Morning Joe and The Daily Show cancel Monday editions after Trump assassination attempt

MSNBC and Comedy Central have cancelled Monday airings of Morning Joe and The Daily Show following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Saturday.

Trump, 78, was struck by a bullet in the right ear during an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening.

The bloodied former president was rushed from the stage by Secret Service agents. He was treated in hospital for minor injuries.

A rally-goer was killed and two others critically injured. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20,was shot dead by snipers from his perch on a rooftop outside of the event’s security perimeter.

Both Trump and Joe Biden called for “unity” following the assassination attempt.

The president delivered a rare address from the Oval Office on Sunday night calling on all sides to “lower the temperature” across the political sphere.

MSNBC cancelled Monday’s edition of its popular breakfast show, hosted by anchors Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, out of concern that guests could make any insensitive comments following the shooting,CNN reported.

“Given the gravity and complexity of this unfolding story, NBC News, NBC News NOW and MSNBC have remained in rolling breaking news coverage since Saturday evening,” a NBCUniversal News Group spokesperson said.

“As we continue to cover this story into the week, the networks will continue to cross simulcast, alternating between NBC News, NBC News NOW and ‘MSNBC Reports,’ so there is one news feed covering this developing situation.”

Apost on X from Monday Joe said that the show will return on Tuesday.

The Daily Show also cancelled its Monday program, according to the show’sX account, and said it would return on Tuesday from the New York studio.

The program, hosted by Jon