Mika Brzezinski apologizes on the air for ‘butt boy’ comment: ‘The term is crass and offensive’

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MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski apologized on the air for her “terrible choice of words” earlier this week when she called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a “wannabe dictator’s butt boy.”

“Please allow me to say this face-to face,” Brzezinski said on “Morning Joe” Friday morning. “The term is crass and offensive, and I apologize to everyone, especially the LGBTQ community, and my colleagues for using it. It was a mistake.”

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