MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” drew backlash this week after host Joe Scarborough repeatedly pressed Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson about Donald Trump’s plan to employ thousands more police officers in the Windy City.

Viewers called the Aug. 26 exchange “wildly disrespectful,” with Scarborough’s co-host Mika Brzezinski also stepping in to try to move the conversation along.

The tense moment came after the interview to a discussion of allocating federal funding to Chicago to address crime. Scarborough pressed Johnson three separate times on whether he would welcome the employment of thousands of new police officers in the city. Each time, Johnson avoided giving a yes or no.

“Would you also like to get federal funding to help put 5,000 more cops on the streets in Chicago,” Scarborough asked at the

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