Donald Trump Jr. has shared his thoughts on Morning Joe being pulled from the air on Monday.
Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump over the weekend, MSNBC decided not to broadcast its daily politics roundtable—hosted by Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. Instead, the network continued its breaking news coverage of the shooting, with Morning Joe expected to return on Tuesday.
On July 13, the former president was shot in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after a man armed with an AR-15 rifle open fired. Secret Service agents ushered the 78-year-old off the stage and killed the shooter at the scene.
On Monday, Donald Trump Jr. shared a post on X, formerly Twitter, addressing Morning Joe's brief hiatus. Hosts Scarborough and Brzezinski are outspoken Trump critics, and MAGA supporters have long accused MSNBC of targeting the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
The 46-year-old, whose mother was Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, re-shared a post by user @bonchieredstate that said, "Pulling Morning Joe off the air is an admission."
"100%, 100%, 100%," Donald Trump Jr. wrote alongside the post, which has received more than 500,000 views.
CNN reported that Rashida Jones, the president of MSNBC; Cesar Conde, the chairman of parent company NBCUniversal News Group; Scarborough and Brzezinski made the decision to suspend Monday's episode of Morning Joe.
A source told CNN that the network was concerned that one of the show's guests would make an "inappropriate comment" that would reflect badly on MSNBC. As details of the shooting are still unfolding, the network felt it made more sense to continue with its breaking news coverage of the event, the insider told CNN.
Following Saturday's shooting, a spokesperson for Donald Trump said the Republican was "fine," and he was released from the hospital later that evening.
The FBI is treating the incident as an assassination attempt and has launched an investigation, supported by local law enforcement and the Secret Service. The agency identified the shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old kitchen worker from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The FBI said it had yet to uncover Crooks' motive for the attack.
Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old rally attendee, was killed in the attack. Two other attendees were injured but are in stable condition.
In an email to his supporters on Sunday, Donald Trump wrote, "I will NEVER SURRENDER!"
"I will always love you for supporting me," he continued. "Unity. Peace. Make America Great Again."
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