‘Morning Joe’ Critics Want Jim Acosta to Take Over After Rumored CNN Exit
As rumors continue to circulate regarding Jim Acosta‘s potential exit from CNN, fans have taken to social media to suggest he move to MSNBC and take over the Morning Joe slot.
The news comes after CNN announced it was changing up its schedule, which included replacing Acosta’s morning show with veteran anchor Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown for a two-hour edition of The Situation Room. Acosta was reportedly offered the midnight “graveyard” shift, which sources claimed he was shocked by.
Acosta is now nowhere to be seen in CNN’s upcoming schedule, and reports from Oliver Darcy’s Status newsletter and Fox News claim the long-time anchor is set to depart the network.
The veteran news reporter joined CNN in 2007, becoming the network’s chief White House correspondent in 2018. Throughout his time at CNN, Acosta was a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, with whom he has clashed on air several times over the years.
With rumors swirling of Acosta’s departure from CNN, some fans have chimed in with suggestions for his next career move. In particular, quite a few viewers want to see him join MSNBC and take over the Morning Joe slot, currently hosted by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.
“Hi, @MSNBC Please give @Acosta the @Morning_Joe timeslot. Your viewers would come back in droves,” wrote one X user.
“@MSNBC should hire Jim Acosta morning or midday. I think he would help bring back some of MSNBC’s audience and be able to balance that fraud morning Joe,” another agreed.
“A great replacement for @Morning_Joe who should be fired for obeying in advance. Jim Acosta come on down,” said another commenter.
Another added, “Dear @MSNBC, please cut back on the unwatchable mika & joe crap and hire Jim @Acosta to do a high-quality morning show.”
“Jim Acosta and Wolf Blitzer should take over Morning Joe. Joe Scarborough and his mute wife Mika are Trump sycophants. This is how you silence media. We are in a very dark place, my fellow Americans,” said one X user.
“Have Acosta replace Joe & Mika as the sole host and call it “Morning Jim” and watch ratings skyrocket to what they currently are at,” wrote another.
In November, Scarborough and Brzezinski faced backlash after they revealed they traveled to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump following his 2024 presidential victory. Defending their decision, Brzezinski stated, “Joe and I realized it’s time to do something different and that starts with not only talking about Donald Trump but also talking with him.”
Would you like to see Acosta move to MSNBC and take over Morning Joe? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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MSNBC HIRE JIM ACOSTA
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Jim Acosta to replace Morning Joe? Absolutely!! I will be watching every day!! No more CNN for me!
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I’m done with CNN. MSNBC, hire Jim!
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Yes…Jim Acosta for MSNBC
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CNN. This saddens me..Jim I will watch you wherever you go.
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Jim should tell CNN to shove it! I will watch him any day as opposed to the ones who have decided to suck up to Trump!
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Jim was the best CNN had. MSNBC would be very wise to hire him and give him an important slot in their lineup.
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Jim Acosta is the only show i watched on CNN..this is appalling!
There were plenty of time slots for Jim ..there are 6 hours of repetitive boring news with CNN Central ..This was sabotage!
As CNN is the new FOX !
Jim's ratings were some of the best ..Tapper /low ratings gets am extra hour !
Collins and Philip are AWFUL !
This is a disgrace !
I am really hoping NBC or MSNBC hires him ASAP !
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May as well shut the network down.
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Replace Joe & Mika with Jim & Wolf
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Wishful thinking. The so-called liberal news media is too reluctant to speak to power now that the vindictive and even more unfettered Trump is back in charge.
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Wherever Jim Acosta goes next, I will definitely watch him. I cannot stand Joe and Mika.
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Definitely replace morning Joe with Jim Acosta.
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I stopped watching Joe and Mika a couple of years ago. When Jim Acosta got a news anchor slot at CNN, I started tuning in because Jim was in that slot. - I will gladly and eagerly go wherever Jim goes!
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MSNBC has to give Jim the morning or a daytime slot. I can’t watch Morning Joe anymore.
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Jim Acosta would be great for MSNBC. I can't stand Joe and Mika who reminds me too much of Melania Trump.
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I would love to see Jim on MSNBC. I watched him everyday or would record his shows. He was the best.
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Joe is never in studio and always gone. I turn the channel when it’s just Mika. And, the commercials!! So many now. Always breaking for a commercial. What is going on with this show!!! Maybe Jim would help this haphazard morning show.
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yes- put Jim in the morning slot at MSNBC and I’ll start watching again.
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Boycott CNN! MSNBC should hire Jim Acosta for 10 am slot he had at CNN to go head to head.
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Putting Jim Acosta in the hours of Morning Joe would be a huge improvement. The show isn't on from 6-10AM. The last hour 9-10AM is a rerun. They are too close to Trump and they share his ideas.
