Morning Joe reveals he had private chat with Trump after Venezuela attack — and it shocked

MS NOW's Joe Scarborough spoke to Donald Trump for the first time in months after the attack on Venezuela — and the president doubled down on controversial remarks he had made nearly a decade ago.

The "Morning Joe" host said he'd spoken to the president about a half dozen times since his return to the White House last year, but their conversation Monday about the invasion of Venezuela was their first in a few months.

"I called to get the reaction and to see what I might be able to glean on what was coming next," Scarborough said. "Just to set up the conversation, he was very excited and proud yesterday when I talked to him by phone to try to get those insights on his decision to launch a military attack on Venezuela.

"Now, most of the 20-minute call was filled with the president recounting the U.S. military's flawless execution of the operation, and he talked an awful lot about the courage shown by those who raided [Nicolás] Maduro's fortress, and how quickly they dispensed with the scores of Cuban troops that were guarding the Venezuelan dictator."

"The president concluded his summary of the attack by noting the message that this will surely send about America's strength to Putin, Xi and Iran," Scarborough added.

Like most conversations with Trump, he said the challenge was trying to find a pause to insert a question, and when that opportunity finally came, Scarborough said he asked what would come next.

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