‘Morning Joe’ Praises Fox’s Brian Kilmeade ‘Trying’ To Challenge Trump on Ukraine Criticism: ‘Gotta Hand It To Him!’

[Clip starts KILMEADE Mr ░░░░░░░░ the cover of every ░░░░░░░░ just about is your ░░░░░░░░ on Ukraine I was ░░░░░░░░ up I almost found ░░░░░░░░ indications that you said ░░░░░░░░ bad about Zelenskyy up ░░░░░░░░ the last few days ░░░░░░░░ it seems as though ░░░░░░░░ he didn t take ░░░░░░░░ mineral deal and was ░░░░░░░░ of you for having ░░░░░░░░ delegation talk in Saudi ░░░░░░░░ with Russia that was ░░░░░░░░ turning point for you ░░░░░░░░ Trump I ve been ░░░░░░░░ for years and I ░░░░░░░░ been watching him negotiate ░░░░░░░░ no cards he has ░░░░░░░░ cards and you get ░░░░░░░░ of it You just ░░░░░░░░ sick of it And ░░░░░░░░ ve had it And ░░░░░░░░ then made a deal ░░░░░░░░ us for rare earth ░░░░░░░░ things And who knows ░░░░░░░░ rare earth is worth ░░░░░░░░ know but at least ░░░░░░░░ s something But look ░░░░░░░░ you have You have ░░░░░░░░ man who s led ░░░░░░░░ country that had the ░░░░░░░░ beautiful cities that they ░░░░░░░░ had the most beautiful ░░░░░░░░ those domes are the ░░░░░░░░ beautiful in the world ░░░░░░░░ But it s all ░░░░░░░░ s but that s ░░░░░░░░ s fault though Mr ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk Trump They re ░░░░░░░░ demolished a 1 000 ░░░░░░░░ old domes And everything ░░░░░░░░ demolished I mean it ░░░░░░░░ like a demolition site ░░░░░░░░ whole it s sort ░░░░░░░░ like Gaza In fact ░░░░░░░░ s more at least ░░░░░░░░ has a couple of ░░░░░░░░ standing And this place ░░░░░░░░ take a look at ░░░░░░░░ demolition of so many ░░░░░░░░ those cities and all ░░░░░░░░ people are killed never ░░░░░░░░ come back again crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ But Mr President that ░░░░░░░░ all that s Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ s fault don t ░░░░░░░░ agree Trump I get ░░░░░░░░ of listening to it ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you what ░░░░░░░░ ve seen it enough ░░░░░░░░ then he complains that ░░░░░░░░ s not at a ░░░░░░░░ that we re having ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia trying to ░░░░░░░░ a peace Well he ░░░░░░░░ been at meetings for ░░░░░░░░ years with a very ░░░░░░░░ a president who didn ░░░░░░░░ know what the hell ░░░░░░░░ was doing He s ░░░░░░░░ in meetings for 3 ░░░░░░░░ and nothing got done ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s very important to ░░░░░░░░ at meetings to be ░░░░░░░░ with you He s ░░░░░░░░ there for 3 years ░░░░░░░░ makes it very hard ░░░░░░░░ make deals But look ░░░░░░░░ s happened to his ░░░░░░░░ It s been demolished ░░░░░░░░ But no no I ░░░░░░░░ you Trump He s ░░░░░░░░ to go back KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ Mr President but you ░░░░░░░░ who s to blame ░░░░░░░░ that That s Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ If and when they ░░░░░░░░ Brian KILMEADE But don ░░░░░░░░ you think it s ░░░░░░░░ Putin that did the ░░░░░░░░ unwarranted to try to ░░░░░░░░ back land he had ░░░░░░░░ right to And don ░░░░░░░░ you think fundamentally that ░░░░░░░░ that And if you ░░░░░░░░ just now now both ░░░░░░░░ want to talk it ░░░░░░░░ so we should just ░░░░░░░░ to that point Trump ░░░░░░░░ only want to talk ░░░░░░░░ of me If I ░░░░░░░░ t involved they wouldn ░░░░░░░░ be talking KILMEADE True ░░░░░░░░ to each other And ░░░░░░░░ would continue to you ░░░░░░░░ go through Ukraine Because ░░░░░░░░ are going through Brian ░░░░░░░░ ve taken a lot ░░░░░░░░ land And Russia would ░░░░░░░░ their March through Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t for ░░░░░░░░ they wouldn t be ░░░░░░░░ at all I m ░░░░░░░░ only reason they re ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends SCARBOROUGH Well ░░░░░░░░ weren t talking because ░░░░░░░░ Putin wouldn t talk ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy first of all ░░░░░░░░ it is interesting Brian ░░░░░░░░ kept trying to say ░░░░░░░░ if BRZEZINSKI Gotta hand ░░░░░░░░ to him SCARBOROUGH if ░░░░░░░░ the buildings are knocked ░░░░░░░░ Mr President they re ░░░░░░░░ knocked down because of ░░░░░░░░ Putin I mean that ░░░░░░░░ the reason why they ░░░░░░░░ they re destroyed And ░░░░░░░░ now for for some ░░░░░░░░ the logic is that ░░░░░░░░ actually punish a country ░░░░░░░░ being invaded and having ░░░░░░░░ buildings knocked down by ░░░░░░░░ Russian invader It s ░░░░░░░░ interesting Mark Halperin s ░░░░░░░░ this morning talks about ░░░░░░░░ there are many Democrats ░░░░░░░░ others who believe that ░░░░░░░░ are turning just a ░░░░░░░░ And he makes a ░░░░░░░░ list talking about how ░░░░░░░░ the reasons why Donald ░░░░░░░░ s negatives keep going ░░░░░░░░ and a few things ░░░░░░░░ he lists are and ░░░░░░░░ can hear it right ░░░░░░░░ You can see it ░░░░░░░░ The New York Post ░░░░░░░░ can see it in ░░░░░░░░ Street Journal editorial page ░░░░░░░░ are three Rupert Murdoch ░░░░░░░░ outlets America and the ░░░░░░░░ will not stand for ░░░░░░░░ insulting Zelenskyy writes the ░░░░░░░░ world of news Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ proudly standing up to ░░░░░░░░ Trump kowtowing to Putin ░░░░░░░░ unseemly but and also ░░░░░░░░ consequences for the world ░░░░░░░░ the Russian dictator and ░░░░░░░░ Xi among many other ░░░░░░░░ spinoff facts And that ░░░░░░░░ is I think for ░░░░░░░░ that I speak to ░░░░░░░░ off the record they ░░░░░░░░ real concerned Of course ░░░░░░░░ re horrified that it ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy that s being ░░░░░░░░ a dictator and Putin ░░░░░░░░ a free pass But ░░░░░░░░ they re really concerned ░░░░░░░░ is the message that ░░░░░░░░ s sending to the ░░░░░░░░ Chinese BRZEZINSKI Right SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ if Putin is given ░░░░░░░░ free pass for invading ░░░░░░░░ then these Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and they ll ░░░░░░░░ it publicly are afraid ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is empowering ░░░░░░░░ communist Chinese.”