Jonathan Lemire

In castigating the Trump administration for its rhetoric on the ICE shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Morning Joe speaks of "lie, lies, or lying" 21 times in the show's first 15 minutes. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is singled out for particular opprobrium.

Joe Scarborough speaks of "rape island" seven times in Morning Joe's opening segment. His motive, revealed at the end of his spiel, is to say that President Trump is falling into a trap by claiming that Denmark has no legal right to Greenland, leading to more chatter about Jeffrey Epstein and the files that the Trump administration has not yet completely released. 

On Monday's Morning Joe, MS NOW analyst and member of the New York Times editorial board Mara Gay claims that Somalis are being "scapegoated" over welfare-program fraud in Minnesota.

Morning Joe defends CNN against President Trump's comments that CNN should be sold to new ownership as part of any sale of Warner Bros., and criticizes Trump's comments to a CNN reporter that "you work for the Democrats" and that the network is "basically an arm of the Democrat party."

Asked to comment on the controversy surrounding the September 2nd drone strike on drug smugglers, MS NOW's Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde said: "I'll be honest, in Afghanistan, the Taliban saw drone strikes as cowardly-- that American forces weren't willing to come fight them face to face on the ground."

MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough came out swinging against MAGA Wednesday morning, castigating the Trump administration for its “lies” and taking pleasure in its immigration enforcement “cruelty.” The Morning Joe co-host then lashed out at the President’s supporters for, apparently, not taking the teachings of Jesus to heart.

Thursday’s Morning Joe aired a piece of video reporting by MS NOW’s Britt Miller on the recent statements made by Pope Leo XIV and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops concerning the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. The co-hosts were quick to emphasize the Catholic authorities’ disapproval of the treatment of illegal aliens while conveniently ignoring the Church’s…

A poised, unflappable Scott Bessent delivered an absolute masterclass on today's Morning Joe. Scarborough, Geist, Lemire, and Barnicle took their best shots and came up empty every time. The ultimate embarrassment for the show came went Mike Barnicle told Bessent he assumed that he'd had a very good day in the stock market the day before, because the DJIA jumped on news that the government…

After noting Marjorie Taylor Greene's praise of Nancy Pelosi after the former Speaker's announcement that she will not be seeking re-election, Morning Joe favorably contrasts her words with President Trump's critical comments. Eugene Robinson praises MTG's "reality-based analysis."

In a rare moment of journalistic integrity, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough called out Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) to his face for claiming President Trump “took advantage of young girls” without evidence. The awkward confrontation on Friday’s Morning Joe concerning an elongated scandal surrounding unreleased files on late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein demonstrated the extent of liberal hatred…

On Morning Joe, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius lamented Trump's "presidency as wrecking ball" over the new ballroom. But Ignatius fails to mention an editorial by the Post editorial board,  "In defense of the White House ballroom--Donald Trump vs. the NIMBYs," which is supportive of the president's project.

On Morning Joe, Eugene Robinson claims that everybody aside from DC politicians finds President Trump's ballroom plans "ridiculous and infuriating." Kurt Andersen of The Atlantic says the East Wing that was demolished dates to the "18th century." He was only two centuries off: it was built at the beginning of the 20th century.

Despite the fact that the federal investigation into former national security advisor John Bolton’s alleged mishandling of classified information was started during the Biden administration, MSNBC’s Morning Joe suggested on Friday that the DOJ under President Trump following through was yet another case of targeted political prosecution. This came a day after Bolton was indicted on 18 counts…

"It's not the day to be raining on the parade," said Richard Haass immediately following the conclusion of President Trump's speech to the Knesset. But on Morning Joe, that's precisely what Haass did, in a downbeat take on Trump's remarks.