'It was very scary': Morning Joe panel highlights worst parts of Trump's NYC rally

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'It was very scary': Morning Joe panel highlights worst parts of Trump's NYC rally
An image of U.S. Presidential candidate and Former U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed before his rally at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski condemned the "unbelievably degrading" statements made by Donald Trump and his allies at a rally in New York City.

Speaker after speaker used crude, hateful and violent rhetoric at the packed event Sunday at Madison Square Garden, and "Morning Joe" panelists expressed their disgust — and rejected Trump campaign statements that tried to distance itself from some of the speakers.

Among the speakers was comedian Tony Hinchcliffe drew laughs by referring to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage."

"I think those comments that were made by the comedian really cut through about Puerto Rico," said Brzezinski. "So unbelievably degrading this event was to immigrants and to human beings who live in this country as free American citizens or legal immigrants."

The Rev. Al Sharpton pointed out that no following speakers, including the former president, criticized that or other offensive remarks.

"What was so striking to me is that this comedian said this early in the night and no one got up, including Donald Trump, and denounced what he said," Sharpton said.

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"There was a statement released later by the campaign. How do you let someone get on the stage and say something like that and no one refutes it, as people in the audience laughed and cheered about it? I got calls all night because we work very closely with Puerto Rican leadership. It reminded a lot of them of when Donald Trump was president and there was a real big storm that had destroyed part of Puerto Rico. He went down and threw towels at them, so it was consistent with what he said."

"But let's also go to what Donald Trump himself said last night, that some of the Black men groups that I've been debating about why they can't be with Trump, he said, 'I could be laying out in the beach with my white, white skin getting tanned,'" Sharpton added. "I mean, this is Donald Trump's mouth saying this.

"So I said to those on the fence, this is not a real racial signal? My pretty white, beautiful white, white skin? Donald Trump said this last night at his homecoming, so when people said that this was like reminiscent of the supremacist rally in 1939, the Nazis – I think that it lived up to that."

"It was very scary," Brzezinski added.

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MS NOW's Jen Psaki hits viewers with devastating evidence Hegseth is humiliating America

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is making America a national embarrassment, MS NOW's Jen Psaki warned on Friday's edition of "The Briefing."

The main issue this time: his plan to have a man shot by firing squad on livestream — a plan even some Republicans are coming out against.

"In case you missed it, yesterday, the Pentagon announced that they want to hold a public execution of the Fort Hood shooter," said Psaki, adding that he wants it "livestreamed on the internet for the world to see." She played a clip of him justifying it.

"No-brainer execution," said Hegseth to reporters. "By firing squad, he's going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be, and we'll make sure that people are able to to watch it, that it's public, because people need to understand that this is a serious consequence for these types of things."

"He just said, as it should be, he called it a no-brainer," said Psaki. "Those are the words the Secretary of Defense used to describe the first public execution in America that he's proposing since the 1930s." Moreover, she added, there was no TV or internet in the 1930s, so even a public execution back then wasn't what it would be now.

"It should come as no surprise that people around the world saw this announcement quite differently than he did," said Psaki, rattling off international newspapers' reactions. "Here's the headline in the British publication The Guardian: 'Medieval' and 'disturbing' U.S. plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation. United Nations called the plan 'abhorrent.' There's also the fact that just two countries still do public executions: Iran and Afghanistan. We would be the third. It's not great company to be in."

Furthermore, said Psaki, while even Vice President J.D. Vance has tried to distance himself from the whole thing, "President Trump himself seemed inclined to go along with this plan."

Psaki cut to a clip of Trump saying that the shooter "will be killed" and that he enthusiastically supports the livestreaming of the execution.

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Trump voters ‘nauseous’ as his ‘in your face’ stunt backfires: ex-GOP pollster

Voters who helped put President Donald Trump back in office are recoiling from his latest stunt, a former GOP pollster found.

Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, wrote Friday that she gathered a group of Florida voters who backed Trump in 2024 but now disapprove of his job performance. She then showed them one of the taxpayer-funded "public service announcements" running during NFL games, college football and "Dancing with the Stars."

The spot pulls from a 2024 campaign rally speech in which Trump vows to "demolish the deep state," "drive out the globalists" and "liberate America from these villains once and for all."

Longwell wrote that the reaction showed "a whole new level of revulsion." One participant cut off the moderator with "Oh my God" before the ad had even played.

"The second that ad started and he started talking I literally just got nauseous, because I couldn't wait for it to be over, 'cause he's in your face with nothing but lies," said Paul, a Trump voter. "I need some Pepto-Bismol."

A Trump voter named Dena called Trump "power hungry" and said his fixation on "control and power" was "just off-putting."

Another Trump voter named Bob said the spot would be more accurate if its "paid for by the U.S. government" label were swapped for "definition of a narcissist." Another named Brenda accused Trump of making up numbers and called it "despicable."

Ramiro, another Trump voter, said Trump "has been the most socialist president we've ever had in the history of our country," and said he is chasing the kind of power held by China's Xi Jinping.

Longwell noted that a Reuters/Ipsos poll found Americans oppose using taxpayer money for election-related TV ads featuring the president by a lopsided 86-9 margin. Trump said this week his super PAC would cover future airings but would not reimburse taxpayers for spots already broadcast.

She suggested the ads may be meant to fire up MAGA die-hards. But she wrote that they risk alienating the very voters Trump needs, noting a couple of participants planned to vote for Democrats.

"Even if the Republicans don't win for the next ten years, it's probably best to wash these people out," Ramiro said.

James Carville curb-stomps Fox News host's dig at Democratic candidate in 30 seconds

Legendary veteran Democratic strategist James Carville went toe to toe with Fox News' Will Cain on Friday, discussing Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.

Cain tried to corner Carville on a few times El-Sayed, who himself has gone on Fox News for high-drama interviews, didn't give a direct answer on Iran and Israel on certain occasions — but Carville had a ready retort.

"It should be easy, right?" said Cain. "Sayed does this thing, and you've been there, James, you were good at it. He pivots to gas, pivots to housing, and those are 'real issues'. Affordability, gas, all that. But he can't do it to every question. Foreign policy is part of a senator's job, and so if you can't distinguish between an ally and an enemy, I just think that's a very legitimate thing for voters to know."

"Again, foreign policy is a big issue. Ask Darline Graham where Taiwan is," said Carville, referencing the recently-appointed South Carolina senator who admitted she knew nothing about Taiwan when asked at a debate. "I think that might be the biggest issue that we have!"

"I bet you El-Sayed knows where Iran is. I bet you he knows where Israel is," added Carville. "He’s probably the highest IQ person to ever run for the Senate."

"I won't even rob you of your point of his intelligence," said Cain. "It just raises deeper questions then about why he can't make an answer to a simple question."

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