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

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

Haley spoke about the incident on an episode of her SiriusXM show, “Nikki Haley Live,” which will be released in full on Wednesday, November 27 at 8 a.m. ET.

“Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough tore me apart 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 that it’s not like they suddenly saw the light. It’s that they saw the ratings,” Haley suggested, as Charlamagne chuckled and agreed. “I mean, let’s be clear. They saw the ratings drop and realized, ‘Oh, we better keep going with Donald Trump or we won’t have a show.'”

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

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

“That’s why I think the biggest problem is that even as I see all these liberals, they’re having conversations about, ‘Oh, the left needs a Joe Rogan’ or ‘The left needs a conservative network like the right.’ has.’ It’s like, no, how about growing some balls and going to these platforms? Why don’t you go talk to Joe Rogan?’ he said.

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Charlamagne further added that there is one Democrat who appears to be leading the way with this tactic.

“If you look at what Governor Newsom is doing right now, I think it’s a smart strategy. Like, he’s not my favorite candidate, right? Or whoever I want to support right now. But I like his media strategy,” Charlamagne said, suggesting that by turning to news outlets like Fox News, Newsom is “meeting people where they are.” do not gather people where they are.”

News of the Trump-Scarborough-Brzezinski meeting set off a firestorm on the left, with MSNBC staffers lashing out at the co-hosts.

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

The source said MSNBC’s rank and file is now “largely disdainful” 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 requesting 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 that this didn’t happen a long time ago.

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

Original article source: Nikki Haley and Charlamagne Agree That ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Visited Trump Because ‘They Saw the Ratings’