MSNBC’s Joy Reid Under Fire for ‘Appalling’ Steve Scalise Comments
Reid's Scalise comments begin about 3:15 minutes into the video above
MSNBC’s “AM Joy” host Joy Reid is receiving criticism for attacking the politics of House majority whip Steve Scalise, who is still in the hospital after a gunman opened fired last week on the GOP Congressional baseball team.
“It’s a delicate thing because, obviously everybody is wishing the congressman well and hoping that he recovers. But Steve Scalise has a history that we’ve all been forced to sort of ignore on race,” Reid said over the weekend.
Reid continued: “He did come to leadership after some controversy over attending a White nationalists event, which he says he didn’t know what it was. Because he is in jeopardy and everyone is pulling for him, are we required in a moral sense to put that aside?”
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While Reid was making these comments, an on-screen graphic showed Scalise’s record highlighting his more polarizing decisions, such as sponsoring a bill to define marriage as between a man and a women.
The MSNBC host also sent out a tweet that said, “Scalise was shot by a white man with a violent background, and saved by a black lesbian police officer, and yet …”
On Monday, Fox News media guru Howie Kurtz was still upset about Reid’s comments, calling her “appalling.”
“While Steve Scalise remains in a hospital bed fighting for his life, she’s attacking him because she doesn’t like his politics,” Kurtz said. “For Joy Reid to tweet that Scalise was attacked by a white man… why bring race into it?”
The Hill media columnist Joe Concha made a prediction about the situation, “Here’s how the Joy Reid thing unfolds: She goes viral for profoundly reckless/myopic Scalise tweet. Blowback ensues. Forced apology follows.”
Check out some of the criticism Reid has received:
He's not even conscious yet. What the fuck is wrong with you? https://t.co/rbDW11QUWl
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 17, 2017
There's nothing classier than kicking a man while he is hospitalized having surgeries after one of your political allies shot him. https://t.co/7vY2Xyzk1r
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 17, 2017
As the daughter of a politician – I cant tell you how reckless I think this is. What does his voting record have to do with him being shot? https://t.co/diiAgvpJ0u
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) June 17, 2017
Really Joy? Scalise is still in the hospital and fighting for his life and u hit him on his voting record. Classless move @amjoyshowhttps://t.co/YVYy43gstW
— Mercedes Schlapp (@mercedesschlapp) June 17, 2017
Here's how the Joy Reid thing unfolds: She goes viral for profoundly reckless/myopic Scalise tweet. Blowback ensues. Forced apology follows.
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) June 17, 2017
You have to be effing kidding me. Joy Reid is officially the problem and not the solution, and has the maturity of a freshman. https://t.co/phiB2RLOEN
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) June 17, 2017
As the daughter of a politician – I cant tell you how reckless I think this is. What does his voting record have to do with him being shot? https://t.co/diiAgvpJ0u
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) June 17, 2017
This man is fighting for his life and you are attacking his voting record. Disgusting @amjoyshowhttps://t.co/VUHpx3A1YM
— Ben Ferguson (@benfergusonshow) June 18, 2017
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