Article snippet: 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 ... it's personal sometimes," she said. Another defense of Trump came from Fox News anchor Newt Gingrich, agreed with Hannity. Inside the Trump administration, deputy press secretary Conway told ABC News Chief Anchor Melania Trump's spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, issued a statement Thursday. Later in the day, Grisham said the statement should be read not as a direct defense of or reaction to the president's tweets that morning but as a reiteration of previous statements by the first lady. "As first lady has stated publicly ... when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back 10 times harder," Grisham said. Link to the full article to read more