Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough are back in New York City after catching loads of heat for meeting with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago mansion earlier this month. The Morning Joe co-hosts were photographed with bags in hand on Wednesday,

Mike Brzezinski said she was "surprised at the backlash" to the meeting she and "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough had with Donald Trump.

Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough met with President-elect Donald Trump, who has accused Scarborough of murder, and the meeting was met with criticism from all sides of the political spectrum. (Carolyn Cole | Los Angeles Times/TNS) TNS

UPDATED, with Trump comment: Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski said that they met with Donald Trump on Friday, in what they described as an effort to restart communications with the president-elect after years of criticism and warning about his rhetoric and potential return to office.

MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski said she was surprised by the backlash to her and Joe Scarborough for meeting with President-elect Donald Trump last week.

In her first interview since news broke earlier this week of Morning Joe’s visit to Mar-a-Lago, Mika Brzezinski offered insight on her and co-host Joe Scarborough’s meeting with president-elect Donald Trump on The Daily Beast Podcast.

Mika Brzezinski has elaborated on her decision to visit Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago alongside husband Joe Scarborough shortly after the 2024 presidential election. Both Brzezinski and Scarborough have strongly criticized the 78-year-old president-elect,