Sen. Joe Manchin: This Is A Putin war, And He Has Weaponized Energy

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., joins Morning Joe to discuss Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's planned address to Congress, banning Russian energy imports and increasing U.S. energy production. Sen. Manchin also discusses President Biden's SCOTUS pick, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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Sen. Joe Manchin: This Is A Putin war, And He Has Weaponized Energy

[Seablack]

Corruption in broad daylight. How a man who owns millions in coal-related business is permitted to be head of the Energy Committee is a scandal and a National disgrace.

[bonnieking]

Everything he does is about how energy is putting $$ in his pocket

[beachbum]

THIS MAN IS NOT A DEMOCRAT. He is Bought and Paid for and has no shame. Why are you giving him air time?

[paulroyle-grimes]

“Zelenski is willing to sacrifice everything to preserve freedom”. Joe Manchin………also Joe Manchin “I am not willing to sacrifice one single vote to preserve freedom”.

[beau]

Joe Manchin needs to decide which political party he will support. Being owned by the coal Industry is not exactly A legacy or résumé builder.

[tracybriggs]

Disappointed that none of the interviewers asked him the hard question about how much he will profit from his plan.

[sunnyyanes]

He is such a Republican, I don’t want to hear nothing out of his cowardly mouth.

[takealeftatthelight]

The way this man has let down the United Mine Workers of America makes him the last person to talk about energy crisis.

[kenboyle]

How Manchin can mention the heroic Ukrainian President when he betrays his own constituents is sickening!!!

[thisismetoday]

There is a recent Rolling Stones article called: “Manchin’s Coal Corruption Is So Much Worse Than You Knew”

Sad that Joe and Mika seem to ignore that.

[Chaninification]

Joe Manchin, your blocking vote on BBB is what is slowing down the exact production and transitioning that we needed to already be doing. You and Sinema. YOU, Joe! You are doing this!

[ardenmcconnell]

Biden is a seasoned, intelligent, experienced President and doing his best to keep us out of a nuclear war. Go Biden. We're with you.

[dondon]

this man's actions speak louder than his words. I'll never understand why he wants to keep WV citizens from being able move towards a new future. I will never understand why he and his partner in crime from Arizona will not take the much needed step to assure our democracy lives up to what the world once thought it was -- equal rights and equal freedom to vote. I don't think this man is redeemable, and I am truly sad to say this. He lives in another reality. He will have to live with the damage he has done to Biden's historic efforts to open a new future for our people. He is a small person, though famous now.

[Kenaje.Damnta]

This pathetic excuse of a person should be ashamed... Please vote him out and bring a real Democrat in

[JohnJohnson-bydp]

Would he spend his money to help Americans I think not..

[maximumdt]

I love hearing senators call out the federal government... You ARE the federal government, presidents are so temporary compared to these "lifetime" senators...

[percytheperfectdachshund]

Right, how long has Manchin been the Senator from W. Virginia? His state has been at the bottom for as long as he has been there. W. Virginia needs to vote him out! And journalists shouldn't be afraid to call him out and ask the hard questions.

[charlesedwards]

You can't walk and chew gum at the same time you shouldn't even be over energy Department because you have a conflict of interest

[johntrimble]

I cannot believe this Joe and Mika you should be ashamed of yourselves to allow this man to get on there and say what he's saying this man has his own business about reclaiming lesser quality coal from the fields and the mines and his state and then claims it to be

[danpoole]

When sen Mansion says "we" must support Ukraine in every way "we " can, what is He sacrificing? What has He done in the last year to support democracy Here, let alone in Ukraine?