Despite calls on the left and right for the temperature to be dialed down following the assassination attempt against former President Trump, MSNBC hosts continued making inflammatory remarks during their coverage of the Republican National Convention this week.
Primetime hosts at the liberal network accused candidates of being secret racists and even gave a platform to conspiracy theories questioning if Trump was actually shot.
Here are three of the most eyebrow-raising remarks by MSNBC primetime hosts covering the RNC this past week.
The eyebrow-raising comments came as the liberal network found itself at the center of other controversies this week.
A New York Times report revealed MSNBC was projecting a live feed of the GOP convention as a background for several of its primetime shows, rather than reporting live from the event. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Joy Reid and other MSNBC anchors were not inside the convention hall or even in the same city, according to the report.
An MSNBC spokesman told the Times that at "the top of every broadcast, hosts identify themselves as being in New York or at MSNBC headquarters." But critics say the live video feed of a bustling convention behind them sends a different impression to viewers tuning in throughout the night.
Still, the move drew mockery from CNN anchor Jake Tapper and others this week.
"We are here live, as opposed to some other networks that just have a big LED, who shall remain nameless," Tapper said during an interview with Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.
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