Joe Scarborough calls GOPers hypocritical as Graham Platner scandal explodes: Just shut up

MS NOW host Joe Scarborough called GOPers “so hypocritical” and urged them to “just shut up” as Republicans blast Dems for their stances on Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in the wake of rape allegations against the candidate.Platner announced Wednesday he is dropping out of the Maine Senate race after his ex-girlfriend Jenny Racicot accused him of drunkenly raping her in 2021 despite her pleas to stop, though he has continued to deny the allegations.During “Morning Joe” on Thursday, Scarborough took aim at media pundits who “are just summarily calling him [Platner] a rapist now” – noting that the pol has denied the charges “as strongly as you can.”He added that he and his co-host and wife, Mika Brzezinski, similarly told guests “to take a deep breath” when they called Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh “a sexual harasser or a rapist without any due process” in the wake of sexual assault allegations during his 2018 confirmation.“Republicans that are spending their time on Fox News and social media outraged that Democrats would support – dare support – a candidate who was accused of sexual impropriety, even when that candidate vehemently denied that – that is beyond hypocritical,” Scarborough ranted.The lefty news host then jabbed at President Trump, who is trying to overturn a $5 million civil judgement to E.Jean Carroll over sexual assault allegations he has denied, and the Republican Texas Senate hopeful Ken Paxton, who has denied allegations of securities fraud and bribery.“And by the way, if you want to talk about morally challenged candidates, you don’t have to look at the White House.

You don’t have to look at Republicans bowing and scraping for the past decade – just look at Texas! Look at who Republicans are behind as they’re trying to suggest that [James] Talarico is gay! ‘But look at Paxton, he’s not.’ I mean, the hypocrisy!” Scarborough said.“You know, Republicans should just really shut u...