So Morning Joe went to Mar-a-Lago and interviewed Trump

[Dennis Donovan]

I missed the 6am hr so I'm just finding out about it now.

They said to him that they'll work with him if he works with them.

Morning Joe is *dead* to me.

[Passages]

1. Yep

Link to tweet

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Thank you. I had been watching since 7-ish so I missed the first hr

They claimed they weren't going to "normalize" him. However, the minute they say anything critical about him, they'll get their access to him cut off (or arrested).

Of course they're going to "normalize" him.

[Passages]

5. Exactly.

[kerouac2]

2. Long line forming to kiss the ring

Because what could possibly go wrong?

[leftyladyfrommo]

3. Good Grief! nt

[gab13by13]

6. MJ should be kissing Musk's ring,

Musk is closer to Putin.

MJ is making it known to Trump that He is not "Wallace." Many more will be shouting out, "I'm Not Wallace."

I will not be one of them, I am Wallace. Fuck Putin/Musk/Trump/Magats

[milestogo]

7. I have watched zero times since the election

and will never watch again.

[Solly Mack]

8. Money to be made in rolling over. People scorn the Vichy out of one side of their mouth but they line

up to kiss ass with the other side.

[Ocelot II]

9. Obeying in advance.

[comradebillyboy]

32. I was amazed that anyone ever took Joe and Meeka

seriously after the 2016 election. They were enthusiastic Trumpers all through 2015 and 2016. Their beliefs didn't change, they just modified their grift for the MSNBC crowd. Now they are modifying their grift to keep up with the times.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Hail Caesar, we all bow to you and grovel.

Disgusting isn't it?

[tanyev]

12. Maybe they got the Lindsey Graham treatment.

Whatever it is, it delivers a quick 180.

[magicarpet]

13. Power (Ratings),.. Money,.. Access.

[oasis]

14. I can't see long time guests of the show like,

John Heilman, Rev. Al Sharpton and Donny Dutch falling in line.

[JohnSJ]

31. Don't know about Heilman, but for sure about Sharpton and Dutch, they won't fall in line.

[Ursus Rex]

38. There are 100s in the wings.

Especially when the job requires no serious expertise other than a viewpoint, and those are entirely subjective.

[kirby]

15. Is this accurate?

I thought I heard they went there for a personal reconciliation (aka ass kissing). No interview was done.

[Dennis Donovan]

34. I thought they said interview but I could be wrong. It was an off-the-record interview, at a minimum. n/t

[SocialDemocrat61]

16. Not the first time they asked Trump for a job

On December 31, 2016, they attended Trump's New Year's Eve partying at Mar-a-Lago. They met with Trump privately and asked for positions in his administration. Joey wanted a cabinet position and MEka wanted to be Press Secretary. Trump said no. They left the party early feeling betrayed after all the positive coverage they gave him during the campaign (as well as their regular trashing of Hillary Clinton) and vowed revenge which led to the last 8 years of negative coverage of Trump.

Now that is all rumor and unverified other than a Trump tweet where he stated, 'they asked to join me and I said no', but it was told to be by a friend who worked at NBC News at the time. https://www.npr.org/2017/06/29/534870656/trumps-graphic-insult-of-cable-host-crosses-a-line-for-many

As far as their recent meeting, this is just an assumption on my part, but Joey has always wanted to run for the Senate from Florida. He might be hoping to run for Rubio's seat and wants Trump's backing to do it.

[Paladin]

17. Fuck you, Morning Joe. (nt)

[Hope22]

18. That little clip is itself a crazy line of thinking.

Notice Joe let Mika do the talking. Usually Mr. Buttinski won’t let her get a word in edgewise. I hope the few people that have been watching will stop their self abuse. It looks like these two are floundering for an audience. News flash, crawling up the @$$ of a liar, a thief, a felon, a rapist, and killer of democracy in one fell swoop is the wrong direction. Say hi to Putin for us.

[diehardblue]

19. Joe and Mika back to who they really are was faster than the speed of lightning!!

[GoCubsGo]

20. Opportunists looking for an opportunity.

Scarborough has always gone in whichever direction the wind blows. His wife, too. Not sure why anyone is surprised by this.

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Here's the video:

How Morning Joe plans to cover a second Trump term - Morning Joe - MSNBC
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132135342

[Dennis Donovan]

22. I watched the 8am repeat - I wanted to vomit.

No more Morning Joe for me.

Thank you for the video.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. I know, unbelievable!

I remember when everybody (that I knew) hated Joe Scarborough - looks like those days are returning...

[Rhiannon12866]

24. Duplicate post. n/t

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

23. Do they seriously think this will garner more ratings?

I haven't watched news, cable or otherwise, since the election. I cannot stomach looking at his face and hearing his voice is worse. I wonder how the other hosts are reacting to this news. For those of you who have strong stomachs please keep us non watchers informed.

[Rhiannon12866]

27. I quit watching the news before the 2016 election, I couldn't stand to see or hear that offensive blowhard

I can't believe we're facing the same thing again - only this time he's a convicted felon, sexual assaulter who attempted to overthrow the government and jeopardized national security by stealing classified documents.

[SocialDemocrat61]

36. Ratings is not the goal

The goal is to run for Rubio’s seat in the Senate and want Trump’s backing.

[Mr. Sparkle]

26. and this wasnt even the worst thing they did on friday

They PUT Jonathan Lemire in as host.

[Hotler]

28. Did Joe deep throat the whole finger? Did Mika let the orange convict grab her hoo-ha?

I hope all of DU boycotts that show. And that channel altogether.

[303squadron]

29. First they fascinate the fools. Then they muzzle the intelligent

Bertrand Russell on how fascism starts.

[LakeArenal]

30. Hated him. Then loved him. Hate him again.

He’s almost like Lindsey Graham.

[La Coliniere]

33. Only to be expected...

they need to get back into favor with the felon they helped to promote in 2015-16 before he exerts “retribution” on them for turning against him during the last 4 years.

[republianmushroom]

35. So the ass kissing has already begun.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

37. I am very disappointed in Joe and Mika

Link to tweet

WOW! And so it begins:

Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski normalizing Donald Trump after meeting with him at Mar-a-Lago on Friday. This is how we got President Trump the first time. They learned nothing.

I’m posting the entire segment so folks can decide for themselves.
Also sharing in the thread a summary of Trump’s second-term agenda