Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough was so angered by House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson that he said the f-word on live TV at 6:18am.
Louisiana-born Scarborough, 62, raged These people are lying through their f*ck-, their teeth,’ on Friday’s show while sat next to co-host and wife Mika Brzezinski.
The MS NOW host’s ire was triggered by Johnson and others Republicans’ response to a video posted on X Tuesday that featured six Democratic lawmakers urging members of the military and intelligence community to ‘refuse illegal orders’ from the Trump administration.
Donald Trump responded to the Democrats’ message Thursday in a series of Truth Social posts that slammed the messaging as ‘SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!’
The remarks were criticized, and Scarborough turned the air blue while responding to Speaker Johnson’s attempts to put a positive spin during a White House press conference Thusday.
‘He was going to just flop over, I tell you, you know, he was so shocked and stunned,’ Scarborough said, after switching from his neutral TV voice to his original southern drawl.
‘These people are lying through their f*ck-, their teeth,’ he added, before stopping himself.
MS Now star Joe Scarborough, 62, could not help but swear while speaking about Republicans’ attempts to put a positive spin on a viral video from Democratic lawmakers to service members urging them to ignore ‘unlawful’ orders
‘These people are lying through their teeth.’
No apology for the outburst was forthcoming.
Scarborough previously swore while slamming Republicans on-air in August, over what he framed as their ‘failure’ to accept stricter gun laws.
The last time he dropped an F-bomb was back in 2021, during a nearly 8-minute long rant against Capitol Hill rioters after the insurrection on January 6 of that year.
Anchors are able to curse on cable TV due to cable networks not being regulated by the FCC.
The network, formerly known as MSNBC, was renamed last week after splitting from NBC and former parent company Comcast. The Daily Mail has reached out to the network for comment.
Joined by wife and longtime cohost Mika Brzezinski, Scarborough also accused Johnson of forgoing ‘his sacred oath.’
‘And that is not commit illegal actions. And they know that, ‘And yet they keep lying through their teeth. And running through the halls,’ he said.
The host played a clip of House Speaker Mike Johnson making light of Trump’s rhetoric while batting back reporters on Thursday
Trump’s responded to the Democrats’ message in a controversial Truth Social post Thursday
Scarborough also took aim at White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, playing a clip of her incorrectly telling reporters Thursday that the lawmakers in the video – all veterans – were urging the military to refuse ‘lawful orders.’
Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) actually urged servicemembers to ‘refuse illegal orders.’
‘It’s willful ignorance. And, I mean, it’s obviously extraordinarily serious moment. The United States is calling for the execution of lawmakers,’ co-host Jonathan Lemire added.
Of Trump, Scarborough said, ‘He’s just trying to distract.’
The former Florida congressman brought up the Epstein files, which the president has faced questions about since assuming office due to his past connections to late financier.
Trump signed a bill into law this week demanding the documents’ release within 30 days.
The lawmakers in the video did not specify which ‘illegal orders’ they were urging troops to disobey.
It comes as Trump faces criticism for deadly strikes on ‘narco terrorist’ boats that the administration claims are bringing drugs to the US, and as the administration has ordered National Guard deployments within the country as well.
