MSNBC host Joe Scarborough claimed he is “95 percent pro gun,” Tuesday on “Morning Joe,” despite constantly flip flopping on the Second Amendment.
Scarborough was discussing Mitt Romney’s Senate bid when he pivoted to himself and said he was being unfairly attacked by conservatives for his gun control record.
“First of all, a couple of days ago before anybody was saying in the Republican party, now Donald trump was saying it, it actually was courageous for Mitt Romney to go out and say we can’t sit by and say there is nothing we can do about these shootings,” Scarborough said. “[Romney] was the first one to sort of put his toe into that water which trust me, as a conservative, I know. That’s hot water.”
WATCH:
“Even if you do something that 90 percent of Americans support, the NRA, for instance, they do not care that I’m like 95 percent pro gun. If you are — if you do what Mitt Romney did, they go to war. They care about the 5 percent. That’s how they raise all their money, by the extreme 5 percent,” Scarborough added.
Scarborough has taken heat in the media recently for his outward push for stricter gun control, despite his past record of strongly defending the Second Amendment.
Author Jay Cost recently called out him out on Twitter by for being inconsistent on gun rights and selling out his beliefs.
Hi, @JoeNBC! Apropos of nothing, are you a fan of the Almanac of American Politics? I am. Big time. I’ve bought used versions going back to the 1970s.
I just grabbed two at random from my shelf. See –> pic.twitter.com/7fvGy7g9AL
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
Let’s open to a random page, ok @JoeNBC?
Why look … it’s you! How fun! I bet being a congressman was awesome! pic.twitter.com/F4Viiy76lr
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
Why @JoeNBC it looks as though you voted to repeal the assault weapons ban back in the 1990s. That can’t be so, can it, Joe? You are just so filled with righteous indignation today that I assumed you were consistent on this issue. pic.twitter.com/3o8bO3pusD
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
Hey @JoeNBC I’m kind of freaking out here because here you are in the 2002 Almanac again. And here’s your voting record again. pic.twitter.com/eiapHbjIMn
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
According to the Almanac, you voted AGAINST gun-show background checks in the 106th Congress, @JoeNBC. pic.twitter.com/yGNNqLFNgz
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
Why, @JoeNBC, it looks as though when you had actual, real political power, you were with the NRA.
Now that you don’t have any power, you’re talking about politicians finding the courage to stand up to the NRA.
I’m so confused, because I know you to be a man of principle.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
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