President Joe Biden's obsession with his favorite MSNBC show is influencing the way the White House is run, Axios reported.
Biden frequently watches MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” hosted by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, and has sometimes used the show's regular guests as consultants. according to To Axios. Throughout the day, Biden asks staffers if they watched various segments and segments that aired on the four-hour show, and some aides have started paying close attention to the show to anticipate questions from their boss, the station said. reported.
According to Axios, the president has previously brought in veteran reporter Mike Barnicle, former diplomat Richard Haas and historian Jon Meacham, all of whom are regulars on the show. According to the paper, Meacham has supported the president in multiple speeches. Other regulars on the show were also reportedly invited to participate in off-the-record discussions with policy experts.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a meeting with visiting governors from states across the United States in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2023. This weekend, President Biden will host governors attending the annual National Governors Association Winter Meeting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
A White House aide told Axios that many Biden administration officials believe the program will give a more balanced assessment of the president than other programs.
Although the program is a favorite of Biden's, it can be critical of the president. Mr. Scarborough seemed perplexed in January that Mr. Biden did not fire Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who kept the president quiet about his hospitalization.
Shortly after the Axios report, Scarborough suggested Friday that the White House needs to make Biden more visible to the public.
“I think this is one of the reasons why the White House should probably release him more,” Scarborough was quoted as saying. “There was some concern that he wasn't going to get out, he wasn't doing a good enough job, he wasn't answering enough questions. Okay, so if he makes mistakes, he makes mistakes too. ”
U.S. Deputy Kamala Harris as President Joe Biden (R) listens during a Rose Garden event at the White House to commemorate National Small Business Week on May 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. The President (left) gives a speech. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Vice President Kamala Harris also reportedly tunes in to “Morning Joe,” and the vice president has a guilty pleasure. White House aides told Axios that Harris sometimes watches the Fox News show “The Five,” and aides believe this may have distracted the vice president. He said he was there. (Related: Kamala Harris is very concerned that Wikipedia trolls are making her look short)
A former Harris aide told Axios, referring to the vice president's negative coverage on Fox News, that “they were constantly berating her, which confused her mind and caused her great anxiety.” .
