joe scarborough elaborated on the show. somebody just say that said to me we are all really worried about his emotional state. i'm telling you what somebody said. person he was a year ago. >> just before 9:00 with the president firing back. show."ews or neveray mika brzezinski had a facelift but had skin on her chin tweaked. just last month, mika brzezinski and joe scarborough both told "vanity fair " the president offered to officiate their wedding -- adrianna: we are waiting on a court ruling on hawaii's challenge to the president's new travel ban. just moments before, hawaii filed that motion to allow more exemptions. it stops people from six majority muslim nations from coming to the u.s. unless they have a specific connection like close relatives. , senate republicans are scrambling to rewrite their health care bill. to bring more republican supporters. right now come and gop senators oppose the bill in its current form. mitch mcconnell hopes to have a new version ready to review for today. that would allow the cbo to

of this response of mika brzezinski and joe scarborough. you know the story. they were the targets of a widely condemned just outrageous tweet from the president of the united states. today the cable news anchors alleged the president used the "national enquirer" to try and influence their coverage on their show. >> we got a call that, hey, the "national enquirer" is going to run a negative story against you guys. and it was, you know, donald is friends with -- the president's friends with the guy that runs the "national enquirer." and they said, if you call the president up, and you apologize for your coverage, then he will pick up the phone and basically spike the story. i had -- i will just say, three people at the very top of the administration calling me, and the response was like, are you kidding me? >> well, the president denied that happening. this is what the president tweeted in response. watched low rated "morning joe" for the first time in long time, fake news. he called me to stop a "national enquirer" article. i said no. bad show. and the adminis

and crazy -- >> that's right. >> joe scarborough is a former republican congressman. republican lawmakers -- >> true -- >> -- condemned the tweets from the president. ben sass, the nebraska senator who was quick to punch back. >> the first. >> at the president. i think the first that we all saw. "please just stop. this isn't normal. it's beneath the dignity of your office." lisa murkowski, alaska senator, key in the health care battle, "stop it. the president's platform should be used for more than bringing people down." senator susan collins of maine and the house speaker paul ryan. >> the president did speak eloquently after the shooting of the congressman and others at the congressional baseball game. that's why i was particularly surprised to see him revert to this kind of language. he clearly recognized that he has a role to play in uniting and healing the country. and unfortunately, he threw gasoline on the embers. >> obviously i don't see that as an appropriate comment. what we're trying to do is improve the tone and civility of the debate. and this obviously d

it was joe scarborough who called jared kushner about the upcoming lie story. he then called the president, but officials deny there was any indication that the president would kill the story in exchange. the president himself did not answer questions about the allegation at his joint press conference today. and the white house has not released any official statement on those accusations. joe scarborough, meanwhile, has not responded to cnn's request for additional details on his version of those events. jake? >> thanks so much. we have so much more to talk about including president trump's election fraud commission which is now asking states for the names, dates of birth and voting history of every voter in america. we'll talk to one secretary of state who is saying, no way. stay with us. their experience is coveted. their leadership is instinctive. they're experts in things you haven't heard of. researchers of technologies that one day you will. some call them the best of the best. some call them veterans. we call them our team. take 5, guys. tired of your bl

joe scarborough and mika brzezinski claim top administration officials offered to strike an tabloid that would be embarrassing to them if, if they agreed to apologize to the president for negative coverage of him. tonight the white house denying that. one official says scarborough reached out to trump senior advisor jared kushner about that national inquirer story, but kushner did not offer any kind of quid pro quo. >>> also tonight another presidential tweet may be complicating the republican struggle to repeal and replace obamacare at the same time. the president now opening the door to an immediate repeal with a replacement at a later date. that is a dramatic shift from what he said during the campaign. senate republican leaders failed to finalize a compromise repeal and replace bill by today as they had hoped. the legislation remains stalled because of republican opposition. all this playing out as mr. trump held crucial talks with the south korean president. the nuclear threat from north korea very high on their agenda. mr. trump declaring that america's patience with the kim jong-u

mika brzezinski "low iq crazy mik" and joe scarborough fighter joe. this is after they criticized the president on their show. they were away on vacation, but postponed to respond to the president's tweets this morning. >> he appears to have a fragile, impetuous, childlike ego that we've seen over and over again, especially with women. it's like he can't take it. the white house claims that we attack him. no. we reported his lies. we are upset when he doesn't tell the truth and he bullies people. that is true. >> and they continue to say the president is "not mentally equipped" to continue watching their show. we go live to abc news reporter jenay norman live in washington with the latest. jenay? >> reporter: reggie and jessica, good morning to both of you and happy friday. you know, there is so much going on here in washington, but instead of talking about policy or national security, we're talking about twitter and the tweets that some are calling the latest example of president trump's cyber bullying. this morning they're the tweets heard around th

