Joe Scarborough reflected on Morning Joe about today’s political and global turmoil, urging viewers to keep perspective— pointing to lower murder rates, declines in global poverty, and historic progress despite challenges: “America has always had great challenges, but America is always moving toward being a more perfect union.” | Morning Joe

ABC pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air indefinitely after Kimmel’s monologue about the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk. On #MorningJoe, Mike Barnicle called the move part of a “blanket of intimidation,” adding “every American household with a television set, that television set comes with an automatic sensor thing. It’s called a remote control.” | Morning Joe