Mika Brzezinski explains what went through her head when she learned about Trump's vicious tweet

Mika Brzezinski.
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Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski offered Vanity Fair the back story to the vicious attacks President Trump lobbed at her on Twitter on Thursday. "I kind of wanted to keep that to myself," Brzezinski said of the procedure Trump had targeted her for when he tweeted that "low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago [three] nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!"

While Brzezinski and co-host Joe Scarborough responded at length to Trump's tweets Friday morning, even bringing to the surface allegations that Trump had tried to blackmail them about their negative coverage of his administration, Brzezinski added the story of how she had personally learned about the attacks:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.