joe scarborough is now saying that donald trump has changed. i don't think anyone covering the campaign or donald trump for a decade would say they see a different trump. but there's a lot of massaging going on around in this story. >> gloria, i want to hear from you, because we're hearing back and forth from them, looking at you, the legal -- potential legal legs. on either side of this. >> well, we have a free press, and we have a president who has the power of the bully pulpit. we see both of these things happening at the same time. in order for the president to use some press that's friendly to him, you know, he has the right to do that. and that's been happening over centuries of time, but as was pointed out, if there's going to be this type of blackmail, that unless you say positive things about me, i'm going to ruin you personally, that takes it to another level. but the perez ress is in the situation in which they are under threat. people read into what he's saying to say any number of things. is this a threat or is he just being trump?

all new this morning we are now hearing from msnbc's mek mick and joe scarborough. he went after mika brzezinski for allegedly having a face had lift. >> he's so easily played by a cable news host. what is that saying to our allies? what is that saying to our enemies? that this president is so easily played. >> we don't even know how to respond to this as a kcountry. we don't know how to deal with this guy. >> that guy is not done dealing. our scott mcgrew will dig deeper into this issue in about ten minutes. he will explain how the president is responding this morning within the last half an hour. also take a closer look he at the op-eds mika and joe wrote. >>> the fourth of july weekend is here. people will be celebrating barbecues and fireworks shows, it is one of the busiest for firefighters and first responders as well who are called to fires and injuries caused by illegal fireworks. >> it is that balance between celebrating and safety. pete suratos in dublin with the information you need to know if you want to light your fireworks legally. pete, good morning.

visit ncicap.org >> mika brzezinski and joe scarborough spoke out this morning saying in part, quote, we have known mr. trump for more than a decade and have fond memories of our relationship, but that hasn't stopped us criticizing his behavior or worrying about his fitness. they say, we have noticed a change in his behavior over the past few years, perhaps that is neither why we were shocked or insulted by the president's personal attack. later today, president trump will be meeting with the new president of south korea. he is in washington for meetings and the two will speak to reporters, a joint statement coming up at 115. later in the day, the president -- the south korean president will be delivering remarks at the center for strategic and national studies live at 6:00 p.m. eastern. c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. former acting attorney general sali yates who was fired by president trump spoke at the aspen ideas festival in colorad

national enquirer to which joe scarborough said that was a lie. it's just another example of how we're not really in normal times when it comes to the current occupant of the oval office. >> and the tweet that jim was referring to, watched low rated morning joe for the first time in a long time. fake news. he called me to stop the national enquirer to starticle. i said no. bad show. >> this is how he runs an office. if there's anyone who thinks he's changed -- somebody thought this was an old tweet. they thought he retweeted it and it caught fire again. no. this was yesterday. he's in different. and there are moments where he will give a speech, he's talking about policy, but at his core, he is this person that can't let things go, thin skinned and takes offense at something that tv hosts say on the television and won't let it go. >> yeah. i want to show you this poll, david. this was a fox news poll taken before this latest round of tweets. do tweets help or hurt president trump accomplish his agenda? hurt 71%, help 17%. we know this is a preside

referred to joe scarborough as psycho joe and recall the time when he refused to to access to his mar-a lago as. resort and as expected the media spent the entire day with wall to wall coverage of just those tweets and deputy white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders responded to suggestions that the president had gone overboard today the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts by members on that program and i think he's been very clear that when he gets attacked he's going to hit back i think the american people elected somebody who's tough who's smart and who's a fighter and that's not a trend and i don't think that it's a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. for more on this we're being joined now by a conservative talk show host andrea kay and democratic strategist stephanie willis ladies thanks for being with me this evening i'd like to talk about what what potest said in his tweet but not in the way that mean stream media is talking about it we get it that what he did was bad it was insulting we get that this is how donald trump rolls bu

