Chris Matthews Accuses Republicans of Playing the Race Card, Causes MSNBC to Squirm By Daniel Halper August 27, 2012 2:10 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint On TV this morning, Chris Matthews accused RNC chairman Reince Priebus and Republicans of playing the race card, causing clear discomfort on the set of MSNBC’s Morning Joe: TagsBlogRaceTWS Archive Related Content Sports Trump does play-by-play in the broadcast booth of Commanders game Senate Senate finds path to reopen government, fueling Democratic split Sports Air Force One conducts flyover of Commanders-Lions game as Trump makes history News Top BBC executives resign after leaked dossier shows outlet deceptively edited Trump Jan 6 speech Finance and Economy Republicans across the spectrum recoil at Trump’s 50-year mortgage proposal