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Trump's 'twisted and demented' salute to Jan. 6 rioters wrecked by Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough condemned Donald Trump for celebrating jailed Jan. 6 rioters as patriots and hostages.

At a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio, the former president saluted the J6 Prison Choir's alternate rendition of the national anthem, calling them "unbelievable patriots," and pledged to help those "hostages" on his first day in office, and both the "Morning Joe" host and co-host Mika Brzezinski called his comments "twisted."

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'Clueless as usual': Morning Joe shreds Trump's 'absolute stupidity' on foreign policy

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough excoriated Donald Trump's understanding of foreign policy and national security on Friday.

The former president and presumptive Republican nominee told Newsmax host Greg Kelly that European nations weren't spending enough to support NATO, adding that they were actually in more danger from Russia than the U.S. due to their geographic proximity, and the "Morning Joe" host ripped his claims to shreds.

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'Sigh of relief': Expert says Cannon finally found a Trump argument too 'ridiculous'

Federal judge Aileen Cannon finally ran into an argument from Donald Trump's lawyers she found "ridiculous," according to a very relieved legal expert.

The U.S. District Court judge rejected Trump's bid to throw out his classified documents case and appeared to be skeptical of a separate effort to strike down the Espionage Act statute that supports much of the case against him, but MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin told "Morning Joe" that the ruling contained some warning signs.

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Morning Joe ridicules 'snowflake' Trump's latest whimpering about mistreatment

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough brutally mocked Donald Trump for claiming that no president had ever been treated worse than him.

The ex-president appeared Wednesday on Newsmax for an interview with host Greg Kelly, who obsequiously asked if anyone had ever endured such travails, and Trump allowed that Andrew Jackson and perhaps Abraham Lincoln had possibly been treated almost as poorly – and the "Morning Joe" host mocked his misery.

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Aileen Cannon sends 'frightening' signal by considering Trump  argument to dismiss: expert

Judge Aileen Cannon will hear former President Donald Trump's argument that he was entitled to keep any presidential documents he wanted, and a legal expert said that sends an ominous signal.

The former president's legal team has argued in court filings that the Mar-a-Lago case should be dismissed because they say the Presidential Records Act gave him the authority to decide which records he could take with him from the White House, and MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin told "Morning Joe" the hearing itself was cause for concern.

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'So much weird': Morning Joe panel flummoxed by Kristi Noem's informercial for dentist

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem shot and shared a five-minute informercial for an out-of-state dentist who repaired her teeth, and panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" had a lot of questions.

The Republican governor promoted the Houston-based cosmetic dental practice Smile Texas, where she got veneers to repair her teeth damaged in a bicycle wreck, and the advertisement raised questions about the propriety of an elected official appearing in an advertisement without disclosing details involving payment.

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'Oh my God!' MSNBC's Mika stunned by RNC hiring notorious election denier

The Republican National Committee has hired a notorious election denier to focus on alleged claims of fraud, and MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski was audibly stunned.

Christina Bobb, a former OAN reporter who has spread false claims about the 2020 election, has been hired by the RNC as senior counsel for election integrity, and the "Morning Joe" co-host expressed shock as colleague Willie Geist read the news.

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Mike Johnson 'blindsided' by abrupt departure that could end Lauren Boebert's career

Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) caught Republican leadership off guard when he announced he would leave Congress next week.

The Colorado Republican had already announced his intention to retire after nine years in office, but Politico politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" his departure came as a complete surprise to House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

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Aileen Cannon may be the only judge who'd even entertain Trump's newest argument: expert

Donald Trump insists he had a right under the Presidential Records Act to abscond to Mar-a-Lago with classified documents, and MSNBC's Lisa Rubin said he might have drawn the only judge who might entertain that argument.

The former president has been indicted on 40 felony charges in the case, which is being overseen by the Trump-appointed federal judge Aileen Cannon, and Rubin told "Morning Joe" that his immunity argument would almost certainly fail in any other court.

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Morning Joe destroys Trump's vow to pardon Jan. 6 rioters: 'There is a sickness'

Donald Trump has vowed to pardon jailed Jan. 6 rioters as one of his first official acts if he's re-elected president, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough that should be considered an explicit threat of his authoritarian ambitions.

The former president declared in a Truth Social post that his first acts for a second term would be closing the border, "drill baby drill," and freeing supporters he called "hostages" who were prosecuted and convicted for storming the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power.

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'Not a test run': Morning Joe warns Trump fans are 'begging for a dictator'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough shamed small-government conservatives for getting "swept up" in Donald Trump's authoritarian ambitions.

The former president has long praised dictators like Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, and the "Morning Joe" host highlighted his explicit threats to act like one if he's re-elected after apparently locking down the Republican presidential nomination.

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Biden will 'bury Trump in ads' after SOTU triggers record fundraising haul

President Joe Biden's campaign raked in donations during his State of the Union address, and that opened up a comfortable advantage over his Republican rival.

The president's campaign raised $1 million on Thursday before the speech even began, and they reported record hauls while he delivered his widely praised address.

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'Game, set, match': Morning Joe panel blown away by Biden's 'tour de force' SOTU speech

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" were blown away by President Joe Biden's performance during the State of the Union address.

The president repeatedly called out Donald Trump without ever saying his name and attacked Republican policies, drawing eye rolls and head shakes from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) seated behind him, and GOP lawmakers repeatedly shouted objections – but panelists said Biden was unfazed and confident.

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