MSNBC’s Scarborough, Brzezinski kiss the ring at Mar-a-Lago


MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski traveled to Mar-a-Lago to privately discuss “resetting” the news media’s relationship with Donald Trump following his victory in the November 2024 elections. That visit has been criticized by many on the Left as an act of cowardice or preemptive submission towards a man who many view as an aspiring dictator — a concern that Scarborough and Brzezinski have expressed repeatedly.

Against this public criticism, the hosts defended their visit as being necessary for the unity of the nation, given that Trump did win the popular vote. Today, they argue that it is their job as journalists to maintain an open line of communication with the president-elect regardless of how sharply they disagree on politics.

Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette dismisses this defense and argues that the hosts of “Morning Joe” went to Mar-a-Lago just to “kiss the ring,” and says that they deserve the loss in viewership their show is now experiencing.

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The following is an excerpt from the above video:

For many reporters, anchors and opinion writers, access is everything. They don’t just want access to documents, files, reports and other kinds of information. They feel they need to be able to interview elected officials directly, preferably on camera, and if that access is cut off, well, those seeking it could be in real trouble.

So in order to ensure access, some people may feel like they have to bend the knee, kiss the ring, or betray their principles, and the ones with the most to lose might be eager to do all three of those things, all of which leads us to the unfortunate and embarrassing tale of what happened when two of the most passionate and unrelenting Trump-hating journalists on television.

MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski and her husband and “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough did something they would have likely never done in the highly unlikely event that Kamala Harris had won the election: They made a secret pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 18 to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.

The obvious purpose of the visit, even as acknowledged by the couple, was to reestablish contact with Trump and smoke the peace pipe. Trump has frequently threatened retaliation against his critics, detractors and enemies. Joe and Mika fit into all three camps. You can see why they were so eager to hop on a flight to Florida to hang their heads and beg forgiveness from Donald “el Duce,” the person voted most likely to become America’s first dictator, Donald Trump.