Morning Joe Slams GOP and Paul Ryan Over Russia Moves: Trump is 'Not Defending the Republic'

[DonViejo]

by Ken Meyer | 8:13 am, May 22nd, 2018

Joe Scarborough teamed up with Mike Barnicle on Tuesday in order to denounce President Trump and the GOP for distracting America from Russia’s breach of the country’s national security.

Morning Joe today took on Trump’s demand for a Department of Justice investigation into whether his 2016 campaign was “infiltrated” by the FBI. Scarborough kicked off by calling on House Speaker Paul Ryan to stand up to Republican congressmen Devin Nunes and Mark Meadows for their attempts to subvert the Russia investigation and destroy the GOP.

“We’re just asking Paul Ryan to pick up the phone and go, ‘Hey, Devin, listen, you’re my buddy, you’ve been loyal to me, I understand, but you’ve stepped over the line here,” Scarborough said. “Mark Meadows, you’ve stepped over the line. You want to take me on, you want to divide our party before I leave? We can do that, but you’re going to lose. You’ll have the votes in the short run, but you’re going to destroy the Republican Party.’”

Barnicle criticized members of the House Freedom Caucus for attacking the conduct of America’s intelligence agencies while declining to acknowledge the evidence that Russians were messing with the country’s core foundations.

“They’ve never mentioned the fact that we were victims of an act of war,” Barnicle said.

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https://www.mediaite.com/tv/morning-joe-slams-white-house-for-distracting-from-russia-probe-trump-is-not-defending-the-republic/

[imanamerican63]

1. Joe will rant on anyone for ratings, ie Alex Jones & Rush!

[hatrack]

2. Second thoughts on your whoring, Joe? Or is this just the new ratings gimmick?

[Blue_Adept]

3. If it's a gimmick it's one he's been doing since last fall

[hatrack]

4. That's nice - it only took him a year to figure out just what he enabled

Speedy!

[Blue_Adept]

6. I totally get where you're coming from

And I'm no fan of Joe, but I watch the first 30 minutes or so during breakfast. It's an interesting view into some small c conservative views of things and a significant break from those that are in office. The guests tend to be pretty decent and interesting and a welcome contrast to how Fox handles conservative stuff.

I'm ideologically opposed to Joe and his "upbringing" has him anti-clinton to be sure, but he's been taking Republicans to task for well over a year now (buyers remorse, sure) and is able to throw things at those like Ryan better than others because of his own past as a house elected representative.

Just going "oh fuck joe" doesn't do anything. He's a useful tool in the fight.

[hatrack]

7. No, he's just a tool

And if the wind were blowing the other way, he would be screaming in the approved opposite manner.

[Blue_Adept]

9. Remember, politics is about finding areas to agree on and work with that

Not just writing the other side off entirely. We're never going to get back to norms if we don't look for areas to work with. And this is one where we definitely need that. It can't be an entirely one-sided affair to remove Trump.

[uponit7771]

5. Finally someone focus's on Red Don's enablers

[beachbum bob]

8. joe helped create the problem for placing ratings over country 2 years ago, he and the rest

of the MSM made trump and America and the world hasn't even began to suffer

[Achilleaze]

10. Acts of War against the USA

All 17 US Intelligence agencies agree that russia engaged in acts of war against America and American democracy. In response, republicans decided to go golfing with their financing billionaire buddies, and suck down cocktails with the casino set.

What weasley unpatriotic cowards the republicans have become.

[Uncle Joe]

11. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread DonViejo