Joe Scarborough Blasts Fox News After Gingrich Claims Democrats Want to 'Exterminate' Republicans

[left-of-center2012]

Joe Scarborough went off on Fox News after former House Speaker Newt Gingrich claimed on Hannity Thursday night that Democrats want to “exterminate” Republicans. “Fox News had someone I know, a former leader of the Republican party, saying that Democrats wanted, and I’m using his words here, Democrats wanted to, quote, exterminate, exterminate all Republicans,” the Morning Joe host said on Friday morning.

“Let me say that again for Fox News sponsors,” he continued. “For Fox News sponsors to let you know what’s happening now on Fox News. That they are getting people who are Fox News contributors, who are saying that Democrats, Joe Biden, and Democrats, want to, quote, exterminate all Republicans.”

He then pivoted to Tucker Carlson, without citing him by name, who recently condemned the 25,000 National Guard troops that secured the nation’s capital to ensure the peaceful transfer of power after a deadly insurrection on the Capitol was led by Trump supporters. Carlson derided that as a show of force designed by Democratic leadership to signal control.

“You also have Fox News hosts that are talking about how Democrats are using troops to make American people submissive,” Scarborough noted.
Tucker Carlson sating “That they are not American troops. They are Democratic troops that are just there to show that they are in complete power.”

“I understand that Fox News is having trouble because NewsMax is taking some of its viewers,” he added. “And some of the people think Fox News hasn’t been harsh enough since the election. But we had mobs surging up to the United States Capitol a couple weeks ago, and you have a former Republican leader saying that all Democrats want to, quote, exterminate Republicans. That is patently un-American for him to say that.”

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-scarborough-blasts-fox-news-after-gingrich-claims-democrats-want-to-exterminate-republicans-beyond-grotesque/

[JHB]

1. Does that mean you promise never to invite him back on your show, Joe?

Even when he's flogging a book?

[Chainfire]

2. Old Neuter can't come up with any truthful criticisms of the Democratic Party

So he goes for big whopping lies. That comment should have stopped the interview. We will be seeing that being reposted for the truth, and Rightwingnuts wanting retaliation.

[PatSeg]

6. Accuse your opponents of your own sins

This tactic is really getting old already and is often totally absurd, as is Newt.

[crickets]

16. +1

[samsingh]

3. even an insurrection don't cause these traitorous assholes to stop.

[moose65]

4. Newt is the grandfather of all of this

Much of this divisive, extreme rhetoric can be traced back to one man: Newt Gingrich. In the 90s he was the pioneer of what President Clinton called the "politics of personal destruction." It is because of him that many Republicans consider Democrats to not just be the political opposition, but to be evil beings who must be destroyed.

He is the cause of much of the division in this country.

Why does he still get time on TV when John Edwards became a pariah? Sheesh.

[jaysunb]

11. +1. n/t

[Hekate]

23. +2

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Pretty obvious what the message of the

Republican Party is and will be going forward. Newt wants to be their Spokesman and spew the Q people crap.

[Bluethroughu]

7. Hey Ging grinch the GOP killed their own party 1/6/2021

Blame yourself.

How about this, instead of blaming anyone else, GET SOME NEW IDEAS THAT BENEFIT THE GENERAL WELFARE!

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I hope that someone pointed out to this loser that he had it backwards

That it was Republicans who stormed the Capitol building brandishing weapons.

[onetexan]

9. Gingrich has & always been a dangerous man. I'm wondering how the younger Murdoch feels about the

extremely inflamatory, racist language he's using here.

[magicarpet]

10. Fux Snooz via Hannity has the audacity to present Gingrich as a respected statesman.

Gingrich is a Nazi gasbag who engineered and created the political landscape of extremism, division, and dysfunction that we presently must deal with. Gingrich is far from a statesman he is more a Fascist pariah.

[librechik]

12. That bastard is he ORIGINAL instigator of hate against Dems.

And his one tactic was claiming his opponent is doing what he himself is already doing with impunity.

Apparently this works on Republicans.

[Zorro]

13. Newt the Roach sez what?

[subterranean]

14. Newt always chooses his words carefully for maximum effect.

https://uh.edu/~englin/rephandout.html

Gingrich is the poster boy of corruption and greed in Washington, and his hypocrisy knows no bounds.
With his self-serving lies, he's a disgrace to all Americans and a traitor to this country. A sick, pathetic individual.

[Generic Brad]

15. Republican Projection

That was the ultimate end game of the insurrection. It remains the goal of the extremists.

[crickets]

17. Scarborough may be a jerk, but he's right this time. Good for him for speaking up.

More of this, please. Louder!

[Duppers]

20. He's been on a tear lately.

Mika, try as she did, couldn't get a word in edgewise yesterday morning.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

18. We don't have to " exterminate" anybody.

They are doing it all by themselves.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

19. When you do stupid shit you're doing a fine job of exterminating yourself Newty boy.

[Duppers]

21. I watched that on my phone yesterday morning.

It was a thing of beauty, he was so upset.

[Brother Mythos]

22. "Exterminate" is such a harsh word. Personally, I prefer the phrase ...

"render harmless." But, I'm also contemplating the pros and cons of using the word "neuter."