We got a call that, hey, the 'National Enquirer' is going to run a negative story against you guys. They said, if you call the president up and you apologize for your coverage, then he will pick up the phone and basically spike the story.
Scarborough claims he was threatened by the White House regarding a negative story in the 'National Enquirer'.
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