MSNBC host Joe Scarborough recently delivered a fiery rant scolding Republicans and the Make America Great Again platform. According to Scarborough, Republicans essentially hate America and are always calling for a dictatorship.
The host attempted to dispel the notion that the nation needs to be made “great again” by citing various facets of American society far ahead of competing powers on the global stage. Scarborough claimed long-term trends around the economy, “American ideas,” and broader culture.
“Our economy stronger than it’s been relative to the rest of the world probably since 1945. Our soft power we’re stronger than ever before. Culturally we have a bigger impact across the globe American ideas going across the globe faster. And anytime. Technologically. We are light years ahead light years ahead of every of our closest competitors,” he said.
The “Morning Joe” host continued to cite statistics around American GDP, stating, “You combine the United States of America with the EU who also these people hate you. You look combined, we have like $55 trillion GDP. Russia has a 1.4 $1.4 trillion GDP in China has like an $18 trillion GDP. We are so much more powerful, so much stronger than we have ever been Iran. Why did Iran do what Iran did knowing what the outcome was going to be?”
Joe then shifted his attention to former president Donald Trump, blasting the MAGA platform. Scarborough seemingly suggested that Trump only campaigns on how much America “sucks” when he is not and power. “They didn’t want to screw with the United States of America. So Donald Trump keeps talking about how America sucks. And he before he got elected, America saw it and then he got elected. Suddenly America was great. Then he lost now America sucks again, you’re voting for a guy like that,” he said.
The host suggested that those who believe in this agenda have a significantly different view of the country than he does. “You live in the most powerful, greatest country on the face of the earth. And you’re voting for a guy that tells you every day that America sucks. What’s wrong with you? Who raised you? What history did you read? That’s it. Like where are you from? Because you may claim to be from where I’m from. You were not raised by the same teachers. I was raised by.”
“And I’m getting tired of saying this to people who claim to be patriotic, but hate America, because they’re always running America down. They’re always trashing America. They’re always saying, America is horrible. It’s democracy doesn’t work. We need a dictatorship and Donald Trump doesn’t win. I’m tired of people running America down,” Scarborough further lamented. Watch the fiery monologue below:
Scarborough received immense backlash from conservatives on social media, asserting that the host mischaracterized the MAGA movement. Republican social media users maintained that they indeed love America and want to preserve the basis of what it historically has been. Furthermore, many questioned his claim that America is stronger than ever, which seemed disconnected from the everyday experiences of many Americans.
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