Joe Scarborough is furious with journalists covering President-elect Donald Trump for how they characterized the appearance of both the “Morning Joe” host and his MSNBC co-host, Mika Brzezinski, at Trump’s New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday night.
On Sunday and Monday, Scarborough sent a flurry of tweets blasting several reporters, taking particular exception to the suggestion that he had “partied” with Trump. Scarborough insisted he was simply there trying to land an inauguration interview.
The brouhaha emerged after Maggie Haber man, a reporter for the New York Times, noted that Scarborough and Brzezinski were among the high-profile guests at Trump’s “Gatsby-like” soiree. Though Scarborough disputed the accuracy of the report, the Times story had simply and accurately noted his attendance at the event.
Scarborough fired off in a series of tweets accusing the Times of “lying about us.”
Scarborough sparred with Haberman:
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. twitter.com/maggienyt/stat…
Pick. Up. The. Phone. And. Ask.
I'm went where the USSS directed me to the foot of the stairs. I'm standing with the PEOTUS going upstairs. twitter.com/maggienyt/stat…
But the MSNBC host was particularly irked by Sopan Deb, a CBS News staffer who will soon join Haberman at the Times.
Morning Joe's hosts partied with Trump last night at Mar-A-Lago. Last year, Trump publicly thanked them for support. nytimes.com/2017/01/01/us/…
“Last year I said Trump’s campaign was racist, xenophobic and disqualifying,” Scarborough wrote. “Partied? Not even close.”
Last year I said Trump's campaign was racist, xenophobic and disqualifying. But be snide while making facts up. Partied? Not even close. twitter.com/sopandeb/statu…
“I imagine you repeated that last night at Mar-A-Lago, @JoeNBC,” Deb replied. “Before the ball dropped, maybe even.”
I imagine you repeated that last night at Mar-A-Lago, @JoeNBC. Before the ball dropped, maybe even. twitter.com/joenbc/status/…
During the presidential campaign, the “Morning Joe” hosts initially clashed with Trump before finding common ground with the president-elect.
As their Twitter feud escalated Monday, Scarborough accused Deb of creating “fake news.”
“Note to NYT Editors,” Scarborough wrote. “This is Day 2 your future employee sends out misleading tweets. Today, [it’s] worse [because] he knows the facts but continues.”
He added: “I’m just not spending another year being lied about over objectively verifiable facts.”
This sure looks like an ideal location to have a journalistic meeting about an interview on NYE, @JoeNBC. Look forward to seeing the result. twitter.com/maggienyt/stat…
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