MSNBC’s Chris Matthews had some harsh words for President Trump on “Morning Joe” on Friday, saying he “does not like The West” and “cuddles up” to Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
“For some strange reason, we’ve never gotten to it, really, Trump has this love affair with The East. It’s always to the East. It’s something about him,” Matthews said.
The veteran MSNBC personality’s criticism of the president kicked off the six-person panel on “Morning Joe,” after co-host Joe Scarborough started the show off by saying everything keeps “going down” economically. Matthews was just getting started.
“He cuddles up to Vladimir Putin — the guy rides around [on] a horse with his shirt off,” Matthews’ harangue continued. “Why does he like that dictator? And why does he not like Zelenskyy, who was elected? I mean he [was] freely elected and could lose the next election.”
He finished his segment by asking: “What is Trump’s problem with Democracy and The West? He doesn’t like The West.”
Matthews did not point to specific examples as to why the president hates The West in his eyes, or why he believes he loves Putin.
His comments come a few weeks after a now-infamous meeting at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that went off the rails. Trump and Zelenskyy appear to have patched things up since then, though, and earlier this week the Trump Administration said Ukraine had agreed to a ceasefire deal in its war against Russia; Putin on Thursday indicated he is not a fan of the ceasefire’s current framework.
You can watch Matthews’ comments in the clip below:
In related news on cable news, MSNBC and CNN have enjoyed a recent ratings jump, following President Trump’s inauguration, although both channels are well below the viewership they received a year ago. Fox News, meanwhile, just had its best February ever.
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