MSNBC yanked “Morning Joe” off the air on Monday after Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Saturday.
Arguably MSNBC's flagship program, the show is a favorite of President Joe Biden and is known for its anti-Trump views.
The move came on the eve of what could've been the biggest Monday (in terms of ratings) in co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski's TV careers.
According to Fox News, network executives pulled the show off the air because they feared what the hosts or guests might say about Trump narrowly surviving an assassination attempt that killed a rallygoer and critically injured two others:
Viewers who tuned in expecting to see the staunchly anti-Trump program, hosted by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, were greeted instead by continued NBC News special reporting on the attempt on Trump's life on Saturday. A spokesperson said “Morning Joe” will resume airing on Tuesday.
According to a CNN report, a person familiar with the decision said it was made in part over fear that one of the show's many guests over a 4-hour broadcast “might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole.”
The call by MSNBC to keep “Morning Joe” off the airwaves shocked political observers, with some conservatives saying it demonstrated a lack of trust in one of its most high-profile shows to sensitively cover a fraught situation.
“The fact that Morning Joe's own network can't trust its flagship brand not to spew reckless and inflammatory crap during breaking news tells you all you need to know about the credibility of the MSNBC line-up,” a veteran Republican consultant told Fox News Digital.
Others used X to share their thoughts on the significant programming change during one of the most significant days in cable news history:
This article originally appeared on Great America News Desk. Republished with permission.
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of Seriously, Joe’s favorite show pulled because God forbid we damn near had an assassination of a former President who just happens to be running for office of President of the USA and the opponent of our now Pres. Joe Biden !!!! Maybe Old Joe needs to tune into Sesame Street a more befitting program for him. Ican’t believe an article like this one ever made it to print or on the web !!!!!! This country has more pressing problems than pulling program because of an assassination attempt of a future USA President !!!!!