Joe Scarborough spent an extended phase on Wednesday’s Morning Joe taking part in protection for Florida’s new Democratic Senate nominee, DSA member and State Home Consultant Angie Nixon.
Recent off her major win, Nixon sat for an interview that showcased each her radical positions and Scarborough’s willpower to sand down the sharp edges.
Early on, Nixon ran afoul of the reality, claiming “Individuals know I am not a politician.” Message for Ms. Nixon: Over the past six years, you have run in eight elections: 4 primaries and 4 common elections. That makes you . . . a politician!
When Nixon condemned limitations on Obamacare enrollment, Scarborough oozed settlement:
“300,000 Floridians knocked off of well being care assist due to the so-called Large Lovely Invoice. It is had a devastating affect throughout America.”
So “conservative” Scarborough’s turn into an Obamacare fan? As Biden would say, that is a BFD!
When Scarborough requested the place she stood on “defunding the police, abolishing prisons, and opening up the border once more,” Nixon declined to reply immediately. As a substitute she pivoted to her model of “regulation and order.” Her first precedence?
“That begins with ensuring there’s a full launch of the Epstein recordsdata.”
When Individuals consider “regulation and order,” releasing the Epstein recordsdata is just not even on the primary web page.
Nixon’s subsequent precedence:
“Ensuring that now we have accountability for ICE officers who’ve murdered and slaughtered individuals in our streets.”
Scarborough interjected a transparent, affirmative, “Proper.”
You’d suppose Scarborough would have discovered his lesson about prematurely accusing individuals of homicide. In 2012, Scarborough branded George Zimmerman, even earlier than he was arrested, of being Trayvon Martin’s “assassin.” Zimmerman was subsequently acquitted by the jury.
Later, when Willie Geist requested Nixon whether or not she helps reducing off navy and financial assist, the candidate was unambiguous:
“I imagine that Netanyahu is a battle legal who must reply to his crimes, and I don’t assist sending any cash or any weapons to Israel at this second. No, I don’t.”
Scarborough instantly interjected in an try and normalize Nixon’s place. He declared:
“By the best way, simply for those who proper now their hair’s like flamable, that’s Rahm Emanuel’s place on Israel now.”
That’s false, and a subsequent visitor, Democrat Dave Aronberg, a former state legal professional for Palm Seaside County, corrected Scarborough’s misrepresentation. Aronberg defined that Emanuel favors the US persevering with to provide navy tools to Israel, however desires Israel to pay for it, reasonably than the fee being sponsored by American taxpayers. Joe ought to stand by for a NSFW phone blast from Rahm for thus blatantly misrepresenting his place!
On the shut of the interview, Scarborough went full volunteer marketing campaign marketing consultant for Nixon. Quoting her line that “persons are fed up,” Joe supplied free recommendation:
“That’s a message you may slap on a bumper sticker and take across the state of Florida.”
Scarborough is a Florida resident. The mushy pedaling of her document, the “proper” in response to her accusation towards ICE of “homicide and slaughter,” the wrong Rahm analogy, and the bumper-sticker teaching all elevate an apparent query: will the self-described conservative host be voting for the socialist in November?
This is the transcript.
MS NOW
Morning Joe
8/19/26
6:53 am EDTANGIE NIXON: Individuals know I am not a politician. They know I am somebody that is identical to them, and I am a public servant that is gonna combat for them.
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The state of Florida, Floridians, we’re the biggest group of enrollees on the Reasonably priced Care Act. And once more, unelected Ashley Moody determined to vote towards extending the ACA subsidies, which knocked practically 300 thousand individuals off the ACA market.
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JOE SCARBOROUGH: To begin with, 300 thousand Floridians knocked off of well being care assist due to the so-called Large Lovely Invoice. It is had a devastating affect throughout America.
NIXON: Large BS invoice.
SCARBOROUGH: Yeah, a Large BS invoice has had a horrible affect for thus many working Individuals.
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So I am gonna ask you the place you stand on defunding the police, abolishing prisons, and opening up the border once more. Do you assist any of these propositions?
NIXON: So what I assist is ensuring that now we have regulation and order on this nation, and that begins with ensuring there is a full launch of the Epstein recordsdata and that we maintain individuals accountable.
It is also ensuring that now we have accountability for ICE officers who’ve murdered and slaughtered individuals in our streets on digicam —
SCARBOROUGH: Proper.
NIXON: — who sadly haven’t been held accountable.
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WILLIE GEIST: Simply to place a high quality level on it, would you assist reducing off navy and financial assist to Israel?
NIXON: Right now, I imagine what’s taking place over in Israel and in Palestine is not good for Israelis or Palestinians. And I imagine that Netanyahu is a battle legal who must reply to his crimes. And I do not assist sending any cash or any weapons to Israel at this second. No, I do not.
SCARBOROUGH: So only a sidebar right here, Gene Robinson, I simply wanna do a fast abstract, and you’ve got the following query to the state legislator.
Her place on assist to Israel? By the best way, simply for those who proper now their hair’s like flamable, that is Rahm Emanuel’s place on Israel now.
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SCARBOROUGH: I’ve received a quote for you from Angie Nixon. “Persons are fed up.” That is a message you may slap on a bumper sticker and take across the state of Florida.
Democratic Senate nominee for Florida, Angie Nixon, thanks and congratulations on a outstanding victory final night time.
