so it s very questionable as to why they the republicans keep going here. still ahead it s a personality cult or just blind loyalty. still ahead on morning joe, there s always a tweet when barack obama was president, donald trump thought 1.9% growth meant the economy was in deep trouble. well, listen, that s really bad and i m sure donald trump is glad that he doesn t have an economy growing at 1.9%. that would be really bad. yeah. no, actually, he calls that the greatest economy in american history. these days he believes the same number signals the greatest economy. so ratner s going to help us straighten this out. yeah. you re watching morning joe. 1.9. we ll be right back. ing joe. 1.9. we ll be right back. as a struggling actor, i need all the breaks that i can get. at liberty butchemel. cut. liberty mu. line? cut. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance