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President Donald Trump’s latest tweets spread with the viral yet numbing familiarity that only comes when this president does such outrageous things with his preferred mode of communication. Trump deserves to be criticized for his latest petty, nasty and arguably sexist attack, aimed at MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski. It drew bipartisan condemnation, and a near-universal recognition that it does nothing to help advance the president’s agenda. But we’ve been here before.

Presidential counselor Joe Scarborough. "The president normally does not draw first blood. He is a counter-puncher," Conway told ABC News Chief Anchor facelift. "I didn’t say I endorsed his attacks; I never said that," Conway said on "

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski have been roundly condemned by members of both political parties, but some public figures have defended him. Few of those coming to his defense, however, are from outside the administration or the president's family. Mitt Romney, replied that political vitriol can hit home. "I've been a daughter of a candidate and I've been a niece of a candidate ...

President Donald Trump invited media into the Oval Office to observe a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in this morning, but while the leaders wished to talk about trade negotiations and North Korea, the photo opportunity began in a frenzy as a lamp was nearly knocked off a table, which clearly did not amuse the U.S.

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Posted at 10:01 am on June 30, 2017 by Jay Caruso The feud between Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough, and Mika Brzenzski with President Donald Trump heated up on Friday morning when Scarborough related a possible blackmail story involving The National Enquirer. According to Scarborough, White House staff called him and said the National Enquirer had a story about Joe and Mika they were going to run and that President Trump would have them spike it if Joe called the President and apologized for their coverage of the president.