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| − | '''Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough''' (born April 9, 1963, age {{age|1963|4|9}}) is a [[leftwing]] [[fascist]] [[conspiracy theorist]] who hosts a show part-time on [[MSNBC]]. He served as a U.S. [[Representative]] from [[Florida]]'s 1st congressional district from 1995 through 2001.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-25-scarborough.htm</ref> He resigned when the body of a girl who worked for him, Lori Klausutis, was found dead in his congressional office.<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2017/11/lori-klausutis-joe-scarborough-murder-florida/</ref> He went on to host MSNBC's Morning Joe and The Joe Scarborough Show on ABC Radio Network. Previously he hosted "Scarborough Country" in primetime on MSNBC. Scarborough pushes wild conspiracy theories such as the [[Trump-Russia collusion hoax]] and [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s murder by [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>https://twitter.com/JoeNBC/status/1160184410588758018</ref> Scarborough previously had been a staunch defender and advocate for Jeffrey Epstein.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-clintons-jeffrey-epstein-connection-could-blow-up-campaign/ MSNBC: Clinton's Jeffrey Epstein Connection Could ‘Blow Up’ Campaign].</ref> | + | '''Charles Joseph “Joe” Scarborough''' (born April 9, 1963, age {{age|1963|4|9}}) is a [[left-wing]] [[fascist]] [[conspiracy theorist]] who hosts a show part-time on [[MSNBC]]. He served as a U.S. [[Representative]] from [[Florida]]'s 1st congressional district from 1995 through 2001.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2001-05-25-scarborough.htm</ref> He resigned when the body of a girl who worked for him, Lori Klausutis, was found dead in his congressional office.<ref>https://heavy.com/news/2017/11/lori-klausutis-joe-scarborough-murder-florida/</ref> He went on to host MSNBC's Morning Joe and The Joe Scarborough Show on ABC Radio Network. Previously he hosted "Scarborough Country" in primetime on MSNBC. Scarborough pushes wild conspiracy theories such as the [[Trump-Russia collusion hoax]] and [[Jeffrey Epstein]]'s murder by [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>https://twitter.com/JoeNBC/status/1160184410588758018</ref> Scarborough previously had been a staunch defender and advocate for Jeffrey Epstein.<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-clintons-jeffrey-epstein-connection-could-blow-up-campaign/ MSNBC: Clinton's Jeffrey Epstein Connection Could ‘Blow Up’ Campaign].</ref> |
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| | Scarborough called for U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] to resign in 2017, in line with [[anti-Trump]] liberals (although he did call out other liberals reporting fake news about Trump earlier, although this is likely just a pretense to make him look balanced<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihavoqep4XA</ref>).<ref>Chumley, Cheryl K. (June 6, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/joe-scarborough-makes-deranged-case-trump-go/ Joe Scarborough’s deranged case for Trump to go]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.</ref> He also defended [[CNN]] after a damaging scandal in which it promoted a retracted anti-Trump [[fake news]] story in order to increase its ratings.<ref>Bowden, Joe (June 27, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/339780-scarborough-knocks-trump-while-defending-cnn Scarborough defends CNN against Trump: CNN 'has more integrity']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.</ref> In July 2017, Scarborough showed how liberal he had become by finally leaving the GOP.<ref>Multiple references: | | Scarborough called for U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] to resign in 2017, in line with [[anti-Trump]] liberals (although he did call out other liberals reporting fake news about Trump earlier, although this is likely just a pretense to make him look balanced<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihavoqep4XA</ref>).<ref>Chumley, Cheryl K. (June 6, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/joe-scarborough-makes-deranged-case-trump-go/ Joe Scarborough’s deranged case for Trump to go]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.</ref> He also defended [[CNN]] after a damaging scandal in which it promoted a retracted anti-Trump [[fake news]] story in order to increase its ratings.<ref>Bowden, Joe (June 27, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/339780-scarborough-knocks-trump-while-defending-cnn Scarborough defends CNN against Trump: CNN 'has more integrity']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.</ref> In July 2017, Scarborough showed how liberal he had become by finally leaving the GOP.<ref>Multiple references: |
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