Mika Brzezinski defends Trump meeting: ‘I’ve been surprised at the backlash’

Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” says she did not anticipate the severity of the controversy sparked by a meeting she and her co-host and husband Joe Scarborough had with President-elect Trump late last week. “I’ve been surprised at the backlash,” Brzezinski said during a podcast conversation with The Daily Beast. “And the way…