'What the HELL'? Mika Brzezinski wonders if Mike Pompeo's just 'a wannabe-dictator's butt boy' [video]; UPDATED

Nothing to see here. Just Mika Brzezinski using vulgar slang to take a swipe at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo:

.@morningmika just asked if Mike Pompeo is a “wannabe dictator’s butt boy,” as homophobic a term as I’ve heard on national morning television. @MSNBC tried and failed to censor it, and did not transcribe her remark in the closed captioning. #journalism pic.twitter.com/3zK7H8evjh

— G.E. Anderson (@g_e_anderson) December 12, 2018

I was with you, @morningmika, right up to the “butt boy” comment. Try “toadie” or “lackey” or “stool pigeon” or “ass kisser,” or “traitor,” but maybe don’t equate homosexuality with Mike Pompeo carrying water for the murderous regime in Saudi Arabia.

— G.E. Anderson (@g_e_anderson) December 12, 2018

But “toadie” just doesn’t have the same cachet as “butt boy.”

They can't help themselves. https://t.co/FVoouubQLb

— JWF (@JammieWF) December 12, 2018

They really can’t.

Wow!

— Henry Wawrzonek (@wawrzonek_henry) December 12, 2018

wtf?

— Loren (@LorenSethC) December 12, 2018

HOLY COW

— Rob D (@dueckman123) December 12, 2018

This is just disgusting

— LMo ?? (@lemoreno84) December 12, 2018

What the HELL @MSNBC. That is a horrible homophobic statement!! WOW

— intersection (@krashcourse1) December 12, 2018

Mika how could you? So disappointed ☹️

— Scott S. (@Q_Element) December 12, 2018

Disappointed? But this is just par for the course over there.

Breaking: Joy Reid is now claiming hackers are responsible for Mika's disgusting comment.

— Juggers (@Juggers4) December 12, 2018

Why does this surprise anyone? @JoyAnnReid tossed around countless homophobic and anti-Semitic slurs & @MSNBC did nothing. By doing nothing, they sent a message that anti-Semitism and homophobia is tolerated on their network. https://t.co/aEN1iDp7rB

— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) December 12, 2018

Excellent points.

Can a member of the intersectional coalition be a homophobe?
My rule book is an old edition.

— Tom Toth (@TomToth3) December 12, 2018

They can … but they’re allowed to be.

If they don’t solve this problem how can they commentate on anything homophobic without sounding disgustingly hypocritical.

— Iain mcmanus (@elephantbridge) December 12, 2018

Their hypocrisy’s never bothered them before … why should it start bothering them now?

This "butt boy" comment could be problematic for Mika. Good news for her is that Colbert made similar comments some dubbed homophobic last year and no reprimand came. Smart money here is apology and no consequences. https://t.co/NSDGdkwnfW

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) December 12, 2018

If there is an apology, smart money’s on it being totally insincere.

She's a prog and is free to say whatever she wants as long as she does so while attacking Trump/Republicans. At most you'll get a PR apology.

— Harold Stickeehands (@StickeeNotes) December 12, 2018

Guess some homophobes are more equal than others.

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Update:

Mika Brzezinski Apologizes After Calling Mike Pompeo a 'Wannabe Dictator’s Buttboy’ https://t.co/XBJVc6woLD pic.twitter.com/4FoYk4QeeY

— TheWrap (@TheWrap) December 12, 2018

She’s SO SORRY, you guys:

Totally agree with you -SUPER BAD choice of words .. I should have said “water boy”… like for football teams or something like that.. apologize to @SenatorDurbin too! SO SORRY! https://t.co/zIqsGdK3Tk

— Mika Brzezinski (@morningmika) December 12, 2018

All better now!

And speaking of football:

Take away her Heisman. https://t.co/9TnvYLTwsf

— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) December 12, 2018