Media Crush Democrats for Iowa Caucus Debacle

'Staggeringly embarrassing and unacceptable'

David Rutz
February 4, 2020 1:30 PM

Members of the media didn't hold back their derision for the Democratic Party's handling of Monday's Iowa caucuses, where a lack of preparation, a system meltdown involving a new reporting app, and the decision to report three sets generated "chaos and confusion."

MSNBC Anchor: Iowa Caucus Is a ‘Disaster’ for Dems

Cameron Cawthorne
February 4, 2020 9:10 AM

MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough on Tuesday said the delay in results for the Iowa caucuses is “disaster” for Democrats.

MSNBC Anchor: ‘Bleak’ Future for Children, Grandchildren of Trump’s Defenders

Graham Piro
January 16, 2020 9:50 AM

Morning Joe co-anchor Joe Scarborough said on Thursday that history “will be bleak” for the children and grandchildren of President Donald Trump’s defenders.

Morning Joe Hits Bloomberg for Gun Control, Soda Tax

Cameron Cawthorne
November 8, 2019 10:45 AM

Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and MSNBC political analyst Elise Jordan took likely Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg to task for his gun control and soda tax proposals.

PolitiFact: O’Rourke Falsely Claimed He Doesn’t Want to Confiscate Guns

David Rutz
October 22, 2019 1:10 PM

PolitiFact labeled 2020 Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke's recent claim that he didn't want to confiscate people's guns "False" in a fact check Monday.

Morning Joe Panel: Warren ‘Only Thing That Can Keep Trump in Office’

Graham Piro
October 11, 2019 9:45 AM

A panel on MSNBC's Morning Joe expressed skepticism about Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) ability to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020.

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Falls for Parody of Trump Call Transcript

The Daily Show regularly manipulates photos for a punchline

Alex Griswold
September 25, 2019 1:20 PM

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough expressed shock Wednesday at a purported quote taken from the phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that was actually from a parody transcript.

Scarborough: Warren, Sanders Not Being Pressed on Cost of Medicare for All Is a ‘Failure’

'It suddenly goes from being a great bumper sticker to being an unpopular bill'

Cameron Cawthorne
September 13, 2019 11:35 AM

MSNBC’s Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough on Friday castigated the debate moderators for not pressing the Democratic presidential candidates on being specific about how much Medicare for All will cost Americans.

Scarborough to McCaskill: You Can’t ‘Shovel BS Around on Our Set’

'Morning Joe' host criticizes McCaskill for being soft on Biden

Graham Piro
September 12, 2019 10:00 AM

Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough clashed with former Missouri senator and MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill over the stakes of Thursday's Democratic debate, accusing McCaskill of shoveling "B.S. around on our set" by downplaying the significance of the debate for current frontrunner Joe Biden.

Scarborough Attacks Trump for Spreading Epstein Conspiracy, Days After Spreading Epstein Conspiracies

"How predictably... Russian"

Alex Griswold
August 12, 2019 1:50 PM

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough attacked President Donald Trump for spreading conspiracy theories about the suicide of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, despite the fact that Scarborough and his Morning Joe colleagues spread Epstein conspiracy theories only days earlier.