Morning Woe: Scarborough, Brzezinski Grovel to 'Fascist' Trump as MSNBC's Fate Hangs in the Balance, Viewers Slam 'Pathetic Betrayal'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "Trump confirmed the meeting in an interview with Fox News.
59% : The hosts initially cultivated a close relationship with Trump, who boosted their ratings by regularly calling into their show.
57% : That relationship soured after Trump secured the Republican nomination and reached its nadir in 2017 after Trump won the presidency.
48% : Trump said he expected other prominent journalists to follow suit -- even the "extremely hostile" ones -- and reiterated his "obligation to the American public, and to our country itself, to be open and available to the press," so long as he is "treated fairly."News of the meeting came amid speculation that a second Trump term could portend the demise of MSNBC in its current form.
31% : Tired of Losing: Why Comcast May Cut Ties With MSNBCMany MSNBC viewers, who often complain that other, more "mainstream" media outlets aren't doing enough to promote partisan invective and racial grievance, were stunned to learn the Morning Joe hosts had met with Trump.
29% : "Saner observers argued that by meeting with Trump, the Morning Joe hosts were desperately trying to save MSNBC from irrelevance (or worse).
19% : Trump raged against "Psycho Joe" and "low I.Q. Crazy Mika" for their biased coverage.
18% : The MSNBC duo described Trump, whom they have repeatedly denounced on their show as a "racist" and a "fascist" in the mold of Adolf Hitler, as "cheerful" and "upbeat" and "interested in finding common ground with Democrats on some of the most divisive issues."
18% : Free Press columnist Eli Lake wondered why Trump would even bother meeting with Joe and Mika "other than to urge them to seek mental health counseling."

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