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Fact Check: Did Trump Say Joe Scarborough Behaved 'Like a Scolded Dog' During Mar-a-Lago Meeting?

By C. Douglas Golden November 19, 2024 at 7:17am

It’s something that many of you probably saw on social media on Monday, and you may have thought President-elect Donald Trump was stabbing two of his most notable critics in the back after they very publicly offered him an olive branch.

And, while those predisposed to believing Trump is inherently malevolent may have bought it, it turns out they were had.

As you may have heard, the two principals of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” — former Republican-turned-liberal Rep. Joe Scarborough and his wife, Mika Brzezinski — announced Monday they had met at Mar-a-Lago with President-elect Trump for the first time in seven years.

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he's written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

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Morristown, New Jersey

Education

Catholic University of America

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English, Spanish

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American Politics, World Politics, Culture