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'I don't believe in fake news': 'Morning Joe' host explains why she barred Kellyanne Conway from the show

MSNBC anchor Mika Brzezinski said she won't let President Donald Trump's top counselor, Kellyanne Conway, on "Morning Joe."

MSNBC anchor Mika Brzezinski said on Wednesday that she won't allow President Donald Trump's top counselor, Kellyanne Conway, to appear on "Morning Joe."

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The show's host slammed Conway for spinning on behalf of the administration without being accurate.

"She books herself on these shows. We know for a fact that she tries to book herself on this show," Brzezinski said. "I won't do it because I don't believe in fake news or information that is not true, and every time I see her on television something is askew, off, or incorrect."

When cohost Joe Scarborough said Conway wasn't in key White House meetings and was simply "just saying things to get in front of the TV and prove her relevance," Brzezinski chimed in, saying Conway was "not credible anymore."

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Brzezinski's previously said she wouldn't interview Conway and hinted that Trump's counselor was barred from the show.

During "Morning Joe" on Tuesday, Brzezinski said she wouldn't interview Conway because it was "giving people dishonesty," noting that Conway had said hours before former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's resignation on Monday that Trump had full confidence in Flynn.

After The New York Times reported earlier this month that CNN's "State of the Union" had refused to put Conway on the air at least once, the White House counselor dismissed the report, saying she had family events to attend instead.

CNN's public-relations team promptly supported the Times report in a tweet.

In a tweet directed at Conway and CNN, Brzezinski alluded to a similar policy at "Morning Joe."

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Conway has become notorious for contentious television interviews in which she's evaded questions about Trump's most controversial positions and statements, and occasionally used untrue information to support a point.

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