Morning Joe co-hosts have heated on-air shouting match over Israel: Do I look stupid to you?

Joe Scarborough erupted at panelist Donny Deutsch during a heated on-air clash over a report that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned Hamas was planning a major attack shortly before the Oct.7, 2023 massacre — at one point demanding, “Do I look stupid to you?”The “Morning Joe” host grew visibly frustrated during the MS NOW broadcast on Wednesday as Deutsch repeatedly stressed Hamas’ responsibility for the slaughter while Scarborough pressed him over the explosive Haaretz report and Netanyahu’s handling of the alleged warning.“Look at me in my eyes,” Scarborough told Deutsch.

“Do you think that I’m going to be distracted by you saying what I’ve said a million times?”Scarborough added that he had repeatedly called Hamas terrorists before demanding: “Now, can we talk about Netanyahu, or do you just not want to talk about him?”Deutsch insisted he was not defending the Israeli leader.“I don’t know what went down, and we don’t know,” Deutsch said.“Does that not concern you?” Scarborough shot back.“We ask questions about 9/11.

Are you willing to ask questions about Netanyahu?”“I’m willing to answer questions.I’m willing to ask the questions,” Deutsch replied.Scarborough told The Post that he and Deutsch frequently get heated during arguments, though viewers know it’s an animated discussion between two friends.“Donny and I have been great friends for 20 years.

We’re both strong supporters of Israel,” Scarborough told The Post.“We just had a disagreement today on whether we should talk about the Haaretz report and talk about what Netanyahu’s responsibility was in it,” he added.Scarborough said Deutsch “felt like any criticisms of Netanyahu would somehow overshadow the fact that October 7th was Hamas’s fault.“We all have said for years that Hamas are terrorists, that they want to kill Jews, that they want to destroy the state of Israel, and that they are an evil force in the region,�...