joe scarborough said no. donald trump tweeted that it was not true and thatjoe scarborough called him saying please have the story spiked and donald trump said no. who do you believe? it is not for me to say. this will die down? there will be nothing more said? if you look at the pattern of these stats it probably will. this is not the first time that donald trump has engaged in these very high—profile spats on twitter. he uses a lot of betrayal and he is very insulting. people express outrage and then the world moves on. his twitter behaviour does not seem to be held accountable. there is a more serious allegation that he potentially abused his power, or the white house did, ifjoe scarborough‘s allegations are true. in that they basically threatened a television reporter the details about his personal life would be exposed if he did not toned down his criticism. that is a serious allegation that these are made all the time and nothing seems to happen. the bigger problem for the republican party in congre

joe scarborough spoke about the subject on the show. we got a call that the national enquirer is going to run a negative story against you guys and it was donald is friends with the guy who ru ns donald is friends with the guy who runs the national enquirer. they said if you call the president and you apologise for your coverage then he will pick up the phone and basically spike this story. our correspondent is in washington. this interrupted yesterday when president trump for no specific reason suddenly launched a twitter attack or in meeka in particular. he said sure was bleeding from areas in face—lift. that did not go over very well even with republicans who said it was beneath the dignity of the office of the president for him to in gauge and such vitriol. the presenters went on here and made the allegations you have just heard, that this is an ongoing problem that they have had with the president. they have known him for many years. their relationship has changed over the years. they have become more critical, culminating in the

scarborough. brace yourself. there is what he said -- "i heard poorly rated "morning joe" speaks badly of me. don't watch anymore. how come low-i.q., crazy mika, along with psycho joe, came to mar-a-lago at new year's eve and insisted on joining me. she was bleeding badly from a facelift. i said no." >> despite the nature of the tweets, the president's backers lining up to defend him. chief among them, first lady melania trump who is said to be combating cyber-bullying. that's part of her white house platform. a statement from her office, "as the first lady has stated publicly in the past, when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back ten times harder." the president's strategy is unclear as the tweets pull focus off some very important issues central to his campaign. it also forces lawmakers to once again answer for the president's social media habits. let's bring in white house correspondent sarah murray for more. >> reporter: good morning. well, if premium is having any misgivings -- if pr

joe scarborough quickly firing back, yet another lie. i have texts from your top aides, he said to the president, and phone records. also, those records show i haven't spoken with you in many months. we are told, though, that he did speak, text with the president's son-in-law and a top white house aide jared kushner and while he was hinting he was blackmailed, pressured, a source suggest that all kushner did was tell him to talk to the president directly about all of this. when the host replied the president was mad at him kushner simply suggested he apologized to patch things up. we're told that was not a quid pro quo. either way, the inquirer went with the june 5th story aimed at the tv couples romance and longtime media analyst goldberg says there's too much drama her here. >> i'm sick of both sides. they both have to start to act like grown-ups. the president does and joe scarborough and mika who are being portrayed as innocent victims in all of this, you don't call the president of the united states eschenbach on national television

just discussing the story, because joe scarborough was concerned about it, for obvious reasons. we'll see what bears out as the day goes on. certainly if they felt threatened and it went up to the president, that's a new level here. >> i mean, just to take a step back here. we're talking about the president of the united states basically in a, a, you know, pissing match with host of a cable tv news show. how does this serve his agenda, other than perhaps cathartic for him to kind of lash back out when they are critical of him, but it's just kind of through the looking glass we're even having this conversation, or that somebody in the white house would have been involved with dealing with inquie enkwai enkwaie inquirer" on any level. >> people on his pay roll can go out and fight back and you can punch back without launching a sexist tie ra isist tirade abou involved. that part of it and then a sexist rant and now a question, a question, a he said ledsaid/h potential abuse of power. i'm not sure what the question s. a media story. set that aside a minute. two other tracks on whic

that is in reference to president trump's vulgar tweets targeting msnbc morning hosts joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. members of his own party have called on hi m totone it down and the morning host today fired back. meg oliver has more. >> yesterday was just another example of how deeply personal he is. >> reporter: joe scarborough and mika brzezinski delayed their vacation to respond to the twitter accounts from president trump. >> he is so easily played. by a cable news host. now, what is that saying to our allies? what is that saying to our enemies? >> reporter: friday morning the president jumped back into the feud. just before 9:00 a.m., he tweetetc joe for first time in long time. fake news. the president sparked a fire storm thursday when he took to twitter to call the show's anchors low iq mika and psycho joe claiming brzezinski was bleeding badly from a facelift when she visited mar-a-lago this past winter. the host wrote this in the morning post characterizing his actions against an unrelenting assault against women. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were quick to c

