MSNBC Puts ‘Morning Joe’ on Hold to Dive Deep into Trump Assassination Attempt Fallout

Cable news network MSNBC took a strategic move on Monday by putting its popular morning show ‘Morning Joe‘ on hold to dedicate its airtime to the aftermath of the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

The absence of ‘Morning Joe’ came as a surprise to viewers, as the show usually airs weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. and has a reputation for hosting guests from the political and news spheres to discuss current events.

Reports suggest that the decision to preempt ‘Morning Joe’ was tied to the sensitive nature of discussions related to the assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The incident saw the gunman being shot dead by Secret Service counter snipers, with two others sustaining gunshot wounds and Trump himself being hit by a bullet.

The attempted assassination has sparked conversations around the increasingly heated political climate and calls for a reduction in inflammatory rhetoric within the political arena. In a recent address, President Joe Biden, who was Trump’s opponent in the last presidential election, emphasized the importance of rejecting political violence.