Based on the information provided, “Morning Joe” was pulled from the air on Monday, July 15, 2024, due to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump over the weekend.
The decision was made to avoid any potential inappropriate comments from the show’s guests that could negatively impact the network’s reputation. A person familiar with the matter told CNN that the decision was made to avoid a scenario in which one of the show’s stable of two dozen-plus guests might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole.
The decision was reportedly made by Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal News Group, in consultation with MSNBC president Rashida Jones and the show’s co-hosts. Instead, MSNBC opted to continue rolling breaking news coverage of the event. Comcast is the ultimate owner of NBC and MSNBC and they will be anxious to avoid being tarred by the anti-Trump brush.
It should be back on Tuesday.
"The decision was made to avoid a scenario in which one of the show’s … guests might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole"
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) July 15, 2024
These are TODDLERS. https://t.co/8kxvjqhJOs
How it should have been
I heard Morning Joe got pulled from the airwaves this morning.
— Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) July 15, 2024
Might not have happened if it still looked and sounded like this… pic.twitter.com/WMl0Kri2dM