joe scarborough compares donald trump to a kid pooping his pants. it really, joe? >> it's like... a kid pooping his pants and then saying i meant to do that. >> it's like someone pooping their pants and saying its modern art. don't you understand? >> sean: joe scarborough speculates donald trump is vladimir putin's hostage. >> it's hard to believe putin doesn't have anything on trump. there seems to be no guardrails here. >> they make these decisions time and time again in a way that makes it appear that they are hostages. that is vladimir putin's hostage. >> sean: joining us now, herman cain. herman, joe scarborough is one of the lowest rated shows ever in cabell. he always has. he has always had delusions of grandeur. he has begged for jobs here and that he be the president. he's really just an arrogant, pompous jack -- but the way him and his fiancee, mika, are treating this -- it's a constant refrain over there. >> they have taken it to a new low. they have no evidence, no facts, no message. they have no class, they have lost all of that integrity to those people who know what

. >> don't i remember joe scarborough in the audience when president trump is giving the state of the union address. been the trump's state of theto union. i o haven't been to any of these things and now all of a sudden he's part of a bad lounge act on the congo line of freaks at msnbc. it's nice to know we finally found where the liberals draw the line. they weren't bothered by bill clinton. bill clinton accused of rape and molesting, and sexually attacking women in the oval office. they said that was a personal matter. they weren't bothered by ted kennedy, the lying of the senate. they weren't bothered by another president who had an affair with a mobster's girlfriend, an east german spy, and an under age intern. the liberals and the moderates are very worked up by it. n. jacked up the ratings for that nonsensical show that i never watch. scarborough and scarborough and company. here's the bottom line, you attack a man repeatedly, who was an accomplished man, who was a man's man. you attack him personally, you attack him for his looks, for his genitalia, and at some point, a man's g

>> don't i remember joe scarborough in the audience with president trump was giving his state of the union address? he spent tamara lago. he's been to the state of the human. now all of a sudden, he's part of the conga line of left wing freaks they call over at msnbc. we've finally found where the liberals draw the line. it's nice to know. they weren't bothered by bill clinton, he was accused of molesting women in the oval office. they said that was a personal manner. they weren't bothered by ted kennedy in chappaquiddick. or another president who had an affair with an east german spy and was an underaged intern. i get it, the liberals are all very upset about it. the only reason i object to what the president did with this tweet was because he jacked up the ratings for that nonsensical show that i never watched. scarborough and scarborough and company. here's the bottom line. you attack a man repeatedly who is a proud accomplished man, a man's man. you attack him personally for his looks. for his genitalia. at some point, a man is going to stand up. you want him to act presidential?

mika brzezinski and joe scarborough, host of morning joe are delaying vacation in order to respond to president trump's twitter attack. that attack happened yesterday, the host respond today but the white house defended trump's tweets after being asked that the president went too far. >> i don't think so. i mean, i think that the president has been attacked by that program and he's been very clear that when he gets attacked, he's going to hit back. i think the american people elected somebody who is tough and smart and a fighter and that's donald trump donald trump and i don't think that's a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. cheryl: fire with fire, look at this, a new fox news poll conducted right before trump's tweet about brzenzinski say 70% tweets are hurting the agenda to 17% that are helping to the agenda. lauren: so much to be talking about instead of tweeting. one factor in the big stock market selloff yesterday, let's talk about what's ahead for this month with david nelson, chief strategists at bell point, good to see you. >> good to see you. we saw the tech

scarborough and micco brzezinski. the president tweeted "i heard poorly rated "morning joe" speaks badly of me then how come low iq crazy mika and crazy joe came to mar-a-lago and insisted on joining me. she was bleeding bad from a face-lift. i said no. >> i was stunned when i saw that and -- i was, too. >> it's not just us. i mean, there were all kinds of even gop lawmakers who came out -- i know one republican senator who is a frequent critic of the president tweeted please just stop. this isn't normal. it's beneath the dignity of your office and that's just one of several but i was stunned that you attack somebody personally when you're the president of the united states. >> even speaker ryan even came out and said, you know, this is not appropriate for the president to be saying these types of things. >> but the question is can anybody stop it. >> right. >>we asked you guys about this on facebook, have the president's tweets gone too far. denise wrote whether you support him or not this is not okay. >> gus chimed

