'Morning Joe' fans agree as Joe Scarborough calls Donald Trump 'cult leader' after lead in poll numbers
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: On August 21, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski dived into a full-fledged discussion on whether or not Donald Trump and his supporters can be called a “cult.”
This discussion on ‘Morning Joe’ was fueled after CBS News released new poll numbers, where it was revealed that, “Trump's voters hold him as a source of true information, even more so than other sources, including conservative media figures, religious leaders, and even their own friends and family.”
Scarborough also labeled former President Trump a “cult leader” on ‘Morning Joe’ as he backed his statements with poll numbers and more.
Viewers of ‘Morning Joe’ agreed with Scarborough and Brzezinski.
Joe Scarborough calls Donald Trump and his followers a ‘cult'
Joe Scarborough began this particular post on Donald Trump with a brief report on a discussion that had taken place earlier trying to understand why people continue to support Trump.
Scarborough said, "There are really no good answers, except the question – is it a cult?"
Scarborough then read out the definition and characteristics of a cult leader off Google, and then tried to connect it to Trump, "Donald Trump doesn’t have any teaching or doctrine other than 'follow me blindly.'"
The ‘Morning Joe’ host then went on to mention the CBS News poll numbers, “You look at the number, they trust a politician, a failed reality tv talk show host, who has been indicted because of what he did with a porn star.”
Scarborough continued, “This is the most shocking thing coming from the evangelical church, nearly 30 per cent more people blindly follow their cult leader Donald Trump than their own religious leaders"
"That’s like, please, don’t tell me about how this is a Jesus thing. It’s not a Jesus thing, it’s a cult thing," he added.
‘Morning Joe’ viewers agree with Joe Scarborough
MSNBC posted a clip of the segment on YouTube, and the comments section was filled with viewers and fans of ‘Morning Joe’ who agreed with Joe Scarborough.
One user wrote, “It's the largest non-religious cult this country has ever seen. It took many of my friends and family members and much of my life is completely different now.”
One person commented, “Choosing an outsider over your own family is typical of a cult. The fact that they trust him over everybody else despite reports that he has lied 50,000 times during his short political career is also a sign.”
Another one wrote, “Yes, it is a cult. He tells them what they want to hear and promises them revenge.”
One fan wrote, “Following one man and ignoring the truth is the ABSOLUTE definition of a cult!”
Another fan said, “This has been answered time and time again: yes, yes, yes. It is a cult. One that needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.”
Most viewers of ‘Morning Joe’ agree that Trump and his supporters have cult-like tendencies as one person wrote, “Obviously, they are a cult. They are following one man that has committed crimes.”