Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, admitted on Friday that unless something changes rapidly, Donald Trump will win the presidency again. Scarborough was disheartened about Joe Biden’s lackluster performance in the second presidential debate.

 

🧵🍿 MSNBC's Joe Scarborough initial reaction to last night's #CNNDebate:

“Well, I think I should start by saying, without any apologies, that I love Joe Biden and Jill, and I will gladly debate anybody anytime anyplace, anywhere, over the issue of whether Joe Biden has been the… pic.twitter.com/xoEEZqf0uB — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 28, 2024

 

During the show, both Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski expressed their disappointment in Biden's performance. Adding that the former vice-president seemed unable to land significant blows on Trump during the debate.

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MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Biden's performance in last night's #CNNDebate:

“Um, if this were Donald Trump — time and time again, we talked about the Goldwater, where’s Barry Goldwater to walk over and tell Richard Nixon it was over, to tell Donald Trump it was over. Now, the… pic.twitter.com/6A8F3xVUy9 — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 28, 2024

Scarborough took pains to express his love for the Bidens and their political record but found it impossible to ignore the former vice president's weaknesses last night. As he noted, "We saw last night why this race has been close, and why I fear Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States, unless things change."

 

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough says Biden “tragically did not rise to the occasion last night” in last night's #CNNDebate:

“I know people are waiting and say — oh, and David Plouffe, I have such respect for David Plouffe, he said, Donald Trump really turned off swing voters in — in a… pic.twitter.com/62xMrjEhVV — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 28, 2024

Scarborough also appeared surprised that Biden, who he thought always rose to the occasion, was unable to respond effectively to Trump's attacks - calling into question Biden's prospects for the 2024 presidential race.

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More Joe Scarborough argues a few minutes that it's not time to “panic” fter the #CNNDebate and Democrats only lost a “battle” but not the whole war yet: Joe: “Well, and — and I know so many people watching do and agree with you. Again, I already said what I think of the man… pic.twitter.com/sq989FUWjQ

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) June 28, 2024

At this point, the Morning Joe host did not clarify what exactly needed to change.

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