Morning Joe

A poised, unflappable Scott Bessent delivered an absolute masterclass on today's Morning Joe. Scarborough, Geist, Lemire, and Barnicle took their best shots and came up empty every time. The ultimate embarrassment for the show came went Mike Barnicle told Bessent he assumed that he'd had a very good day in the stock market the day before, because the DJIA jumped on news that the government…

Despite folding under pressure to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough and his guests claimed on Monday that Democrats were still winning on the healthcare issue. The night prior, several Democrats and Independents joined Republicans in passing a package that would restore funding to many government entities, essentially showing that…

After noting Marjorie Taylor Greene's praise of Nancy Pelosi after the former Speaker's announcement that she will not be seeking re-election, Morning Joe favorably contrasts her words with President Trump's critical comments. Eugene Robinson praises MTG's "reality-based analysis."

On Thursday, MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough, Chris Jansing, and Katy Tur flipped out over immigration agents arresting an illegal alien and teacher, Diana Galeano, who tried to evade police by running into a daycare where she worked, with Scarborough claiming that she was "abducted" by ICE agents.

Joe Scarborough used to be a hawk on immigration and border security, saying there was "an ongoing invasion of illegal immigrants from Mexico" that included "drug dealers, gang members, convicted felons, and quite possibly terrorists." But he has transitioned into an immigration dove. On Morning Joe, he approvingly quotes Pope Leo who says we must treat foreigners as our neighbors. And…

On Wednesday's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough sought to present himself as the kindly, non-partisan political consultant, saying he had warned Republicans not to overreach after their 2024 victories, or imagine they'd occupy the White House forever. "And if you go too fast, voters will knock you on your ass immediately. And that's what happened yesterday." 

On Election Day, MSNBC’s Morning Joe spent over 17 minutes of airtime with the Democratic Nominee for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and even gave him 30 uninterrupted seconds towards the end to make his case to voters. The puff-piece interview came across like a last-minute attempt to make sure he got across the finish line instead of a legitimate inquiry into his positions.…

In a rare moment of journalistic integrity, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough called out Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) to his face for claiming President Trump “took advantage of young girls” without evidence. The awkward confrontation on Friday’s Morning Joe concerning an elongated scandal surrounding unreleased files on late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein demonstrated the extent of liberal…

MSNBC contributors on Thursday’s Morning Joe couldn’t comprehend why the Trump administration would possibly want to redirect military resources and manpower away from Europe and towards Latin America. The disbelief included insinuations of inviting Russian aggression to reasserting claims of Trump not really addressing the true source of narcotics trafficking.

On Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius lamented Trump's "presidency as wrecking ball" over the new ballroom. But Ignatius fails to mention an editorial by the Post editorial board,  "In defense of the White House ballroom--Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs," which is supportive of the president's project.

On Morning Joe, Eugene Robinson claims that everybody aside from DC politicians finds President Trump's ballroom plans "ridiculous and infuriating." Kurt Andersen of The Atlantic says the East Wing that was demolished dates to the "18th century." He was only two centuries off: it was built at the beginning of the 20th century.

During an obligatory discussion about the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Morning Joe guest and Politico columnist Jonathan Martin admitted on Wednesday that Democrats were holding out in defiance of President Trump while using health care as a “vehicle.” Trump …

Morning Joe regular Jon Meacham, a historian and former Biden speechwriter, says it's an insult to adolescents to call President Trump's handling of the creation of a new White House ballroom "adolescent." Instead, says Meacham, Trump's behavior is "infantile." Meacham says that Trump's decision to create a new White House ballroom, which requires demolishing the existing East Wing, "is in…

The extremely poor choices made by a few bad apples gave MSNBC what it had been waiting for: a feeble excuse to wail on the right. Tuesday’s Morning Joe brought on a few guests who were more than willing to censure Republican leadership for somehow allowing the inexcusable behavior to occur, and in the process suggest it was the future of the party.