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Trump gets personal in 'Morning Joe' attacks
The Hill ^ | 08/22/2016 | Mark Hensch

Posted on 08/22/2016 10:10:20 AM PDT by MaxistheBest

Donald Trump

DONALD TRUMP on Monday escalated his feud with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” by attacking co-host Mika Brzezinski’s intelligence.

"Some day, when things calm down, I'll tell the real story of @JoeNBC and his very insecure long-time girlfriend, @morningmika. Two clowns!"

Trump implied a romantic relationship between Brzezinski and fellow co-host Joe Scarborough in tweets marking the latest shots fired in the GOP White House nominee's war on the media.

The comments came the same morning Scarborough and Brzezinski mocked a recent speech from Trump in Fredericksburg, Va., which they found rambling.

"He belted like, honestly ... like he's had a lot to drink," Brzezinski said.

Scarborough responded to Trump's attacks on Twitter, advising him to focus on the general election: @HillaryClinton is targeting key swing states today while Trump starts his day obsessed with cable news hosts while channeling Gawker. SAD!

Trump has repeatedly criticized “Morning Joe” for its coverage of his presidential campaign. Earlier this month, he called Scarborough “sad and irrelevant,” citing the show's “low ratings” as evidence.

And Scarborough earlier this month urged Republicans to remove Trump as their party’s presidential nominee

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election; morningjoe; msnnbc; realdonaldtrump; trump; twitter
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To: MaxistheBest
This kind of crap is going to lose him the election.


21 posted on 08/22/2016 10:45:44 AM PDT by papertyger
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To: CreviceTool
Trump is putting his “Trump Fair Media” seal on various outlets so his followers know where their valuable time will be wasted.

Good point...I'll bet Morning Joe wanted Kellyanne Conway to come on as a guest and Trump tuned in this morning to see if they'd gotten any better.

22 posted on 08/22/2016 10:46:47 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: MaxistheBest

YOU CRITICIZE ALL YOU WANT AFTER YOU WIN!!!!! WHAT Part doesn’t he get?!!!!! Ughhhh!!


23 posted on 08/22/2016 10:52:34 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: ilovesarah2012

I agree, need to ignore and stayed disciplined.


24 posted on 08/22/2016 10:55:47 AM PDT by jennychase
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To: MaxistheBest
"He belted like, honestly ... like he's had a lot to drink," Brzezinski said.

Trump doesn't drink and has never consumed alcohol, due to watching his older brother self-destruct and die young from drinking. Wise up, Meeka.

25 posted on 08/22/2016 10:57:28 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("They only smear who they fear." --Diamond and Silk)
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To: mac_truck

And so it goes. Next time Kellyanne is on any show she is going to be asked about her claim that Trump doesn’t hurl personal insults...


26 posted on 08/22/2016 10:57:41 AM PDT by erlayman (yw)
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To: bigbob

Only 6% of Americans trust the media so you can’t lose by going after them.

https://www.rt.com/usa/340124-americans-trust-media-plummets/


27 posted on 08/22/2016 10:59:12 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ((My passion for freedom is stronger than that of the Democrats whose obsession is to enslave me.))
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To: MaxistheBest

Scarborough and Brzezinski are small potatoes. Trump needs to stay out of feuds with people like them. All he will do is give them a ratings boost.


28 posted on 08/22/2016 10:59:43 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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Scarborough deserves this, because he used Trump for ratings during the primary, then went on the attack once the primaries were over to make MSNBC happy. .


29 posted on 08/22/2016 11:00:31 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: CreviceTool

And how ironic. Trump was gracious enough to help out Don Lemon’s failing show and appear for long interviews until Lemon began attacking him. But Lemon, as a gay, light-skinned black man, is beholden to to one group and their patronization. Middle-aged white liberals.


30 posted on 08/22/2016 11:00:33 AM PDT by AC Beach Patrol
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To: erlayman
Keelyanne was asked about the Morning Joe tweets this morning on FOX Business. She was aware of them and said Trump never insults first, he only responds to insults and Morning Joe's entire program today was a Trump bash fest.

She didn't back down.

31 posted on 08/22/2016 11:02:41 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: HarleyLady27

Oh, yeah; I remember that only too well. Isn’t that when Scarborough, Condit, and Kasich skulked out of D.C. back home to their wives, hoping and praying that nothing more would come of the problems? And nothing did, as 9/11 put their philandering issues on the back burner.


32 posted on 08/22/2016 11:04:28 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: MaxistheBest

“He belted like, honestly ... like he’s had a lot to drink,” Brzezinski said.

Trump had an alcoholic brother who died before his time. But Trump is making this a personal attack.

Those that don’t like Trump’s “tone” need to man up. He is by far the best candidate we’ve had in decades.


33 posted on 08/22/2016 11:04:30 AM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Yep...if 9/11 hadn’t have happened, Joe would have been in serious trouble...I’m sure there is more on Joe and Mika, we just haven’t found it yet...


34 posted on 08/22/2016 11:06:26 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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To: MaxistheBest

Your concern is noted. Thank you for your concern.


35 posted on 08/22/2016 11:06:40 AM PDT by Defiant (After 8 years of Chump Change, it's time for Trump Change.)
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To: Defiant

He is also, ironically, concerned with the quality of articles posted on this site.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3461844/posts?page=4#4


36 posted on 08/22/2016 11:09:35 AM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: ilovesarah2012

How ironic with your username that you would advise Trump to ignore the media. How did that work out for Sarah?


37 posted on 08/22/2016 11:09:49 AM PDT by Federal46
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To: MaxistheBest; All
Alinky's Rules for Radicals

RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)

38 posted on 08/22/2016 11:10:26 AM PDT by Oratam
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To: MaxistheBest

Agree.

I think there was a way for Trump to respond, but not in the way he did it.

For example, Mika referred to Trump’s speech as if he had too much to drink.

Trump could have responded with shock and dismay as to Morning Joe’s distasteful criticism. He could have reiterated that he doesn’t drink, that he’s stressed the dangers of addiction to his children, using the damage done to his brother due to alcohol abuse.

Then, go on to talk about Law and Order, how the wall will help stop the flow of drugs into the country and how a Trump administration will work on better treatment to help people beat their addictions, etc.

If Kellyanne can help Trump pinpoint openings in critics’ lowbrow statements, then craft responses that call them out while doubling down on the positive message, I think that could work better.

We’re only a couple of months out, the positive argument for PIAPS is nonexistent, the negative argument grows by the day. Keep the focus on PIAPS’ negatives.

This conduct by the MSM is intentional, attempting to get Trump off his game. Last week scared the heck out of PIAPS/MSM. If Trump can be Trump but in a more effective manner, it keeps the focus on PIAPS.

My 1 1/2 cents!


39 posted on 08/22/2016 11:17:45 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (New Tagline: TRUMP is the MOCKINGJAY! Defeat the Capitol!)
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To: ilovesarah2012
Trump needs to ignore the media.

Gosh no! Haven't you understood what he has been doing all along?

(He's playing the media, especially TV, and they cannot seem to stop him from using them.)
40 posted on 08/22/2016 11:23:05 AM PDT by Resettozero
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