Joe Scarborough Attacks Wall Street Journal for ‘Anti-Anti Trumpism Infecting’ Affidavit Coverage: ‘Deeply Disheartening’
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Joe Scarborough is concerned about the “anti-anti Trumpism” occurring at the Wall Street Journal in their coverage of the FBI’s raid of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property.
The paper’s editorial board released an opinion column on Friday in which they asked of the released affidavit behind the Mar-a-Lago search: “Is that all there is?”
The post is not a full defense of the former president, but does take aim at his “political enemies” for turning Trump into a “political martyr.”
The opinion reads in part:
We aren’t defending Mr. Trump’s behavior in any of this. He brings much of his trouble on himself. But his political enemies make it worse when they break political norms themselves. They also help Mr. Trump by making him into a political martyr. If you’re going to indict a former President, you’d better have him dead to rights on something bigger than mishandling documents.
In a Saturday Twitter thread, Scarborough condemned the opinion, but also oddly offered praise to the Journal‘s editorial board for other times they’ve criticized Trump.
“Deeply disheartening if you love America more than a game show host,” the Morning Joe host wrote.
Defining Trump’s Deviancy Down even when national security could be imperiled. Without knowing the risk to US intelligence operations, @WSJopinion asks: “Is That All There Is?” Deeply disheartening if you love America more than a game show host. https://t.co/uS2xvSk3dr
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) August 27, 2022
Scarborough blasted the paper for often throwing out “‘Russian Hoax’ in defense of Trump’s indefensible actions,” and sounded the alarm on the “anti-anti Trumpism” infecting opinions he typically agrees with.
“Unlike many, I often agree with @WSJopinion and salute them for going after Trump’s worst excesses on undermining elections and his unAmerican actions surrounding January 6. Still, the anti-anti Trumpism infecting their FBI/DOJ attacks through the years [has] been unfortunate,” he wrote.
Brought to you by the same opinion pages that regularly throw out “Russian Hoax” in defense of Trump’s indefensible actions, even after the Republican led Senate Intelligence Committee blasted Trump’s 2016 Campaign operational as “a grave counterintelligence threat”.
Some hoax.— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) August 27, 2022
Unlike many, I often agree with @WSJopinion and salute them for going after Trump’s worst excesses on undermining elections and his unAmerican actions surrounding January 6. Still, the anti-anti Trumpism infecting their FBI/DOJ attacks through the years have been unfortunate.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) August 27, 2022
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