
Scarborough would proceed to repeat himself on the three areas where things are allegedly going great, starting with higher education, “People send their children to America from all over the world because our educational system, with all of its failings, the best in the world. Guess what? Another really conservative Wall Street Journal writer said that last week in a column. Why? Because it's true.”
Circling back to the economy, he proclaimed, “So, I don't understand these networks that trash America. I don't understand politicians like Donald Trump who trash America. I don't understand people who hate America when America's economy is stronger than it's been in a long, long time.”
Returning to the military, Scarborough insisted, “Our military’s stronger than it's been in generations” before returning to colleges yet again “and yes, our educational system, with all its failings, with elite universities, still the best in the world and there's not a close second. Not a close second in any of these areas.”
Finally, if anyone does not think things are going perfectly, Scarborough thinks they are a hater and a liar, “So, if people are out there preaching hate, talking about how America is weak, they are lying to you. They are lying through their teeth, and they're doing it for their own reasons. America is strong. America is powerful and America is great.”
It is amazing Scarborough did not fall out of his chair from getting dizzy after all that spinning.
Here is a transcript for the January 16 show:
MSNBC Morning Joe
1/16/2024
7:30 AM ET
JOE SCARBOROUGH: But you talked about the economy and you talked about people worrying about where things are. This is the perversion. This is the perversion of these networks that twist and contort the reality if their guy or woman is not in office. We have an economy that's stronger than ever. I've said it before that one of the most conservative columnists, Gerard Baker, said the U.S. economy was the winner in 2023. You have a military stronger than ever relative to the rest of the world, stronger than any time since 1945. Anybody who understands military strength and power will tell you that.
And for all of its failings, and elite colleges have a hell of a lot of failings, for all its failings, our educational system, our colleges and universities still the best in the world.
People send their children to America from all over the world because our educational system, with all of its failings, the best in the world. Guess what? Another really conservative Wall Street Journal writer said that last week in a column. Why? Because it's true.
So, I don't understand these networks that trash America. I don't understand politicians like Donald Trump who trash America. I don't understand people who hate America when America's economy is stronger than it's been in a long, long time.
Our military’s stronger than it's been in generations and yes, our educational system, with all its failings, with elite universities, still the best in the world and there's not a close second. Not a close second in any of these areas.
So, if people are out there preaching hate, talking about how America is weak, they are lying to you. They are lying through their teeth, and they're doing it for their own reasons. America is strong. America is powerful and America is great.
