'Morning Joe' Source: Meeting Trump Was 'F***ing Worth It'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : In a Fox News interview Monday Trump said it was "very important, if not vital, to have a free, fair and open media or press.
51% : According to Trump, the "cordial" meeting took place on Friday morning after Scarborough reached out to set it up.
49% : "Scarborough and Brzezinski revealed on their Monday show they went to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump, after years of vitriolic barbs thrown at each other, to "take a new approach" to thawing their icy relationship.
45% : Brzezinski described Trump as "upbeat," "cheerful," and "interested in finding common ground with Democrats" on divisive issues.
35% : Critics have since accused the two of trying to curry favor with the incoming administration, especially since Trump has verbally targeted nearly every network -- including MSNBC -- with threats of revoking their use of public airwaves.
22% : "Scarborough and Brzezinski said during Monday's Morning Joe that they had spoken to Trump about everything from abortion to illegal immigration to threats against the press.
17% : MSNBC's Katie Phang appeared to subtweet the show on X hours after the announcement, writing that "Normalizing Trump is a bad idea.

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