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Joe Scarborough Lashes Out At Report He ‘Partied’ With Donald Trump (VIDEO)
Joe Scarborough has had enough and he’s not gonna take it anymore!
The Morning Joe co-host decided to address a Twitter feud he’s been having with incoming New York Times writer Sopan Deb over the weekend on Monday’s show:
The spat started on Sunday with Scarborough taking issue over Deb saying he and co-host, Mika Brzezinski, “partied” with the President-elect on New Year’s Eve at his Mar-A-Lago estate.
Scarborough has maintained that he and Mika were there for roughly a half hour early in the evening and in street clothes, a fact Maggie Haberman confirmed via her source who attended the party. The reason for the December 31st meeting, according to Scarborough, was to discuss getting an interview with the incoming President Trump.
Still not through with having his say on the matter on the show, Scarborough took to Twitter once again Monday morning to continue his beef:
More: Maggie Haberman did not try to contact me before putting me in a story saying I was a “reveler” at Trump's NYE party. I was not. https://t.co/8AxPlkjZpH
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Several reporters said you should've called to confirm I was a “reveler” at a party I did not attend, was not invited to & not dressed for. https://t.co/OZXRI7HyKg
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Someone showed you a picture. You email and text me when you have questions. You should've done it in this situation and checked your story. https://t.co/KTD4BpcZdo
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Of course, fellow reporters began to take notice:
I'm good. I'm not lying about other people or painting their work in a false light so everything's great. https://t.co/hdHic4CNMF
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Including fellow NBC hosts:
Yes. I find that people misrepresenting others and lying is indeed corrosive. I know you agree with me that facts matter. https://t.co/qnvDt6xwg6
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Sopan Deb is absolutely in the wrong for his mischaracterization of Scarborough and Brzezinski’s appearance during the party, but after making his point Sunday, again on his show Monday morning, and again after the show, I can say for one of the few times in my life, I’m with Chuck Todd: Let it go, Joe.
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) January 2, 2017
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Source: http://www.redstate.com/prevaila/2017/01/02/joe-scarborough-lashes-report-%e2%80%98partied%e2%80%99-donald-trump-video/
Seems like Joe was doing a small amount of two stepping here. He’s eager to shore up an interview with Trump and doesn’t want to protest too much. It would appear his twitter account doesn’t translate well for him as most don’t.