YOU, TOO, CAN READ IT. >>> THAT DOES IT FOR ME ON THIS
>>> THAT DOES IT FOR ME ON THIS MONDAY MORNING.
MONDAY MORNING. I’M YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN.
I’M YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN. "MORNING JOE" STARTS NOW.
"MORNING JOE" STARTS NOW. >> TOGETHER, WE ARE TACKLING
>> TOGETHER, WE ARE TACKLING THIS DISEASE, AND I WANT TO
THIS DISEASE, AND I WANT TO REASSURE YOU, IF WE REMIND
REASSURE YOU, IF WE REMIND UNITED AND RESOLUTE.
UNITED AND RESOLUTE. >> THERE IS A GOVERNOR I HEAR
>> THERE IS A GOVERNOR I HEAR COMPLAINING ALL THE TIME,
COMPLAINING ALL THE TIME, PRITZKER.
PRITZKER. I HEAR HIM, HE IS ALWAYS
I HEAR HIM, HE IS ALWAYS COMPLAINING.
COMPLAINING. >> THE ATTRIBUTES OF
>> THE ATTRIBUTES OF SELF-DISCIPLINE.
SELF-DISCIPLINE. >> ONLY CNN WOULD ASK THAT
>> ONLY CNN WOULD ASK THAT QUESTION.
QUESTION. FAKE NEWS.
FAKE NEWS. GO AHEAD.
GO AHEAD. >> OF GOOD-HUMORED RESOLVE.
>> OF GOOD-HUMORED RESOLVE. >> WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?
>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE? >> WE JOIN WITH ALL NATIONS
>> WE JOIN WITH ALL NATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE IN A COMMON
ACROSS THE GLOBE IN A COMMON ENDEAVOR.
ENDEAVOR. >> I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE, SAID
>> I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE, SAID HE DIDN’T KNOW WE HAD SO MANY
HE DIDN’T KNOW WE HAD SO MANY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.
COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. 182 COUNTRIES.
182 COUNTRIES. >> WE MAY HAVE MORE STILL TO
>> WE MAY HAVE MORE STILL TO ENDURE.
ENDURE. >> WE HAVE TO OPEN OUR COUNTRY
>> WE HAVE TO OPEN OUR COUNTRY UP.
UP. WE HAVE TO GET GOING.
WE HAVE TO GET GOING. WE HAVE TO OPEN OUR COUNTRY UP.
WE HAVE TO OPEN OUR COUNTRY UP. >> USING THE GREAT ADVANCES OF
>> USING THE GREAT ADVANCES OF SCIENCE.
SCIENCE. >> WHAT DO I KNOW?
>> WHAT DO I KNOW? I’M NOT A DOCTOR.
I’M NOT A DOCTOR. I’M NOT A DOCTOR, BUT I HAVE
I’M NOT A DOCTOR, BUT I HAVE COMMON SENSE.
COMMON SENSE. >> AND OUR INSTINCTIVE
>> AND OUR INSTINCTIVE COMPASSION TO HEAL.
COMPASSION TO HEAL. >> IF IT DOES HELP, GREAT.
>> IF IT DOES HELP, GREAT. IF IT DOESN’T HELP, WE GAVE IT A
IF IT DOESN’T HELP, WE GAVE IT A SHOT.
SHOT. >> WHAT A CONTRAST FROM
>> WHAT A CONTRAST FROM LEADERSHIP.
LEADERSHIP. THERE YOU HAVE QUEEN ELIZABETH
THERE YOU HAVE QUEEN ELIZABETH TALKING ABOUT A COMMON CAUSE,
TALKING ABOUT A COMMON CAUSE, AND THEN YOU HAVE DONALD TRUMP,
AND THEN YOU HAVE DONALD TRUMP, WHO HAD AN UNSCHEDULED PRESS
WHO HAD AN UNSCHEDULED PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY EVENING.
CONFERENCE YESTERDAY EVENING. FOR WHAT REASON, FEW PEOPLE
FOR WHAT REASON, FEW PEOPLE REALLY KNOW.
REALLY KNOW. BECAUSE IF YOU BREAK DOWN WHAT
BECAUSE IF YOU BREAK DOWN WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID, AND A LOT OF
THE PRESIDENT SAID, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ANALYZING IT
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ANALYZING IT OVER THE NIGHT --
OVER THE NIGHT -- >> PRETTY MUCH NOTHING OF NEWS.
