function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); Conservative commentator and notedDonaldTrump critic Bill Kristol was in fierce form when he appeared on Morning Joe hours after Wednesday nights presidential debate. As expected, Kristol took several shots at the GOP nominee, who had just vowed to keep the nation in suspense as to whether he would follow democratic norms and accept the elections results.But then Kristol turned on his hosts across the table.It all started with Kristols assertion that Trump was a failed, fluke presidential candidate, who should be ignored on election night. Co-host Mika Brzezinski challenged Kristols characterization of Trump as a fluke.He won the nomination in a flukey way, Kristol said.Thats not a fluke, Brzezinski responded. He beat, like, 16 people. The Republican Party nominated him. Thats not a fluke.Kristol continued his fluke argument, but Brzezinski wouldnt relent. Her co-host Joe Scarborough started laughing.OK, fine! Kristol finally said. Does that make you feel better' You feel great, because the Republican Party nominated a guy whos really a bad guy as president. And you think its funny and amusing.Brzezinski said she actually felt Republicans needed to come clean about how theyd enabled Trump. That prompted Kristol to turn to Morning Joes own coverage of the brash businessmans rise.This show was really tough on Trump in late 2015 and early 2016, Kristol said mockingly. Are you going to pretend that'We were [tough], Scarborough shot back. You lied. Please dont come on my show and lie. I cant even believe youre doing this. I dont know why youre so bitter Youre practically crying!Defending Morning Joe, Scarborough said they had compared Trumps rise to notorious Nazi dictator Adolf Hitlers.(In May, the shows hosts asked Trump if he was mimicking Hitler when he told his rallygoers to raise their hands and pledge their support for him.)And you treated him that way when he called in' Kristol challenged.We treated it tough!Kristol isnt the first observer to accuse the show of handling Trump softly during the real estate businessmans rise through the primary. As Erik Wemple of The Washington Post put it in June,theres just no hiding the welcome mat that Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski laid out for Trump over the course of 2015, offering interviews that were sweet and helpful for a novice politician.Back in February, as Trump continued his surprising run to the nomination, Scarborough said their critics in the media had simply failed to foresee what the Morning Joe hosts did. The fact of the matter is theyre just angry because they have been wrong for nine months and weve been right, he said.Despite the blowup on Thursday, Kristol and the hosts appeared to be back on good terms by shows end. I think we had fun, Brzezinski said, extended her hand to Kristols.Editors note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims1.6 billion members of an entire religionfrom entering the U.S. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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