Generating outrage from both sides of the political aisle, President Trump launched a twitter storm Thursday against MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for “speaking badly” of him. White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended the tweets, which graphically attacked Brzezinski’s looks, as a valid response to the media’s frequent attacks on the President. We discuss what’s driving the President’s intensifying rhetoric against journalists and its impact on our political system and discourse.
Guests:
James Fallows, national correspondent, The Atlantic
Sean Walsh, consultant, Wilson Walsh Consulting; former White House spokesperson for Ronald Reagan and George Bush
Susan Chira, senior correspondent and editor on gender issues, New York Times
I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don’t watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2017
…to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year’s Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2017