As we wrote about him in 2022 [emphasis added]:
“Joe Walsh is a washed-up Illinois politician and a chameleon. He is gone from being a liberal Republican to a hardcore Tea Partier and ardent Trump supporter, to turning into so fiercely anti-Trump that along with voting for Joe Biden in 2020, Walsh even introduced, as our Tim Graham has famous, that he would vote for a “socialist” over Trump.
“Walsh lasted only one time period in Congress. And his 2020 ‘marketing campaign’ for the GOP presidential nomination did not even final half so long as Kamala Harris’ fleeting, failed effort on the Dem aspect.
“So why does CNN commonly invite this loudmouth non-entity onto its air? As a result of he could be counted on to trash Republicans.”
In that 2022 CNN look, Walsh smeared Republicans at massive, saying: “Most Republican voters . . . need their political opponents destroyed or killed.”
Walsh, vulgar piece of labor that he’s, was again incomes his maintain with the liberal media with an look Saturday on MSNBC’s The Weekend. Discussing the Hegseth nomination, Walsh mentioned that what’s enticing to Trump about Hegseth is that he is a “fairly face.” Continued Walsh:
“Trump would not give a shit that Pete Hegseth has a historical past of treating girls like shit. As a result of that is what Donald Trump has achieved. Trump doen’t care that he is an abuser and a harasser of ladies, as a result of that is what Trump has been.”
Relatively than expressing any disapproval of Walsh’s crudeness, co-host Michael Steele—one other man who’s made a second profession as a Republican who will reliably trash the GOP—expressed his settlement, uttering, “proper.” Introducing Walsh on the prime of the phase, Steele went out of his technique to name him, “my buddy.” You already know what Aesop mentioned, Michael.
Previous to unleashing Walsh, the present aired an advance clip from Trump’s Meet The Press interview with host Kristen Welker, during which Trump mentioned “each time I discuss to him, all he desires to speak about is the navy.” Steele gratuitously branded Trump’s remark a “lie.” How would he know?
Be aware: The Meet The Press clip was attention-grabbing in quite a lot of methods. At the least within the portion of the interview aired, Welker’s questions in regards to the Hegseth nomination had been simple and never overtly hostile. And Trump’s responses had been measured. Sure, he nonetheless had confidence in Hegseth. However no, he has not acquired assurances from senators that Hegseth can be confirmed. And fairly than expressing any specific help for Hegseth, Trump mentioned that “we’ll be engaged on his nomination, together with a whole lot of others.”
Here is the transcript.
MSNBC
The Weekend
12/7/24
6:02 am ETMICHAEL STEELE: The previous Illinois congressman and 2020 presidential candidate,and my buddy, Joe Walsh, additionally joins us right here on the desk.
ALICIA MENENDEZ: Gooe morning to you each. You already know, nothing says Saturday morning fairly like a clip, an advance clip of Meet the Press. So let’s watch this change. It is a back-and-forth clip between our colleague, Kristen Walker, and Donald Trump. Have a look.
DONALD TRUMP: Appears to be like like Pete is doing nicely now. I imply, individuals had been a bit of bit involved. He is a younger man with an amazing monitor file. Truly went to Princeton and went to Harvard. He was a very good scholar at each. However he loves the navy and I feel persons are beginning to see it. So, we’ll be engaged on his nomination together with a whole lot of others.
KRISTEN WELKER: Because you carry him up, do you continue to trust in Pete Hegseth?
TRUMP: Sure I do. I actually do. He is a really good man. I’ve identified him by way of Fox, however I’ve identified him a very long time. And he is principally a navy man. I imply, each time I discuss to him, all he desires to speak about is the navy. He is a navy man.
WELKER: Have you ever acquired assurances from senators that he will be confirmed?
TRUMP: No, no.
WELKER: Do you assume he could make it?
TRUMP: I feel he’ll, yeah. I’ve had a whole lot of senators name me up saying he is implausible.
WELKER: You do not drink your self.
TRUMP: No.
WELKER: You have talked about how devastating ingesting could be.
TRUMP: Yeah.
WELKER: How involved are you that the one who you picked for this prime job on the Protection Division, a minimum of in accordance with those that’ve labored with him, have struggled with ingesting.
TRUMP: However I’ve spoken to folks that know him very nicely, they usually say he doesn’t have a ingesting downside.
STEELE: So, so Joe, “he is a navy man.” You already know, it is He is a navy man. “Each time we meet and discuss, we speak about navy stuff.” [Laughter ]
JOE WALSH: Bull.
STEELE: That is all, that is all a lie. You already know, Donald Trump would not even actually know something about this man, moreover what he sees on Fox Information. That is the enticing level for him.
JOE WALSH: Apart from the truth that he is a fairly face.
Let’s minimize to the chase as a result of it’s Saturday morning. Trump would not give a shit that Pete Hegseth has a historical past of treating girls like shit.
STEELE: Proper.
WALSH: As a result of that is what Donald Trump has achieved. Trump doen’t care that he is an abuser and a harasser of ladies, as a result of that is what Trump has been.
So it is the ingesting, I feel, that Donald Trump has at all times thought of to be a weak spot. However, we had been speaking earlier, Michael. I do not assume Trump desires to take one other hit. He misplaced Gaetz.
STEELE: I do not assume his ego desires him to take one other, lose one other cupboard choose.
