Trump attacked the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, in tweets where he said she was “bleeding badly from a face-lift” when he saw her at his Florida resort.
Brzezinski responded with a tweet that showcased a box of Cheerios that had on it, “made for little hands.” It was a reference to when Trump defended the size of his hands and penis during a Republican primary debate.
The press secretary at the time, Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended the tweets:
I think the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts, by members on that program, and I think he’s been very clear that when he gets attacked, he’s going to hit back… I think the American people elected somebody who’s tough, who’s smart and who’s a fighter and that’s Donald Trump.
The show hosts and Trump had had a long and contentious relationship. There have also been subsequent jabs at each other, such as when Brzezinski referred to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as “a wannabe-dictator’s butt boy,” for which she later apologized.
Trump has also accused Brzezinski’s husband and co-host Joe Scarborough of murder.
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Business Insider – Trump lobs attack at ‘low I.Q.’ Mika Brzezinski, says ‘Morning Joe’ host was ‘bleeding badly from a face-lift’ at Mar-a-Lago
The Guardian – Trump targets Morning Joe co-hosts in latest Twitter tirade against media
BBC News – Trump mocks TV host Mika Brzezinski’s ‘bleeding facelift’