 In late June 2017, a conflict erupted between the hosts of "Morning Joe" and President Trump.On the morning of June 29, the president posted a series of tweets mocking Scarborough and Brzezinski, with his comments about the latter widely condemned as misogynistic.The hosts responded with an op-ed in the "Washington Post", in which they described White House officials warning them of a negative article that would be published in the "National Enquirer" if they refused to apologize for their coverage of Trump.