During a commercial break of Morning Joe this morning, Mika Brzezinski got on the phone with Donald Trump, seeking a clarification of his tweet yesterday in which the Pres.-elect wrote: the U.S. “must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability.”
After the break, Mika reported what Trump told her: “Let it be an arms race because we will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all.” WATCH:
Incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer also appeared on the show this morning in a studio trimmed with Christmas decorations, complete with a roaring fake fire and a portrait of Joe Scarborough above the mantel. The hosts wore flannel pajamas. “Other countries need to understand that if they expand their nuclear capabilities this president is not going to sit back, he’s going to act,” Spicer said on the serious issue of Trump’s nuke tweet.
On whether the tweet was a response to Russian president Vladimir Putin, Spicer said: “I think it’s putting every nation on notice that the United States is going to reassert its position in the globe.”
