Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski looked furious on Tuesday’s (January 21) episode of the daily news program as she clashed with guest Donny Deutsch over President Donald Trump‘s January 6 pardons. The topic arose after MSNBC’s Way Too Early host Ali Vitali spoke on the show about Trump’s controversial first act as president.

Mika Brzezinski called out the president calling the rioters "hostages" as he stood with the families of Israeli hostages while co-host Joe Scarborough said Democrats were "quietly reminding themselves" of the president's narrow margin of victory in the 2024 popular vote.

Joe’s softer approach to President Donald Trump has shown signs of strain just hours into his new administration. Co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, who expressed a desire to reset their off-and-on-again relationship with Trump in the wake of his election victory,

Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough clashed with guest Donny Deutsch in a heated moment over his claim that President Donald Trump had “co-opted America’s heartbeat” with his January 6 pardons.

A week after clashing with regular Morning Joe panelist Michael Steele, Joe Scarborough again got into a heated debate with a guest on Wednesday’s (January 15) episode, leading to co-host Mika Brzezinski interrupting him and throwing to a commercial break.