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Scarborough responded on air that he had asked Trump not to watch his show and to 'watch channels where they say shit that you like.'","category":"Media","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-28T20:46:18.632Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-28T20:11:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-28T20:46:18.632Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to named individuals, but relies on anonymous sourcing for some details.","critic":"Reports include direct quotes and context, but some are digests and lack depth.","hype":"Headlines promise a 'wild rant' and 'blowback,' but the content is a measured response."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#JoeScarborough","#BillMaher","#Media","#TruthSocial"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Joe Scarborough","Bill Maher","Jonathan Lemire","Truth Social"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Joe Scarborough's show is 'too predictable and boring' and has 'REALLY BAD RATINGS.'","Joe Scarborough responded on air that he had asked Trump not to watch his show and to 'watch channels where they say shit that you like.'","Scarborough's show is the No. 1 cable morning program in Washington, D.C., according to Jonathan Lemire.","Trump also criticized Bill Maher's show ratings on Truth Social."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the television programs hosted by Joe Scarborough and Bill Maher had poor viewership. Trump wrote that Scarborough's show was 'too predictable and boring' and had 'REALLY BAD RATINGS,' adding that it would soon be 'dead.' He also stated that Bill Maher's ratings were 'so low that it is hard to believe his show can continue.'"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On the 'Morning Joe' program, Joe Scarborough responded to Trump's remarks. Co-host Jonathan Lemire read Trump's Truth Social post on air. Scarborough stated that he had previously asked Trump not to watch his show, advising him instead to 'watch channels where they say shit that you like.' Lemire reported that Scarborough's show is the No. 1 cable morning program in Washington, D.C. The 'Morning Joe' program also noted that Trump had previously attempted to ban MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from the White House, but a federal judge ordered a temporary restoration of access for those outlets."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on ratings"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that Joe Scarborough's show had 'REALLY BAD RATINGS.' The Independent reported that it was unclear why Trump thought 'Morning Joe' was struggling, citing recent ratings that showed the program had increased viewership by 27 percent year-over-year, averaging 733,000 viewers in August."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or right-rated reports mentioned the specific date of Trump's Truth Social posts. 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