Scarborough: Republicans 'Don't Give a Damn' About Endangering Others

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough declared Monday that Republican lawmakers “really don’t give a damn” about safety amid the coronavirus crisis.

“Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham, Charles Grassley — Republicans all refusing to take tests because, well, they just want to steamroll ahead with things, with campaigns, with hearings and they really don’t give a damn whether they’re putting their staff, whether they’re putting fellow senators, whether they’re putting the entire institution at risk,” the former GOP congressman said during “Morning Joe.”

Co-host Mika Brzezinski added, “And themselves at risk.”

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The two were discussing Trump’s statement from Sunday that he has “immunity” to COVID-19, which hospitalized him earlier this month. The White House has provided no details on the timeline of Trump’s tests, including information on when he last tested negative.

Brzezinski pointed out that a tweet from Trump claiming immunity was labeled “misleading” by Twitter. Information about immunity among those who have tested positive is unclear.

Graham, a senator from North Carolina, refused to take a COVID-19 test ahead of a debate with his Democratic challenger later this week. As a result, the format of the debate has changed. Graham and Jaime Harrison will now “take part in individual interviews” according to a blog for the forum.

Earlier this month, numerous outlets in Iowa reported Grassley, a senator from the state, would not be getting tested for COVID-19 even though a number of other Republican senators recently tested positive.

Trump will return to the presidential campaign trail later Monday, hosting a rally in Florida.

Watch Scarborough’s condemnation above, via MSNBC.

12 Trump Tweets About the Coronavirus That Are Super Awkward Right Now (Photos)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, which makes looking back on some of his tweets over the past 10 months pretty... ironic.
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On Jan. 24, the president was sure "it will all work out well." He even personally thanked China's President Xi.
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On March 18, he assured us that he "always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously."
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On May 24, he said mail-in ballots would create a "rigged election... Trying to use Covid for this Scam!"
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On May 25, he claimied "great reviews" on his handling of COVID-19, "sometimes referred to as the China Virus."
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Here's a gem from May 28: "All over the World the CoronaVirus, a very bad 'gift' from China, marches on. Not good!"
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On June 15, he complained that the "Far Left Fake News Media" is trying to "Covid Shame us on our big Rallies." This topic came up again few months later, at the first presidential debate, when Trump bragged that there has been "no negative effect" from his 35,000-40,000 person, largely-maskless, mid-pandemic outdoor rallies.
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Months before the U.S. deaths surpassed 200,000, Trump tweeted on June 25, "Coronavirus deaths are way down. Mortality rate is one of the lowest in the World."
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On July 5, Trump was still blaming the rise in COVID-19 cases to "massive testing" and that death numbers are down "low and steady," whatever that means.
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On July 6, Trump lamented that the "Lamestream Fake News Media REFUSE to say that China Virus deaths are down 39%." In September, the country reached 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus.
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Eight days after wearing a mask in public for the first time, he declared that "many people say that it is very Patriotic" to wear a mask on July 20.
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This one is particularly ironic. On Sept. 3, Trump criticized "Sleepy Joe Hiden'" for sitting back "in his basement and criticizes every move we make on the China Virus. DOING GREAT JOB!"
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On Sept. 18, Trump bragged that he had done "an incredible job" with the "China virus" than Biden did with the Swine flu pandemic in 2009.
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The President and first lady tested positive for the virus Friday

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, which makes looking back on some of his tweets over the past 10 months pretty... ironic.

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12 Trump Tweets About the Coronavirus That Are Super Awkward Right Now (Photos)

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