'Donald Trump is off the rails': Joe Scarborough deems ex-POTUS 'out of his mind' over Hezbollah praise
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: On Wednesday, October 11, as reported by The Washington Post, former President Donald Trump “complimented the intelligence of Hezbollah, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States.”
On Thursday morning, ‘Morning Joe’ hosts Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, and Willie Geist reacted to the aforementioned statement made by Trump.
Scarborough also briefly spoke about the Republican Party and claimed they are “currently lost,” however, his focus remained on Trump, and remarks on Hezbollah.
Joe Scarborough reacts to remarks made by Donald Trump
On ‘Morning Joe,’ Willie Geist mentioned Donald Trump running for President again, as the hosts discussed the Republican party.
Geist said, “He's running for president again, and, by the way, maybe we won't play it, but he truly had an insane event yesterday.”
Mika Brzezinski interjected, “Oh we’re going to show it.”
Geist then elaborated further on the “insane event” Trump was the focal point of, “Barack Obama actually running the government, criticizing Bibi Netanyahu, saying, 'I want to make sure I get the quote right,' that Hezbollah is, quote, 'very smart.' Hezbollah.”
Geist continued, “That's the guy they're defending right now, while the sitting President of the United States makes speeches in defense of Israel, unequivocal defenses, and looks like a president, frankly, while Donald Trump is truly, truly appearing to be off the rails and, frankly, insane.”
Joe Scarborough jumped in at this point, “Out of his mind. I mean, praising Hezbollah, just like he praised Vladimir Putin, said he was brilliant after the invasion of Ukraine. All the praise that he's had for President Xi in China.”
“Always talking about what a brilliant man he is. Same thing, of course, with the tyrannical leader of North Korea. Out of his mind,” said Scarborough about Trump.
Scarborough also added, “Again, the fact that Republicans are embracing this guy is just absolutely crazy.”
‘Morning Joe’ showcases Donald Trump’s own words
After Joe Scarborough labeled the entire situation “absolutely crazy,’ ‘Morning Joe’ flashed some of Donald Trump’s statements on the screen.
Some of these included Trump calling Putin “genius” and “savvy,” along with the former President also labeling Kim Jong-Un a “great leader.”
As Scarborough read Trump’s own words, he also said, “Look at that. Look, that's your Republican Party right there. That's your Republican Party. That's the guy who is in first place in the Republican contest to be the next presidential nominee for the GOP.”