What the Hell Did Joe Scarborough Think Would Happen After Meeting With Trump?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : It's possible the hosts are moderating their tone and hoping that a less strident version of themselves would make them worth keeping or even rewarding in the next phase of MSNBC's existence, whatever that may look like in another era of Trump.
42% : There's speculation about why Scarborough and Brzezinski are suddenly interested in a "restart" with Trump and acting with "civility."
38% : After the meeting, they told viewers they will wait to see if Trump can approach "all sides" of the political divide and be "a leader who can bring them together," as if the two had not spent years explaining that such a thing is impossible.
33% : But let's say the hosts are telling the truth when they say they don't fear Trump.
32% : The issue here is the shift in tone from Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski since they met with Trump after his victory last month to "restart communications."
24% : Trump is an angry demagogue who craves power and has no regard for norms or laws.
23% : In that case, the explanation is far worse because that would, for all intents and purposes, mean they were being disingenuous in their commentary about Trump all these years.
17% : More sinisterly, Trump has on several occasions baselessly insinuated Scarborough killed a young staffer while serving in Congress.
16% : For nearly a decade, MSNBC's Morning Joe crew has been telling viewers what a horrible person Trump is.
16% : Scarborough has repeatedly called him a fascist and just this April said you can't have a "meeting in the middle" with someone like Trump.
15% : Trump has suggested using the National Guard to deal with "the enemy from within," which includes "radical left lunatics."
10% : Days after the Morning Joe hosts revealed they met with Trump, CNN published a report - which Scarborough and Brzezinski deny - that they're afraid of being targeted by Trump when he retakes office.

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