Jonathan Lemire
GO FIGURE: MSNBC Gives 10 Mins Less to Biden Fall vs. Trump on a Ramp
On Thursday afternoon, President Biden took a might tumble when he fell nearly flat on his face at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Such a fall drew eyeballs and defenses from the “big three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC with the conservative drinking game words of capitalizing, pouncing and seizing on it. Over on the liberal cable networks CNN and MSNBC, both (largely) saw no reason to be concerned and…
MSNBC Invites GLAAD CEO To Repeat Debunked Bomb Threat Hoax
MSNBC’s Morning Joe kicked off Pride Month on Thursday by welcoming GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis on to repeat debunked hoaxes about how conservatives are targeting Target with bomb threats.
Scarborough Warns MSM Against Premature 'DeSantis Is Done' Hot Takes
Pointing to polls showing Ron DeSantis close or even with Joe Biden in swing states in which Biden is beating Trump easily, Joe Scarborough warns people in the press who are saying DeSantis is "done." "I'm not so sure," says Scarborough.
Morning Joe Cheers Disney-Trump Bashing ‘Insecure,’ ‘Stupid’ DeSantis
MSNBC’s Morning Joe has, in part, been defined by co-host Joe Scarborough’s jealousy for Florida Republicans who had a more successful political career and following than he did. Such was the case Wednesday when he and his crew of middle school bullies spent over 25 minutes smearing Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as “anti-business,” “anti-conservative,” “insecure,” and “stupid” for…
MSNBC Declares DeSantis to be 'Un-American' Amid Disney Fight
Occasionally, the cast of MSNBC will view themselves as qualified to opine on what is and is not conservative and Tuesday’s Chris Jansing Reports was one such occasion. Not only did nominal Republican Tara Setmayer declare Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s fight with Disney to be “petulant” and “not conservative,” but also “un-American.”
Scarborough Likens Coverage of Trump Plane Arrival to O.J. Car Chase
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough fumes over the extensive media coverage of Donald Trump's arrival in his plane at LaGuardia airport in NYC for purposes of attending his arraignment on Tuesday. Scarborough likened the coverage to that accorded to the extensive coverage given to the O.J. Simpson slow-motion white Bronco car chase. Scarborough claims that Trump benefitted from $40-50 million…
Morning Joe: DeSantis Has NO Chance of Winning If He Debates Trump
On Thursday's Morning Joe on MSNBC, Joe Scarborough blustered that Ron DeSantis could not hope to win the GOP nomination unless he skips all debates with golden-tongued Donald Trump.
'The Weakest Case:' Morning Joe Sweats Possible NY Trump Indictment
Echoing Speaker Kevin McCarthy, five members of the Morning Joe panel refer to the possible indictment of Donald Trump in connection with the Stormy Daniels matter as "the weakest case."
'WHEEE!' Joe Scarborough Mocks DeSantis for Baseball Throwing Motion
Joe Scarborough goes "whee" 11 times in a segment mocking Ron DeSantis' baseball throwing motion.
Was This Journalist Talking About Fox News—Or Joe Scarborough?
On Morning Joe, discussing revelations that Fox News people said critical things in private about Trump, but something very different on the air, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius says: "You have a sense that, like the Republican politicians you and I were talking about, Fox is chasing what it imagines its viewers, the public on the right, want to hear. And that's just…
Morning Joe: Trump Trying To 'Blackmail' GOP Into Nominating Him
On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Jonathan Lemire says that Donald Trump is attempting to "blackmail" Republicans into nominating him by refusing to say that he will support the nominee if it is not him, thus fracturing the party and assuring defeat.
Morning Joe's Main Reason for Keeping Kamala on Ticket: Woman of Color
On Morning Joe, Jen Palmieri and Jonathan Lemire are adamant that Kamala Harris will remain on the '24 ticket as Joe Biden's running mate. But the only reason either could identify was that Harris is a black woman who appeals to black women, described as "the foundation of the Democratic party."
Mika Brzezinski: Biden Is 'Extremely Well-Liked' (Who Needs Polls?)
Despite approval ratings that show him to be way underwater, Mika Brzezinski claims that President Biden is "extremely well-liked," adding, "they kind of like Joe Biden! They kind of like him!"
Lemire Declares Biden Document Scandal to Be 'A Partisan Story'
Viewers of Tuesday’s Late Night with Seth Meyers could be forgiven for getting dizzy as Politico White House bureau chief and MSNBC Way Too Early host Jonathan Lemire labeled President Biden’s classified document scandal “political” and “partisan,” but that there were real national security concerns, but also that Republicans have been showing “hypocrisy.”