MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough apologized to Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after engaging in a heated Twitter feud, admitting that he was wrong to retweet a video produced by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and that he felt even worse that he allowed himself to be provoked.
“About last night: I gotta work on some things myself. I feel really bad about retweeting the Jimmy Kimmel video. I feel worse about being provoked. I apologize again to Mike Pence, to my Twitter followers, and to Ted. I’ve got to do better.”
About last night: I gotta work on some things myself. I feel really bad about retweeting the Jimmy Kimmel video. I feel worse about being provoked. I apologize again to Mike Pence, to my Twitter followers, and to Ted. I’ve got to do better. https://t.co/LOq0TcQsHs
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) May 9, 2020
The Kimmel video showed Pence carrying boxes of protective gear to a Virginia hospital. After Pence was told the remaining boxes in the van were empty he jokes to staffers about whether he could carry them “just for the camera.” Pence then closes the van doors without carrying any empty boxes. He only delivered full boxes but the video was edited to suggest otherwise.
Scarborough’s tweet caught the eye of Cruz and the two engaged in a war of words via Twitter with the MSNBC anchor accusing the Senator of selling his soul to Trump and by doing so he loses every time.
Ted, when I make a mistake I admit it. You remain mired in shame because you kowtow to a man who called your wife ugly and said your daddy assassinated JFK. Me messing up a tweet or two will never erase the shame you carry every day of your life. https://t.co/eJa4qWzqA2
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) May 8, 2020
You lose this fight every time.
You sold your soul to Trump.
You. Lose.— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) May 8, 2020
Joe, you chased after Trump for 2 years like a teenage girl throwing her panties at the latest boy band; now you pretend to be this indignant paragon of virtue outraged at everything he says & does. All to get invited to DC cocktail parties & thrill the 13 people watching MSNBC. https://t.co/XG9P0Bwrbp
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 8, 2020
Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler said the video falls under the “deceptive editing-omission” guideline and that Kimmel avoided a Four Pinocchio rating because he deleted the tweet and apologized.
Apparently, the sincerity of the apology is irrelevant in this case.
it would appear that @vp was joking about carrying empty boxes for a staged publicity stunt. The full video reveals that he was carrying full boxes for a staged publicity stunt. My apologies. I know how dearly this administration values truth. https://t.co/hI9cO4lxcX
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) May 8, 2020
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