it's a weirder relationship for them because they both knew and talked to trump even before he ran for president, this is their way of being able to carve a lane for themselves in msnbc to be the liberals that have a direct line with the president. makes sense why they did what they did, because its the only thing that will potentially keep them viewers by being able to say they actually know and can talk to trump unlike every other msnbc host.
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