The show is missing in action on this crucial day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

"The progressive news network confirmed the decision to preempt its influential and top-rated morning show after a CNN inquiry Sunday evening," CNN confirms. "The network said the show will resume airing Tuesday." 

As speculation abounds, and as some try to dubiously claim that it's 'normal' for Morning Joe to not air during a major political news event, NBC issued the following statement: "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 spokesperson said.

The press release followed with: "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."

CNN then admitted the following based on one of its sources:

A person familiar with the matter told CNN that the decision was made to avoid a scenario in which one of the show's stable of two dozen-plus guests might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole. 

Indeed there is a long history of show hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski making astounding and highly incendiary claims which leave network executives facing scrutiny and having to field difficult questions.

At the very least, the decision to pull the program on Monday displays lack of trust in the long-running program and hosts by top network leadership.