Joe Scarborough mocks Trump's efforts to help Hurricane Harvey victims

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Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough ripped President Trump on Tuesday for what Scarborough characterized as the president's bumbling efforts to help Hurricane Harvey victims. The particular moment Scarborough seized on involved Trump helping to load a pickup truck with supplies and handing a large bucket to the driver in the cab, rather than setting it in the bed of the truck:

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"You have to just take it," Scarborough joked of the driver's response. "Because the president's putting [the bucket] in the wrong place. You know, here's your bag of cement."

Scarborough's co-hosts were less sold on the controversy. "What does that have to do with anything?" asked Mika Brzezinski. Willie Geist added: "That was obviously a photo op for the president, who did a nice job going down there twice, let's give him credit for going down there."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.