>> PRETTY MUCH NOTHING OF NEWS. >> NOTHING NEW.
>> NOTHING NEW. NOTHING NOTEWORTHY.
NOTHING NOTEWORTHY. THE PRESIDENT ATTACKED A
THE PRESIDENT ATTACKED A GOVERNOR IN PERSONAL TERMS, FOR
GOVERNOR IN PERSONAL TERMS, FOR NO REASON AT ALL, ACTUALLY.
NO REASON AT ALL, ACTUALLY. IT’S THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO
IT’S THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO AT A TIME OF CRISIS.
DO AT A TIME OF CRISIS. HE CONTINUED TO PUSH AN UNPROVEN
HE CONTINUED TO PUSH AN UNPROVEN DRUG, WHOSE EFFAICACY ON THIS
DRUG, WHOSE EFFAICACY ON THIS PANDEMIC IS STILL UNKNOWN.
PANDEMIC IS STILL UNKNOWN. HE HAS HIS HACK, PETER NAVARRO,
HE HAS HIS HACK, PETER NAVARRO, RUNNING AROUND, BREAKING UP
RUNNING AROUND, BREAKING UP MEETINGS, WHERE WHITE HOUSE
MEETINGS, WHERE WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS, DR. FAUCI, IS TRYING
OFFICIALS, DR. FAUCI, IS TRYING TO HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,
TO HELP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, TRYING TO PREPARE YOU AND YOUR
TRYING TO PREPARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN THE HOSPITALS THAT YOU
FAMILY IN THE HOSPITALS THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MAY HAVE TO GO
AND YOUR FAMILY MAY HAVE TO GO TO.
TO. PETER NAVARRO IS ACTUALLY
PETER NAVARRO IS ACTUALLY THROWING DOCUMENTS.
THROWING DOCUMENTS. HERE’S A HACK WHO DOESN’T EVEN
HERE’S A HACK WHO DOESN’T EVEN KNOW ECONOMICS.
KNOW ECONOMICS. HE’S THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL
HE’S THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF OUR TRADE WARS, AND NOW HE’S
OF OUR TRADE WARS, AND NOW HE’S GOING IN AND YELLING AT DR.
GOING IN AND YELLING AT DR. FAUCI, CLAIMING HE KNOWS -- I
FAUCI, CLAIMING HE KNOWS -- I MEAN, THIS SERIOUSLY IS THE
MEAN, THIS SERIOUSLY IS THE DEATH OF EXPERTISE.
DEATH OF EXPERTISE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> THIS IS WHEN THE IDIOTS HAVE
>> THIS IS WHEN THE IDIOTS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED FOR WHO THEY ARE IN
BEEN EXPOSED FOR WHO THEY ARE IN THE TIME OF AMERICA’S GREATEST
THE TIME OF AMERICA’S GREATEST NEEDS.
NEEDS. LAST NIGHT, THE PRESIDENT
LAST NIGHT, THE PRESIDENT ATTACKED A GOVERNOR, HE PUSHED
ATTACKED A GOVERNOR, HE PUSHED AN UNPROVEN DRUG, AND THEN HE
AN UNPROVEN DRUG, AND THEN HE CONTINUED, SAYING THAT THE BUCK
CONTINUED, SAYING THAT THE BUCK DOESN’T STOP HERE.
DOESN’T STOP HERE. I MUST ASK, MIKA --
I MUST ASK, MIKA -- >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> -- WHAT DID AMERICA GET OUT
>> -- WHAT DID AMERICA GET OUT OF CABLE NEWS NETWORKS RUNNING A
OF CABLE NEWS NETWORKS RUNNING A TWO-HOUR RAMBLING PRESS
TWO-HOUR RAMBLING PRESS CONFERENCE, WHERE HE SAYS THE
CONFERENCE, WHERE HE SAYS THE SAME EXACT THINGS EVERY TIME?
SAME EXACT THINGS EVERY TIME? IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT HE GIVES, EVEN BEFORE
TIME THAT HE GIVES, EVEN BEFORE THE QUESTIONING, TO AN UNPROVEN
THE QUESTIONING, TO AN UNPROVEN DRUG, WHEN WE HAVE VENTILATOR
DRUG, WHEN WE HAVE VENTILATOR SHORTAGE
SHORTAGE SHORTAGES, WHEN WE HAVE TESTING
SHORTAGES, WHEN WE HAVE TESTING SHORTAGES.
