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Trump allies 'not delusional' – they're 'twisting reality' on purpose: Morning Joe

Rudy Giuliani continues to push election fraud lies that cost him $148 million in a defamation lawsuit and a newly filed complaint by the two election workers he defamed, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said he was purposefully twisting reality.

The former New York City mayor doubled down on his baseless claims against Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss hours after the pair sued him again, and the "Morning Joe" host said his behavior confirmed the premise of a recent New York Times column from his friend David French.

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Morning Joe panel left 'speechless' by latest Trump fundraising pitch

Donald Trump is selling off pieces of the suit he wore in his Georgia mugshot photo, and panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" were left speechless by his fundraising pitch.

The former president released a video earlier this week hawking scraps of the cut-up suit, which he admittedly compared to his widely mocked digital trading cards last year, and the panelists laughed at Trump's closing line of "have a nice life."

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'Pure garbage': Morning Joe slams Wall Street fat cats for whining as they rake in cash

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough slammed Wall Street executives who are raking in cash as the stock market hits record highs while bemoaning the supposed poor state of the economy under President Joe Biden.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped to a new record Wednesday as the Federal Reserve signaled it would cut rates several times next year, but "Morning Joe" called out wealthy critics who can't give Biden credit for stoking the economy.

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'Clarence Thomas has no shame': Recusal seems unlikely as court takes up Trump appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court quickly agreed to hear Donald Trump's appeals in his federal election subversion case, but don't expect justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself.

Special counsel Jack Smith asked the court to consider the case before an appellate court weighs in, and former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that it was a smart tactic.

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'Outright lying': Former RNC head scoffs at voters' claims about a Trump conviction

Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele cast doubt Monday on voters' claims that a Donald Trump conviction could shake their support.

A recent poll found 47 percent of Georgia voters and 46 percent of Michigan voters say that the former president should be disqualified from office if he's convicted in the election subversion cases.

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MSNBC's Mika shames Ken Paxton's 'cruel' legal battle against ailing mother

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski ripped Texas attorney general Ken Paxton's "cruel" legal battle against a woman who needs an emergency abortion.

The Texas Republican petitioned the state Supreme Court to intervene in the case of Kate Cox, who sued for a court-ordered abortion after her unborn child was diagnosed with a fatal genetic condition that put her own health at risk, and the "Morning Joe" host shamed his intrusion on the 31-year-old mother's personal health situation.

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'That's not an explanation': MSNBC's Mika grills Israeli spokeswoman about Oct. 7 failures

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski grilled an Israeli government spokeswoman over the delayed response to the horrific Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas.

The surprise attack two months ago left more than 1,200 Israelis dead, with reports of sexual assault and torture by Hamas fighters, and many others remain hostages in Gaza, and the "Morning Joe" co-host pressed Tal Heinrich, a spokesperson for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to explain why it took hours for the military to respond.

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Morning Joe torches 'sick' Fox News crowd for cheering Trump's 'Day One' dictator threats

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough condemned a Fox News audience that cheered on Donald Trump's threats to act like a dictator on "Day One" of a second presidency.

The twice-impeached former president appeared Tuesday night in a town hall broadcast on the network, where host Sean Hannity asked him leading questions to help him walk back remarks he's made during campaign rallies and push back against reports that his second administration would be authoritarian – but instead Trump said he would only do that on his first day in office.

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Morning Joe mocks Biden impeachment probe after latest 'smoking gun' revelation flops

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski needled House Republicans for overhyping their latest revelation in the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden.

House Oversight chairman James Comer (R-KY) obtained bank records showing Hunter Biden's law firm had made monthly payments to his father in late 2018, but those three checks were reimbursement for a pickup truck the elder Biden had purchased and allowed him to use.

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Morning Joe lists Trump's 'explicit' threats to end democracy: 'Far more extreme'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough warned that Donald Trump couldn't be more "explicit" about his authoritarian plans for a second term.

The former president already weakened democratic institutions and violated constitutional norms in his first term, which ended with a violent attempt to overturn his election loss, and the "Morning Joe" host asked Atlantic columnist Anne Applebaum whether his threat was worse than Hungary's Viktor Orbán or Poland's right-wing Law and Justice Party.

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George Santos 'thinks he's Kim Kardashian' and may wind up on reality TV: WaPo reporter

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) could be expelled from Congress by the end of the day, and a reporter told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" the embattled lawmaker could have a bright future in reality television once his criminal case is resolved.

The New York Republican has been charged with 23 counts, including money laundering and wire fraud, and the House Ethics Committee issued a scathing 56-report detailing his alleged crimes, and Washington Post reporter Jacqueline Alemany compared him to a notorious con artist who posed as a wealthy heiress.

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'Wrong side of every issue': Morning Joe says Trump will once again torpedo GOP chances

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said Donald Trump has given President Joe Biden and other Democrats plenty of campaign fodder with his boasts.

The former president has resumed his attacks on Obamacare, which remains widely popular and had receded as a Republican stalking horse, and has bragged that he's responsible for overturning abortion rights, and the "Morning Joe" host said those will certainly be highlighted as campaign issues heading into nest year.

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Mike Johnson's 'lust for power' led him to bow down to 'Orange Jesus': Morning Joe

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" heaped scorn on House speaker Mike Johnson for selling his soul to Donald Trump in his rise to power.

Former congresswoman Liz Cheney lambasted her ex-colleagues in her new book, "Oath and Honor," and singled out the publicly pious Louisiana Republican for filing a 2020 election challenge he knew to be flawed as a favor to Trump – whom she said other Republicans referred to as "Orange Jesus."

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