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GOP 'clowns' will 'bring anarchy to America' to prevent Trump from going to jail: Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ripped Republicans for "lying" about the FBI to punish the law enforcement agency for investigating Donald Trump.

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts told Fox News the FBI should be "started over from scratch and rebuilt," but the "Morning Joe" host said he misrepresented the findings of special counsel John Durham to justify his attack on the agency.

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Morning Joe dumps on 'hateful' Trump for leaving his 'stain' on Memorial Day

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough ripped Donald Trump's "hateful" Memorial Day message comparing himself to slain service members.

The "Morning Joe" host ranked the Truth Social post among the former president's worst holiday statements, saying Trump went out of his way to issue the most "disrespectful" message possible.

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Gunfire in Hollywood Beach, Fla., sends crowds racing for safety

The early videos from a mass shooting in Hollywood, Fla., show a terrified public race from the sound of the gunfire. CBS News reported at least 7 people have been shot, including a 15-year-old.

"Residents and visitors: Please avoid the area of Johnson to Garfield Streets, as well as the Hollywood Broadwalk, due to an ongoing shooting investigation. Heavy police presence in the area. If you are looking to reunite with a family member, we have set up a reunification area at Johnson Street and N Ocean bus loop," the Hollywood Beach Police Department posted on their Facebook page shortly before 7 p.m. ET. As of 7:36 p.m. EST, police were still advising the public that there was an "ongoing situation." The Daily Beast reported that the first shots fired were heard outside Nicks Bar & Grill around 7 p.m. local time.

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Fox's Peter Doocy asks Biden about future presidents pardoning Trump — here's his response

Fox's White House correspondent Peter Doocy is known for causing a multitude of responses from President Joe Biden with questions.

In January 2023, the two clashed after classified documents were found in Biden's garage. Doocy implied that his case was the same as Donald Trump, however, Biden ensured documents were immediately returned to the National Archives or other government agencies. Trump refused to turn his over until a subpoena was enforced by a search warrant.

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Husband of second place beauty pageant winner rushes the stage and throws a tantrum: report

The second-place winner of a Brazil beauty pageant's husband on Saturday rushed the stage and threw a tantrum that was captured on video, TMZ reports.

Nathally Becker was the runner-up to Várzea Grande’s Emannuelly Belini at Brazil's Miss Gay Mato Grosso 2023, who was in the process of being crowned when Becker’s husband rushed the stage.

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If Dems face anyone other than Trump, they plan to depict their opponent as 'Trump Lite' or 'Diet Trump'

Leaving aside Donald Trump's main legal troubles, the former president starts the 2024 campaign in an enviable position as the front-runner with a commanding 30.8 percent lead over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in the most recent Real Clear Politics polling average.

But if, for some reason, the former president doesn’t win the nomination, Democrats won’t have to change their playbook much.

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Conservative sees trouble for Ted Cruz after his support for Texas attorney general was useless

Conservative Margaret Hoover joined CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday, where she and her spouse John Avlon addressed the impeachment vote for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Avlon commented that both Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) supported Paxton and asked local lawmakers not to impeach him. In the end, the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of impeachment.

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Reporters reveal some Republicans don't understand what a debt default means

CNN's Jim Acosta and John Avlon compared notes on Republicans speaking on raising the debt ceiling over the weekend only to realize that the far-right members refuse to support the deal between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden.

Acosta cited an interview he conducted Saturday with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), who said he's voted for shutdowns and would vote again this week.

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Republican rejects claim they were holding economy hostage — it's using 'leverage' to 'force' Democrats

Speaking to CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday, Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) disputed the characterization that his party was holding the debt ceiling hostage, and the economy along with it.

It was an attack lodged by Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) on Saturday, saying that Republicans never had to use the debt ceiling in their negotiations. The GOP could have used the budget negotiations to get the cuts they wanted without bringing the American economy to the brink of another shutdown.

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Kevin McCarthy dispels right-wing conspiracy that Biden has dementia

"He's got dementia," claims radio host Joe Rogan about President Joe Biden.

Donald Trump joined in the attacks, crafting a whole new conspiracy theory: "Joe Biden's second bout of Covid, sometimes referred to as the China Virus, was sadly misdiagnosed by his doctors. He instead has Dementia, but is happily recovering well," Trump wrote. "Joe is thinking of moving, part time, to one of those beautiful Wisconsin Nursing Homes, where almost 100% of the residents miraculously, and for the first time in history, had the strength and energy to vote — even if those votes were cast illegally."

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'Sheer insanity': Morning Joe torches Republicans floating pardons for MAGA rioters

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called out the depravity of the two leading Republican presidential contenders for signaling they would pardon rioters who were convicted of crimes for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have each said they would at least consider pardons for many of the insurrectionists, some of whom were sentenced to years in prison Thursday for taking part in a seditious conspiracy, and the "Morning Joe" host was appalled.

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'He's a danger to our democracy': former national security official slams Oath Keepers founder

If Oath Keeper founder Stewart Rhodes was pardoned, he'd be out on the streets the next day threatening to take up arms against the government, a national security expert and former DOJ official said Thursday.

The conversation about domestic terrorism stemming from right-wing militias and fringe groups began Thursday as the Heritage Foundation, Fox and Rep. Jim Jordan complained about the Department of Homeland Security looking to them as the base from which some forms of extremism grow. It ended with two high-profile Oath Keepers being sentenced later that day, Elmer Stewart Rhodes (18 years) and Kelly Meggs (12 years).

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'I don't think he fully understands': Former CIA chief doubts Trump knows seriousness of document scandal

Former CIA director John Brennan addressed the national security implications of Donald Trump's documents scandal Thursday – particularly after the Washington Post's reporting that the former president had his staff move the files the day before the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home.

Sue Gordon, the former deputy director of National Intelligence, told MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace in Aug. 2022, that Trump has an agenda, in her experience with him.

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