Fox Information is the community that Morning Joe likes to hate. Just like the way in which the present will typically refuse to even point out Donald Trump by title, referring to him solely as “the previous president,” Morning Joe will typically make a sneering reference to “sure networks,” whereas clearly focusing on Fox.

So it was what we may name a Sudden Respect second when in the present day’s Morning Joe praised Fox Information usually, and Brit Hume particularly, for his or her protection of President Biden’s journey to Ukraine earlier than making a potential go to to East Palestine, Ohio within the wake of the prepare derailment there.

Morning Joe performed a clip of Bret Baier mentioning that it has not been traditionally widespread for Transportation Secretaries to go to the location of prepare derailments, particularly when there aren’t any fatalities. Baier identified that throughout the Trump administration, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao did not go to train-disaster websites, together with ones involving lack of life, whereas there was no lack of life in East Palestine.

Morning Joe then performed an prolonged clip of Hume opining {that a} president’s key obligation is to the safety of the US, and in that context, Biden’s go to to Ukraine took priority over a go to to East Palestine.

Scarborough and Willie Geist praised Hume’s feedback, with Scarborough saying that Hume had made a “superb level,” and Geist saying that Hume understood the significance of Biden’s go to to Ukraine and Japanese Europe since “he is been round for greater than 5 minutes.”

The panel did acknowledge that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ought to have visited East Palestine sooner, with Mika making a really pointed remark to that impact.

Morning Joe praising Fox Information usually and Brit Hume particularly for his or her protection of President Biden visiting Ukraine earlier than East Palestine was sponsored partly by Flonase, E*Commerce, UnitedHealthCare, Liberty Mutual, and Shopper Mobile. 

This is the transcript.

MSNBC
Morning Joe
2/23/23
6:38 am ET

MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Whereas Trump was criticizing President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for not visiting East Palestine but, Fox Information had this reality examine final night time. Have a look.

BRET BAIER: There may be this political second, and there is been plenty of criticism of the Transportation Secretary. Politico stating that Buttigieg, Secretary Buttigieg, will go to there, Ohio crash, tomorrow. Quote, he is additionally anticipated to satisfy with DOT officers who arrived on the bottom inside hours of the derailment. 

They level out, it is exceedingly uncommon for a Transportation Secretary to go to the location of a prepare derailment, particularly one which resulted in no fatalities. And the explanation they’re pointing that out, it is honest, that is correct. And there have been prepare derailments within the Trump administration that really IIhad fatalities that did not have a go to by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

BRIT HUME: The important thing factor at all times is, what, if something, is the administration obliged to do when one thing like this occurs? And visits by officers are good, however they’re basically political gestures. I imply, I do not suppose the administration’s coverage and actions towards East Palestine can be any totally different if extra officers had gone there. 

The president’s abroad. I, I utterly reject the parallel that is been drawn between his going to Ukraine and never going, up to now not less than, to East Palestine. 

Let’s keep in mind this, Bret, about these points. The federal authorities preeminently has a duty for our nationwide protection. Now, he could finally go to East Palestine, and Pete Buttigieg most likely would have executed himself some good by going on the market, and may need made folks really feel higher. However substantively, it does not make a lot distinction.

JOE SCARBOROUGH: , it is an excellent level. Willie. The President of the US, the Commander-in-chief, his preeminent duty, constitutionally, you understand, is to guard this nation. Defend the nation as Commander-in-chief. And, you are able to do two issues without delay. 

As Brit Hume additionally mentioned, simply because officers present as much as get their footage taken does not actually imply something. The query is, what insurance policies are being put in place? 

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WILLIE GEIST: That is the place reactionary partisanship lands you. Regardless of the president is doing, I’ve to search out some strategy to criticize it, even when I do know it is an objectively good factor for the president to have proven his face inside Kyiv and to make that speech this week. I’ve received to search out some strategy to criticize him. 

So I suppose it should not come as a shock that Donald Trump and among the members of the Republican occasion are conducting themselves this manner. However Brit Hume, for instance, who’s been round for greater than 5 minutes, and understands the significance of Donald — excuse me, of Joe Biden’s go to, Jen Psaki, to japanese Europe and to Ukraine. And I believe, and also you’d perceive the inside workings higher than anybody on the panel, that the president could make a go to, however, in a case like this, to East Palestine, he would ship a cupboard official first. And maybe Buttigieg ought to have been there sooner. However the president could properly go there to Ohio, as properly.

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MIKA: Clearly, Willie, there’s plenty of work to do in East Palestine. And I feel Trump’s gesturing along with his branding and his water apart, the Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, did make it clear that he ought to have gone there sooner. 

And let’s simply put, put a pin on that. He ought to have gone there sooner, and the White Home ought to have executed a greater job, though they had been in main transatlantic second coping with the way forward for the security of the world.

The folks of East Palestine must really feel secure, and seen, and heard. And I feel Pete Buttigieg is taking it on board that he must go there and try this.