‘Morning Joe’ Pulled From MSNBC Monday After Trump Assassination Attempt
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor MSNBC recognized the start of the Republican National Convention by giving its flagship morning program the day off. “Morning Joe” and its early-A.M.
companion program, “Way Too Early,” were scrapped on Monday as the NBCUniversal-backed cable-news outlet focused instead on breaking-news coverage tied to this weekend’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Most of NBCUniversal’s news outlets — NBC News, MSNBC and the live-streaming service NBC News Now — have offered a single “special report” feed, all of it showing the same coverage of the violent event and its aftermath.
CNN previously reported that executives at NBCU News Group, led by chairman Cesar Conde, were sensitive to the potential effects of a guest on “Morning Joe” saying something that could offend general sensibilities.
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