MSNBC’s Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski spent only four seconds on their show to mention President Trump was leaving New York to avoid the steep taxes.
Brzezinski mentioned the move in a brief of morning headlines but did not say why the president was leaving New York.
Trump announced Thursday that he was moving his permanent residency from New York to Florida to avoid paying more in taxes.
….this decision, but in the end it will be best for all concerned. As President, I will always be there to help New York and the great people of New York. It will always have a special place in my heart!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 1, 2019
The New York Post reported in January that the hosts of Morning Joe had moved their legal residency to Florida in order to save over $500,000 a year in taxes. Scarborough registered to vote in Florida in October 2018. Sources close to Morning Joe rejected the premise of the report, stating that Scarborough and Brzezinski had moved to Florida to be close to their elderly mothers. Mary Joe Scarborough died in March at the age of 86. Emilie Brzezinski , 87, still works as a sculptor.
The couple have a home studio they film in with a Washington, D.C., backdrop in order to meet residency requirements.
What you don’t see in these shots: Joe and Mika are actually sitting a few feet away from each other. But they each address their own camera rather than turning to speak to each other (because doing that would expose the fact that they’re sitting on a makeshift set).
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) January 24, 2019
The two have been fierce critics of the president, but neither has offered any commentary of what they think of his move to Florida to avoid a higher tax burden.
