Joe Scarborough launches into furious, days-long tweetstorm after reporter suggests he 'partied' with Trump
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Scarborough, the former Republican congressman, lambasted the reporter, Sopan Deb, for pushing what he called "fake news" and for "making up facts."
Scarborough insisted he was only at the event for a brief amount of time before it began. He said he was attempting to set up an interview with Trump. Scarborough and his cohost Mike Brzezinski have come under fire repeatedly for what many in media believe is a far too cozy relationship with the president-elect.
Deb had originally posted a screenshot from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman's story detailing the New Year's Eve gala. Haberman wrote that the hosts were in attendance, but did not categorize their appearance as having "partied" with Trump.
Scarborough went on to call Deb a "hack":
Deb said he should've chosen a different word for his tweet than "partied," writing that "attended" would have been more accurate. But he did not back off after Scarborough went on offense.
Scarborough then went into an eight-part response detailing, in his words, what went down during his appearance at Mar-a-Lago. And he was nowhere near done after that.
Deb, who is heading to a reporting job with the Times, took umbrage at Scarborough's comparison of his situation with Bradlee, the legendary Washington Post editor, and Brokaw, the longtime face of NBC News.
An enraged Scarborough continued to take aim at Deb, posting a roughly 20 tweets subsequently throughout Sunday. Some took issue with Deb. Others took aim at those siding with the CBS News reporter, such as Brian Fallon, the former campaign spokesman for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. And more were posted to further his defense of attending the event, which he claimed was only for an extremely brief period and while he was wearing street clothes.
On Monday, Haberman posted a photo of Scarborough from the event along with other photos she had received. This prompted Scarborough to continue his lengthy tweetstorm on the subject. He continued taking shots at Deb and other prominent reporters.
Haberman asked Scarborough in her own series of tweets about what had changed since the night before, when he suggested he was fine with her story. She also said it's "known" that Scarborough and Trump have a relationship.
Morning Joe's hosts partied with Trump last night at Mar-A-Lago. Last year, Trump publicly thanked them for support. https://t.co/gLHtsOloph pic.twitter.com/6znKSoNf67
- Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) January 1, 2017
Partied? You're very good at pushing fake news. You should write for CNN. Apparently making up facts is fine if you're writing about us. https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Last year, Trump publicly thanked David Axelrod for his support. Stop being such a hack. https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
One of the more entertaining aspects of media coverage of media is how so many who blast Trump for half truths attack us with half truths. https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Last year I said Trump's campaign was racist, xenophobic and disqualifying. But be snide while making facts up. Partied? Not even close. https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Yeah. I'm tired of hacks attacking politicians for lies and false narratives and then doing the same to us. https://t.co/d74af4qxJU
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Does @CBSNews know that you just make shit up on your twitter feed? https://t.co/mCe0EYghRB
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Wow. He says he chases Trump for CBS. You mean he even lies on his Twitter bio? I'm not surprised. https://t.co/xgengRyfAK
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
You're defending a guy who lied about me and you're telling me to be careful? I think you have that backwards. You be careful. Facts matter. https://t.co/5YE0necdu8
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Agreed! Facts matter: so you weren't at Mar-A-Lago on New Years Eve? You called it fake news, so let's get this right. https://t.co/M8ByaSXHBE
- Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) January 1, 2017
I imagine you repeated that last night at Mar-A-Lago, @JoeNBC. Before the ball dropped, maybe even. https://t.co/xpiRV0JQKz
- Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) January 1, 2017
1. I "partied" last night by watching Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters with my kids. Then watched the Mariah Carey dumpster fire.
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
2. Around 7pm, I had a preset meeting with PEOTUS before his party trying to set up an interview (much like reporters at CBS & NYT do.
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
3. The event was black tie. Both Mika and I were in casual clothes, did not attend the party, and left before any "partying" began.
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
4. Nothing that Mika and I did in setting up this meeting was any different than what all good reporters and news hosts try to do daily.
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
5. Anyone suggesting otherwise is a hypocrite who ignores what great journalists from Ben Bradlee to Tom Brokaw have done for years.
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
6. I hope we get the interview.
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
7. Stop lying about us.
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
8. Happy New Year
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
I can't think of a presidential candidate who thanked Brokaw and Bradlee for their support, but I'm just a liar who makes up news. https://t.co/Hjq5XF3dD1
- Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) January 1, 2017
So you double down when you get caught in a lie. How...interesting. https://t.co/tN6pdBmcC3
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Yes. You lied. And you are digging a deeper whole. Trump also thanked Axelrod. Stop. Digging. You're embarrassing yourself. https://t.co/5hzO20TG7P
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
In street clothes. We made the radical decision to follow the path provided by the Secret Service. The pic was in front of metal detectors. https://t.co/RZgnErXsWH
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Yeah. If you define a national treasure as someone who likes lying about others. https://t.co/Flb5GBDZ77
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
I don't know about you, but journalists I know "show up" when the scheduler sets the time. It stops one from being restrained by the USSS. https://t.co/KtejGb0u9M
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
How's Wisconsin in the fall?
Oh wait. Never mind. https://t.co/FrRHhDKfSW
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 1, 2017
Btw, my issue is not with your story. It's with the mischaracterization of it by someone else that we were "partying." All good. https://t.co/P0C0Wr8ypk
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
More pic.twitter.com/R2j9uIvAU7
- Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 2, 2017
This sure looks like an ideal location to have a journalistic meeting about an interview on NYE, @JoeNBC. Look forward to seeing the result. https://t.co/Ij892g7k5Y
- Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) January 2, 2017
Great journalistic work on your part. This is critical to America and the world. I'm "behind a wine glass" for 30 seconds. Good God! https://t.co/gAF5l20XkT
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
More: Maggie Haberman did not try to contact me before putting me in a story saying I was a "reveler" at Trump's NYE party. I was not. https://t.co/8AxPlkjZpH
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Several reporters said you should've called to confirm I was a "reveler" at a party I did not attend, was not invited to & not dressed for. https://t.co/OZXRI7HyKg
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
I do have an issue with one NYT reporter painting me in a false light without calling me, & a future NYT reporter adding another false fact. https://t.co/OZXRI7HyKg
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Pick. Up. The. Phone. And. Ask.
I'm went where the USSS directed me to the foot of the stairs. I'm standing with the PEOTUS going upstairs. https://t.co/KTD4BpcZdo
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Someone showed you a picture. You email and text me when you have questions. You should've done it in this situation and checked your story. https://t.co/KTD4BpcZdo
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Oh, you're back. What's your lie of the day? https://t.co/HAh9BBVwpP
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
You get caught lying then double down and triple down. You know the truth and yet you just can't stop sending out snide tweets. Wow. https://t.co/HAh9BBDVyh
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Is this what Bill Clinton meant when he said we're in a post-fact world? https://t.co/HC617Vuv2C
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
Facts are stubborn things.
- Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017
@JoeNBC I ask again - what changed since last night when you were fine with it?
- Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 2, 2017
@JoeNBC you had no issue with the description last night or the story. Your issue was with Sopan. What changed?
- Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 2, 2017
@JoeNBC There is one person turning this into a thing and it isn't me. As I noted last night, "partied" was not my word.
- Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 2, 2017
@JoeNBC You're in a photo standing among revelers. I'm not sure what's inaccurate. I also didn't and don't think it's a big deal.
- Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 2, 2017
@ijackmulcahy @SopanDeb and for record, I still don't think this is a big deal. He's got a relationship with Trump and it's known.
- Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 2, 2017
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