Jonathan Lemire

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.”

Scarborough Implies Bigotry Behind GOP Criticism of Karine Jean-Pierre
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough suggests there is bigotry behind Republican criticism of White House spox Karine Jean-Pierre, a gay, black woman. Scarborough says: "there have been a lot of Republicans who have been critical of Karine Jean-Pierre, of course they have been from the beginning. I'll let people draw their own conclusions as to why, it seems pretty obvious to me."

Scarborough Instructs Garland To Prosecute Trump on Docs, Not Biden!
Claiming that "Joe Biden didn't commit a crime," Joe Scarborough on Morning Joe suggests that Attorney General Merrick Garland should not prosecute Biden but should prosecute Donald Trump in connection with their possession of classified documents.

Morning Joe on Biden Docs: 'No Comparison'! 'False Equivalency'!
Joe Biden's possession of classified documents after leaving the vice president is an embarrassment to the liberal media that

If Resumé Lies Cause For Resignation, When Will Biden Be Leaving?
Morning Joe gleefully devotes its opening segment to the exposure of the multiple resumé lies of Republican Congressman-elect George Santos. The show highlights a New York Daily News editorial calling on Santos to resign. Joe Biden has told a multitude of lies about his background. But naturally, Morning Joe never suggests that he should resign, instead chalking the Santos…