Is this what MSNBC hosts have come to? In recent days, the network’s “terrorism analyst” Malcolm Nance apparently tweeted that he thought a skyscraper in Istanbul, Turkey bearing President Trump’s name would make a convenient target for ISIS terrorists. And if that statement wasn’t incendiary enough, apparently this isn’t the first time that Mr. Nance has written disparaging tweets calling for mayhem against the president.
Of course, within 24 hours, the tweet most recently under fire had been deleted, but the fact that it even appeared at all should raise critical questions for the TV network about why they would have such a snide and openly aggressive contributor on their programs.
While a few observers have said Nance’s comment was meant to be offhand and relates to President Trump’s call congratulating Turkish President Erdo?an on the latter’s recent election victory, the circumstances behind the tweet don’t make it any less serious or partisan.
(In the election in question, Erdo?an controversially granted himself new powers by asking voters to let him to dissolve the Turkish parliament; European observers say there was widespread evidence of vote fraud in the election.)
For conservatives, this is likely just further proof that the mainstream media — particularly MSNBC — is irredeemably biased and judgmental in its views. Watch as YouTube’s Mark Dice calls out the outrageousness of this disturbing behavior.
