{"id":7231,"date":"2024-07-15T11:04:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=7231"},"modified":"2024-07-15T11:06:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:06:20","slug":"msnbc-show-yanked-from-air-monday-after-trump-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/2026\/msnbc-show-yanked-from-air-monday-after-trump-shooting\/phouck\/2024\/07\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC Show Yanked From Air Monday After Trump Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MSNBC yanked “Morning Joe” off the air on Monday after Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arguably MSNBC’s flagship program, the show is a favorite of President Joe Biden and is known for its anti-Trump views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to<\/a> 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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a CNN report<\/a>, 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.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“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<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Others used X to share their thoughts on the significant programming change during one of the most significant days in cable news history:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stunning. On this uniquely impactful morning, #MSNBC<\/a> pulls its signature show #MorningJoe<\/a>, for fear that some jackwagon panelist would say something grotesquely inappropriate. Profoundly pathetic… and probably a wise move on their part. pic.twitter.com\/JqqDSGfz9f<\/a><\/p>— Mark Davis (@MarkDavis) July 15, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>