MSNBC co-host Joe Scarborough declared Monday that President Trump would murder journalists if he could.
The “Morning Joe” co-host made the explosive claim while discussing Mr. Trump’s recent “60 Minutes” interview with reporter Lesley Stahl, which the president released ahead of CBS in an effort to prove the network’s unfair treatment of him. In the unedited interview, Mr. Trump accused Mr. Stahl of asking “inappropriate questions,” after she asked earlier whether he was “ready for some tough questions.”
Mr. Scarborough said Mr. Trump’s behavior reminded him of “an autocratic leader from Eastern Europe, whether it’s Belarus or whether it’s Russia.”
“Actually, though he kills journalists, Vladimir Putin, on camera, actually seems a little more willing to answer tough questions when they are asked of him,” he said. “Donald Trump can’t even handle that.”
“Of course, Donald Trump would kill reporters if he could get away with it,” Mr. Scarborough continued. “I think even his strongest supporters would admit Trump would do whatever he could get away with. It’s unfortunate for him that he actually is in charge of the executive branch in a country with a Constitution that was written by James Madison and others who actually foresaw the rise of tyrants and figured out a pretty damn good, effective way to hold them at bay.”
