“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin said Monday that MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are true journalists after their recent visit to Mar-a-Lago with President-elect Donald Trump. suggested that it was not.
President Trump will meet privately at Mar-a-Lago on Friday to voice concerns about the upcoming administration and policy issues, the “Morning Joe” co-hosts announced Monday. Mr. Scarborough and Mr. Brzezinski’s request was accepted. Hostin said the reportedly “friendly” talks suggested the co-hosts were more willing to “kiss the ring” than be journalists.
“The bottom line is that now, more than ever, America needs a free press that speaks truth to power,” Hostin said. “I think we need to have very clear eyes when thinking about the next president and reporting on the next president. We don’t need to sit at Mar-a-Lago for 90 minutes and kiss his ring. I don’t think so.” Being able to speak and report the truth. In other words, they may be claiming to be opinion journalists rather than journalists in the true sense of the word. ”
Brzezinski said The president-elect seemed “interested” in their conversation and wanted to find “common ground” with Democrats. MSNBC hosts said they had expressed a desire to “resume communications” with President Trump to address their “deep concerns” about his past actions and policy proposals. (Related: Sunny Hostin repeatedly interrupts fellow co-host as he tries to explain why Trump won in heated exchange)
“I think for those of you who ask me why I’m going to speak to the president-elect, especially during these difficult times, I think I’ll ask them why not,” Brzezinski said. “Five years of political warfare have left Washington and the nation deeply divided, and while we have expressed deep concerns about President Trump’s actions and words in public debate, nearly 80 million Americans… , a public trial, was not as important as the issue that drove them to vote Donald Trump back into the White House.
President Trump said his meeting with Scarborough and Brzezinski was “very friendly” and thanked them for their “open communication.” According to On Fox News.
In the segment, Hostin further suggested that President Trump wants “national media” and that he wants Fox News to be the only news outlet covering him.
“We must remember that Trump is ushering in the era of fake news,” Hostin said. “He’s the one who brought the alternative facts. He’s the guy who attacked three black female journalists. He’s the guy who canceled it. [CNN host] Press credentials when asking questions to Jim Acosta. So I think this president-elect, I don’t want to say it too much, but he only wants Fox News to cover him and he doesn’t want anything other than the national media, and I think he’s I don’t think it can be done. He is trusted like any other president. ”
Hostin gave Trump a hostile interview with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) on July 31 after ABC News reporter Rachel Scott began her questioning by accusing Trump of racism. He pointed out that. She further denied press clearance in November 2018 when then-CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta got into a heated argument with then-President Trump and blocked the arm of a White House intern who refused to return his microphone. We discussed the fact that it was taken away.
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