'Such a fraud'! Joe Scarborough's past just caught up with him, and boy, is it awkward

Sarah D | 4:19 PM on November 19, 2018

How is Joe Scarborough so bad at this? And by “this,” we mean “everything.”

For some reason, Scarborough thought that Al Sharpton was just the guy to weigh in on Donald Trump’s problematic remarks.

And here we go. The hilarity of @Morning_Joe having Al Sharpton on to talk about hatred. The guy who made his bones stirring up hatred and anti-Semitism in New York City, turning it into a his own cottage industry is going to lecture others. Nope.

— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) November 19, 2018

Unfortunately, Scarborough apparently forgot that he has a congressional record, one that’s not too hard to find if you know where to look:

Earlier today, @JoeNBC had Al Sharpton on his show to decry Trump’s hate & racism.

Below are some excerpts of the ‘CONDEMNING THE RACIST AND ANTI-SEMITIC VIEWS OF THE REVEREND AL SHARPTON’ bill Introduced by then CONGRESSMAN JOE SCARBOROUGH.

Full text https://t.co/TuPlmGOaA4 pic.twitter.com/FsOVhPHQZB

— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) November 19, 2018

The very same @JoeNBC who sponsored a bill in congress accusing Al Sharpton of “inciting the murder of five people,” “racist and incendiary actions,” holding “racist antisemitic views.” now has him on his @Morning_Joe show to decry racism.

Sharpton never apologized. pic.twitter.com/m1VAaVklIO

— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) November 19, 2018

Well, that’s definitely awkward.

I wonder if that crossed his mind at all sitting through the interview

— Jennifer Tammaro (@Jennanjack) November 19, 2018

If it did cross his mind, and Scarborough sucked up to Sharpton anyway, that would mean …

@JoeNBC how to you even come close to defending yourself on this? I used to enjoy listening to your fair and balanced show, but you have become nothing more than @seanhannity, @maddow , don lemon, etc. You have lost all credibility with your criticisms of the President.

— Kyle Buse ?? (@jkbuse) November 19, 2018

He’s lost all credibility when it comes to just about everything. He has that in common with Al Sharpton.

K pic.twitter.com/uFowLhMhTN

— Joe Todaro (@sweatpantsjoe) November 19, 2018

Meanwhile:

Huh. But that would mean MSNBC is promoting an unabashed anti-Semite with blood on his hands. Ah well, I’m sure we’ll hear protests from others at the network https://t.co/JkIkQQDuLe

— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) November 19, 2018

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.