‘Morning Joe’ Mocks Trump: ‘He Lets the Chinese Float Balloons over the Lone Star State, So Weak’

[Clip starts Biden Today ░░░░░░░░ re in the strongest ░░░░░░░░ in decades to compete ░░░░░░░░ China or anyone else ░░░░░░░░ the world Anyone else ░░░░░░░░ the world Applause And ░░░░░░░░ am committed I m ░░░░░░░░ to work with China ░░░░░░░░ we can advance American ░░░░░░░░ and benefit the world ░░░░░░░░ make no mistake about ░░░░░░░░ As we made clear ░░░░░░░░ week if China threatens ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty we will act ░░░░░░░░ protect our country And ░░░░░░░░ did Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ let s be clear ░░░░░░░░ the competition should unite ░░░░░░░░ of us We face ░░░░░░░░ challenges across the world ░░░░░░░░ in the past two ░░░░░░░░ democracies have become stronger ░░░░░░░░ weaker Autocracy has grown ░░░░░░░░ not stronger Name me ░░░░░░░░ world leader who would ░░░░░░░░ places with Xi Jinping ░░░░░░░░ me one Name me ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends BRZEZINSKI President ░░░░░░░░ with that warning SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ s right too BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ threats from China though ░░░░░░░░ didn t specifically mention ░░░░░░░░ Chinese surveillance balloon Joining ░░░░░░░░ now SCARBOROUGH They had ░░░░░░░░ balloons floating across the ░░░░░░░░ S when Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ president BRZEZINSKI Yeah One ░░░░░░░░ of Congress wanted to ░░░░░░░░ a white balloon in ░░░░░░░░ Do you know they ░░░░░░░░ one this shocks me ░░░░░░░░ floated over Florida BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ state in 2019 He ░░░░░░░░ too weak to shoot ░░░░░░░░ down crosstalk BRZEZINSKI He ░░░░░░░░ probably like Take a ░░░░░░░░ of me SCARBOROUGH It ░░░░░░░░ me sad IGNATOUS It ░░░░░░░░ three times Florida Texas ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Come on INGANITIUS ░░░░░░░░ times Yes three times ░░░░░░░░ balloons floated over the ░░░░░░░░ S SCARBOROUGH Don t ░░░░░░░░ with Texas Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ au contraire BRZEZINSKI Mess ░░░░░░░░ us SCARBOROUGH He he ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese float balloons ░░░░░░░░ the lone star state ░░░░░░░░ So weak SCARBOROUGH The ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ Majority Leader SCARBOROUGH The ░░░░░░░░ right BRZEZINSKI Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ at the table Schumer ░░░░░░░░ didn t see any ░░░░░░░░ over New York City ░░░░░░░░ You didn t SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk ROBINSON When we ░░░░░░░░ about balloons I always ░░░░░░░░ about the fifth dimension ░░░░░░░░ remember the fifth dimension ░░░░░░░░ Up up and away ░░░░░░░░ on ROBINSON Yes Just ░░░░░░░░ throwing that out crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ My beautiful balloon My ░░░░░░░░ my beautiful balloon SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ s right BRZEZINSKI Oh ░░░░░░░░ God I do remember ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk Schumer We re ░░░░░░░░ dating ourselves SCARBOROUGH I ░░░░░░░░ by the way how ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous the hypocrisy though ░░░░░░░░ balloons under Trump floating ░░░░░░░░ Hawaii Texas and Florida ░░░░░░░░ Yeah ROBINSON Right SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ these Republicans don t ░░░░░░░░ a word GEIST But ░░░░░░░░ is the confusing part ░░░░░░░░ not to get too ░░░░░░░░ into the balloon SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ GEIST But the criticism ░░░░░░░░ why didn t Joe ░░░░░░░░ do anything He s ░░░░░░░░ on China It s ░░░░░░░░ they watched half of ░░░░░░░░ movie and didn t ░░░░░░░░ it to the end ░░░░░░░░ Yeah SCUMER Right GEIST ░░░░░░░░ American military shot down ░░░░░░░░ balloon crosstalk ROBINSON They ░░░░░░░░ down the balloon GEIST ░░░░░░░░ just didn t want ░░░░░░░░ to rain down three ░░░░░░░░ buses on crosstalk SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ by the way there ░░░░░░░░ another point Schumer There ░░░░░░░░ one other really important ░░░░░░░░ They wanted it to ░░░░░░░░ shot down over water ░░░░░░░░ the continental United States ░░░░░░░░ they could recover it ░░░░░░░░ better If it goes ░░░░░░░░ If the pieces go ░░░░░░░░ land they burn and ░░░░░░░░ GEIST That s what ░░░░░░░░ mean yeah Schumer And ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ our intelligence people are ░░░░░░░░ excited about getting to ░░░░░░░░ what this balloon saw ░░░░░░░░ the balloon works It ░░░░░░░░ a real intelligence coup ░░░░░░░░ the military was great ░░░░░░░░ said we want it ░░░░░░░░ down over water but ░░░░░░░░ U S territorial waters ░░░░░░░░ you know that s ░░░░░░░░ 12 miles off the ░░░░░░░░ It was 7 miles ░░░░░░░░ the coast and the ░░░░░░░░ winder got it SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ it down.”
Schumer: “Yeah.”