"Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough unloaded live on-air Wednesday in a full-throated tirade, screaming in rage as he excoriated Republicans ashamed to formally honor the Capitol Police officers who defended Congress during the January 6 riot. The outburst was sparked by continued delays under House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in displaying a plaque recognizing the officers who defended the Capitol five years ago and came one day after President Donald Trump's White House launched a website claiming the Democrats staged the real insurrection and that Capitol Police escalated the chaos. After Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), a guest on the show, said that Republicans were afraid of Trump,"
"Scarborough disagreed, arguing that the party's lawmakers didn't bow to the president on blue slips or the filibuster. Growing more irate, the host followed: Why in the world would they bow to him on honoring police officers? I want to know why they hate Capitol Hill cops so much that they won't even I was there! I see what the Capitol Hill cops do every day. We sure saw what they did that day."
"Why won't they put a plaque up to honor the law enforcement officers, let me say it again, who saved their lives on that day and allowed them to go home and be with their wives or husbands and children and live? Why won't they honor those cops? Co-host Jonathan Lemire argued that the whitewashing of January 6 was so central to Trump's Republican Party that pushback from conservatives would be even more outrageous a defiance than any other issue,"
Joe Scarborough launched an on-air tirade criticizing Republicans for delaying formal recognition of Capitol Police officers who defended Congress during the January 6 riot. He condemned House Speaker Mike Johnson's continued postponement of a plaque honoring those officers and linked the delay to broader Republican alignment with President Donald Trump's narratives. Scarborough rejected the notion that Republicans bow solely to Trump, questioning why they would refuse to honor officers who saved lawmakers' lives. Co-host Jonathan Lemire warned that Republican whitewashing of January 6 centers Trump within the party. Scarborough dismissed Trump's election fraud claims as disproven by more than 60 judges and criticized conspiracy theories.
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