MSNBC’s Joy Reid melts down live on air after Trump wins Florida in 2024 election
Liberal commentator Joy Reid has criticized Trump voters and described Florida as “far right-wing fascist” after the Sunshine State was called for the Republican candidate.
Reid took part in the MSNBC election night panel on Tuesday and lashed out as the votes rolled in, with Trump tentatively taking the lead.
“Think about the last two weeks and the things that Donald Trump has said on television that people could hear him say and do,” she said.
‘The vulgarity in front of families with young children and the threats of mass deportations and a violent start to his dictatorship on the first day, you name it.’
Reid took part in the MSNBC election night panel on Tuesday and lashed out as the votes rolled in and Trump took the cautious lead
Reid said she could not fathom that Trump could still gain the support of half the population despite his often controversial positions, noting that this reflects poorly on the American public.
Reid said she could not fathom that Trump could still gain the support of half the population despite his often controversial positions, noting that this reflects poorly on the American public.
“If all this gets you half the votes… what does it tell you?
“We really need to take a step back and think about what that says about us.”
After Florida was called for Trump early in the evening, Reid said, “It’s pure Project 2025 in miniature in Florida.
“That extremist kind of right-wing fascist government in Florida, does that make it a more attractive place?”
And when Texas was called for Trump, Reid described Houston’s black voters as “deeply oppressed.”
Her comments sparked outrage online among outspoken Trump supporters, some of whom said they wanted her “removed from the panel.”
Political commentator Collin Rugg said: ‘Joy Reid looks increasingly concerned and seems to suggest half the country is sick.’
“And the meltdown begins,” another commented.
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter said, “This will be a good night to watch MSNBC.”
Reid was scathing in her assessment of Trump in the months leading up to the election.
In July, she suggested that Trump was partly responsible for the assassination attempt on him, and warned black voters that they would look “very strange and very lonely” if they don’t support the “extraordinary woman of color” Kamala Harris.
Harris’ path to victory is narrow late Tuesday night.
Liberal commentator Joy Reid has criticized Trump voters and described Florida as ‘extreme right-wing fascist’
Reid was scathing in her assessment of Trump in the months leading up to the election
Trump has soared to record highs in the betting markets, with his chances of getting the required 270 Electoral College votes passing 90 percent.
He has victories in Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio, Louisiana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Utah, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas.
The former president’s rise has led to ‘silence’ among Team Harris as hopes hang on securing unlikely victories in a number of close matches.
Harris has won Vermont, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Illinois, New Jersey, Colorado, Washington DC, California, Maine and New York.