Mike Brzezinski said she was "surprised at the backlash" to the recent meeting she and her "Morning Joe" co-host (and husband) Joe Scarborough had with president-elect Donald Trump. Brzezinski made the comment while appearing on "The Daily Beast Podcast" on Wednesday.

Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” says she did not anticipate the severity of the controversy sparked by a meeting she and her co-host and husband Joe Scarborough had with President-elect Trump late 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 .

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

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,