Nikki Haley reveals the real reason Morning Joe hosts went to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump

Former GOP statesmanlike campaigner Nikki Haley ridiculed Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski connected Monday aft they revealed they met with President-elect Donald Trump astatine Mar-a-lago connected Friday.

The celebrated TV mates said they met with Trump to 'restart communications' aft they spent 8 years berating the president arsenic a racist, sexist, misogynistic, fascist.

'Joe and I realized it’s clip to bash thing different, and that starts with not lone talking astir Donald Trump but besides talking with him,' Brzezinski said.

But Haley was not convinced.

'Let’s beryllium clear, Joe and Mika didn’t abruptly spot the light, they saw their ratings,' she wrote connected X. 'They realized they needed Trump for their survival.'

Trump's landslide triumph cratered ratings for MSNBC, arsenic their prime-time viewership has fallen 53 percent from October.

As a statesmanlike campaigner challenging Trump, Haley was celebrated by the amusement hosts connected Morning Joe, but was often criticized for not doing much to publically condemn Trump connected the run trail.

'That says a batch Nikki,' Brzezinski bemoaned aft Haley refused to remark connected a anterior defamation and intersexual battle lawsuit against E. Jean Carroll successful New York.

Brzezinski besides berated Haley for suggesting that Biden could dice successful bureau if helium was reelected president.

'Who does this? I’m sorry, it conscionable seems truly untoward,' she said.

But Scarborough and Brzezinski faced their ain reckoning from their viewers aft the met with the antheral they denounced arsenic acting similar Hitler. 

Fellow left-leaning personalities insisted the brace were 'bending the knee' to sojourn Trump and 'kiss the ring.'

But Scarborough said during the broadcast helium felt a work to sojourn with Trump successful bid to 'provide you insights and amended equip each of america to recognize these profoundly unsettling times.'

'Don’t beryllium mistaken: We’re not present to support oregon normalize Donald Trump,' helium tried to reassure his viewers.

Morning Joe viewers were outraged by the news, arsenic media colleagues condemned the hosts for their evident hypocrisy.

'I don't deliberation you request to beryllium down for ninety minutes astatine Mar-a-Lago and buss his ringing to beryllium capable to talk information and beryllium capable to screen a story, truthful possibly they're not journalists successful the existent sense, possibly they are saying they are sentiment journalists.' The View cohost Sunny Hostin noted connected the amusement Monday.

'Normalizing Trump is simply a atrocious idea. Period,' wrote MSNBC big Katie Phang connected X.com.