SHORTAGES. I MEAN, DRAMATIC TESTING
I MEAN, DRAMATIC TESTING SHORTAGES IN THE PRESIDENT’S
SHORTAGES IN THE PRESIDENT’S HOMETOWN COUNTY WHERE MAR-A-LAGO
HOMETOWN COUNTY WHERE MAR-A-LAGO IS, PALM BEACH COUNTY.
IS, PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND YOU ALSO HAVE THE NUMBERS
AND YOU ALSO HAVE THE NUMBERS SPIKING UP ACROSS THE NATION.
SPIKING UP ACROSS THE NATION. WE HAVE A CRISIS OF HOSPITAL
WE HAVE A CRISIS OF HOSPITAL BEDS, NOT ONLY IN NEW YORK CITY,
BEDS, NOT ONLY IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT I’M WORRIED ABOUT RURAL
BUT I’M WORRIED ABOUT RURAL AMERICA, WHERE THE RURAL HEALTH
AMERICA, WHERE THE RURAL HEALTH CARES BEEN RAVAGED
CARES BEEN RAVAGED OVER THE PAST DECADE BY
OVER THE PAST DECADE BY CONTINUAL CUTS IN MEDICAID BY
CONTINUAL CUTS IN MEDICAID BY REPUBLICANS.
REPUBLICANS. WE’RE IN A CRISIS, AND HE’S
WE’RE IN A CRISIS, AND HE’S CONTINUING FOR, WHAT, THE THIRD
CONTINUING FOR, WHAT, THE THIRD WEEK NOW, TO PUSH AN UNPROVEN
WEEK NOW, TO PUSH AN UNPROVEN DRUG.
DRUG. WHY IS MSNBC, WHY IS CNN, WHY IS
WHY IS MSNBC, WHY IS CNN, WHY IS FOX, WHY IS ANY NETWORK RUNNING
FOX, WHY IS ANY NETWORK RUNNING THESE PRESS CONFERENCES WHERE HE
THESE PRESS CONFERENCES WHERE HE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT AN UNPROVEN
KEEPS TALKING ABOUT AN UNPROVEN DRUG THAT MIGHT WORK FOR
DRUG THAT MIGHT WORK FOR MALAYSIA, MIGHT WORK FOR LUPUS,
MALAYSIA, MIGHT WORK FOR LUPUS, DOESN’T WORK FOR THIS?
DOESN’T WORK FOR THIS? >> WELL, THERE’LL BE --
>> WELL, THERE’LL BE -- >> DR. FAUCI CONSTANTLY -- DR.
>> DR. FAUCI CONSTANTLY -- DR. FAUCI WASN’T ALLOWED TO ANSWER.
FAUCI WASN’T ALLOWED TO ANSWER. >> HE WASN’T ALLOWED TO TALK.
>> HE WASN’T ALLOWED TO TALK. >> DONALD TRUMP GOT ON
>> DONALD TRUMP GOT ON TELEVISION LAST NIGHT, AND HE
TELEVISION LAST NIGHT, AND HE WAS JUST STALLING, ACCORDING TO
WAS JUST STALLING, ACCORDING TO REPORTS.
REPORTS. HE SAID HE LIKED THE GOOD
HE SAID HE LIKED THE GOOD RATINGS.
RATINGS. HE LIKES GETTING OUT THERE
HE LIKES GETTING OUT THERE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCH.
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCH. >> JOE --
>> JOE -- >> WATCHED HIM SAY NOTHING.
>> WATCHED HIM SAY NOTHING. >> -- DR. FAUCI WASN’T ALLOWED
>> -- DR. FAUCI WASN’T ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HE FEELS IS
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HE FEELS IS IMPORTANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS DRUG
IMPORTANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS DRUG THAT THE PRESIDENT KEEPS
THAT THE PRESIDENT KEEPS PUSHING.
PUSHING. A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD SAY,
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD SAY, FOLLOW THE MONEY.
FOLLOW THE MONEY. THERE’S GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF
THERE’S GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF FINANCIAL TIE TO SOMEONE
FINANCIAL TIE TO SOMEONE SOMEWHERE THAT HAS THE PRESIDENT
SOMEWHERE THAT HAS THE PRESIDENT PUSHING THIS REPEATEDLY.
