Jonathan Lemire

Morning Joe devoted a segment today to fretting over Trump arranging peace talks with Russia on Ukraine without, at this stage, the participation of Ukrainian officials.  But the show ignored Zelensky's stunning statement: that Putin is "afraid" of Trump and that while Putin is a "liar," Trump can push him into peace negotiations because he is "scared" of Trump, who is "strong."

The Tuesday edition of MSNBC’s Morning Joe was equal parts outrageous and unintentionally hilarious as political analyst Anand Giridharadas mused that Trump Administration immigration enforcement operations are akin to “Gestapo raids” in “East Germany.”

Morning Joe and CNN This Morning fret the deportation of people swept up in deportation procedures seeking violent illegals whose "only crime" was entering the US illegally.

After President Joe Biden complained about oligarchy and free speech on social media in his farewell address, Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius outrageously behaved as if the president had taken a hands-off approach to social media in office. 

On Morning Joe, Jonathan Lemire says there's skepticism the hostage deal will hold because Netanyahu -- not Hamas! -- might "submarine" it.

In the clip it airs of President Biden's remarks on the ISIS-inspired terror attack in New Orleans, Morning Joe edits out the moment when Biden totally loses his ability to speak and has to scramble his way back.

On Morning Joe, New Republic editor Michael Tomasky blames tne "right-wing media" for the public's approval of Trump's transition.  He singles out Rupert Murdoch for particular opprobrium. Tomasky is nostalgic for the days when there was "common civic agreement about basic morality in public life." Translation: when the liberal media set the agenda.

With Pete Hegseth's nomination as Secretary of Defense reportedly in trouble, CNN This Morning boosted Ron DeSantis for the position.  Meanwhile, over on Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough & Co. had great fun mocking Lindsey Graham. They depicted Graham as a Johnny-come-lately to the group of Senators expressing serious reservations about Hegseth's nomination. He was a "lagging indicator."

The leftwing media meltdown over President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks intensified this week with the news that he would appoint Kash Patel, the former Chief of Staff to the Defense Secretary, to replace sitting FBI Director Chris Wray.

On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough tries to laugh off Joe Biden having called Trump supporters "garbage." Scarborough puts on a big, fake, smile and chuckles in reaction.

A whiff of panic in the Morning Joe air today.  It began with Joe Scarborough admitting that the race is tied. And you know what they say in football: if he's even, he's leavin'. Because if Trump is even in the popular vote, he is likely leading in the Electoral College. Just ask Hillary Clinton. Jonathan Lemire then admitted that Trump's strategy [which Lemire predictably…