MSNBC has chosen to pull the plug on its widely recognized program, "Morning Joe," in favor of continuing coverage of the recent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
The decision to prioritize breaking news over its usual top-rated morning show has been confirmed by the progressive news network, stating that normal programming will resume on Tuesday.
NEW: MSNBC has pulled 'Morning Joe' show off the air after Trump rally shooting. They're reportedly worried the Morning Joe crew might say something 'inappropriate' about the Trump assassination attempt - CNN pic.twitter.com/4ygxWYitVD
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This move by MSNBC to sideline one of its flagship programs during a pivotal moment in the political landscape coinciding with the Republican National Convention and following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
Tune in to @msnbc tomorrow morning for continued coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Trump.
Regularly scheduled @Morning_Joe will return on Tuesday. — Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) July 15, 2024
According to a source familiar with the situation, the network decided to preempt "Morning Joe" to prevent any potential missteps by its many guests that could be used against the program and network as a whole.
JUST IN: MSNBC did not air “Morning Joe” today, their second “most hated Trump show.” They claimed it was to focus on continued breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of Trump. But it was to prevent the hosts from saying crazy things immediately after Trump was… pic.twitter.com/MYcCOaFPl1
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In response to the unfolding events, a spokesperson for NBCUniversal News Group explained the ongoing rolling news coverage to CNN, emphasizing the need to maintain a single news feed across NBC News, NBC News NOW, and "MSNBC Reports" to cover the evolving situation comprehensively.
The call to sideline "Morning Joe" was reportedly made by Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, in consultation with MSNBC President Rashida Jones, and hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.
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Morning Joe crew might say something ‘inappropriate’ about the Trump assassination attempt …
Might say something, “inappropriate” … oh, there is no “MIGHT” about it, they know dang well they would.
Now we see that MSNBC is totally aware of what they are doing and saying and that what happened to President Trump on Saturday – that Joe S. did play a part in it.
Thank you it was appropriate. I would recommend as long as the convention is on-going. They should be removed from programming and more nation unifying substitute hosts should be employed in the spot. Their hate which comes out loud and clear is not needed.
You know that you could leave him off the air and no one would probably notice it.
OMG! Does anyone with an IQ greater then their shoe size still watch/listen to Morningsickness Joe and that stupid air-head blond Mika?