Exclusive | Hypocrite JoeScarborough blasted for ideological U-turns to chase success and social status: sources

One of Joe Scarborough’s favorite words seems to be “hypocrite.”The aging-hipster MSNBC host of liberal “Morning Joe” frequently blasted Donald Trump for apparent “hypocrisy,” fuming in October he makes hypocritical statements “every day.”Yet despite their frequent blasts over the last eight years, last Sunday at Mar-a-Lago Scarborough, 61, and co-host wife Mika Brzezinski, 57, met president elect Donald Trump in a bid to settle their differences.There are those, including Jon Stewart, who believe the term hypocrite would be well applied to Scarborough.And those who know him say such behavior is nothing new.A former guest on “Morning Joe,” who spoke anonymously for career reasons, told The Post, “Joe Scarborough has proven yet again that he gives opportunism a bad name.“He is the hollow man.There is nothing inside him except for a need for success and social status.“There is nothing he won’t do, say or bend.

If he was a cartoon character – which he strongly resembles – he would be called Breaky Bendy.”An MSNBC spokesman told the Post that he disagrees with this characterizationTrump supporters immediately trashed Joe and Mika for “shamelessness” and “kissing the ring” by suddenly sucking up to Trump.Nikki Haley posted on X, “Let’s be clear, Joe and Mika didn’t suddenly see the light, they saw their ratings.They realized they needed Trump for their survival,” even though their viewpoint is opposed to his.However, a network source scoffed at the claim, saying any high-profile journalist would want to take a meeting with an incoming president.Scarborough already made one huge U-turn by becoming a host on the most liberal mainstream network.

Previously, from 1995 until 2001 Scarborough was a Republican Congressman elected in Florida, who once even called for withdrawing from the UN.“Twenty-five years ago, he spoke at the Princeton Club and came there as an elected office holder” Doug Dechert, a media consultant...