Morning Joe worries Trump's 'baffling' defense of Putin assassinations means he'd do the same

[DonViejo]

TRAVIS GETTYS
06 FEB 2017 AT 08:45 ET

At some point, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said, the world must assume that President Donald Trump believes that it’s acceptable to assassinate or imprison journalists and political rivals.

The “Morning Joe” host said Trump’s repeated refusal to condemn Vladimir Putin’s brutal actions toward his critics and rivals must be considered approval.

“If Donald Trump keeps being asked to criticize Vladimir Putin for assassinating journalists, and Donald Trump refuses to criticize Vladimir Putin for assassinating journalists, and say, well, we do it, too, in a sense, does that suggest that he thinks that it’s OK to assassinate journalists?” Scarborough said. “Does that suggest that it’s OK to jail political opponents, to assassinate political opponents?”

Trump told Scarborough last year that he believed Putin’s killing of journalists demonstrated strong leadership, and the president told Fox News host Bill O’Reilly over the weekend that the U.S. was guilty of the same abuses.

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[Mrs. Overall]

1. Yes, Joe, glad you are finally waking up...

[NewJeffCT]

6. Joe wakes up to Trump every few weeks

but, then goes back on his knees for Trump as soon as the wind changes.

[onecaliberal]

2. In other news, water is wet.

[strongermessage]

3. "Trump told Scarborough last year that he believed Putins killing of journalists....

demonstrated strong leadership," and now he's worried? Where was his concern when he gave Trump free coverage on his show virtually everyday?

[bdamomma]

4. how much evidence do they need

to report the TRUTH, oh I said a dirty word

[spanone]

5. so joe, this from trump didn't alarm you??????

Trump told Scarborough last year that he believed Putin’s killing of journalists demonstrated strong leadership, and the president told Fox News host Bill O’Reilly over the weekend that the U.S. was guilty of the same abuses.

[ecstatic]

10. Let me guess, he thought trip was lying

I'd love to see the mental algorithm Trump's voters used to determine which issues he was telling the truth about. It's mind boggling.

[dembotoz]

7. not if but when and who.....not sure journalist will be the first either

[MoonRiver]

8. Ya think?

[Yavin4]

9. If Trump were to off Joe and Mika, I would protest it.

But my heart won't be in it. Maybe I'd make a sign. Maybe.

[get the red out]

11. Unhinged puppet

We have an unhinged, authoritarian, Putin puppet in the White House; and now, finally, he kind of worries about something he said?