Chris Matthews was a surprise guest commentator on “Morning Joe” on Thursday and despite Donald Trump’s analysis that some viewers applauded, many more took to social media to dismiss the move from MSNBC as a flawed rehabilitation effort. Took help.
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morning news program Previewed early Thursday That the former host of “Hardball with Chris Matthews” will be a guest. Dialing into the program, Matthews is shown in the clip below discussing the escalating legal case against former President Donald Trump.
“I think the president’s ice cream cone is melting,” he said, insisting that much of Trump’s appeal is to the size of his bank account, his assets, his crowd. The attorney general’s fraud lawsuit contests all of that appeal. “These big, bragging numbers are a big part of Trump’s personality. Both bragging and intimidation go hand in hand. Regular people with all the money he’s got with his supermodel wife and all that’s going on for him Was impressed. But now he has blamed his daughter? It is changing the look of that house.”
MSNBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment by TheWrap about Matthew’s appearance.
However, many viewers did not have Matthews’ opinion, and drew attention to his own alleged bullying and harassment, which led to his departure from MSNBC in 2020.
“I hate Chris Matthews. An arrogant, rude, sexist, mansplaining, slanderous women, ignorant, loud-mouthed, intrusive, know-nothing, pos.” reacted A Twitter user. “I saw him get up + leave his desk. Best resignation ever. Don’t embrace troubles.”
others were over measured: “Why are you giving Chris Matthews a platform? There are a lot of qualified political analysts who don’t bother people. He may deserve an apology after true atonement, but he doesn’t have to be on TV. “
On March 2, 2020, Matthews stepped off the air as the host of “Hardball”, following a series of harassment allegations from Huffington Post reporter Laura Bassett, claiming that he guest-starred on her show through 2016. I “improperly molested” him.
in one Essay Published in GQ on February 28, 2020, Bassett said that he was invited to appear on Matthews’ show in 2016 to discuss sexual harassment allegations against Donald Trump. She said she was sitting in a makeup chair when Matthew came up to her and said, “Why haven’t I fallen in love with you yet?” She further wrote that she repeated similar comments on subsequent “hardball” performances that made her uncomfortable.
Speaking with Vanity Fair about the sudden retirement that spring, as previously reported by TheWrap, he said, “I acknowledge the credibility of the complaint in the article. I don’t want to challenge the person who complained and wrote the article. I thought it was very credible and certainly within the rights of the person writing that article. It was very appropriate. Basically, like I said, to repeat myself, it’s inappropriate to compliment someone’s appearance in the workplace, it’s in the makeup chair, and I did it.
In the 2.5 years since, some have asked MSNBC to restart “Hardball” and bring Matthews back, calling charges And to argue for their departure is “stupid and gleeful”. others have expressed missing her in his absence. But more, nonetheless, reacted negatively to his appearance on “Morning Joe” on Thursday, with some saying that while he is a good journalist, his bullish strategy as a reporter and interviewer is from a bygone era.
Check out some of the most passionate social media reactions below.
