Dylan Byers: “Joe and Mika have privately told friends that they’re worried the incoming president will seek revenge for their criticism of him and a source close to the matter said Joe and Mika believed that by meeting with Trump, they could assuage his potential desire for reckless payback and thus nuke any possibility of having to endure the headlines of a Gaetz witch hunt or legal torture campaign.
”Mika elaborated for the Daily Beast podcast: “People are really scared. It’s one of the reasons we went in there: People are really scared about Donald Trump’s comments about political adversaries.”
She also said she hoped to arrange an interview with Trump.