Scarborough: ‘Obama Came In As Black Jesus,’ Trump Being Underestimated
- 8 years ago
On Wednesday morning, Joe Scarborough, the host of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ said that Donald Trump will benefit from the general lack of confidence in him.
On Wednesday morning, Joe Scarborough, the host of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ said that Donald Trump will benefit from many Americans' lack of confidence in him.
In making the point, Scarborough suggested that when President Barack Obama took office, expectations were so high that some degree of disappointment was inevitable.
Said Scarborough, “Obama came in as black Jesus...I don’t want to come in as redneck Jesus if I’m a president of the United States. You want to come in where people — like Ronald Reagan — actually underestimate you.”
He further noted, “And the media, once again, has done Donald Trump a great favor…They set the bar so low. Donald Trump says, 'there’s a bar, I’m going to walk over it.'”
During the presidential campaign, Scarborough and Trump had some rocky moments.
In August, Trump tweeted, “Tried watching low-rated @Morning_Joe this morning, unwatchable! @morningmika is off the wall, a neurotic and not very bright mess!”
Scarborough responded, “Neurotic and not very bright? Look in the mirror.”
On Wednesday morning, Joe Scarborough, the host of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ said that Donald Trump will benefit from many Americans' lack of confidence in him.
In making the point, Scarborough suggested that when President Barack Obama took office, expectations were so high that some degree of disappointment was inevitable.
Said Scarborough, “Obama came in as black Jesus...I don’t want to come in as redneck Jesus if I’m a president of the United States. You want to come in where people — like Ronald Reagan — actually underestimate you.”
He further noted, “And the media, once again, has done Donald Trump a great favor…They set the bar so low. Donald Trump says, 'there’s a bar, I’m going to walk over it.'”
During the presidential campaign, Scarborough and Trump had some rocky moments.
In August, Trump tweeted, “Tried watching low-rated @Morning_Joe this morning, unwatchable! @morningmika is off the wall, a neurotic and not very bright mess!”
Scarborough responded, “Neurotic and not very bright? Look in the mirror.”