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Donald Trump’s erratic behavior was prominently displayed over the weekend, raising concerns about his mental state. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough didn’t hold back, declaring that the former president has become “even crazier” and increasingly “unmoored from reality.”
Scarborough’s pointed remarks followed Trump’s interview with Fox News personalities Will Cain, Pete Hegseth, and Rachel Campos-Duffy. This interview came on the heels of Trump’s recent conviction on 34 felony counts in a New York hush money trial.
Admitting he didn’t watch the Fox interview live, Scarborough explained, “I do my best not to watch live Donald Trump.” He shared that he received texts from “people on the Biden campaign” expressing relief that the trial was over, allegedly saying, “Thank God the trial is over, this is the moment we’ve been waiting for – stay up there, Donald, keep talking, Donald.” The implication was clear—Trump’s unfiltered remarks damaged his reputation and political prospects ahead of the November elections, as reported by Raw Story.
Scarborough’s criticism centered on Trump’s detachment from reality, particularly his insistence that President Joe Biden orchestrated the criminal prosecutions against him. Scarborough dismantled this notion, highlighting the absurdity of Biden wanting Trump “locked down for six weeks, not going out, not sounding crazy, not sounding a lot crazier than he did four, five years ago.”
He argued that it “completely takes the wrong view of what’s going on here.” According to Scarborough, the Biden campaign appreciated Trump’s behavior on Friday because they know, as do insiders in the Trump campaign, that “Donald Trump is getting even crazier, even — when I say crazier, I mean angrier, more unmoored from reality.”
Scarborough also noted that Trump no longer entertains discussions. “The one thing he has completely stopped doing is asking, ‘Hey, what do you think of this? What do you think of that?’ He’s just completely raging and on his own.” Independent journalist Aaron Rupar flagged the heavily edited nature of the Fox News interview, questioning what was omitted.
“Trump’s interview on Fox and Friends was heavily edited,” Rupar stated. Others echoed similar suspicions about the “abrupt cuts” made while Trump was still speaking, hinting at a broader issue – an inability to let Trump speak freely and unfiltered.
Former prosecutor Ron Filipkowski pointed out, “Fox and Friends have to tape and edit the hell out of Trump’s interview as usual. They can’t go live with him anymore because he’s a deranged rambling mess, so they have to clean everything up as best they can with edits.”
As the 2024 elections approach, Trump’s behavior and the reactions it provokes will undoubtedly remain a focal point in political discourse. His continued insistence on unfounded claims and his increasingly erratic conduct raises significant questions about his influence on the political landscape and his viability as a candidate.
