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Five reasons Democrats should turn off ‘Morning Joe’

Washington Post - Erik Wemple · Erik Wemple · last updated

Monday was a day of beatdowns for Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, the married couple who anchors the “Morning Joe” franchise on MSNBC. “Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski really made us fools,” wrote one X user. Another ripped away, “And this is why I’m done with @MSNBC. It was all a lie. The news organization NEVER cared about American democracy. Only ratings through appeasement. @MorningJoe is morning joke.” Other feedback is too profane for inclusion in these polite confines.

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