Some will say Mornin’ Joe Scarborough left the GOP once he signed a contract at MSNBC and some will say this was set to happen the Summer of 2016. But will the GOP miss Joe or is the better question do they really care – PB/TK
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Is Leaving The Republican Party – By Lydia O’Connor / July 11 2017
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is leaving the Republican Party and will register as an independent voter.
His announcement was expected to come during Tuesday night’s episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” the show’s executive producer Chris Licht tweeted.
Scarborough and his “Morning Joe” co-host, Mika Brzezinski, had been friendly toward Republican President Donald Trump during the 2016 election but have been increasingly critical of him since his inauguration.
The switch prompted Trump to lash out at the pair in a series of tweets, referring to them as “Psycho Joe” and “low-I.Q. Crazy Mika,” and claiming Brzezinski “was bleeding badly from a face-lift” when he saw her last year.
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