Nikki Haley and Charlamagne agree ‘Morning Joe’ co-hosts visited Trump because ‘they saw the ratings tank’

Radio host Charlamagne tha God and former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said the “Morning Joe” co-hosts’ controversial visit to President-elect Donald Trump’s estate was nothing more than a play for ratings.

MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, two of Trump’s fiercest critics in the media, revealed Monday they had a face to face meeting last week with the president-elect at Mar-a-Lago, saying it was an important opportunity for those who disagree to talk to each other.

Haley spoke about the incident on a episode of her SiriusXM show, “Nikki Haley Live,” which will air in its entirety on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 8:00 AM ET.

“Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough tore me up when I said something about voting for Donald Trump or what I agreed with him on, even though I criticized him when I thought he was wrong. I praised him when I thought , he was good. They tore me up,” Haley said of the duo before their abrupt turnaround.

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“But the truth is, it’s not that they suddenly saw the light. It’s that they saw the ratings,” Haley suggested as Charlamagne chuckled in agreement. “I mean, let’s be clear. They then the assessment thought and they realized, ‘Oh, we’d better get on with Donald Trump or we’re not going to have a show.'”

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“It’s a ratings and revenue game,” Charlamagne said. “What I don’t understand is that if you don’t like something that someone says, if you don’t like something that someone does, why not go and talk to the person about it and challenge them right then and there?”

He added that Democrats, some of whom have complained that they need their own liberal media, could begin to change their game plan by simply appearing on the platforms they criticize.

“That’s why I think the biggest problem is, even now, when I see all these liberals, they’re having these conversations about, ‘Oh, the left needs a Joe Rogan,’ or ‘The left needs a conservative network as the right has.’ It’s like, no, how about growing some balls and walking on these platforms. go talk to Joe Rogan?” he said.

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Charlamagne further added that there is one Democrat who seems to be ahead of the curve on this tactic.

“When you look at what Governor Newsom is doing right now, I think it’s a smart strategy. As you know, he’s not my favorite candidate, right? Or anybody that I’m looking to support at the moment. But I like his media strategy,” Charlamagne said, suggesting that by continuing news media like Fox News, Newsom “meets people where they’re at. And I think that’s what a lot of these politicians don’t do. At least the Democratic politicians, they don’t meet people where they’re at.”

The news of the Trump-Scarborough-Brzezinski meeting set off a firestorm on the left MSNBC staff lash out with the co-hosts.

“Cowardice,” responded an MSNBC staffer on Fox News Digital. “Doing exactly what (anti-Trump historian) Tim Snyder warns on our air not to do: obey in advance. It’s disgusting, but frankly not surprising.”

The source said MSNBC’s congregation is now “pretty much contemptuous” of the network’s morning stars, saying it “feels like they’re just being opportunistic.”

Trump, meanwhile, described the meeting as “extremely cordial.”

“I received a call from Joe Scarborough asking for a meeting for him and Mika, and I agreed that it would be a good thing if such a meeting took place,” Trump told Fox News Digital. “A lot of things were discussed and I really appreciated that they wanted to have open communication… In many ways, it’s a shame it wasn’t done a long time ago.

“The meeting ended in a very positive way and we agreed to talk in the future,” he added.

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