On Monday’s episode of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough made the insane statement that “Republicans are no longer Trump’s chumps, they’re Putin’s useful idiots.”
In our opinion this crosses the line and is basically an incitement to violence.
Calling the GOP Putin’s useful idiots is saying that Republicans are traitors to America and a call for leftist goon squads to take action.
Of course the truth is the Democratic party and their mainstream media allies are the ones who are actually acting as Putin’s useful idiots by spreading hate and division.
Watch:
Partial transcript:
SCARBROUGH: “So, let’s talk about Republicans and the Mueller investigation.
You, of course, have a couple of House Republicans who are playing the role of Vladimir Putin’s poodles, embarrassing themselves, really just being dupes, useful idiots for Vladimir Putin.
But on the Republican side in the Senate some strong words, again, from Richard Burr the Chairman of the Intel Committee saying FISA warrants were actually in line and the judges, the Republican judges did the right thing there.
It seems that more and more Republicans are speaking out strongly for, in support of Robert Mueller’s investigation going to its end.”
BLUMENTHAL: “There’s no question that Trump’s cronies in the House are threatening impeachment of Rod Rosenstein, which is very impactful, and also threatening special counsel.
But we do have Republicans in the Senate beginning to show some signs of resistance to this consistent concerted campaign against the special counsel.
Remember this campaign has been ongoing for some time, not just the president calling it a witch-hunt, but also some of his — I hesitate to say stooges but surrogates in the House saying that it is all made up.
We know from the close to 30 indictments and five convictions there’s a lot of evidence.” [crosstalk]
SCARBOROUGH: “Russians, by the way — they are not just covering for Donald Trump any more, they are not Trump’s chumps any more, they are Vladimir Putin’s useful idiots.
Because Mueller indicted more Russians than Americans. This is a Russian story that these Republican dupes in the House of Representatives are covering for Vladimir Putin.
They should get their contributions converted to rubles now.”
In your opinion does Scarborough’s statement cross the line from criticism to incitement?
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