“It’s falling apart,” Rameswaram said, “and I would love to get a photo of her wearing the hat before it’s completely crumbled.” “This is a celebration of her and her work,” he said.īut time could be running out. Lakshmi Singh wearing the “I AM LAKSHMI SINGH” hat - it’s Rameswaram’s dream. Its appearances on WNYC hosts, Rameswaram’s friends and even a Taylor Swift cutout are just a warm-up - and an effort to get Singh’s attention. Its owner, Studio 360 producer Sean Rameswaram, wants it to end up on the head of the real Lakshmi Singh. The hat has already made the trek from California to New York, and its travels aren’t over yet. On their heads, the beat-up trucker-style cap makes an obviously false claim: “I AM LAKSHMI SINGH.” In photos of the hat and its wearers, the real Lakshmi Singh, NPR newscaster, is nowhere in sight. "This was democracy shining," a commenter tweeted. True Americans have stand up to what is happening and to what this man is doing to this country." "Sorry Joe, the world wants to hear us saying that," posted another. "The country can speak as they wish, it’s the best thing about our country." Some on the social media site felt the game attendees' actions were more than acceptable. The segment inspired trending topics on Twitter Monday morning, including "Mika," "Morning Joe" and "Sorry Joe." "Let's hope he gets it," Brzezinski said. "Let's hope, as we move forward, maybe this is one less fascist tactic he and his supporters use during chants – that you are going to actually imprison your political opponent," he added. We do not want the world hearing us chant, 'Lock him up,' to this president or to any president." "Of course, it's sickening," Scarborough concurred. "We are Americans, and we do not do that.
Opinion: President Donald Trump's World Series visit may be his last – for good reason President Donald Trump greeted with boos at Game 5 of World Series, fans chant 'lock him up' "We find it sickening when it happens at his rallies," said Brzezinski. It started with Donald Trump. In fact, he's made it a centerpiece of his campaign rallies." "And then understand that you reap what you sow."Īddressing the chants on the show Monday, Scarborough called the behavior "just un-American. "Republicans, look at the response to a very traditional view that in America, we do not call for the arrest of political opponents," he continued. "Delete your account and read some civics. "If you think that democracy is strengthened by calling for the arrest of political opponents, you’re as ignorant and illiberal as Trump himself," he said in another tweet. (I agree)," he tweeted. "But when crowds chant the same toward Trump, it is suddenly a fulsome exercise of sacred First Amendment rights. "So let’s see if I’ve got this straight: When crowds chant 'Lock her up' toward Hillary, it is illiberal and anti-American. Scarborough called out what he viewed as hypocrisy. It’s been a consistent concern on my part. On Twitter, she said, "I understand the chanting at the game - But, I worry it is dangerous when it happens - On both sides. famous words, 'we are better than this'! #Morningjoe"
Joe and I agree they go low, we must strive to go high.
"He fears the rise of illiberalism, wherever it comes from. He is still a constitutionalist and he is still a man who deeply loves this country," she continued. "It’s one of those days when I feel the need to say how proud I am to be sharing this show (and life)with this man!!" she wrote in the caption. "Joe and I both feel strongly that our democracy is being challenged and even squandered every day by weak Republicans who cannot put country over party. Trump was also booed.īrzezinski shared a pair of photos with her co-host and husband to Instagram. In the fourth inning, some attendees began shouting "lock him up," a reference to the motto that Trump supporters directed at Hillary Clinton in 2016. The commander in chief and the first lady watched D.C.'s home team take on the Houston Astros at Nationals Park. "Morning Joe" hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski have taken to social media to respond to backlash to their disgust expressed on Monday's show with the way President Donald Trump was treated at Game 5 of the World Series Sunday night. Watch Video: Trump draws boos from World Series crowd