‘Morning Joe’ on Trump Going After Biden’s Stumbling: What He’s Been Doing for 3.5 Years

SCARBOROUGH John Heilemann I ░░░░░░░░ say as you know ░░░░░░░░ people say this about ░░░░░░░░ all the time Joe ░░░░░░░░ s just a simple ░░░░░░░░ lawyer He fell off ░░░░░░░░ turnip truck a couple ░░░░░░░░ ago He still roots ░░░░░░░░ the Atlanta Hawks Still ░░░░░░░░ at the beginning of ░░░░░░░░ season the Atlanta Falcons ░░░░░░░░ a chance to win ░░░░░░░░ Super Bowl Joe he ░░░░░░░░ t know too much ░░░░░░░░ So I don t ░░░░░░░░ this politics thing but ░░░░░░░░ you explain to me ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump attacking Barack ░░░░░░░░ and by the way ░░░░░░░░ could attack Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ have and I will ░░░░░░░░ But I m not ░░░░░░░░ for president of the ░░░░░░░░ States But could you ░░░░░░░░ to me how a ░░░░░░░░ HEILEMANN No you re ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH a guy who ░░░░░░░░ running for president of ░░░░░░░░ United States could attack ░░░░░░░░ Obama every single day ░░░░░░░░ that the center not ░░░░░░░░ of his re election ░░░░░░░░ but the center of ░░░░░░░░ presidency and how that ░░░░░░░░ t tear any chances ░░░░░░░░ him getting out of ░░░░░░░░ digits among black voters ░░░░░░░░ that wouldn t tear ░░░░░░░░ strategy to shreds HEILEMANN ░░░░░░░░ don t think I ░░░░░░░░ do that for you ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ could make that argument ░░░░░░░░ think that there s ░░░░░░░░ s at this moment ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s political ░░░░░░░░ there is so much ░░░░░░░░ over the erosion of ░░░░░░░░ President s base You ░░░░░░░░ I know as you ░░░░░░░░ pointed out you don ░░░░░░░░ know very much about ░░░░░░░░ and you re a ░░░░░░░░ country lawyer so I ░░░░░░░░ going to teach you ░░░░░░░░ one little thing When ░░░░░░░░ re president of the ░░░░░░░░ States and you run ░░░░░░░░ re election the year ░░░░░░░░ you run by the ░░░░░░░░ you get to the ░░░░░░░░ if you re in ░░░░░░░░ position to win you ░░░░░░░░ already so confident of ░░░░░░░░ base vote that you ░░░░░░░░ got it locked down ░░░░░░░░ locked away and you ░░░░░░░░ that you have the ░░░░░░░░ number that you need ░░░░░░░░ the core of your ░░░░░░░░ and with your and ░░░░░░░░ the right percentage of ░░░░░░░░ For instance Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ to win 91 92 ░░░░░░░░ Republicans to get re ░░░░░░░░ in any scenario So ░░░░░░░░ ve got that locked ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party is with ░░░░░░░░ and your base is ░░░░░░░░ you And now by ░░░░░░░░ spring you re thinking ░░░░░░░░ how do you destroy ░░░░░░░░ other guy and build ░░░░░░░░ own vote and go ░░░░░░░░ states that you didn ░░░░░░░░ win last time and ░░░░░░░░ your margins with groups ░░░░░░░░ you didn t do ░░░░░░░░ well last time That ░░░░░░░░ not the campaign that ░░░░░░░░ re in the position ░░░░░░░░ run right now The ░░░░░░░░ they re running right ░░░░░░░░ is a campaign that ░░░░░░░░ focused on the fact ░░░░░░░░ their base is hemorrhaging ░░░░░░░░ s down with non ░░░░░░░░ whites against Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ 2016 He s down ░░░░░░░░ men overall against Joe ░░░░░░░░ versus 2016 He is ░░░░░░░░ as you just pointed ░░░░░░░░ with seniors dramatically like ░░░░░░░░ if the election were ░░░░░░░░ today He s down ░░░░░░░░ senior citizens So what ░░░░░░░░ that is what the ░░░░░░░░ fixation is about it ░░░░░░░░ about trying to shore ░░░░░░░░ his base And the ░░░░░░░░ of it is everything ░░░░░░░░ just said The cost ░░░░░░░░ it is the suburbs ░░░░░░░░ cost of it is ░░░░░░░░ voters across the board ░░░░░░░░ all races and genders ░░░░░░░░ the cost of it ░░░░░░░░ of course any chance ░░░░░░░░ even make small gains ░░░░░░░░ African American voters But ░░░░░░░░ s the position they ░░░░░░░░ in right now They ░░░░░░░░ in the position right ░░░░░░░░ where their base is ░░░░░░░░ nailed down So that ░░░░░░░░ that s job one ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump right now ░░░░░░░░ for that to be ░░░░░░░░ one for an incumbent ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ of a re election ░░░░░░░░ you are in some ░░░░░░░░ deep deep deep deep ░░░░░░░░ dive bad business Bad ░░░░░░░░ to be.”