donald trump, joe scarborough, mika brzezinski. we know that mike and joe are going to get married. i will broker this deal. have donald trump marry you. >> kat: i don't think that's going to work. >> eboni: from a woman's perspective, and i appreciate the deputy press secretary talking about president trump being a fighter and people wanting a tough fighter. there is not a lot that's top about calling out somebody on their face left and once you do it, there's not a lot of turning back. i could see joe for giving it. >> eric: talking about the face-lift. >> kat: whatever, eric. oh, my gosh. eric, please. don't say that, because you don't think that. >> eric: maybe he was kidding. >> kat: maybe he was but he's not a fighter. face-lift, whatever. maybe she did, maybe she didn't but who cares. when i get older, i'm going to have somebody face-lift. i'm going to get all the plastic surgery in the world and i feel blessed i would hopefully have enough money to do so and have my face looking dope for as long as i can possibly have it. that shouldn't be an insult. >> eboni: by the time yo

back to mika brzezinski and joe scarborough's piece today in "the washington post." they go on to write this, that mr. trump claims we asked to join him at mar-a-lago three nights in a row, that is false. he also claimed he refused to see us, that's laughable. the president-elect invited both of us to a dinner and joe attended because mika didn't want to go. after listening to him talk about his policy plans he was asked by the disappointed trump the next day if mika could visit mar-a-lago that night. she reluctantly agreed to go. after we arrived he pulled us in his living quarters with his wife melania where we had a conversation and declined his invitation to attend a new year's eve party and he said he was bleeding from a face-lift, that's a lie. putting away a an obsession with women's blood, mika was perfectly intact as pictures reveal. the president's attack against another woman's looks compel us to report mika never had a face-lift. if she had it would be evident to anyone watching morning joe on their high definition tv. she did have a little skin under her

joe scarborough, that cringeworthy hate. and it is a screen against donald trump donald trump. wow, it is called "mystified." hit it. ♪ i'm looking inside ♪ i have been mystified ♪ by what i have small ♪ i, i'm looking inside ♪ and i've been terrified by who i saw ♪ >> sean: [laughs] i don't even know what to say.no you two are so weird. you have lost it. i will still pay for counseling for years. the only thing mystifying other than why scarborough made that cringe inducing video is why the liberal h morning host is so obsessed with trashing the president, maybe he should take a check from the song and look inside himself and ask himself if his daily bias coverage is really good for america. by the way, joe, we are sorry dude did not get hired by fox. i know you tried hard. and coming up, of varying important question of the day straight ahead. ♪ and your symptoms have left you with the same view, it may be time for a different perspective. if other treatments haven't worked well enough, ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just

right now, you've seen the president's tweets about joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. people across party lines are responding to this. responding to the president criticizing them. virginia congresswoman barbara comsto comstock, a republican said yes, the tweet went too far. please stop. another republican, senator susan collins says this has to stop. we all have a job, three branches of government and media. sara huckabee sanders says the president was defending himself against attacks from quote, the liberal media. >>> we're ready for -- rushern baker. >> sturgis county executive rushern baker kicked off his campaign for governor of maryland. in addition to his campaign talks, he defended the ceo of the school district against allegations of the allegations are being investigated by the state board of education. kevin maxwell says claims that grades were changed to boost high school graduation rates are false. county executive baker is rejecting a call by the local naacp to hold off in renewing maxwell's contract. >> not at all. absolutely not at all. we signed the

this pointed attack at msnbc "morning joe" hosts joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. >> i don't see that as an appropriate comment. >> the president of the united states ought to be modeling the best of behavior. he should be an example for children. >> do you regret your tweets this morning at all? >> reporter: the white house defended it. >> when the president gets hit, he's going to hit back harder. >> reporter: president trump under fire from the media with his travel ban in effect and back in court. and the justice department has until monday to respond to that latest challenge from hawaii. back to you. >> thank you very much, tracy. certainly not the end of that conversation. >>> well, back here at home san jose's minimum wage will jump by more than a dollar starting tomorrow. >> bob redell joins us live with what kind of impact this will have on many workers in the south bay. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam and kris. the city of san jose estimates that this new minimum wage hike will impact about 115,000 workers within the city limits. if you're not f

