Leftist network MSNBC has pulled its flagship morning program, “Morning Joe,” from airing following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
The show, hosted by Anti-Trumpers Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, was yanked by the network that continued NBC News special reporting on the attempt on Trump’s life on Saturday.
The “Morning Joe” show will resume airing on Tuesday, a spokesperson said.
A person familiar with the network’s decision said it was made due to fears someone “might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole,” CNN reported.
The network also reported that the chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, Cesar Conde, decided to yank the show in consultation with MSNBC president Rashida Jones.
Many political observers were shocked by MSNBC’s decision to take “Morning Joe” off the air, with some conservatives saying it demonstrated a lack of trust in the anchors, and ultimately showing media bias.
“The fact that Morning Joe’s own network can’t trust its flagship brand not to spew reckless and inflammatory crap during breaking news tells you all you need to know about the credibility of the MSNBC line-up,” a veteran Republican consultant told Fox News.
Others took to X following the decision:
Oh my. @MSNBC has ditched the nerd prom king and queen this morning and went with a straight anchor/news desk delivery. How do you read that? Afraid the Morning Joe team won’t be able to control their tongues? pic.twitter.com/LExdHkVp1M
— Chris Stigall (@ChrisStigall) July 15, 2024
It's a huge day in politics and MSNBC has pulled 'Morning Joe' off the air. They're apparently worried the MJ crew might say something 'inappropriate' about the Trump assassination attempt. From CNN: https://t.co/uK3u0ZIoU9 pic.twitter.com/AS8E4b5FdQ
— Byron York (@ByronYork) July 15, 2024
So MSNBC concedes "Morning Joe" is insane TDS porn:
— Josh Hammer (@josh_hammer) July 15, 2024
"The decision was made to avoid a scenario in which one of the show’s … guests might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole" https://t.co/1M26RijoZQ
Meanwhile, leftist journalist Jeff Jarvis fumed about the decision:
“What the f—, MSNBC? You preempted your excellent weekend programming… and now you’ve silenced [Morning Joe] in favor of your anodyne streaming news cos-play called Now? This is when we need the analysis and conversation these shows bring us (yes, with controversy; that is how public discourse works through it: with discussion). It is shocking that NBC/Comcast do not understand their own company’s programs and raison d’etre.”
