‘Just beyond bizarre’: Joe puzzled by first lady’s impromptu Epstein statement
Morning Joe
Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, MS NOW, Willie Geist
3.9 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I think it's really time for the country to get onto something else. |
| 0:03.5 | You know, now that nothing came out about me, other than it was a conspiracy against me, literally, by Epstein and other people. |
| 0:12.8 | But I think it's time now for the country to maybe get onto something else. |
| 0:18.8 | Now is the time for Congress to act. |
| 0:23.2 | Epstein was not alone. |
| 0:25.9 | I call on Congress to provide the women |
| 0:28.3 | who have been victimized by Epstein |
| 0:31.0 | with a public hearing |
| 0:32.9 | specifically centered around the survivors. |
| 0:37.2 | Give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath in front of Congress with the power of sworn testimony. |
| 0:48.3 | The First Lady yesterday delivering a very different message yesterday from what we heard from President Trump back in February when he told reporters, it's time to move on from the Epstein files. |
| 1:01.7 | That sort of came out of nowhere, didn't it? |
| 1:03.2 | It seemed to. The surprise, seemingly impromptu appearance by the First Lady was just part of a barrage of bad news for the president throughout the day. |
| 1:14.4 | Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, and it is demanding tolls for ships that pass through. |
| 1:21.8 | That move is in response to Israel launching deadly strikes on Lebanon, which Iran maintains violated terms of the ceasefire |
| 1:28.9 | agreement. And those deadly strikes continued through the night. |
| 1:33.3 | Here at home, new data released yesterday showed the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace in the |
| 1:38.7 | fourth quarter than previously estimated. And there is more. Let's though start with the Melania news. Let's bring |
| 1:45.9 | in the co-host of the weekend and a Washington reporter for MS now, Jackie Alamani, who did |
| 1:51.0 | way too early for us. But Jackie, you were working overtime. You spoke with the president |
| 1:55.7 | right after the first lady's statement yesterday. What did he tell you? Yeah, Mika, I gave him a ring |
| 2:02.7 | quickly before my hit. Not sure if he would pick up or not because he was in the middle of |
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