>> the president received a lot of backlash when he insulted mika brzezinski and joe scarborough on twitter. kpix 5's jackie ward joins us with more. so they postponed vacation to respond to these tweets? >> this is not how they expected their holiday weekend to begin. the hosts responded less than an hour ago an basically said they are fine but the country is not. with president trump as our leader. mika and joe plan to start their 4th of july vacation but didn't go to answer questions following the so-called tweet storm. on their show yesterday, mika and joe criticized the president as usual and that's when president trump went on twitter calling the anchors low iq crazy mika and psycho joe. >> i'm fine. my family brought me up really tough. this is absolutely nothing. but i think for me, personally. but i am very concerned as to what this once again reveals about the president of the united states. it's strange. >> yesterday's white house briefing deputy press secretary sarah huckabee sanders defended the president saying that he was merely standing up for himself. >> the preside

joe scarborough's version of events and the president had a different version of events. that will play out and perhaps we'll learn more of what the truth is there. what is so, i think, believable is that just from what we know about how president trump operates, he becomes obsessed with these kinds of things. so you can imagine multiple conversations from three senior white house aides to scarborough saying, if you -- never mind -- forget the threat part for a moment. saying, you know, if you get on the phone and apologize to him it may about good thing. you could easily imagine donald trump saying to his aides, by the way, is scarborough going to apologize or not? you can see why his senior aides would want that to happen to move on to other things. this has happened time and again. i think it does give us a little more insight how donald trump becomes so obsessed and completely focused on things that have absolutely nothing to do with his job. >> and the tweet from joe scarborough, put it up on the screen now. after the story. he's the one who raised the issue of "the

scarborough, "psycho joe." the string of insults came after brazinski criticized the president on her show. this morning, she and her co-host hit back hard. >> i will insult him over the muslim ban or say that he's a racist. i'll say he's a racist with what he said about david duke. all of these things through the year. and for some reason, he always goes after mika. >> mm-hmm. >> and it's always personal with mika. he attacks women because he fears women. >> he has a fixation. >> brazinski and scarborough were supposed to be on vacation today. they postponed that to go on the air and respond to the president this morning. they also wrote an opinion piece. do you see the title there? "donald trump is not well." the article says "our concerns about his unmoored behavior go far beyond the personal. america's leaders and allies are asking themselves yet again whether this man is fit to be president." this morning, the president's counselor, kellyanne conway, came to the president's defense on "good morning america

scarborough, "psycho joe." the string of insults came after brazinski krit criesed the president on her show. this morning, she and her co-host had quite the response. >> i will insult him over the muslim ban or say that he's a racist. i'll say he's a racist with what he said about david duke. all of these things through the year. and for some reason, he always goes after mika. and it's always personal with mika. he attacks women because he fears women. >> he had a fixation. >> brazinski and scarborough were supposed to be on vacation today, but they postponed that to respond to the president's tweets. that's how big of a story this has become. they also wrote an opinion piece in the "washington post," and the title of it, "donald trump is not well." in that piece, they wrote, "our concerns about his unmoored behavior go far beyond the personal. america's leaders and allies are asking themselves yet again whether this man is fit to be president." this morning the president's counselor, kellyanne conway, came to

joe scarborough claiming three white house officials said they could stop a negative story from running in "the national enquirer" if the hosts scaled back their ongoing criticism of the president. >> and they said, if you call the president up and you apologize for your coverage, then he will pick up the phone and basically spike this story. >> they were calling they were calling close friends. >> you're talking about "the national enquirer." >> reporter: that prompting the president to tweet, it was the other way around. he called me to stop a "national enquirer" article. i said no. tonight the "enquirer" saying, at no time did we threaten either joe or mika or their children in connection with our reporting on the story. we have no knowledge of any discussions between the white house and joe and mika about our story and absolutely no involvement in those discussions. in analysis by nbc news of back issues for the past several years during his campaign and his presidency found many pro-trump headlines and stories and few critical of mr. trump. the "enquirer" helped him launch hz presi

scarborough. also at the briefing remarks from homeland security secretary john kelly

howie: and on-air rebuttal from the fox prime time host. >> joe scarborough calling the president of the united states a schmuck. it's emotionally unhinged coverage has been none other than msnbc's liberal joe. howie: he tweeted back, you are obsessed. and hannity tweeted scar were poe was an obama suck-up and disgrace. but they won't have one thing in common. they love a good brawl. that's it for this edition of "mediabuzz." go to our home page and download our podcast. great to see you. we are back here next sunday. we'll see you then with the more stuff on trump and the media

