MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” hosts awkwardly joked on Wednesday morning that they were forced to address several reports that the network could be sold.
A recent Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast was planning to spin off its suite of NBC Universal-owned cable channels, including the very network that employs them—MSNBC.
“Comcast is expected to announce Wednesday that it is moving forward with a plan to spin off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks, according to people familiar with the situation, acknowledging that it will be better off without a business that was once its crown jewel. The company, which last month said it was studying the idea, will separate off entertainment and news channels including MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, E!, Syfy and Golf Channel. Those assets generated about $7 billion in revenue in the 12 months ended Sept. 30,” WSJ’s Amol Sharma reported.
After Mika Brzezinski reported the news straight, Joe Scarborough attempted to joke about the situation by mentioning his wife (Mika Brzezinksi, his co-host on the show) having a penthouse.
“I will say really quickly on this, you know, Drudge at the top said, like ‘News melts down!’ all this other stuff,” Scarborough said, referring to the news aggregate website the Drudge Report.
“I mean, I could be completely wrong: we could all be fired a year from now. When this happens, you never know what’s going to happen,” Scarborough said.
Brzezinski added, “Or tomorrow,” with what seemed to be a slightly forced laugh when she was clearly not thrilled with the idea of the show being in danger.
January 6th were not as important as the issues that moved them to send Donald Trump back to the White House with their vote,” she said.
“Joe and I realize it’s time to do something different, and that starts with not only talking about Donald Trump, but talking with him,” she added.
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Trump responded on Monday, telling Fox News that in order to “Make America Great Again,” it is “vital” to have a “free, fair and open media,” adding that he feels he has “an obligation” to the American people to work with the press, even those who had treated him “badly beyond comprehension.”
During the interview, Trump said he is in the process of transforming America into “the greatest and most powerful country in the world.”
