Joe Scarborough Tells Hillary Clinton To ‘Smile’ Because She Had A ‘Big Night’

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during an election night event at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough offered some advice to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night: Smile.

In reference to the former secretary of state’s speech after a night of primary wins, the “Morning Joe” host tweeted some commentary as she addressed a room of supporters:

Scarborough’s tweet received backlash on Twitter, where many interpreted his comment as a gendered insult toward Clinton, the only female candidate for president.

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  1. Joe is such a misogynist twit.

  2. Just a window into how he sees himself, you know…important.

  3. When it’s “for-profit”, the MSM-ers see this in terms of “performance” (like juggling or magic tricks).

  4. Joe is just jealous. He hasn’t had a big night in many years.

  5. he’s getting scorched on twitter

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