Mika Brzezinski cuts off Michael Wolff on Nikki Haley: ‘You’re slurring a woman, it’s disgraceful’

MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski on Thursday told Michael Wolff that his “slurring” of United State Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley over a rumored affair with President Trump was “disgraceful.”

 

Brzezinski then abruptly ended a morning show interview with the bestselling “Fire and Fury” author and sent “Morning Joe” to commercial. 

 

Wolff hinted that Trump was having an affair in “Fire and Fury” and fanned the flames of rumors about Haley last Friday on Bill Maher’s HBO show. Haley has denied the allegation.

 

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Wolff said Thursday that he “found it puzzling that she [Haley] would deny something that she was not accused of,” during his interview with co-hosts Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. 

“You might be having a fun time playing a little game dancing around this, but you’re slurring a woman; it’s disgraceful,” Brzezinski said to Wolff. 

“Mika, again, she has been accused of nothing. She has decided to deny something she was not accused of,” Wolff retorted. “Certainly I have not accused her of this.”

“Come on, are you kidding?” Brzezinski asked. “You’re on the set of ‘Morning Joe,’ we don’t BS here.”

 

After some heated crosstalk, Brzezinski ended the interview. 

“If you don’t get what we’re talking about, I’m sorry, this is awkward, you’re here on the set with us, but we’re done,” Brzezinski declared. “Michael Wolff, thank you. We’re going to go to break now.”

Wolff has been taken to task in recent days by other journalists for the insinuation about Haley. 

Wow, you’re garbage. https://t.co/oayBHsquCg

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 1, 2018

Hey @MichaelWolffNYC: it must be fun to write and say whatever you want under the banner of “non-fiction,” with zero fact-checking or basic decency. I have no idea why you put me in your author acknowledgments but please remove my name for the next edition. https://t.co/fNkqff4IeY

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) January 31, 2018

If you were wondering, “Is Michael Wolff capable of shame?” here is the answer. https://t.co/mLiOBob9qA

— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) January 31, 2018

Good for @morningmika and the folks at #MorningJoe for kicking Wolff to the curb. Man what a scumbag that guy is.

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) February 1, 2018

How disgusting and slimy is @MichaelWolffNY? He just can’t get past the idea that @nikkihaley won’t take a smear lying down. What a trash-merchant. You’d think he’d know better, but apparently he’s eager to torch what’s left of his credibility. https://t.co/spZDJOAi2W

— David Martosko (@dmartosko) February 1, 2018