The hosts of Fox News’ The Five blasted MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough today for his commentary about President Donald Trump on the anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks.
In his Washington Post piece today, Scarborough wrote, “For those of us still believing that Islamic extremists hate America because of the freedoms we guarantee to all people, the gravest threat Trump poses to our national security is the damage done daily to America’s image.”
Scarborough sort of walked his comments back a little later:
Jeryl, you’re a great example for all of us—especially me today. Many have been offended by a tweet I sent out earlier re: my @washingtonpost article. Even if they did not read the article, I should have shown more care on the tweet’s wording and the column’s conclusion. https://t.co/A7zJR38JiC
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) September 11, 2018
The column was focused on 17 years of strategic missteps. The last paragraph became the sole focus of Trump supporters. On every other day of the year, I do not shy away from negative feedback from the right, the left or from Trump supporters.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) September 11, 2018
On September 11th, I’ll read the column again and think about whether I could have said the same thing in a way less offensive to Trump supporters on September 11th.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) September 11, 2018
Greg Gutfeld ripped Scarborough for making the comments on the 9/11 anniversary, arguing it was unnecessary spectacle on a day of reflection. He also recalled how Scarborough propped up Trump during the election.
Jedediah Bila argued that Scarborough is losing it:
“He has the Trump Derangement Syndrome now so bad that he’s willing to embarrass himself so severely by writing something so insane. You don’t like Trump? Fine. You don’t like questions about his character? Fine. You’re equating him now with potentially being worse than terrorists? You’ve completely lost your mind.”
She added that Scarborough’s an “egomaniac.”
You can watch the video above, via Fox News.
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