Time: 2024-07-19
Morning Joe cohosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski had to have an emergency intervention after the tension in their personal lives seemingly got in the way of their work on the show . The bosses have been forced to intervene to correct course , an insider told In Touch in an interview published on Thursday , July 18 . Their couples ' banter has gone from adorable to annoying.
The issues between Joe , 61 , and Mika , 57 , have seemingly gotten so bad that guests complain how uncomfortable they are on set when those two are fighting . The intervention reportedly took place after Joe and Mika had a tense exchange while discussing President Joe Biden 's performance during his debate against Donald Trump on June 27 . After contributor Mike Barnicle said that Biden , 81 , let every fastball fly by him during the debate , Mika defended the president during the June 28 episode . Everybody calm down , and I 'll tell you why , she said . It 's fine not to spin what happened last night , and we 're not going to . He had a terrible night.
Joe then became upset with his wife as he said , " Mika , everybody 's calm here . You 're the only one raising your voice . Everybody is calm here . " Mika replied by saying she was frustrated that everyone immediately decided the Democrats needed to find someone else to run for president , though Joe argued , " That 's not what Mike said . " Joe insisted that they also show balance , and said that nobody 's panicking . The couple got married in 2018 after they worked together for nearly a decade on Morning Joe . Mika was previously married to Jim Hoffer for 22 years , and Joe had been married and divorced twice before he settled down with his current wife.
Just days before their on - air tiff , Joe praised Mika in a rare Instagram post in late June . A child of immigrants who fled Hitler , came to America , had a mom who became an acclaimed sculptor , and a father who helped shape policy that contributed to the Soviets ' downfall , Joe wrote in the caption of the post.
Meanwhile , he also previously revealed how they work through their conflicts at home . For me , the mistake always was I 'm very driven at work , but I go home and I do n't want to fight . I 'm passive aggressive . I 'm sort of like , " Whatever you want to do , " he said at the time . Joe then explained that the blessing in their relationship is that they always knew they had to take care of things by 6 a.m. the next morning . So we could n't go to sleep mad at each other , because Mika has the worst poker face in the history of television , he concluded . She wears everything on her sleeve . I know if she goes on the air angry with me that everybody 's going to know.
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