Morning Joe Cuts Gov. Rick Scott Interview Off For Refusing To Comment On Trump's Anti-Islam Comments
The horrible Gov. Rick Scott of Florida probably thought he was going on with the Morning Joe crew on MSNBC to talk about tonight's Republican debate in Miami and maybe be asked if he was endorsing Marco Rubio, but instead Joe and Mika wanted him to comment on Donald Trump's claim that "Islam hates us."
When Joe Scarborough asked Scott if Florida Muslims hate America, Scott tried to skate by it by mumbling about his anti-Syrian refugee policy, but Joe pressed on, not caring about Scott's claims that Florida is a melting pot. It didn't take long before Mika, off camera told the studio to "wrap it" up and before you knew it, Scott's interview was cut short.
BRZEZINSKI: No. No. Uh-uh. That's not answering any questions.
As Gov. Scott tried to continue, Mika stopped him cold, saying she knows he's a friend of Joe's, but demanded he answer the question or "should we scoot?" Scott gave an uncomfortable laugh and the interview was terminated.
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