The ‘Morning Joe’ host feared ‘retaliation’ and fueled the meeting with Trump

Another insider close to the situation said Scarborough and Brzezinski believed a conversation with Trump “could assuage his potential desire for reckless revenge and thus destroy any possibility of headlines of a Gaetz witch hunt or legal torture campaign.” have to endure,” the outlet said.

While the Morning Joe hosts faced backlash for traveling to Mar-a-Lago, Trump said during an appearance on Fox News that the meeting was “very cordial.”

Trump said “a lot of things were discussed” during the meeting and noted that he “really appreciated the fact that they wanted to communicate openly.”

He added: “The meeting ended on a very positive note and we agreed to speak in the future.”

Meanwhile, Gaetz withdrew his name from nomination for attorney general amid investigations into the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into his allegations of sexual misconduct.