{"id":2370255,"date":"2024-11-18T10:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-joe-reopens-lines-of-communication-with-trump-as-he-gets-serious-about-media-bias-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:32:41","slug":"morning-joe-reopens-lines-of-communication-with-trump-as-he-gets-serious-about-media-bias-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morning-joe-reopens-lines-of-communication-with-trump-as-he-gets-serious-about-media-bias-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Morning Joe\u2019 reopens lines of communication with Trump as he gets serious about media bias &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmorning-joe-reopens-lines-of-communication-with-trump-as-he-gets-serious-about-media-bias-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200carticle discusses a recent meeting between MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Joe&#8221; hosts, Joe Scarborough and Mika\u2062 Brzezinski, and President-elect Donald\u200d Trump, which took place \u200bat\u2062 Mar-a-Lago\u2014a first in\u200d several\u2062 years. \u2064The hosts expressed \u200dtheir concerns to Trump, particularly\u200d regarding his Cabinet nominations and topics like abortion and immigration. Despite their disagreements, they agreed to\u2062 reopen lines of communication,\u200d with Brzezinski \u200bnoting that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ongoing political\u200c divides necessitate dialogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump described the meeting as cordial and appreciated their willingness to communicate\u200c openly, reflecting\u2064 on his complex relationship with the \u2064media. He\u2062 acknowledged he \u200bhas to\u200d balance being accessible to \u200dthe press while expecting fair treatment, stating he would give the media three chances,\u200c holding the line at a \u2064fourth.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting sparked criticism from\u200c some liberal commentators, suggesting it represented a troubling capitulation to Trump. In response, Scarborough clarified that their goal \u200bis to \u200dreport\u2063 on Trump rather than normalize his actions. The conversation signifies a shift towards a \u200dmore engaged approach\u200b in addressing media bias and \u2062public discourse amidst\u2064 a politically charged atmosphere.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Morning Joe&rsquo; reopens lines of communication with Trump as he gets serious about media bias<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1884235\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The hosts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/msnbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MSNBC<\/a>&lsquo;s <em>Morning Joe<\/em> met with President-elect<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Donald Trump<\/a> at Mar-a-Lago on Friday to speak with him for the first time in several years, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/morning-joe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hosts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski went to Trump to express their concerns after several of his Cabinet nominations &ldquo;deeply dismayed&rdquo; the public.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe and I went to Mar-a-Lago to meet personally with President-elect Trump,&rdquo; Brzezinski said. &ldquo;It was the first time we have seen him in seven years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2698698&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=233f5dfe0a98a29698e1d9382e0d26ad\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brzezinski&rsquo;s husband and co-host, Scarborough, said the pair talked with Trump on &ldquo;a lot of issues,&rdquo; including abortion, mass deportation, and threats against political opponents and media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s gonna come as no surprise to anybody who watches this show &hellip; that we didn&rsquo;t see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues and we told him so,&rdquo; he said. <\/p>\n<p>The pair did agree to restart communications with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Brzezinski said Trump was &ldquo;cheerful,&rdquo; upbeat, and interested in finding common ground with Democrats &ldquo;on some of the most divisive issues.&rdquo; She also explained the pair&rsquo;s desire to meet with him, given that they&rsquo;ve compared Trump to Hitler in the past and openly aired their hostility toward him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why wouldn&rsquo;t we?&rdquo; Brzezinski asked. &ldquo;Five years of political warfare has deeply divided Washington and the country. We have been as clear as we know how in expressing our deep concerns about President Trump&rsquo;s actions and words in the coarsening of public debate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&rdquo; &hellip; Joe and I realized it&rsquo;s time to do something different,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;That starts with not only talking about Donald Trump but also talking with him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump expressed his side of the story in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-says-media-vital-making-america-great-again-vows-work-free-fair-open-press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview <\/a>with Fox News on Monday. He said the meeting was &ldquo;extremely cordial.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many things were discussed, and I very much appreciated the fact that they wanted to have open communication,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;In many ways, it&rsquo;s too bad that it wasn&rsquo;t done long ago.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-musk-ramaswamy-officially-join-trump-administration-their-job-is-to-destroy-bureaucracy\/\" title=\"Breaking: Musk, Ramaswamy Officially Join Trump Administration - Their Job Is to Destroy Bureaucracy\">president-elect added<\/a> that the pair &ldquo;congratulated me on running a &lsquo;great and flawless campaign, one for the history books,&rsquo; which I really believe it was, but it was also a campaign where I worked long and hard &mdash; perhaps longer and harder than any presidential candidate in history.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We talked about various Cabinet members &mdash; both announced and to be announced. As expected, they like some very much, but not all,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;The meeting ended in a very positive manner, and we agreed to speak in the future.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He expects future meetings with the media, &ldquo;even those that have been extremely hostile,&rdquo; to take place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has had a hot-and-cold relationship with media throughout his presidential campaigns. While he has expressed his satisfaction with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-coffee-shop-closes-down-after-insane-demands-from-even-more-woke-employees\/\" title=\"Woke Coffee Shop Closes Down After Insane Demands From Even-More-Woke Employees\">substantial media attention<\/a> his campaign received, he also relentlessly criticized them when he felt they were unfair.<\/p>\n<p>Trump added that he has &ldquo;an obligation to the American public, and to our country itself, to be open and available to the press.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If not treated fairly, however, that will end,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;The media is very important to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seiu-throws-weight-behind-mail-in-voting\/\" title=\"SEIU Throws Weight Behind Mail-In Voting\">long-term success<\/a> of the United States of America.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president-elect expressed that he&rsquo;s willing to give the media three chances but will &ldquo;hold the line&rdquo; at a fourth one. Nevertheless, he thanked the &ldquo;many reporters, journalists, shows, and new media sources, of which there are many, who were truthful, honest and professional over the years of both my presidency and candidacies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Scarborough and Brzezinski&rsquo;s meeting with Trump quickly ignited an uproar among liberals and liberal commentators who opposed the dialogue with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To political reporters, commentators, liberals, moderates: After this fawning, humiliating, network-destroying surrender, if you go on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Morning_Joe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@Morning_Joe<\/a> you have endorsed and bought into <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/VichyMSNBC?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">#VichyMSNBC<\/a>,&rdquo; former MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KeithOlbermann\/status\/1858487800015831160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Scarborough preempted some of those attacks on the show. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not here to defend or normalize Donald Trump. We are here to report on him and to hopefully provide you insights that are going to better equip all of us to understand these deeply unsettling times,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes shortly before Trump nominated his FCC commissioner, Brendan Carr, who pointed out NBC&rsquo;s possible violation of the &ldquo;equal time&rdquo; rules after the network hosted Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live. The network later broadcast two 60-second Trump ads to meet the rule, but the meeting between Trump and the hosts could be seen as pandering from the network as it braces for any consequences headed its way.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrendanCarrFCC\/status\/1858389116930425092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> post<\/a> on X, Carr laid out his plans to enforce FCC rules. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Broadcast media have had the privilege of using a scarce and valuable public resource &mdash; our airwaves. In turn, they are required by law to operate in the public interest. When the transition is complete, the FCC will enforce this public interest obligation,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>It could also serve to insulate NBC from Trump&rsquo;s criticism and litigation. 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