i heard poorly rated morning joe, referring to joe scarborough speaks badly of me. don't watch anymore. then how come low iq crazy micmikawith psycho joe came to mar-a-lago around new year's eve and insisted on joining me. she was bleeding badly from a face lift, i said no. what is the white house saying about why that went out? >> look, i don't think that the president's ever been someone who gets attacked and doesn't push back. there have been outrageous number of personal attacks, not just to him but to frankly everyone around him. please that personally attack me many times. this is a president who fights fire with fire and certainly will not be allowed to be bullied by liberal media or liberal elites in hollywood or anywhere else. >> bill: i get it but is that necessary? >> look, i think what's necessary is to push back against unnecessary attacks on the president both personally. i have seen far worse things come out of that show. again, directed not just at the president but everyone around him, personal attacks, mean, hateful attacks. again this president is

host: what would you tell joe scarborough? guest: take a deep breath. what happens is people start here and they walk out of a limb and now they are way over here and you need to stop and go back to the tree and rethink what you are saying. i think it's part of the polarization of the country. julie's decided we are them and he is -- joe has decided we are them and he is the other side and he has to have definition the negative and destructive. host: joining us from florida, with former house speaker newt gingrich. caller: good rning. mr. speaker, nice talking to you. i've always wanted to. these democrats are pretty nasty today. wholeame right out of the -- the hole and jumped on you. it's amazing. guest: i agree. caller: i have to ask you a question, it's not about what we have been talking about, it's about district six in georgia. they got a carpetbagger down got this otherve lady who's running was a much better candidate and this guy -- you can't even vote down there. what is your opinion? it's your old district in dr. prices district, but what's g

and alleging that during a visit to mar-a-lago over new year's eve with co-host and fiance joe scarborough she was bleeding badly from a face-lift. the co-hosts responding today. the president's petulant personal attack compels us to say that mika didn't have a face-lift. she did have skin under her chin tweaked but this wasn't a secret. >> he should resign. >> i think it's so blatantly sexist i don't know there's a question about it. >> reporter: even many republicans who the president needs to carry out hi republican senator lisa murkowski from alaska tweeting, stop it. the presidential platform should be used for more bringing people down. >> the president's tweet was completely inappropriate. >> tweets like this are inconsistent with the greatness of the country and the office. >> obviously i don't see that as an appropriate comment. >> reporter: even conservative pundits weighing in. bill cristal calling the president a pig and commentator erick erickson tweeted, my god, someone go smash his phone, please. both scarborough and brzezinski previously had a cordial relationship with the

trump slammed anchors joe scarborough and mika brzezinski calling "morning joe" poorly rated. he went on to say she insisted on joining him at mar-a-largo around new year's and she was bleeding from a facelift. the tweets rubbed quite a few the wrong way. the abc7 instapoll tonight how would you describe the president's tweets? self-defense or online bullying? go to wjla.com/votenow to weigh in. take a listen to how some in our area are reacting to this. >> it's what we have seen in this presidency. everything is fair game. it seems like a total hypocrisy and i don't find it surprising. >> i think people should ignore this. this is a distraction from looking at the underlying issues. nancy: the white house reacting to trump's tweets a few hours ago. jonathan: there are so many issues on the table people are discussing. this is taking everyone's attention. scott thuman is breaking it all down for us. secretary ofscott: yeah, well, e white house is firmly defending the president's tweets saying he is taking heat from all si

howie: and on-air rebuttal from the fox prime time host. >> joe scarborough calling the president of the united states a schmuck. it's emotionally unhinged coverage has been none other than msnbc's liberal joe. howie: he tweeted back, you are obsessed. and hannity tweeted scar were poe was an obama suck-up and disgrace. but they won't have one thing in common. they love a good brawl. that's it for this edition of "mediabuzz." go to our home page and download our podcast. great to see you. we are back here next sunday. we'll see you then with the more stuff on trump and the media coverage. we'll be there with the latest buzz. [♪] eric: attorney general jeff sessions is set to appear before the senate intelligence committee tuesday. it will be his turn in the spotlight coming on the heels of testimony from former f.b.i. director james comey. we know what he will be asked about. russia, kislyak and everything else. arthel: attorney general sessions set to go under oath to answer questions about russian meddling into the elections. eric:

this morning, he referred to joe scarborough as psycho. the outburst, knock him off-message. but the sharpest words may be coming from the hosts themselves. this morning, joe scarborough and mika fired back at the president, writing, america's leaders and allies are asking themselves whether this man is fit to be president. we have our doubt. it's disturbing that the president of the united states keeps up his assault on women. overnight, president trump hosting the president of south korea, but unable to escape the mounting firestorm taking aim at mika. the president calling her low i.q. crazy mika. and alleging that when she was mar-a-lago, she was bleeding badly from a face-lift. the co-host responding today. although it's no one's business, the president's attack against someone's look, reports that mika never had a face-lift. she had skin under her chin tweaked but this was hardly a state secret. democrats outraged. >> he should resign. >> it's so blatantly sexist. i don't know if there's a question about it. >> reporter: and even many republicans, who the president need

