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'What planet is he on?' Morning Joe mocks Trump for forgetting who he endorsed in GOP Senate race

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough mocked former President Donald Trump for botching the name of the candidate he endorsed for the Ohio Republican Senate primary.

The former president backed venture capitalist and "Hillbilly Elegy" author J.D. Vance over former state treasurer Josh Mandel, but he combined their names during a speech at a campaign rally in Nebraska, telling supporters he had endorsed "J.D. Mandel."

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'They just keep lying': MSNBC panel goes off on GOP lawmakers for suggesting McCarthy recordings are fake

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski unloaded on Republican lawmakers who brushed past leaked recordings of House minority leader Kevin McCarthy's private criticism of Donald Trump by suggesting the audio was fake.

McCarthy faced the GOP conference Wednesday after his private remarks were leaked and appears to have the party's continued support, and at least two Republican lawmakers claimed the recordings might have been deceptively edited.

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'Republicans are freaks!' Morning Joe thinks he has a winning message for Democrats

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough uncorked a rant to demonstrate how Democratic candidates should call out the "freaks" who populate the Republican Party.

The "Morning Joe" host urged Democrats to follow the example of Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who forcefully denounced the "groomer" slurs lodged against her by a GOP colleague because she supported LGBTQ rights.

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Morning Joe: 'Eye-popping’ poll shows nearly a third of Republicans are ‘fascist’

A new poll shows Republican voters are largely unconcerned about candidates accused of violent acts or making bigoted statements, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said the results showed the "fascist strain in the Republican Party."

The Politico/Morning Consult survey found a stark partisan split in concerns over sexual misconduct or domestic violence, and an even greater divide on candidates who make racist, homophobic or antisemitic remarks.

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George Conway rips Mitch McConnell for missing his chance to crush Trump: 'He could've stuck the final knife in'

George Conway ripped Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell for missing his opportunity to destroy Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Just hours after the deadly U.S. Capitol riot, the Kentucky Republican told a reporter that he was "exhilarated" that Trump had "thoroughly discredited himself," comparing the insurrection to a political suicide by the then-president, but panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" why McConnell helped revive his political fortunes.

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NYT reporter explains why Jan. 6 committee will leave 'gaping hole' in report by declining to subpoena Jim Jordan

More evidence has emerged that Republican lawmakers coordinated with Donald Trump's White House on efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, but congressional investigators are reportedly "afraid" of issuing subpoenas to their colleagues.

Testimony shows then-chief of staff Mark Meadows and members of the Freedom Caucus talked about sending Trump supporters marching to the U.S. Capitol as Congress certified Joe Biden's election win, but New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Jan. 6 committee members are highly unlikely to compel them to testify.

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'On his knees': Conservative explains that Trump has Kevin McCarthy exactly where he wants him

Donald Trump won't likely cut House minority leader Kevin McCarthy loose, according to one conservative, because he's got the GOP leader right where he wants him.

The California Republican was caught in a blatant lie when a recording surfaced showing that he intended to ask for Trump's resignation after the Jan. 6 insurrection, for which he said the former president accepted some blame, but conservative Charlie Sykes told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that McCarthy would likely remain in his leadership role.

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'These guys are crazy': Morning Joe says Florida Republicans just revealed something disturbing about the GOP agenda

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough laid into Florida Republicans for using the state government to punish the Walt Disney Company for its stated opposition to anti-LGBTQ legislation.

The Florida House passed a bill pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that would eliminate the special district that allows Disney to self-govern its theme park near Orlando, and the "Morning Joe" host said the state's Republicans were signaling an ominous new turn in the party's agenda.

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'Speaker Kevin, we hardly knew ye': Morning Joe buries GOP's McCarthy after new recordings emerge

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough mocked House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after tapes emerged that confirm he wanted Donald Trump to resign over the Jan. 6 insurrection.

His network colleague Rachel Maddow obtained a recording of a call between McCarthy and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) proved he lied in his denial Thursday of a New York Times report about the period shortly after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, and the "Morning Joe" host said his ambitions of becoming House speaker were probably dead.

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Morning Joe hammers 'spineless' Republicans who sold their party to a 'failed TV host' they 'loathe'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough remains mystified that Republicans refused to stand up to a "failed TV host," nearly seven years after Donald Trump entered politics.

The "Morning Joe" host, a former GOP congressman himself, knows that Republican lawmakers privately loathe and deeply distrust the former president, but they kept their concerns to themselves as he climbed from celebrity sideshow all the way to the White House.

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Morning Joe slams Elon Musk for spreading lies about Mika: 'Twitter would be a sewage dump if he took it over'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough bashed Elon Musk for spreading misinformation about his wife and co-host.

Mika Brzezinski had wondered aloud last week during a broadcast whether some "guardrails" could be set up to prevent Musk from completing a hostile takeover of Twitter, and social media users shared a 2017 video clip of the "Morning Joe" co-host discussing Donald Trump's efforts to undermine media credibility to allow his false claims to flourish.

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'Sheer lunacy': Morning Joe shreds Republicans for allowing QAnon 'craziness' to take over

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough urged Democrats to call out the Republican Party's "sheer lunacy" as they head into the midterm election campaigns.

The "Morning Joe" host agreed with Democratic strategist James Carville, who recently blasted the GOP's pivot to QAnon conspiracies, 2020 election denialism and other fringe viewports, and he said Democrats must do a better job of highlighting their extremism as a campaign issue.

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'You should be ashamed': Morning Joe unloads on his GOP friends who tried to help Trump 'undermine democracy'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough blasted his friend, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), for scheming to help Donald Trump overturn his election loss.

The Utah Republican sent dozens of texts to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, another Scarborough friend, between Trump's loss and the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the "Morning Joe" host was disgusted by those efforts, which were also aided by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX).

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