Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” says she did not anticipate the severity of the controversy sparked by a meeting she and her co-host and husband Joe Scarborough had with President-elect Trump late last week.



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Mika Brzezinski defends Trump meeting: ‘I’ve been surprised at the backlash’

Morning Joe ratings have taken a nose-dive as hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski face a backlash for meeting with Donald Trump.


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Morning Joe suffers ratings nosedive after hosts met Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Viewers have been abandoning MSNBC's "Morning Joe" since co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski revealed they trekked down to Mar-a-Lago.

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MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ ratings tank after Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," says she did not anticipate the severity of the controversy her and Joe Scarborough's meeting with President-elect Trump sparked.

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Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” was not expecting the blowback she received after she and her co-host husband, Joe Scarborough, met with President-elect Donald Trump last week.
“I’ve been surprised at the backlash. And the way I look at it is people are really scared,” Brzezinski said on the Nov. 21 episode of The Daily Beast Podcast.
“It’s one of the reasons we went in there, is people are really scared about Donald Trump’s comments ab…

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Mika Brzezinski Expresses Surprise Over Backlash to Trump Meeting

Oliver Darcy: “Morning Joe saw its ratings continue to decline Wednesday, as viewers protest the hosts warming up to Trump. The show averaged just 647K total viewers, with only 51K in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 demo. That means the show was down a staggering 60% in the demo versus its Q3 2024 average and down 43% in total viewers.”

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‘Morning Joe’ Ratings Tank

Like most of the mainstream media, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, called Donald Trump “Hitler” for years.
	Now they’re attempting to build a civil relationship with the president-elect, including by sitting down for a meeting with him — and “The View’s” Sunny Hostin could not be less thrilled.
	“The bottom line is that America needs a free press that is willing to speak truth to power, right now, more than ever…

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‘Morning Joe’s’ civil sit-down with Trump leaves ‘The View’ hosts FUMING

Add Jon Stewart to the list of people unimpressed by MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski’s so-called reset with President-elect Donald Trump.

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Jon Stewart is the latest to ridicule MSNBC hosts over Trump visit: ‘You said he was Hitler’

Conservative former Rep. Joe Scarbrough (R-Florida) and liberal Mika Brzezinski, the married hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," have been scathing critics of President-elect Donald Trump. Scarborough has often bashed Trump from the right — arguing that he has been terrible for the conservative movement — while Brzezinski has attacked him countless times from a liberal perspective. But after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 pr…

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'Morning Joe' ratings tumble following Trump meeting at Mar-a-Lago

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” is seeing a ratings drop and facing criticism from multiple sources after the hosts of the show, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, traveled to Mar-a-Lago to pay ...

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'Morning Joe' faces ratings drop and ridicule after sucking up to Trump

The ratings for MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” nosedived after co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski revealed that they met with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday. The meeting at Mar-a-Lago came after […] The post First Ratings Report Since Trump Visit Brings Dismal News for 'Morning Joe' appeared first on The Western Journal.

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