scarborough. also at the briefing remarks from homeland security secretary john kelly i want to thank the leaders of the judiciary committee and secretary kelly for being with us today. this afternoon the house will take action on two initiatives to keep america safe. the first is the case law a as o notice is named after case stunningly murdered two years ago in san francisco by an illegal immigrant who had been deported several times. he should not have been here and she should not have died. so this initiative will tough and the penalties. the second measure gives the government the authority to withhold grant from cities that fail tstudies thatfailed to cool law enforcement. by disregarding the rule of law, sanctuary cities are putting lives at risk and we cannot tolerate that. everyday secretary kelly leads professionals around the country and around the world quite frankly who are charged with keeping our homeland safe and they make incredible sacrifices. our job is to make sure the professi

plus another tweet from the president and his ongoing battle with morning joe hosts joe scarborough and mika burzynski after the two responded in a scathing op-ed this morning. >> i don't see that as an appropriate comment. what we are trying to do around here is improve the tone and civility of debates. this doesn't help do that. whoooo. looking for a hotel that fits... ...your budget? tripadvisor now searches over 200 sites to find you the hotel you want at the lowest price. grazie, gino! find a price that fits. tripadvisor. the future isn't silver suits anit's right now.s, think about it. we can push buttons and make cars appear out of thin air. find love anywhere. he's cute. and buy things from, well, everywhere. how? because our phones have evolved. so isn't it time our networks did too? introducing america's largest, most reliable 4g lte combined with the most wifi hotspots. it's a new kind of network. xfinity mobile. >> heather: with the president's agenda stalling in congress, "the wall street journal"'s dan henniker suggests it may be time for the president to go it alone in an

msnbc's joe scarborough and mika brezinski. trump tweeting this morning i heard poorly rated morning joe speak badly of me. don't watch anymore. then how come low iq crazy mika along with a cycle joe came tomorrow lago three nights in a row around new year's eve and insisted on joining me? she was bleeding badly from a facelift. i said no. sarah huckabee sanders was defending her bosses right to respond to his critics. >> i don't think the president has ever been someone who gets attacked and doesn't push back. there have been an outrageous number of people attacking everyone around him. he will not be bullied by liberal media and liberal leaks within the media. >> sandra: this morning, she said the president is destroying the country, calling him a liar and making fun of his hand size. joe scarborough responding with retweets. governor, do you defend this move by the president? >> mike: everybody knows donald trump, certainly those of us made it clear that if you hit me, i'll hit you back ten times harder. anyone who didn't ge

but it was the tweets that he dropped on thursday, mocking anchors micah, and joe scarborough, that continues to dominate headlines. >> it is unbelievably alarming that this psi easily played. he is so easily played by a cable news host. >> the president's inner circle saying he has the right to take on the cable news critics? it is incredible to watch people play arm chair psychologist, outwardly ridiculing the president's physicalties, mental state, calling him names, then all the sudden fainting shock when he wants to fight back and re defends himself. >> bipartisan backlash. >> stop, stop, the disrespect. >> i think it is so blatently sexist, i don't know that there is any question about it. >> it is certainly not helpful. and it is not presidential. the president needs to stay focus the, we have agenda. >> healthcare topping the agenda, the president tweeting this morning, if republican senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately repeal, and then, replace at a later date. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is hoping to get a revised version to la

the president lashed out at msnbc anchors joe scarborough and mika brzezinski singling out her disparaging remarking about her intelligence and appearance. a number of congressional republicans rebuking the president. white house saying, quote, he fights fire with fight. meanwhile the investigation into russian entire fierce into the presidential election are heating up. the house intelligence committee is threatening to sum the white house for information about recordings president trump suggested he had of his conversations with former fbi director james comey. and on the senate side, investigators are looking at possible obstruction of justice related to comey's firing, as well as potential financial ties between trump associates and russia. at the same time, the white house is confirming that president trump will meet with russian president vladimir putin at the g20 summit in germany next week. it will be their first face-to-face encounter since mr. trump took office. we're covering all of that. much more this hour with our gefrt including the former chair of the hillary clinton presid