Trump cries media bias and Morning Joe coddles him

Trump, enemy of democracy:
1) My opponent shouldn't be allowed to run
2) If I lose, I may dispute outcome
3) If I win, she will go to jail.

— David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) October 20, 2016

Reporters with a conscience are covering Trump’s statements with the grave concern they deserve. But not the Morning Joe crew. Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are in full defense mode, spinning with ever-increasing ferocity for their favorite candidate:

Morning Joe just spent 10 minutes saying Trump didn't say what we all heard him say. #CanWeVoteNow https://t.co/9D9DEG0I45

— Cuz I'm The Mom (@maburg512) October 20, 2016

Somebody tell Joe and Mika that playing by the rules and respecting the results is not an "elite issue." It's an American issue. #morningjoe

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 20, 2016

Joe notices twitter has blown up against him and is now addressing that in the show. Dude give it up we have video. #morningjoe #newsonenow

— Lauren Burke (@LVBurke) October 20, 2016

Morning Joe has a relatively small audience, but they are still the repository of conventional wisdom for elite Beltway pundits. Their sycophancy has been a shameful aspect of 2016 election coverage.

As for Team Trump’s whining about the national media rigging the election against him, there is this:

The national media have covered #Hillary's emails for nearly SIX HUNDRED DAYS! And now Team Trump is crying media bias?? Please.

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) October 20, 2016

And this:

No @KellyannePolls, you won't get away with the ludicrous claim that the media favor #Hillary. The opposite is true: https://t.co/T31rNSiHTD

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) October 20, 2016