MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough cut off a frequent guest for claiming that Rudy Giuliani capitalized on the 9/11 terror attacks for personal gain, which occurred during his time as the mayor of New York City.
Donny Deutsch, a frequent guest on Morning Joe and the host of Saturday Night Politics with Donny Deutsch, ridiculed President Trump’s personal attorney on Morning Joe during Monday’s episode for his role in trying to convince Ukraine to investigate the president’s political opponents. He praised Giuliani’s response in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 but added, “Anybody that lives in this town knows that he exploited 9/11. You know, I don’t even want to give him that because in the years to come, in the most self-serving way, he exploited the greatest tragedy that we have lived through.”
A number of people immediately jumped in to push back on the statement with Scarborough adding, “I can’t let you say that on my show.”
“If you’ve got issues with Rudy Giuliani, take up those issues with Rudy Giuliani and what’s going on right now,” Scarborough continued. “I know for myself and for a lot of Americans when George Bush was stumbling the first week, it was Rudy who stepped into the void. Let’s just talk about what’s going on now and don’t bring up 9/11.”
Scarborough went on to point out that acknowledging Giuliani’s positive role in the aftermath of 9/11 “makes what’s been going on the last three years even more tragic.”
