* The upshot of President Trump’s tweet storm against “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski is an ironic one. “Morning Joe” MSNBC viewer numbers have never been higher.
* Is there a better international reporter than NBC’s–and MSNBC’s–Richard Engel? He’s on site and on assignment anywhere that matters–from Syria and Iraq to the G-20 streets of Hamburg, Germany. His recent interview with Gary Kasparov, the Russian chess champion now in political exile in Paris, was spot-on for those craving more background on Vladimir Putin’s motivation and agenda.
* I still say “Doonesbury” belongs on the editorial page–not juxtaposed next to “Marmaduke,” “Dennis the Menace” and “Family Circus.” And that also goes for “Classic Doonesbury.” It’s been a recent reminder that Trump was satiric fodder a generation ago too.