Scarborough Shreds Pompeo For Making ‘A Fool’ Of Himself Lying For Trump

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“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough tore into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday morning after America’s top foreign diplomat got into a scrap with Fox News’ Chris Wallace over the weekend.

Pompeo snapped at Wallace over the weekend when Wallace asked him about Trump’s comments regarding the acceptance of dirt from a foreign power, calling his question “ridiculous” and telling him to stop asking about “Washington silliness.”

“Who is Mike Pompeo to say that Chris Wallace asks a ridiculous question when he’s just stating the truth? What a joke,” Scarborough said Monday morning. “And what a disgrace for Mike Pompeo to be given all the opportunities he’s been given in life, to get the degrees, to be able to go to the best schools in the world and to use that ability, to use his talents, to use his background to make a fool of himself and lie for the President of the United States and excuse the President of the United States saying that, ‘yes, there’s nothing wrong with accepting information from foreign hostile powers.’ That’s what the secretary just said.”

It’s not the first time Scarborough gone after specific Trump administration officials for being what Scarborough calls shameless shills for President Trump. Scarborough repeatedly knocked Attorney General William Barr for his handling of the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.

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  1. Well Joe made a fool of himself long ago by being a Republican.

  2. Avatar for 1gg 1gg says:

    Everyone around Trump ends up making fools of themselves because it is a requirement when working for and protecting him and that is how they view it, they are not working for the American people.

  3. Ain’t it funny how Scarborough is ultimately discovering that 98% of ALL his former congressional repugnican colleagues are worthless slimeballs.

    Where you been, dude??

  4. I know it’s wishful thinking … but I just don’t see even remotely non-Trump zombies voting to reelect this guy.

    It’s this same shite everyday. EVERYDAY.

    Fine- I can somewhat comprehen folks who were so despaparte (stupid, but whatever) who thought Trump couldn’t possibly be as awful as he is, who voted once for him.

    But this neverending, incompetent clownshow has got to be wearing on people.

    Trump - You’re fired!

    It never stops. And Trump doesn’t want it to stop.

    Nyet!

  5. Republican Immolation - who will survive?!?

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