It was a not-so-merry message.
Former Republican Congressman David Jolly ripped Democrats on MSNBC Friday — particularly the community’s “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski — for giving President-elect Donald Trump “parity to traditional American values.”
Jolly took difficulty with Scarborough and Brezinski, who got here underneath fireplace after assembly with Trump, 78, at his palatial Mar-a-Lago property in Florida two weeks in the past.
“Don’t just say we’re going to give equity to Donald Trump, which some people are doing in the Democratic Party, in media, among the electorate,” Jolly pontificated on “Deadline: White House,” in accordance with a clip shared by Mediaite.
“They’re saying, ‘I just give up. We’re going to give him equity. We’re going to give him parity to traditional American values,’” Jolly continued.
“No, that’s absolutely wrong. You can’t do that. Forgive me for saying this. You can’t go to Mar-a-Lago. You can’t do it,” Jolly mentioned in an overt repudiation of the “Morning Joe” hosts’ try to fix fences after being harsh critics of the twice-elected Trump.
“That’s going to get me in trouble,” he added.
Jolly went on to claim that resistance politics have been the one means ahead for Democrats who “know” they’re “right” however merely misplaced the presidential election.
“The only answer is to double down in holding Donald Trump and his allies accountable and double down on trying to present a democracy that represents all people, even in a losing environment,” he insisted.
The married Scarborough and Brzezinski had a private sit-down with The Don at Mar-a-Lago earlier this month after years of endless and oftentimes deranged criticisms of the as soon as and future president.
The pair have been roundly criticized — together with by Donald Trump Jr. — for showing to “kiss the ring,” and their rankings fell even deeper into the tank after phrase reached MSNBC viewers.
Nonetheless, the “Morning Joe” hosts stood agency and offered their actions as a needed step ahead for the sake of public discourse.
“Five years of political warfare has deeply divided Washington and the country. We have been as clear as we now how in expressing our deep concerns about President Trump’s actions and words in the coarsening of public debate,” Brzezinski mentioned after their go to.
“But for nearly 80 million Americans, election denialism, public trials, Jan. 6 were not as important as the issues that moved them to send Donald Trump back to the White House with their vote,” she continued.
“Joe and I realize it’s time to do something different and that starts with not only talking about Donald Trump, but also talking with him.”
Viewership has dropped off a cliff for not solely “Morning Joe” however all of left-leaning MSNBC since Trump’s historic win — with even the community’s hottest “Rachel Maddow Show” shedding 40% of its viewers.
Jolly is an everyday MSNBC visitor who served as a Republican consultant within the Home for Florida’s thirteenth District from 2014 to 2017. He misplaced his seat to Democrat Charlie Crist in 2016.
