MS NOW Hosts Burst into Laughter Over Trump's Latest Fabricated Trophy
On Thursday, the “Morning Joe” panel of MS NOW erupted in laughter while dissecting the absurdity of Republicans bestowing President Donald Trump with a newly minted “America First Award.”
“No way! They didn’t just create another award for him!” exclaimed co-host Mika Brzezinski, visibly incredulous, as she reacted to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) presenting the accolade at a National Republican Congressional Committee fundraiser the previous day.
According to Johnson, the award is represented by a golden statue, which he described as fitting for “the new golden era in America,” and it will be awarded annually moving forward.
The GOP’s latest fabricated honor quickly drew ridicule online, following a series of dubious accolades for Trump during his second term, including the controversial FIFA Peace Prize and a second-hand Nobel Peace Prize from Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.
Joe Scarborough, another host on MS NOW, humorously remarked that Republicans awarded Trump the “America First Award” because “the FIFA Peace Prize has worked out so well” and quipped that “since then, hell has rained down like never before.”
“A Peace Prize before Venezuela? Before Iran? And now this America First Prize, which is supposedly defined not just in recent years but ‘defined for a century’ as politicians in America who avoid war and focus on domestic issues,” Scarborough elaborated. “So here we are with yet another award. This is akin to giving me the ‘Brevity is the Soul of Wit Award.’ It simply doesn’t fit!”
The panel burst into laughter at Scarborough’s quip, prompting co-host Willie Geist to accuse MAGA supporters of “infantilizing” the president.
“Here’s a trophy, here’s an iPad to watch bombs exploding in Iran to color your view of how the war is going,” Geist remarked. “They treat him like a child. If I were him, I would find it offensive, but I doubt he feels that way.”
