Morning Joe Hammers CNN’s Abby Phillip For ‘Bizarre’ Questioning of Elizabeth Warren: ‘It Was a Miss’

On the morning that followed the last Democratic Primary debate before the Iowa caucus,  Mika Brzezinski led a discussion on the set of Morning Joe that was remarkably critical of the moderation by CNN’s Abby Phillip.

The specific context of the criticism was Phillip’s addressing the he said-she said dust-up between Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren over a private conversation that happened roughly two years ago. Warren alleged that Sanders claimed that a woman could win in 2020, which Sanders twice denied saying, specifically during the debate.

Phillip followed Sanders’s full-throated denial, not by challenging Warren’s claim, but instead treated it as absolute truth — which drew broad criticism from across the political spectrum. (Watch the exchange here.)

After airing that particular moment, Brzezinski was confounded by Phillip’s curious questioning.

“I am completely confused as to why it turned from Bernie Sanders saying I didn’t say it to Elizabeth Warren being asked what did you think when he said it? He says he didn’t say it. So you turn to Elizabeth Warren and say did he say it. That’s the issue,” Brzezinski said, adding “I mean, it’s bizarre. What the heck happened there? Are they listening? Because you have to listen when you do a debate and then take the question to the next candidate.”

“It was a miss,” added Donny Deutsch from his off-camera perch.

The conversation then turned to the overall debate, which Joe Scarborough derided by saying “nobody looked good on that debate stage last night.” He added “let’s just say what everybody is saying behind the scenes. I mean, who I’ve talked to, nobody looked good on the debate stage last night. It was probably everybody’s weakest performance.”

Watch above via MSNBC.