‘Morning Joe’ Hosts and Trump Bring National Enquirer Into Their Feud<br />Mr. Trump fired a volley, tweeting that he had watched the “low rated @Morning_Joe for first time in long time” and called it “FAKE NEWS.”<br />Referring to Mr. Scarborough, he wrote: “He called me to stop a National Enquirer article.<br />The two hosts also injected an element of supermarket tabloid intrigue by asserting<br />that top White House aides had contacted them to say that they could prevent The National Enquirer from publishing a negative article about them if they called the president, apologized for criticizing him on their show and asked for his forgiveness.<br />https://t.co/aAoUj5HYZS<br />In a statement, The National Enquirer defended an earlier story on Ms. Brzezinski<br />and Mr. Scarborough and said it had “absolutely no involvement” in any discussions between the co-hosts and the White House.<br />“From his menstruation musings about Megyn Kelly, to his fat-shaming treatment of a former Miss Universe, to his braggadocio<br />claims about grabbing women’s genitalia, the 45th president is setting the poorest of standards for our children.”<br />The White House did not explain what had prompted Mr. Trump’s outburst,<br />but a spokeswoman said the president was entitled to fight back against those in the media who he felt attacked him unfairly.<br />The exchange kept the spotlight on the coarse and personal criticism Mr. Trump directed<br />at the two hosts on Thursday, when the president described Ms. Brzezinski as “low I. Q.
