'Is there no oversight?' Joe shocked by Congress' silence on Trump's East Wing demolition

Morning Joe

Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, MS NOW, Willie Geist

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🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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'Is there no oversight?' Joe shocked by Congress' silence on Trump's East Wing demolition

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0:00.0	Coming soon to HGTV, you know Flip or Flop.
0:04.0	Well, we've got an all-new version starring the president.
0:06.9	Introducing flip or flop or fuck it up.
0:10.5	Trump's working on the White House.
0:12.2	Will he flip?
0:12.9	They're going to flip it.
0:14.2	Will he flop?
0:15.2	They complete flop.
0:17.1	Or will he f*** it up?
0:19.0	Knock it down with a giant wrecking ball.
0:22.0	Tonight on HGTV, after an episode of Lovett or Epstein listed.
0:26.1	Yeah, that's right.
0:29.5	You see that, Joe?
0:31.2	Ah, Jimmy Fallon's take on the massive demolition underway.
0:34.6	On the grounds of the White House, We'll talk about the growing scope and
0:38.3	soaring price tag of the president's construction project. Trump, meanwhile, is acknowledging
0:44.8	his talks with Vladimir Putin are going nowhere. What that frank admission means for the war in
0:51.8	Ukraine also ahead, how Republicans on Capitol Hill are reacting
0:56.1	to the Pentagon's plan to limit the military's contact with Congress.
1:02.0	And to paraphrase the president, they're not sending their best.
1:07.0	We'll talk about the mixed results from the administration's recruiting push by immigration and customs enforcement.
1:14.9	Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe. It is Thursday, October 23rd. Along with Joe, Willie and me,
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