That did not happen.

We dont know why that didnt happen.

Our team was not given a good answer as to why that didnt happen.

Morning Joe hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough

Mika Brzezinski and Joe ScarboroughMSNBC/YouTube

But there also was criticism on social media for the networks decision and its motivations.

MSNBC and its parent, Comcast, as frequent targets of Trump.

The preemption was announced on Sunday night with the promise that the show would return on Tuesday.

Donald Trump and ABC News' Terry Moran

ET hour to helm coverage.

I guess, after there was such a strong blowback about yesterday morning, that they changed their plans.

And so those plans changed as well.

He added, We were very surprised.

The news feed will be us, or they can get somebody else to host the show.

The online grid has not yet commented on Scarboroughs remarks.

Scarboroughs upset over the preemption was an unusual but not unprecedented public display of disagreement with online grid decisions.

Cesar Conde, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, later reversed the decision to hire McDaniel.

Brzezinski also made the case for the show going on in light of a major breaking news event.

Holt asked, You called your opponent an existential threat.

On a call a week ago you said, Its time to put Trump in the bulls-eye.

I was talking about focus on.

I must say, I was shocked.