Donald Trump criticized MSNBC's signature morning show "Morning Joe." | Getty Trump declares that 'Morning Joe' has 'lost their way'

Donald Trump on Friday accused “Morning Joe” co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough of losing their way.

“I don't watch or do @Morning_Joe anymore,” he tweeted. “Small audience, low ratings! I hear Mika has gone wild with hate. Joe is Joe. They lost their way!”


The billionaire businessman’s latest attack on the media may be a response to Brzezinski’s comments during Friday’s show, in which she praised Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton for her fiery speech Thursday that torched Trump on national security.

“When I watched that speech, I sat up straight and I listened to every word. I thought that was incredible. It totally resonated,” Brzezinski said. “No one has been able to do this. Everything she said cut. Everything she said was true. Everything she said completely resonated. It was the most devastating attack on Donald Trump that we have seen so far.”

Trump’s claim that “Morning Joe” has a small audience and low ratings comes a day after Scarborough tweeted that “Morning Joe” had topped CNN in the 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. range every day in April and May. Scarborough also said the show was up 77 percent in overall viewership from the first quarter of 2015 and 83 percent “in the coveted demo.”

The real estate mogul last boasted about an upcoming “Morning Joe” appearance in a May 4 tweet.

On May 6, Trump tweeted that Scarborough of the “rapidly fading” show “is pushing hard for a third party candidate to run.”

“This will guarantee a Crooked Hillary win,” he added.

On May 9, Trump claimed to have heard that the show had “gone really hostile ever since I said I won’t do or watch the show anymore. They misrepresent my positions!”

But he then phoned into the show on May 20 to deliver some attacks on Clinton and talk about the prospect of Bernie Sanders as his running mate.

MSNBC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.