MSNBC host Al Sharpton defended President Biden after his strange on-air moment last week when he wandered off the set of his MSNBC interview while still on live television, saying he “wasn’t lost.”
Biden joined MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace for a friendly interview on Thursday, but after he shook her hand and the pro-Biden host thanked him for joining, Biden strolled off the set while Wallace was still talking and previewing the next segment. The moment went viral, although some left-wing commentators fumed that Biden was mischaracterized as seeming lost and confused, or portrayed as leaving before the interview had concluded.
The moment caught the attention of “Morning Joe” on Friday, where host Joe Scarborough teased the New York Post for its mockery of the president. Sharpton jumped to his defense as well.
“They act like Biden is confused. No,” Scarborough said. “He’s just, he’s President of the United States. He said thank you, and I’m going to leave now… Some of this stuff is just…
