
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough took to Twitter Friday afternoon to fire back at "frothing at the mouth" critics who are furious that the former conservative lawmaker now supports stricter gun laws.
Following a morning diatribe on MSNBC, where he called President Donald Trump a "coward," adding, "Name one time when he hasn’t stepped out to try to show a little bit of original thinking, then he curls back up into fetal position and becomes cowardly and listens to the most extreme members of the black helicopter crowd,” Scarborough had enough of his online critics and replied in kind.
Scarborough began by reminding followers of his history with the NRA, writing, "As I have said publicly for years, while in Congress I was one of the 2nd Amendment’s strongest proponents. And even though the NRA worked nonstop to defeat me in my first campaign, they supported me after because I was always an unyielding advocate for gun rights. I still am."
From there he took on his critics, once mocking them by writing, "For those frothing at the mouth thinking they just broke open Al Capone’s safe, stop humiliating yourselves publicly."
You can read the sequence of tweets below:
As I have said publicly for years, while in Congress I was one of the 2nd Amendment’s strongest proponents. And eve… https://t.co/PDdFJK7IR1— Joe Scarborough (@Joe Scarborough)1518802319.0
As I said publicly in speeches, and TV and in columns, Newtown made me re-examine many of my views. I still support… https://t.co/xSzuxqq1Vq— Joe Scarborough (@Joe Scarborough)1518802565.0
For those frothing at the mouth thinking they just broke open Al Capone’s safe, stop humiliating yourselves publicl… https://t.co/WJMws8cNjQ— Joe Scarborough (@Joe Scarborough)1518802735.0
And for those who thick enough to say I didn’t speak out “when I had power in Congress”, I will only say you are cl… https://t.co/bo1Tq9pKWJ— Joe Scarborough (@Joe Scarborough)1518802875.0
I was one of the most unyielding advocates for gun rights in Congress. The fact that I still strongly support gun r… https://t.co/vjD1Ea8nBg— Joe Scarborough (@Joe Scarborough)1518803088.0
The 5 deadliest mass shootings in American history have occurred since I left Congress. Anyone with a conscience an… https://t.co/OEGEprZPu7— Joe Scarborough (@Joe Scarborough)1518803282.0
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”— Joe Scarborough (@Joe Scarborough)1518803351.0