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I don’t have much of an opinion on Acosta but anybody but Joe and Mika would be an improvement. They have become self absorbed that they are unwatchable.
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The know-it-all bloviator and the harpy posing as a journalist…go away.
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Can’t believe I’m saying this, but drop joe and Mika and bring Acosta on. Joe and Mika have failed us.
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From bad to worst….all 3 should find another kind of.work… bad idea❤️❤️❤️
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Please hire the most honest and informative news journalist and commentator in the business on MSNBC Morning Joe. HIRE JIM ACOSTA TO TAKE OVER MORNING JOE!!
Mr. Acosta is the best, and we love him.
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Would love to see Jim take over Morning Joe.
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Thomson should be gone. Jim will live on. Any one would be better the the Joe/ Mika puppets.
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I think it would be great. Jim is the one I watch on CNN and the morning Joe shoe is just going over the same stuff EVERY day!! I quit watching them and cannot find a news station that isn’t kissing the ring!!! Even my local stations.
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Yes! I refuse to watch the untrustworthy Joe and Mika anymore. Acosta stands his ground and on his principles.
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Please do it immediately. I feel so betrayed by this duo.
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Move Acosta to clean up Morning Joe.
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MSNBC Great potential here to grab Acosta!!
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MSNBC should definitely take on Acosta! One or two of those mid morning or afternoon slots would be perfect. A lot of people will definitely tune in.
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I have been a huge Acosta fan since djt pulled his press pass formthe WH press corps.
Djt is a monster and Acosta is one of the best anchors on tv. I think only Maddow, Wallace, Velshi and O'Donnell are better.
As for Mika and Joe--omg- most of the time their co hosts are squirming in their seats waiting for Joe to shut up.
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Jim was my main anchor to watch at CNN during the day. They will regret losing Jim. I will follow him. Why would CNN do this to Jim to appease Trump? I don't get it.....doesn't sound democratic
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Yes would love to see Jim Acota with MNBC can no longer watch CNN
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I'd like to see Jim get the job, but alas, I will won't watch as I now consider MSNBC to be the same as CNN.
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Yes MNBC OR CBS get Jim Acosta. Hard to believe CNN pushed him out.
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Jim Acosta is the only reason I liked CNN. Please give him Morning Joe’s spot. They kissed the ring at Mar a Lago. Can’t watch them any more. So many want Jim Acosta to go to MSNBC. Also Andrea Mitchell is retiring. He would be great for that spot.
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If Jim Acosta replaced Joe, we might be able to hear the guests speak for more than 30 seconds.
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Get rid of morning Joe he never gives anyone a chance to talk bring on jim Acosta mika awful to never says anything waste of time
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If Mika & Joe go, so do I !! Hope there's an MSNBC place for JA.
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The day Acosta takes over Morning Joe is the day I leave.
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No MSNBC just doesn’t get it
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Best idea I've heard in a long time! Hope MSNBC is smart enough to do it. Acosta's a real journalist. I don't know what Joe & Mika are...even long before the pilgrimage to M-A-L. • Hope he doesn't follow in Don Lemon's footsteps w/the streaming channels; not working, imho.
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Yes hire Jim Acosta since I no longer watch Morning Joe and am a fan of Mr. Acosta and watched him when he was on CNN .
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I'd love to see Jim Acosta on MSNBC. Acost-ing the Lies, Jim Jam should take all or at least part of Morning Joe. Andrea Mitchell was supposed to be replaced at start of year. What happened tbere? Andrea is PAINFUL to watch. Katie Tur is pretty annoying too.
I'm all for Jim Acosta on MSNBC
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Yes, yes, so over Joe and Mika
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Morning Joe/Mika are hypocrites, liars and traitors to democracy. No integrity what so ever. I liked the other folks on the show, hopefully when Jim Acosta gets hired he will retain them
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Please bring in Jim Acosta to MSNBC for the last hour of Morning Joe. The current show run starts to break down into chaos by the end of the 2nd hour. By 8am I have had enough and switch to local news.
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Fire Joe and Mika !!!!!!!
Hire Jim Acosta !!!!!!!!!!
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The days of trusting news sources are over. Gone of the days when the news sources would give you unbiased view of the news. We seem to be more like Russia and China everyday. They seem to only want to play follow the leader.
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Great idea about hiring Jim Acosta for Morning Joe takeover.
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First thing I said when I heard Acosta was leaving CNN was 'Hey, MSNBC needs to hire him.'
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I think CNN should make a good spot for Jim, they will be sorry losing him. He is one of the better hosts they have. Wake up CNN or put him on with Wolf. You don’t want to let him go, listen to the viewers who watch your show. What is wrong with you people.
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Think Acosta should take over the morning or noon show. We need more people to say what's going on in this world and not the lies that are being spread.
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Absolutely! Hire Jim... I will watch him even if he goes to the moon
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