The buffoon is talking and MSNBC is playing his dribble in full. Even so-called leftist media.

[rainin]

MSNBC is playing this idiot -- uninterrupted. He's calling CNN fake news. Where is the push back? During Obama's term, Fox viewers had no idea what Obama said, because they wouldn't play him until they had the opportunity to edit it and formulate an orchestrated attack. Yet, we have to watch his reality TV presidency while he dismantles our democracy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. There's a button on your remote that will make him disappear.

However, it's important that we be able to see and hear what Orange Foolius is up to, if we have the stomach for it. The fact that Fox "News" ignores news it doesn't like doesn't mean other networks should do it, too - that's how we end up in ignorant, mutually hostile ideological bubbles. We don't want to be the liberal version of Fox watchers.

[SoCalMusicLover]

3. I Already Did

They lost my viewership until Chris Hayes comes on in 9 hours. That's the penalty for broadcasting this imbecile.

[rainin]

10. I can mute him.

My complaint isn't that I am unable to mute him. My complaint is that he is being normalized and respected. My complaint is that there really isn't a mainstream news network that tells the truth. I wouldn't mind if MSNBC played him all day if they actually called out his lies in real time. I'm calling out his lies in my head as he speaks and it's so frustrating that the viewers we need to get him out of there are being indoctrinated.

No one can argue that this method doesn't work. They are succeeding at making him normal.

[nolabear]

2. He SHOULD be played. And called out. And gotten rid of. We can't do anything by ignoring him.

[Blaukraut]

6. Exactly. He is exposing himself to all but his brainwashed base. Good n/t

[rainin]

11. He isn't getting called out though.

Independent voters are watching this. I can watch DU starting thread after thread while he speaks pointing out his lies. But on MSNBC, he just goes on unchallenged. There is no real time lie meter.

[dalton99a]

4. It is something to behold

Stupid sick fuck

[RhodeIslandOne]

5. They are hoping he clutches his chest and bites it on air

They aren’t the only ones either.

[Hortensis]

7. No you don't. Perhaps allowing him to expose himself

could be a good thing? He's far more "dignified" when he's neither heard nor seen.

And it sounds like he's at least partly off script.

Fwiw, the non-Fox press long ago adopted methods of dealing with a man who undoubtedly expected to spend hours each day as president in front of cameras and talking to daytime screen audiences. Instead he mostly sits and watches the same shows many here do.

[GulfCoast66]

8. Keep this in mind.

They are a news network.

He is the president giving a much talked about speech.

That is big news

It would be irresponsible for them to not show it.

I personally hate fox for editing the news. Among many other reasons. I am glad other networks do not emulate them.

[vlyons]

9. No we don't have to watch it

Change the channel!

[rainin]

12. Of course I can turn it off.

That doesn't help low information voters, independent voters, MSNBC viewers who aren't deeply interested enough in politics to tease out his lies and misinformation. MSNBC is normalizing him.

[R B Garr]

13. It was a bit of a crack-up, though, on MSNBC!

The Breaking News headline right under the screen while he’s talking:

“Ex-Trump campaign aide pleads guilty”