'Disgusting but frankly unsurprising': 'Morning Joe' hosts criticised for 'opportunistic' meeting with Donald Trump
Published On : 2024-11-19T07:21:50+0530 [ IST ] |
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MSNBCemployees are expressing outrage at "Morning Joe" presentersJoe ScarboroughandMika Brzezinski following their disclosure of a recent meeting with
It's disgusting but frankly unsurprising. Doing exactly what [anti-Trump historian] Tim Snyder warns on our air not to do
The insider indicated that MSNBC staff now regard the morning program hosts with contempt, viewing their actions as opportunistic.
The criticism has spread to social platforms. MSNBC contributor Jennifer Rubin expressed disgust on Bluesky while host Katie Phang posted on X: "NormalizingTrumpis a bad idea. Period."
"Katie Phang is right. It's normalisation (and it's access bulls---)," the MSNBC employee told Fox News Digital.
The source said MSNBC faces potential viewer backlash over the Mar-a-Lago meeting with some supporters already calling for boycotts.
"This feels serious," they said. "I can't imagine [parent company] Comcast minds this development but the MSNBC people do."
A different network source defended the meeting to Fox News Digital, finding the criticism peculiar given that the hosts challenged Trump's positions and rhetoric.
Not sure when going in to voice concerns about threats against journalists and politicians was a bad thing they said.
We're not here to defend or normalise Donald Trump. We're here to report on him and hopefully provide you insights that will better equip all of us in understanding these deeply unsettling times.
Scarborough and Brzezinski once friendly with Trump during the 2016 GOP primary became strong critics after his presidency began.
They discussed various issues including abortion deportation and political retribution threats. The hosts described it as an attempt to "restart communications."
We have been as clear as we know how in expressing our deep concerns about President Trump's actions and words in the coarsening of public debate.
But for nearly 80 million Americans election denialism public trials January 6 were not as important as the issues that moved them to send Donald Trump back to the White House with their vote. Joeand I realize it's time to do something different and that starts with not only talking about Donald Trump but also talking with
Trump described the meeting as "extremely cordial" to Fox News Digital on Monday. "I received a call from Joe Scarborough requesting a meeting for him and Mika and I agreed that it would be a good thing if such a meeting took place," Trump said.
The meeting ended in a very positive manner and we agreed to speak in the future.
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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MSNBCemployees are expressing outrage at "Morning Joe" presentersJoe ScarboroughandMika Brzezinski following their disclosure of a recent meeting with
It's disgusting but frankly unsurprising
