‘Nobody Saw This Coming’: MSNBC Hosts Shocked by Game-Changing Harris Endorsement

A “powerful” endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris from a fiscally conservative publication has stunned the host and guest of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin and anchor Mika Brzezinski both expressed surprise Thursday morning that the Economist editorial board chose not to endorse former President Donald Trump.

“This is not considered some liberal bastion or anything,” said Sorkin. Added Brzezinski, “I did not see this coming.”

The endorsement from the United Kingdom-based publication surprised Sorkin because of its historic dedication to conservative economic ideals such as free trade and characteristic support for conservative fiscal policy.

The Economist argued that Trump supporters were “deluding themselves” about the dangers a second Trump administration presented to the global economy and national security.

“You cannot imagine [Harris] bringing about a catastrophe,” the endorsement reads. “We hope that a second Trump presidency would avoid disaster, but Mr. Trump poses an unacceptable risk to America and the world.”

Brzezinski argued the Economist’s case against Trump, that he presented a global threat, was significant for the message it sent.

“That’s powerful,” said Brzezinski. “The impact of a Trump presidency, the disastrous consequences of a Trump presidency on our allies and on the world economy.”

Sorkin admitted one element of the Economist’s decision did not surprise him.

“This, again, goes back to the math,” he said. “Currently, no matter how you do the math, it is hard to justify Trump on economic policies.”