PUSHING THIS REPEATEDLY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE HAD DR.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE HAD DR. FAUCI AND DR. BIRX, WHICH MOST
FAUCI AND DR. BIRX, WHICH MOST PEOPLE -- I THINK WE CAN
PEOPLE -- I THINK WE CAN UNIVERSALLY AGREE -- ARE TRYING
UNIVERSALLY AGREE -- ARE TRYING TO SLOW THE SPREAD OR TRYING TO
TO SLOW THE SPREAD OR TRYING TO COP TAN
COP TAN CONTAIN THIS VIRUS, ARE TRYING
CONTAIN THIS VIRUS, ARE TRYING TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES.
TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES. WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR WORST WEEK
WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR WORST WEEK YET AHEAD.
YET AHEAD. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> THEY’RE TRYING TO SAVE
>> THEY’RE TRYING TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES, AND HE HAS THEM
AMERICAN LIVES, AND HE HAS THEM SCRAMBLING FOR 90 MINUTES TO
SCRAMBLING FOR 90 MINUTES TO PREPARE FOR A TWO-HOUR NEWS
PREPARE FOR A TWO-HOUR NEWS CONFERENCE.
CONFERENCE. HE’S GOING TO EXHAUST HIS
HE’S GOING TO EXHAUST HIS TOP-TIER SO HE CAN GET HIS NEEDY
TOP-TIER SO HE CAN GET HIS NEEDY CAMERA TIME.
CAMERA TIME. SO HE CAN GET OUT THERE AND
SO HE CAN GET OUT THERE AND RIFF, QUITE FRANKLY, ILL LIT
RIFF, QUITE FRANKLY, ILL LIT ILLITERATELY.
ILLITERATELY. SAYING THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE,
SAYING THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE, GOING OFF SCRIPT.
GOING OFF SCRIPT. BY THE WAY, I HAVE TO ASK, WHO
BY THE WAY, I HAVE TO ASK, WHO WROTE THAT SCRIPT?
WROTE THAT SCRIPT? IT WAS AS IF AN EIGHTH GRADE
IT WAS AS IF AN EIGHTH GRADE POLITICS DEBATE TEAM WROTE IT.
POLITICS DEBATE TEAM WROTE IT. IT WAS PATHETIC.
IT WAS PATHETIC. WE ARE THIS A PLACE RIGHT NOW
WE ARE THIS A PLACE RIGHT NOW WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS GETTING
WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS GETTING IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS AND
IN THE WAY OF PROGRESS AND TAKING TIME AWAY FROM THE TEAM
TAKING TIME AWAY FROM THE TEAM THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING
THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING US GET OUT OF THIS CRISIS.
US GET OUT OF THIS CRISIS. HE WASTED OUR TIME AND THEIRS.
HE WASTED OUR TIME AND THEIRS. >> WELL, AND HE DID IT, JONATHAN
>> WELL, AND HE DID IT, JONATHAN LEMIRE, WE HAVE AP’S JONATHAN
LEMIRE, WE HAVE AP’S JONATHAN LEMIRE WITH US.
LEMIRE WITH US. AGAIN, EVERYTHING YOU HEARD, THE
AGAIN, EVERYTHING YOU HEARD, THE PRESIDENT HAS HIS CATCH PHRASES,
PRESIDENT HAS HIS CATCH PHRASES, DURING THE CAMPAIGN, IT WAS,
DURING THE CAMPAIGN, IT WAS, BELIEVE ME.
BELIEVE ME. BELIEVE ME.
BELIEVE ME. THERE HAVE BEEN ARTICLES WRITTEN
THERE HAVE BEEN ARTICLES WRITTEN ABOUT HOW WHEN HE DOESN’T HAVE
ABOUT HOW WHEN HE DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, HE GOES
ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, HE GOES BACK TO THESE CATCH PHRASES AND
BACK TO THESE CATCH PHRASES AND LOOPS.
LOOPS. HE’S DONE THIS WITH THE DRUG
HE’S DONE THIS WITH THE DRUG ESPECIALLY.
ESPECIALLY. HE’S DONE IT WITH SO MANY OTHER
HE’S DONE IT WITH SO MANY OTHER THINGS.
THINGS. IT’S KIND OF LIKE THE PERFECT
IT’S KIND OF LIKE THE PERFECT CALL, WHICH WE’LL GET TO LATER
CALL, WHICH WE’LL GET TO LATER ON.
