During an interview with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) about President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough praised the president for bringing up the Jan. 6 insurrection — and said he put Donald Trump-supporting lawmakers on the spot.
Scarborough made note of how Republicans in the audience reacted to various Biden proposals. Then Schumer brought up the Capitol riot, with Biden telling Republicans, "You can't only love your country when you win."
"It really was fascinating seeing how the Republicans looked down" as Biden spoke, Scarborough said.
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"I thought they were humiliated when he brought up January 6th, because they know, [House Speaker ] Mike Johnson knows he got to power based on a lie," he remarked.
"Again, the Republicans looked so weak last night."
"And January 6th, of course, the violence happened in that very chamber where they all gathered there last night," co-host Jonathan Lemire chimed in.
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"There were a few moments where President Biden took the fight to Republicans," he continued. "One was on Ukraine funding, saying Vladimir Putin is not going to stop with Ukraine. And, secondly, tried to change the narrative around immigration now because Republicans abandoned that bipartisan deal. The White House thinks that's a chance to change that story as well."
Schumer said Biden showed fight in his speech, which has left the Democratic base energized.
"We walked out of that speech exhilarated ... I am excited!" he exclaimed.
He added, "It was a speech that showed Joe Biden had that fight in him."
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