‘Morning Joe’ Scarborough Lashes Out at CBS Reporter Over Trump New Year’s Party
“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough lashed out at CBS reporter Sopan Deb for saying he “partied” with President-elect Donald Trump.
Deb tweeted about a story in The New York Times describing Trump’s swanky New Year’s Eve party at his Mar-A-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida. The item listed those who attended Trump’s gala, including Scarborough and his MSNBC co-host Mika Brezinski.
“Morning Joe’s hosts partied with Trump last night at Mar-A-Lago. Last year, Trump publicly thanked them for support,” Deb tweeted.
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Morning Joe's hosts partied with Trump last night at Mar-A-Lago. Last year, Trump publicly thanked them for support. https://t.co/gLHtsOloph pic.twitter.com/6znKSoNf67
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) January 1, 2017
Scarborough took offense at the suggestion that he had “partied” with Trump by going to Mar-a-Lago. He said he was at the estate trying to set up an interview — before the festivities began. He also said he and his co-host left before any partying broke out.
Partied? You're very good at pushing fake news. You should write for CNN. Apparently making up facts is fine if you're writing about us. https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Last year, Trump publicly thanked David Axelrod for his support. Stop being such a hack. https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
One of the more entertaining aspects of media coverage of media is how so many who blast Trump for half truths attack us with half truths. https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Last year I said Trump's campaign was racist, xenophobic and disqualifying. But be snide while making facts up. Partied? Not even close. https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
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Jeez — shots fired. https://t.co/5U70YLIycR
— Brian Kosciesza (@BrianKosh) January 1, 2017
Yeah. I'm tired of hacks attacking politicians for lies and false narratives and then doing the same to us. https://t.co/d74af4qxJU
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Does @CBSNews know that you just make shit up on your twitter feed? https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Wow. He says he chases Trump for CBS. You mean he even lies on his Twitter bio? I'm not surprised. https://t.co/xgengRyfAK
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
1. I "partied" last night by watching Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters with my kids. Then watched the Mariah Carey dumpster fire.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
2. Around 7pm, I had a preset meeting with PEOTUS before his party trying to set up an interview (much like reporters at CBS & NYT do.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
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3. The event was black tie. Both Mika and I were in casual clothes, did not attend the party, and left before any "partying" began.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
4. Nothing that Mika and I did in setting up this meeting was any different than what all good reporters and news hosts try to do daily.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
5. Anyone suggesting otherwise is a hypocrite who ignores what great journalists from Ben Bradlee to Tom Brokaw have done for years.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
6. I hope we get the interview.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Deb continued to poke at Scarborough by throwing the host’s own words back at him about calling Trump a racist and xenophobic last year.
Deb wrote: “I imagine you repeated that last night at Mar-A-Lago, @JoeNBC. Before the ball dropped, maybe even.”
Scarborough didn’t take that kindly.
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So you double down when you get caught in a lie. How…interesting. https://t.co/tN6pdBmcC3
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Yes. You lied. And you are digging a deeper whole. Trump also thanked Axelrod. Stop. Digging. You're embarrassing yourself. https://t.co/5hzO20TG7P
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
In street clothes. We made the radical decision to follow the path provided by the Secret Service. The pic was in front of metal detectors. https://t.co/RZgnErXsWH
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Yes he did. In a rush to be snide, he lied about the facts. https://t.co/K7sMKXrH6l
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Yeah. If you define a national treasure as someone who likes lying about others. https://t.co/Flb5GBDZ77
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
I don't know about you, but journalists I know "show up" when the scheduler sets the time. It stops one from being restrained by the USSS. https://t.co/KtejGb0u9M
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
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