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Scarborough was first elected during [[Newt Gingrich]]'s [[Republican Revolution (1994)|1994 Republican Revolution]] and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee. Like most freshman Republicans in the 104th Congress, Scarborough was a reliable [[conservative]], earning a 95% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://www.acuratings.org/ratingsarchive/2000/2000House.htm</ref> After leaving Congress he joined the law firm of Beggs and Lane. In recent years Scarborough has shifted sharply to the Left and has been critical of conservative leaders such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Karl Rove]], and [[Glenn Beck]]. "We have not been conservative as a party, we've been radical."<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/05/03/scarborough-todays-gop-not-too-conservative-its-too-radical</ref> His 2009 book ''The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise'', which was highly promoted on left-leaning media outlets, was unsuccessful in book sales.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/06/20/joe-scarborough-conservative-bashing-book-flops-bigtime</ref>

Scarborough was first elected during [[Newt Gingrich]]'s [[Republican Revolution (1994)|1994 Republican Revolution]] and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee. Like most freshman Republicans in the 104th Congress, Scarborough was a reliable [[conservative]], earning a 95% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://www.acuratings.org/ratingsarchive/2000/2000House.htm</ref> After leaving Congress he joined the law firm of Beggs and Lane. In recent years Scarborough has shifted sharply to the Left and has been critical of conservative leaders such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Karl Rove]], and [[Glenn Beck]]. "We have not been conservative as a party, we've been radical."<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/05/03/scarborough-todays-gop-not-too-conservative-its-too-radical</ref> His 2009 book ''The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise'', which was highly promoted on left-leaning media outlets, was unsuccessful in book sales.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/06/20/joe-scarborough-conservative-bashing-book-flops-bigtime</ref>

Scarborough called for U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] to resign in 2017, in line with [[anti-Trump]] liberals.<ref>Chumley, Cheryl K. (June 6, 2017). [http://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>

Scarborough called for U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] to resign in 2017, in line with [[anti-Trump]] liberals.<ref>Chumley, Cheryl K. (June 6, 2017). [http://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 danaging scandal in which it promoted a retracted anti-Trump [[fake news]] story in order to increase its ratings.<ref>Bowden, Joe (June 27, 2017). [http://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>

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