An utter lack of class was on full display on MSNBC Tuesday night as they were kicking off their coverage of Night Two of the Republican National Convention. In his opening monologue for The Beat, host Ari Melber suggested that former President Trump’s bandaged ear – injured after he was shot in the head during a failed assassination attempt – was “a prop” and “a spectacle” being “mine[d]” by Republicans purely for political purposes.
Melber’s rant started off respectful enough. He described Trump’s arrival on the convention floor Monday night a “stark proof-of-life moment.” “And the reality is, this is a human being who was almost shot to death on live TV in front of his supporters and family this weekend,” he stated.
But things immediately took a turn when he added that it was “also showmanship by a politician known…
