Morning Joe Mocks Trump After No One Shows Up to Christmas Tree Lighting: 'Biggest Turnout

[DonViejo]

Morning Joe Mocks Trump After No One Shows Up to Christmas Tree Lighting: ‘Biggest Turnout…in History!’

by Aidan McLaughlin | 7:23 am, December 1st, 2017

Morning Joe opened up a particularly whimsical Friday-in-December show by covering President Donald Trump’s Christmas Tree lighting at the White House — and ruthlessly mocked him for his lackluster crowd at the typically busy event.

“So a beautiful, balmy evening in D.C., no excuse to get outside,” MSNBC’s Katty Kay started, describing the night. “And you go to the Christmas tree lighting — except not many people show up.”

“I’ve never seen it this empty before, never seen it this empty,” Kay added, before a photo of empty seats at the lighting was shown, eliciting audible shock from the Morning Joe panel. “Oh my God!” Mika Brzezinski exclaimed.

“Holy moly!” added John Heilemann, before quipping: “That is the biggest turnout at a Christmas tree lighting in history.”

“Someone, we know, is not going to be happy with that photo,” Kay noted.

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[2naSalit]

1. ...

[Scarsdale]

4. Maybe there was a

KKK meeting, or a Nazi rally in DC at the same time?

[2naSalit]

6. Huh?

[shanny]

14. i.e. the trumpettes must have been busy elsewhere

[2naSalit]

16. Oh...

I was still on my first cup of caffeine.

[shanny]

17. no prob

I find that facing anything to do with cheeto any morning or at any time requires ever more stimulants and fortifiers.

[2naSalit]

19. I know what you mean...nt

[OnDoutside]

2. PERIOD !

[underpants]

3. LOL

Perfect

[marble falls]

7. They were scared away by the photos of the White House decorations.

[underpants]

8. Yes. The White Russian theme

[marble falls]

9. Did you notice that the tree was bathed in yellow spots? Not a Christmas color ....

but a Russian national color?

[underpants]

11. Well green with the orange really would clash.

[niyad]

24. that is the first pic I have ever seen of him holding her hand.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Ha! Someone already posted a Youtube video of the segment

Edit - here is the tweet with a pic that was shown during the segment (from local D.C. reporter) -

Link to tweet

TEXT
Steve Rudin ABC7
✔
@SteveRudinABC7

The National Tree Lighting ceremony was beautiful this evening - but hard not to notice the empty seats. #Christmas #DMV #USA
6:00 PM - Nov 30, 2017

[underpants]

10. Joe has a new set I see

Will watch later

[NastyRiffraff]

21. OMG that's pathetic!

Twitter might crash today.

[Fresh_Start]

12. It was the largest turnout for empty seats....in non-blizzard conditions... nt

nt

[Maeve]

13. Oh, but some were so sure the photo was wrong!

But since not only Joe but other news outlets are going with it....(including the Mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/donald-trump-struggles-fill-seats-11618300 )

[NoMoreRepugs]

15. Anyone have photos of BHO's Xmas tree lighting

attendance to further infuriate his Orangeness?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

23. 2013

[niyad]

25. awww, thanks!! NEEDED that!!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

27. Youre welcome, niyad!!

We all need us some President Obama! ?️

[oasis]

18. It's been reported that the "crowd" left the event in two taxis.

[geardaddy]

20. If you go to The Mirror version of the story it's interesting tp read the comments

This one is particularly hilarious:

5 hours ago
Chrispy
Fake news again. Those seats are clearly full, packed to the brim i'd say. The huge crowd has either been airbrushed out or it's trick photography making it look empty. I know for a fact that both Queen Elizabeth and the Pope were in attendance. The Duke of Edinburgh didn't show because Donald Trump insisted on being the biggest racist of the evening!

[niyad]

28. thank you for showing us the truth!! you nearly owed me a keyboard!!

[keithbvadu2]

22. Has Sarah Huck praised the bigly attendance yet?

[Gothmog]

26. From Betty Bowers

Link to tweet

[niyad]

29. LOVE Betty Bowers