Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough are back in New York City after catching loads of heat for meeting with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago mansion earlier this month. The Morning Joe co-hosts were photographed with bags in hand on Wednesday,

Mike Brzezinski said she was "surprised at the backlash" to the recent meeting she and her "Morning Joe" co-host (and husband) Joe Scarborough had with president-elect Donald Trump. Brzezinski made the comment while appearing on "The Daily Beast Podcast" on Wednesday.

In the 25-54 age demographic that is most coveted by advertisers, viewership dropped 38% -- from 113,000 people to 70,000.