Burnett does not appear to have ever publicly responded to the backlash.

“Excuse my language there,” the sheepish journalist told viewers watching at home (viaTV Insider) .

“I just read it.

Erin Burnett looking forward in a black outfit

But that’s what he said.”

According to The Atlantic, he even ordered chief of staff Mark Meadows to refuse to foot the bill.

In a post onX,formerly Twitter, Meadows vehemently denied the report.

Erin Burnett smiling in a blue outfit against a blue background

AsNBC Newspointed out, however, she was not actually present for the meeting in question.