If Donald Trump really used the National Enquirer to blackmail the co-hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” it would be the most flagrant example of the publication doing the president’s dirty work. But it wouldn’t be the only one.
Both Trump and the Enquirer have denied Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski’s contention that the White House threatened them with a negative article if they didn’t personally apologize to the president for critical coverage. The Enquirer ran a story about the couple’s “sleazy cheating scandal” on June 2 — although they are engaged to marry — and said the White House had nothing to do with it.