Staff Reports
Conservative news outlet The Washington Examiner reports that Joe Scarborough, a millionaire and host of the Morning Joe show on MSNBC, has taken a swipe at wealthy individuals who complain about President Joe Biden. The biased report describes Scarborough’s comments as a tirade against successful people, urging them to stop complaining and check their 401(k)s.
.@JoeNBC Scarborough says rich people should ‘stop b****ing’ about Biden and check their 401(k)s https://t.co/TgiNNgbrnj https://t.co/TgiNNgbrnj
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 13, 2024
The article portrays Scarborough as derisively targeting a rich individual who was allegedly criticizing Biden’s administration as socialist. It depicts Scarborough as exasperated with the wealthy man’s complaints and describes him as challenging the man to name a single socialist policy or person in the Biden administration. According to the report, Scarborough claims that the wealthy man was unable to provide any evidence to support his claims.
The news piece emphasizes Scarborough’s emphasis on the financial success under Biden’s presidency, suggesting that he told the wealthy man to look at his 401(k) and stock app to gauge the positive effects of Biden’s leadership. The biased article amplifies Scarborough’s rhetoric, depicting him as addressing “rich country club types” who allegedly drive luxury cars to elite clubs and lament about the economy, dismissing their grievances and attributing their financial gains to Biden’s governance.
In a partisan tone, the article frames Scarborough as praising Biden for respecting capitalism and the rule of law, while lambasting individuals who criticize the president. The report further portrays Scarborough as belittling those who support former President Donald Trump, labeling them as “freaks” and expressing bafflement at their allegiance to Trump.
