‘Listen To Me’: ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Clash With Guest Who Says Trump Is ‘Feeding People What They Want To Hear’

MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski clashed with marketing professional Donny Deutsch Tuesday as he argued that Americans will accept President Donald Trump’s pardoning of January 6 protesters because he is “feeding” them with what they want and need.

Trump signed an executive order Monday evening to issue “full, complete and unconditional pardons” for an estimated 1,500 individuals charged in connection to their alleged actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Deutsch argued that Americans will accept Trump’s pardoning of these defendants because the president has “co-opted America’s heartbeat,” prompting a heated exchange with the “Morning Joe” co-hosts.

“Well, if America’s heartbeat is to have hostage families standing behind him, that marketing visual is quite something … ” Brzezinski argued in response.

Deutsch criticized Democrats for not appearing to understand that Americans will accept the pardons and other so-called “ridiculous” actions if the president’s words are resonating with them.

“I’m not saying you may not like that,” Deutsch continued.

“I’m talking about January 6,” Brzezinski snapped.

“Listen to me, listen to me. Well J6, people will absorb it because he gives them what they want in other places. I want the Democrats to learn that you can even get away with things as ridiculous as that if you’re feeding people what they want to hear and what they need,” Deutsch said.

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