‘Morning Joe’ Eviscerates Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Political Ads: ‘This Is Communism’

On “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough harshly criticized President Trump's latest taxpayer-funded political ads, describing them as acts of "communism" and "socialism." Scarborough warned that such tactics were "bad for America." "You have the centralized state, the behemoth centralized state, big government, stealing taxpayer dollars to run a political advertisement," he said. "If you're at home and you pay taxes, you are paying for this political ad."

In the ad, Trump appeared walking ominously down a hallway while looking toward the camera, promising to "demolish the Deep State," "expel the warmongers from our government," and "cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists." Scarborough argued that the ad might have the opposite of its intended effect, infuriating voters who were already at war.

"They're going to get really pissed off that he's promising no more foreign wars when we're stuck in a foreign war of no end," he explained, calling the ad "socialism" and "communism."

Scarborough also questioned why Republicans were allowing the Trump administration to make such politically risky decisions. "The question is not why [the Trump administration is] doing it. We know why they're doing it. The question is, 'Why are Republicans allowing this to happen?'" he asked. "Why are you allowing the centralized state to seize money from your tax-paying constituents to run a political ad filled with lies?"

He warned Republican politicians to take action against the Trump administration, urging them to "make him stop." "If you can't make him stop, well, good luck in November," Scarborough concluded.