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Showing Original Post only (View all)Its Blackmail: Joe and Mika Reveal How White House Threatened Them With National Enquirer [View all]
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/its-blackmail-joe-and-mika-reveal-how-white-house-threatened-them-with-national-enquirer/One of the more fascinating revelations that has come as a result of President Trumps vulgar tweets toward Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski yesterday, was the allegation that the White House threatened Mika and her co-host Joe Scarborough with a negative story planned by National Enquirer.
This stunning claim was first revealed in a Washington Post opinion piece published this morning that was co-written by the morning show hosts and strongly suggests that, under President Trumps direction, the Morning Joe co-hosts felt pressure to somehow do right by the White House, and in exchange the story would be spiked.
On todays riveting interview with the co-hosts who delayed a planned vacation so that they could address this story Joe and Mika went into great detail about this remarkably unsettling episode, which if true, raises remarkably significant questions about the White Houses relationship with a free press.
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If true, the details shared by Scarborough of how senior administration officials alleged pressure on both he and Mika, and how National Enquirer reporters hounded Brzenzkis family members (children!) should send shivers down the spine of anyone who believes in a society that can openly criticize elected officials without fear of reproach.
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Dumpster Fire must resign. Or be impeached. GOPpies, this is blackmail against a former GOPpie congress critter.
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Its Blackmail: Joe and Mika Reveal How White House Threatened Them With National Enquirer [View all]
deminks
Jun 2017
OP
Is anyone talking about how this changed their coverage? They were kind to Trump....
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#7
He is as dirty as the rest of the bunch. The Repukes still control the legislative branch. n/t
rzemanfl
Jun 2017
#8
Yup. Pence either lied about Flynn or is incompetent; maybe both. Add Trump-Republican stench. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2017
#15