MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski has issued an apology after being slammed online over comments made to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Pompeo had given an interview to “Fox & Friends” regarding the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi but the guest continually evaded questions and considered Mohammed bin Salman’s involvement in the killing to be “inaccurate.”
Later that morning, Brzezinski scrutinized Pompeo’s responses on a “Morning Joe” segment.
Brzezinski asked, “Is that a patriot speaking? Or a wannabe dictator’s butt-boy? I’m dead serious, I’m asking. Are these the words of a patriot?”
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After coming under fire for the remarks, she eventually posted:
Donald Trump then had his say on Twitter, posting:
Brzezinski has now apologized on-air, telling viewers of her taking the day off Thursday: “There’s a lot going on, but I want to get to something first.
“I was off yesterday for a family matter… but I wanted to address a term that I used on this show on Wednesday that was vulgar. I knew it right away, and I tweeted that it was a terrible choice of words and that I was sorry,” she added, according to Deadline.
“But please allow me to say this face to face: The term is crass and offensive and I apologize to everyone, especially the LGBTQ community, and to my colleagues, for using it.
“It was a mistake. My father would have found it so unbecoming and disrespectful and he would have told me. I will work hard to be better. But I just want to say, on camera looking viewers straight in the eye, I am really really sorry.”
See more of the social media reaction below.
