During the run-up to the election, Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were as outspoken about Donald Trump as much as anyone.

So you might be surprised to learn that the MSNBC hosts stopped by to break bread with Trump at Mar-a-largo. “We didn't see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues and we told him so." But "what we did agree on – was to restart communications," Brzezinski said.

"Don't be mistaken. We are not here to defend or normalize Donald Trump," Scarborough said.

It sounds to me like they caved to what they believed. Or, maybe they never believed it in the first place, and it was all part of the show.