Scarborough Twitter storm over New Year’s Eve party stretches into second day

Joe Scarborough on Monday ramped up his criticism of a reporter who suggested  that the MSNBC “Morning Joe” host partied with Donald Trump on New Year’s Eve at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Oh, you’re back. What’s your lie of the day? https://t.co/HAh9BBVwpP

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017

“Oh, you’re back. What’s your lie of the day?” Scarborough asked Sopan Deb on Twitter. 

You get caught lying then double down and triple down. You know the truth and yet you just can’t stop sending out snide tweets. Wow. https://t.co/HAh9BBDVyh

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017

“You get caught lying then double down and triple down. You know the truth and yet you just can’t stop sending out snide tweets. Wow,” Scarborough added in another tweet. 

Note to NYT Editors: this is Day 2 your future employee sends out misleading tweets. Today, its worse bc he knows the facts but continues. https://t.co/HAh9BBDVyh

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017

On Sunday, Deb, a former CBS reporter who is joining The New York Times, referenced a Times report by Maggie Haberman that said Scarborough and his co-host, Mika Brzezinski, were among the party’s attendees. 

Scarborough also criticized Haberman on Twitter for not calling him to confirm that he was a “reveler.” The “Morning Joe” host said he went to Mar-a-Lago to discuss a future interview with the president-elect.

Amid Scarborough’s tweetstorm,  Chuck Todd also weighed in.

“It really stinks to watch others continue help ruin the reputation of your industry. But fighting each other about only hurts the democracy,” the host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” wrote on Twitter, sparking a response from Scarborough.   

Yes. I find that people misrepresenting others and lying is indeed corrosive. I know you agree with me that facts matter. https://t.co/qnvDt6xwg6

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 2, 2017