ON. IN THIS CASE, I MOANEAN, HE JUST
IN THIS CASE, I MOANEAN, HE JUST SOUNDED FOOLISH.
SOUNDED FOOLISH. UNFIT NOT JUST FOR THE
UNFIT NOT JUST FOR THE PRESIDENCY BUT UNFIT FOR ANY JOB
PRESIDENCY BUT UNFIT FOR ANY JOB ANYWHERE.
ANYWHERE. I DON’T CARE.
I DON’T CARE. HIS BIGGEST HACKS CAN COME
HIS BIGGEST HACKS CAN COME FORWARD TODAY AND TRY TO DEFEND
FORWARD TODAY AND TRY TO DEFEND THAT PERFORMANCE.
THAT PERFORMANCE. OF COURSE, THEY’LL DO THE WHAT
OF COURSE, THEY’LL DO THE WHAT ABOUT-ISM WITH JOE BIDEN.
ABOUT-ISM WITH JOE BIDEN. HE’S NOT PRESIDENT.
HE’S NOT PRESIDENT. DONALD TRUMP IS PRESIDENT, AND
DONALD TRUMP IS PRESIDENT, AND HE SOUNDED UNFIT AND FOOLISH.
HE SOUNDED UNFIT AND FOOLISH. HE RAMBLED AROUND FOR A COUPLE
HE RAMBLED AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
OF HOURS. ONLY DIFFERENCE IS MIKA TALKED
ONLY DIFFERENCE IS MIKA TALKED ABOUT HOW DR. FAUCI WAS NOT
ABOUT HOW DR. FAUCI WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SAY WHAT HE WAS
ALLOWED TO SAY WHAT HE WAS FEELING ABOUT THE DRUG.
FEELING ABOUT THE DRUG. >> WHAT HE KNOWS.
>> WHAT HE KNOWS. >> BUT IT’S NOT FEELING.
>> BUT IT’S NOT FEELING. IT’S DONALD TRUMP WHO KEEPS
IT’S DONALD TRUMP WHO KEEPS SAYING THE SAME THING OVER AND
SAYING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT THIS
OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT THIS DRUG.
DRUG. WHICH IS, I DON’T KNOW.
WHICH IS, I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO
I DON’T KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING.
DO ANYTHING. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE?
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE? YOU COULD SAY THAT ABOUT
YOU COULD SAY THAT ABOUT DANDELION AND RAINDROPS.
DANDELION AND RAINDROPS. SPRINKLE DANDELION RAIN DROPDROP
SPRINKLE DANDELION RAIN DROPDROP I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S GOING TO
I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S GOING TO HELP.
HELP. I DON’T KNOW.
I DON’T KNOW. HE ADMITS HE HAS NO IDEA WHETHER
HE ADMITS HE HAS NO IDEA WHETHER THIS IS GOING TO WORK OR NOT
THIS IS GOING TO WORK OR NOT AND, YET, HE KEEPS RAMBLING ON
AND, YET, HE KEEPS RAMBLING ON ABOUT THIS DRUG.
ABOUT THIS DRUG. HE KEEPS RAMBLING ON ABOUT
HE KEEPS RAMBLING ON ABOUT PERSONAL FIGHTS WITH GOVERNORS.
PERSONAL FIGHTS WITH GOVERNORS. HE KEEPS RAMBLING ON ABOUT HOW
HE KEEPS RAMBLING ON ABOUT HOW NOBODY SAW THIS COMING.
NOBODY SAW THIS COMING. IT’S SUCH A LIE.
IT’S SUCH A LIE. HHS SECRETARY AZAR LAST YEAR IN
HHS SECRETARY AZAR LAST YEAR IN 2019 WAS ASKED AT A CONFERENCE,
2019 WAS ASKED AT A CONFERENCE, WHAT KEEPS HIM UP AT NIGHT.
WHAT KEEPS HIM UP AT NIGHT. HE SAID THE PANDEMIC.
HE SAID THE PANDEMIC. THE PANDEMIC, OF COURSE, IS WHAT
THE PANDEMIC, OF COURSE, IS WHAT KEEPS US ALL UP IN THIS ROOM AT
KEEPS US ALL UP IN THIS ROOM AT NIGHT.
NIGHT. THAT A PANDEMIC IS COMING.