'Well, the question is what are the Republicans thinking on the Hill?' Joe Scarborough said about a whistleblower complaint filed on Trump's communication with a foreign leader.
An MSNBC host slammed Republicans in Congress for shielding President Donald Trump from a whistleblower complaint about his communication with a foreign leader, claiming that the GOP is refusing to protect American democracy.hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough were joined by a panel on Thursday morning to discuss the battle between the Trump administration and lawmakers over the whistleblower complaint.
Co-host Willie Geist replied to Scarborough's questions, saying Americans hoping for the GOP to support an investigation should not"hold their breath, knowing what we know about Republicans in Congress." One of the show's panelists, Steve Rattner, suggested it's not just McConnell who is staying eerily silent on the issue but other prominent Republicans as well, like Senators Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media after attending the Republican weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on September 17 in Washington, D.C. McConnell was criticized by MSNBC hosts on Thursday for protecting President Donald Trump instead of American democracy., the complaint was filed with the intelligence community's inspector general on August 12.
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