‘Morning Joe’ hosts caught on hot mic talking to Trump

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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski made GOP front-runner Donald Trump sound like a “legendary figure” last week, the billionaire businessman appeared to tell the show’s hosts in a conversation captured by a hot microphone.

Trump’s remarks, which came at a commercial break during a Feb. 17 “town hall” event hosted by Scarborough and Brzezinski, went largely unnoticed until comedian and radio show host Harry Shearer and Gawker brought it to their audiences’ attention this week.

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