‘Morning Joe’ Reacts After Trump Rants About ‘Scum’ MSNBC & CNN
MSNBC’s Morning Joe got more than it bargained for on Tuesday (June 24) morning when it cut to a live feed of President Donald Trump as he left the White House to make his way to Joint Base Andrews for a NATO summit in The Hague.
Host Joe Scarborough threw to the live footage of Trump to hear him answer questions from reporters regarding the Israel and Iran conflict and his promises of brokering a ceasefire between the warring countries. However, what they got instead was the President ranting against CNN and MSNBC.
“I have no choice… I got to watch that garbage,” Trump told the cameras.
“It’s all garbage. It’s all fake news, but I think CNN is a gutless group of people. And the people that run it, nobody even knows, it’s been sold so many times. But the people that run it ought to be ashamed.”
He then turned his attention to MSNBC, or, as Trump calls it, “MSDNC,” stating it’s run by “a guy named Brian Roberts, he heads it. He’s a disgrace. He’s a weak, pathetic disgrace.”
“Guys, we’re…” Scarborough said before laughing in shock at what he’d just heard. “The President was heading to Air Force One; we certainly got his…” he continued before stopping as Trump began answering questions on the U.S. airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran.
Earlier in his rant, Trump took issue with CNN for reporting that it was too early to tell the exact extent of the damage the strikes had on the Iran nuclear base.
“I think it’s been completely demolished. I think the reason we’re here is because those pilots, those B-2 pilots did an unbelievable job,” Trump stated. “And, you know, the fake news, like CNN in particular, they’re trying to say, ‘Well, I agree that it was destroyed, but maybe not that destroyed. You know what they’re doing? They’re really hurting great pilots that put their lives on the line.”
“CNN is scum! And so is MSDNC…” he continued. “And frankly, the networks aren’t much better. It’s all fake news, but they should not have done that. Those pilots hit their targets. Those targets were obliterated, and the pilots should be given credit. They’re not after the pilots. They’re after me. They want to try and demean me.”
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Trump takes everything so personally. Reports that it's not yet known how much Iran's nuclear program was set back are not attacks against him. It's been widely reported that the Iranians may have moved their enriched uranium from the bunkers before those bunkers were obliterated. Yes, the bunkers were destroyed, but what's yet to be confirmed is what was in them when they were destroyed. And it's not just CNN and MSNBC who are reporting that because it seems to me that most reporting is saying it.
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They have satellites that track radiation if they said they it was destroyed then it was destroyed
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Simply put. Yes you are correct. And Israel deeply planted Mossad.
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I’ll be simple here trust the Israeli Mossad. Look at how deep their intelligence was. Look how they systematically killed Iran’s command structure AND Iran’s top nuke scientists. Sure it’s possible they might have moved some enriched uranium but there’s Way more to it than just having it in their possession. And I believe Israel has Mossad so deeply planted they will know every move Iran makes before they make it. Something to think on. Trump is angry because he wants Americans confident Not fearful. But Confidence doesn’t sell as much in the media as Fear does. People have a morbid fixation on Fear. I do to but not the type in this particular context.
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Obama is not President stay on topic
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So you happen to know if the uranium was, or was not, moved?
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Why was the uranium able to be moved but not the leaders who were air strikes by Israel
When they were warned that they were in target site they still died
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Exactly. Easy to see that you know what you’re talking about. Our combined intelligence with Israel wouldn’t have gone with Maybe. Would have been far too risky. No they went with Make Sure that’s Why we used Eight bunker buster bombs. They even destroyed the access roads to Fordow to make sure the Iranians can’t get back to the site to even sniff around After. Media wants to create Fear and Uncertainty because those Sell. Confidence is boredom. Fear and uncertainty are Exciting. That’s how media operates. We Love Dirty Laundry. See the bubble headed bleach blond that comes on at five. Remember that song ? Well it’s True !! People Love Fear and the Unknown !! Certainty and Confidence is boring to many people. So the media plays up to their fears. But it devalues what Trump & our Military accomplished so he’s very angry about it.
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