{"id":2387995,"date":"2025-01-08T16:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-joe-host-issues-swift-correction-after-calling-trump-rapist-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T16:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:46:10","slug":"morning-joe-host-issues-swift-correction-after-calling-trump-rapist-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-joe-host-issues-swift-correction-after-calling-trump-rapist-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Joe host issues swift correction after calling Trump \u2018rapist\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmorning-joe-host-issues-swift-correction-after-calling-trump-rapist-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387995&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d article discusses a situation on MSNBC\u2019s &#8220;morning Joe,&#8221; where a guest incorrectly referred \u200cto President-elect Donald Trump as &#8220;a rapist.&#8221;\u200d The showS hosts swiftly \u200bcorrected the statement, clarifying\u2063 that Trump has been &#8220;found liable of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-prison-escapees-recaptured-after-manhunt\/\" title=\"Ariz. prison escapees recaptured after manhunt\">sexual abuse<\/a>&#8221; instead. This highlights\u2062 the importance of accuracy in reporting, particularly concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">sensitive topics involving \u200cpublic figures<\/a>. The segment underscores\u2064 the show&#8217;s commitment to correcting misinformation promptly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Morning Joe host issues swift correction after calling Trump &lsquo;rapist&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1929987\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>MSNBC&rsquo;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/morning-joe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Morning Joe<\/a><\/em>  quickly issued a correction on a guest after he referred to President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> as &ldquo;a rapist,&rdquo; stressing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-a-rico-case-and-it-involves-potentially-the-incoming-president-of-the-united-states-assuming-hes-installed-tom-fitton-on-hunter-bidens-criminal-c\/\" title=\"\u201cThis Is a RICO Case and It Involves Potentially the Incoming President of the United States, Assuming He\u2019s Installed\u201d \u2013 Tom Fitton on Hunter Biden\u2019s Criminal Case\">incoming president<\/a> was &ldquo;found libel of sexual abuse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Wednesday, <em>Morning Joe<\/em> had Scott Galloway as a guest to discuss Trump&rsquo;s victory in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 election<\/a>, during which he claimed the reason voters elected &ldquo;an insurrectionist and a rapist&rdquo; was due to how people in their 30s are not doing as well financially as their parents.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Great conversation,&rdquo; <em>Morning Joe<\/em> co-host Mika Brzezinski stated before a commercial break. &ldquo;I want to make a comment, though, just about a word that was used in this interview: Donald Trump was tried civilly and was found liable of sexual abuse, not rape. But the judge in the case likened his actions to rape, but the liability was officially called sexual abuse.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2748496&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=7c6f3bb72ceb83d6ef5bbfcfe9af5162\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As of Wednesday afternoon, Galloway has not addressed his <em>Morning Joe<\/em> comment <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/profgalloway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on either X<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/profgalloway.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BlueSky<\/a>, an alternative platform to X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The correction comes in the aftermath of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abc-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ABC News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-stephanopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">George Stephanopoulos<\/a>, one of its top anchors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3261953\/msnbc-host-abc-trump-stephanopoulos-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">agreeing to settle a defamation suit for $15 million <\/a>after Stephanopoulos said Trump was found &ldquo;liable for rape&rdquo; air when referring to Trump&rsquo;s battle against E. 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In May 2023, a jury found Trump &ldquo;liable for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-investigation-emerges-amid-questions-over-trump-teams-vetting-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pete Hegseth sexual assault investigation emerges amid questions over Trump team\u2019s vetting - Washington Examiner\">sexual assault&#038;rdquo<\/a>; but said the prosecution failed to prove he raped her.<\/p>\n<p>In December, the network issued a statement that stated both it and Stephanopoulos &ldquo;regret&rdquo; comments made against Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ABC News anchor deleted his X account shortly after the network&rsquo;s statement was issued.<\/p>\n<p>Following ABC News agreeing to pay $15 million, MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend came to the defense of Stephanopoulos, calling the settlement &ldquo;insane&rdquo; and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3261953\/msnbc-host-abc-trump-stephanopoulos-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the ABC News anchor&rsquo;s comment &ldquo;seems to hold up.<\/a>&rdquo; Trump has yet to comment on Sanders-Townsend&rsquo;s comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1929987\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1929987\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morning Joe corrects guest for calling Trump a &#8216;rapist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2387996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mika-MSNBC-Morning-Joe-scaled-1024x718.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7470,4188,34242,3634],"class_list":["post-2387995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-correction","tag-media","tag-morning-joe","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mika-MSNBC-Morning-Joe-scaled-1024x718.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387995"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387999,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387995\/revisions\/2387999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}