Two US TV hosts attacked by Donald Trump after criticising his presidency have hit back, questioning his mental health.<br /><br />He had dubbed the female half of the duo “low IQ crazy Mika” , referring to her “bleeding badly from a face-lift” .<br /><br />On the MSNBC “Morning Joe’ programme on Friday, the pair responded.<br /><br />Co-presenter Mika Brzezinski said:<br /><br />“It is unbelievably alarming that this president is so easily played. He is so easily played by a cable news host. Now what is that saying to our allies. What is that saying to our enemies.”<br /><br />Fellow host Joe Scarborough said of Trump:<br /><br />“I will just say that somebody at the top of his campaign last summer said to me: ‘We are all really worried about his emotional state’.”<br /><br />The pair said the White House had warned that a negative story would appear about them in a tabloid unless they begged the President to get it stopped.<br /><br />But again lashing out on Twitter, Trump put forward an alternative version of events.<br /><br />Denouncing ‘FAKE NEWS”, Trump said: “He called me to stop a National Enquirer article. I said no! Bad show.”<br /><br />Watched low rated Morning_Joe for first time in long time. FAKE NEWS. He called me to stop a National Enquirer article. I said no! Bad show— Donald J. Trump (realDonaldTrump) 30 juin 2017<br /><br />Not for the first time, critics have slammed the language, attitude to women and priorities of the most powerful man in the world.<br />
