It’s no secret that the hosts of Morning Joe are not fans of President Trump or his administration. This morning, the show railed against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and host Mika Brzezinski asked if Pompeo is a “wannabe dictator’s butt boy.”
Watch the video below.
.@morningmika just asked if Mike Pompeo is a “wannabe dictator’s butt boy,” as homophobic a term as I’ve heard on national morning television. @MSNBC tried and failed to censor it, and did not transcribe her remark in the closed captioning. #journalism pic.twitter.com/3zK7H8evjh
— G.E. Anderson (@g_e_anderson) December 12, 2018
She has already apologized, posting a tweet that said “Totally agree with you -SUPER BAD choice of words .. I should have said “water boy”… like for football teams or something like that.. apologize to @SenatorDurbin too! SO SORRY!”
Totally agree with you -SUPER BAD choice of words .. I should have said “water boy”… like for football teams or something like that.. apologize to @SenatorDurbin too! SO SORRY! https://t.co/zIqsGdK3Tk
— Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) December 12, 2018
Many are calling this the most homophobic term they’ve heard on national television and others are calling for her to either be fired or resign from the network. So far, MSNBC has not responded.
I was with you, @morningmika, right up to the “butt boy” comment. Try “toadie” or “lackey” or “stool pigeon” or “ass kisser,” or “traitor,” but maybe don’t equate homosexuality with Mike Pompeo carrying water for the murderous regime in Saudi Arabia.
— G.E. Anderson (@g_e_anderson) December 12, 2018
Will @morningmika be fired by the end of the day?
— Tony Katz (@tonykatz) December 12, 2018
Mika Brzezinski (called Sec State "butt boy")
Alec Baldwin (called photographer "c***sucker")
Joy Reid (years of homophobic statements on her blog and Twitter)All employees in good standing at @nbc and @NBCNews
— Larry O'Connor (@LarryOConnor) December 12, 2018
Imagine the wrath and boycott calls a @FoxNews host would face for making similar gay slurs.https://t.co/7iAxRlgvbX
— Angelo (@angelo100) December 12, 2018