“Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski lost their show Friday over former President Donald Trump's speech at the southern border.
President Trump and President Joe Biden visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday on a duel trip, as the influx of illegal immigrants becomes a major campaign issue. President Trump spoke in Eagle Pass, Texas, and Biden spoke in Brownsville, Texas, an area with a loose border. (Related article: 'Where were the Democrats then?': Fox News host interrupts Democratic congressman who expresses concern over border crisis)
Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Brzezinski criticized the Republican front-runner, calling his supporters “stupid” for supporting a candidate who “cannot complete a sentence.”
“What do we do with that? Why do we do that? People are actually voting. Will there really be one person who will vote for that person? Who – how stupid can they be?” Scarborough said. Shouted out.
“I can't. I mean. It's just a foreign language,” Brzenski blurted out, making a gesture of disgust. “It's not just a foreign language. It's just a foreigner.”
“He can't complete a sentence. He can't complete a thought,” Mr. Scarborough continued. “He's talking about, 'Crooked Joe is, uh, the blood of countless victims. This is an egregious violation.' I mean, he's also just. ”
In his speech, President Trump blamed Biden for the border crisis and criticized his administration for the murder of University of Georgia student Laken Riley, 22, by an illegal immigrant. Biden, who has faced growing concerns about his mental health, did not mention Riley's death in his remarks.The president turned his back to his podium and walked away. Asked About the nursing student murder case.
“Is he thinking about what he's going to say? Can someone please give him a little piece of paper or something?” Brzezinski said of Trump. “Because it's obvious he's not. He's not thinking.”
Biden is reportedly using cheat sheets to ask donors pre-screened questions, while using cards to provide answers. Axios. The reliance on cheat sheets has fueled concerns about the 81-year-old's ability to seek a second term as president.
Mr. Brzezinski said Mr. Trump was “trying to be mean.” Scarborough agreed, saying the Republican candidate was speaking like a “5-year-old.”
“This guy, this guy is throwing 112 miles an hour in the middle of the plane,” Scarborough said.
“When he talks about the border, he lies as usual,” the MSNBC host continued. “When he was running and talking about the border wall, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were having illegal border crossings at a 50-year low on the southern border. He's just making this up. Yes. Every day.”
