Morning Joe
Scarborough Reruns 'Simple Country Lawyer' Shtick in Attacking Trump
On Morning Joe, despite being mocked for it, Joe Scarborough doubles down on his false-modesty shtick of describing himself as a "simple country lawyer." He deploys the term three times in the course of one segment, and also describes himself as having fallen off a turnip truck. "MSNBC Republican" Elise Jordan says that, given the supposedly "insane and inane" things he says, Donald Trump "…
Morning Joe: Your Home For Never-Ending Trump=Hitler Coverage!
In just its first half-hour, Morning Joe makes nine Trump/Hitler analogies, with a 'fascism' thrown in for good measure.
Surprise! Mika Calls Out Trump's Kiss-and-Tell Fraud Investigator
On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski challenges Ken Block, who had been hired by the Trump campaign to investigate claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, on his decision to make all his findings, which were contrary to Trump's interest, public.
NYT's Mara Gay: Claudine Gay Victimized by Right-Wing Racist Attack
On Morning Joe, Mara Gay of the New York Times editorial board describes the resignation of Harvard president Claudine Gay as the result of racist slander by conservatives.
Power Pals: ABC, CNN, MSNBC Begin New Year with Softballs for KJP
On Tuesday morning as more Americans returned to work, ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN This Morning, and MSNBC’s Morning Joe partnered with their allies in the Biden administration to forcefeed viewers White House propaganda in the form of softball interviews with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Morning Joe on Haley Slavery Slip: Doesn't Realize Can't Win MAGA Vote
On Morning Joe, self-described "Never Trump conservative" Matt Lewis says that in refusing to mention slavery when asked the cause of the Civil War, Nikki Haley misreads her core constituency. MAGA voters will never vote for her. She is running to win the primary in New Hampshire, not in Alabama or Mississippi.
Morning Joe—If SCOTUS Upholds CO Ruling, Trump Off Ballot Everywhere!
On Morning Joe, NBC News reporter Vaughn Hillyard says that if the Supreme Court upholds the ruling of the Colorado court, relying on the 14th Amendment, that barred Donald Trump from the ballot, it's likely that Trump will be barred from the ballot in all 50 states.
Scarborough Flip Flop: He Now Supports Colorado Court Dumping Trump
The day after expressing repeated skepticism over the decision of the Colorado Supreme Court to kick Donald Trump off the ballot, Scarborough flip flops and expresses great support for the decision, saying it's the most democratic thing the court could do.
Scarborough Skeptical About Colorado Judges Barring Trump From Ballot
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough is surprisingly skeptical about the ruling of the Colorado Supreme Court barring Donald Trump from the Republican primary ballot there on the grounds that he is barred from office under the 14th Amendment for having committed insurrection against the Constitution. Scarborough suggests that a finding of insurrection should be made by a jury convicting him of…
Scarborough Mocks Speaker Johnson's Non-Existent Southern Accent
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough mocks Speaker Mike Johnson's southern accent, although in fact Johnson does not have a southern accent. Scarborough also mockingly calls Johnson, "Jesus's man in Congress." Mika Brzezinski gloats at the prospect that Rudy will not have "a penny left to his name" when the two plaintiffs in the defamation case are "done with him."
Scarborough: 'One Year From Now, Democracy Could Be OVER!'
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough scaremongers that one year from now, if Trump is elected, "democracy could be over." He mocks as "clowns" media critics who say that the liberal media is helping Trump by calling him a "fascist."
The Brian Stelter Memorial Award for Worst Quote of the Year
It was a challenging task, but an esteemed panel of NewsBusters editors led by MRC President L.Brent Bozell and MRC’s Vice President for Research and Publications Brent Baker, boiled down all the biased outbursts from lefty hack hosts, anchors, reporters and pundits in 2023 and declared a winner.
Scarborough Wrongly Claims Crime Worse in Red States Than in Chicago
In a recent episode of Morning Joe, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough pompously cheered on gun control activist Dr. Megan Ranney as she tried to correct Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) during a recent Senate hearing in which the liberal activist inaccurately claimed that gun death rates for the state of Louisiana are higher than for the city of Chicago.
'Morning Joe' Whines Hunter Biden Indictment Makes 'False Equivalency'
While ABC, CBS, and NBC dryly and seriously addressed the new Hunter Biden indictment on tax charges in California, MSNBC’s Morning Joe didn't discuss the new Hunter indictment until a half-hour had elapsed, and then they implied this shouldn’t have happened.