Charles Joseph Scarborough is a former U.S Representative who also hosts the much-beloved political talk show Morning Joe on MSNBC. His co-host on the show, Mika Brzezinski, is also his wife. In 2011, he made it to the 100 most Influential People in the World list.
Joe Scarborough had been a part of the Republican party, but when it supported Donald Trump’s presidency, he parted ways from the party and said that he would never rejoin it.
Joe Scarborough referred to Donald Trump as “fascist”. The reason behind this is that Trump has been involved in violent acts which also include arresting his political opponents. He had been against Trump because he forcefully made Article III a part of the law as it gave him the power to do whatever he wishes as a president.
Joe Scarborough and Donald Trump
Wondering what caused the relationship between Trump and Joe to reach the lowest ebb? Why did Joe leave the party as soon as it favored Trump though they had been friends earlier?
The event that created a disparity between Joe and Trump dates back to 2001. Trump had tried to involve Joe in the accidental death of a staffer who had been working for Joe. Trump wanted his people to reach the bottom line of the incident and to find out the reason for the woman’s death.
What happened was Kalustis, the service coordinator was found dead in her office beside her table. An autopsy was done which revealed that she had a problem with the valves of her heart. Regardless of what Trump had wanted, investigations were not carried out again as Joe had been in Florida at that time and there stood no other suspects. Scarborough tweeted sarcastically about the style of president Trump as; prosecuting the one who had nothing to do with the case. He added about the mutuality found in autocrats in this type of political affair.
Well, the two had been in a feud for quite a long time now. Brzezinski has been a co-host alongside Joe and Trump used disgraceful remarks against her. In return, Scarborough kept on insulting Trump each time and even declared that the then-president had early onset dementia. Since then he has been frequently criticizing the Republicans. Joe and Brzezinski also said that they had noticed a change in Trump’s attitude during his presidential years.
Who is Joe Scarborough?
Joe Scarborough was born in 1963 in Atlanta. Joe’s father was a businessman and the family moved to Mississippi, then to New York before they finally settled in Florida in 1978.
Initially, Joe Scarborough was a lawyer in Pensacola and soon fought a high-profile case of a family friend, Michael Griffin. The case was quite clear, as Griffin who had murdered David Grunn was at total fault, and upon finding this, Joe didn’t fight the case for his friend though he helped him find new lawyers.
If you ever look at what Joe Scarborough did for Americans you would realize that he deserved to be part of the most influential personalities of the world. Joe Scarborough has achieved several milestones. A few of the most prominent works done by Joe include opposing the 65% increase in property taxes in Pensacola and raising minimum wages to $5.15 per hour.
The congressman, however, resigned from politics in 2001. When questioned about such a step forward, he said that his children are the ones most worthy of his time as he would be answerable about it at the end of his life.
In May 2007, Joe got the opportunity to become the host at MSNBC. The show airs daily for four hours in the morning, from 6 a.m to 10 a.m. Joe being the co-host discusses how to tackle the political situation every day. In 2015, he invited Donald Trump to his show and ended it abruptly before the time.
Joe Scarborough is also a writer as he published his debut book in 2005 and since then has published four books under his name.
Before getting married to Mika Brzezinski, Joe had two wives and four children. Mika and Joe had their nuptial ceremony in Washington in November 2018, before that they got engaged in France during a trip.
