On Tuesday, after the taking pictures assault at an Islamic Middle in San Diego, California, MS NOW’s Morning Joe targeted on the rise of “anti-Muslim hatred” and a “rising tide of anti-Semitism” after October seventh, which the present blamed on the Trump Administration. Co-host Joe Scarborough additionally implied the usage of posts that used Christian language on authorities web sites and “quoting biblical verses on historic websites” have been a part of the rise of hatred.
The section began with a report on the taking pictures assault in San Diego, as Scarborough and fellow co-host Willie Geist praised the work of a safety guard who died on account of the taking pictures.
However after the report and reward of the safety guard, Scarborough went straight in the direction of a blame sport and related the rise of anti-Muslim hatred to an increase in anti-Semitism:
You’ve historic ranges of anti-muslim hatred throughout America. A rising tide of anti-semitism throughout America. The occasions of October seventh, and Gaza, and all the pieces that is adopted has led to a whole lack of dialogue and a few of the locations the place it is wanted probably the most badly on faculty campuses amongst our younger individuals.
The hatred that’s spreading on-line towards muslims, towards Jews, towards Hispanics, towards Asians, towards, quote, “the others” is gloomy and unlucky.
On Morning Joe, after the San Diego mosque assault, Joe Scarborough talked about elevated hatred post-October seventh earlier than he turned to trace that the usage of Christian language and bible verses amongst authorities officers and workers was a attainable cause for infected hatred. pic.twitter.com/jPt8WNIbbC
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Scarborough then talked about he was raised as an evangelical, as he turned to say the use of Christian language and bible verses by authorities officers and workers; hinting it was a attainable cause for infected hate:
I can inform you as somebody evangelical, somebody who was raised within the church, I do perceive that there’s a place for individuals of religion in authorities. However seeing – seeing this, this fixed, this fixed, un-American marketing campaign by individuals posting on official U.S. Authorities web sites that ‘We’re a Christian nation’ and quoting Bible verses on historic websites, that – it goes fully towards what the First Modification says.
Frequent visitor David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Put up, additionally blamed the administration as a consequence of “extra polarization, extra inflammatory rhetoric.”
Scarborough continued, after David Ignaitus blamed the Supreme Court docket’s “excessive view on the Second Modification,” and mentioned “Christian Nationalists” have been “attempting to undertaking their view of America from the perch of presidency paperwork?” pic.twitter.com/S33mP8uPRs
— Nick (@nspin310) Might 19, 2026
Ignatius praised the safety guard earlier than he turned to name the Supreme Court docket “oblivious” to shootings together with their “excessive view of the Second Modification.”
On the shut of the section, Scarborough went again to his earlier level of Christian language utilized by the federal government and began to say “Christian Nationalists”:
And I need to say once more, on religion, ask, what would Jesus do? These individuals which are, once more, deciding that they will attempt to push on authorities paperwork – by way of authorities bureaucracies, their view of the bible?
Christians do not even agree on their view of the Bible. Christian nationalists have completely twisted and distorted Jesus’s phrases within the gospels. His precise phrases within the gospels being twisted and distorted. So, if Christians cannot even kind by way of it, what are Christian nationalists doing attempting to undertaking their view of America from the perch of presidency paperwork?
The morning program might have targeted on the heroes that protected the middle from the assault, just like the safety guard, however they determined to focus most of their section on an obvious connection to the usage of Bible verses “Christian Nationalists” in authorities, together with jabs for the Supreme Court docket.
The transcript is beneath. Click on “broaden”:
MS NOW’s Morning Joe
Might 19, 2026
6:31:51 AM Japanese
WILLIE GEIST: Joe, some reporting this morning too that that safety guard who was killed exterior the varsity stood between the shooters and the kids inside and being known as a hero this morning. Rightly so.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: Yeah. Unimaginable eyewitness seeing him really take a shot after which run inside to guard these inside. An absolute hero.
And, David Ignatius, simply an absolute tragedy proper now. You’ve historic ranges of anti-muslim hatred throughout America. A rising tide of anti-semitism throughout America. The occasions of October seventh, and Gaza, and all the pieces that is adopted has led to a whole lack of dialogue and a few of the locations the place it is wanted probably the most badly on faculty campuses amongst our younger individuals.
The hatred that’s spreading on-line towards muslims, towards Jews, towards Hispanics, towards Asians, towards, quote, “the others” is gloomy and unlucky.
I can inform you as somebody evangelical, somebody who was raised within the church, I do perceive that there’s a place for individuals of religion in authorities. However seeing – seeing this, this fixed, this fixed, un-American marketing campaign by individuals posting on official U.S. Authorities web sites that ‘We’re a Christian nation’ and quoting bible verses on historic websites, that – it goes fully towards what the First Modification says.
And also you, additionally, on the identical time, have loads of these individuals additionally say horrible issues about Muslims, saying horrible issues about, quote, the others. And sadly, anti-semitic slurs, anti-muslim slurs proceed to skyrocket, and other people lose their lifes as properly.
DAVID IGNATIUS: Joe, we’re simply tearing one another up on this nation. I believe all of us really feel it. There’s one thing oppressive about it. And we’re a rustic that simply desperately wants good leaders. We glance to the administration, Donald Trump, and sometimes what we see is extra polarization, extra inflammatory rhetoric.
If you hear a narrative about an individual like this safety guard, only a man standing in entrance of the constructing who has the braveness to attempt to save individuals, as a result of that is his job, and since that is what retains our nation and the place he was assigned orderly. You already know, you suppose, okay, that is the spirit that will get us out of this. That multiplied by one million, by 100 million, that produces the nation that we love and need to dwell in.
And, , I by no means need to hand over hope on that. However that is it is a time once we’re actually below pressure and that the establishments that needs to be serving to us, just like the Supreme Court docket, appear oblivious to a few of these pressures, , a taking pictures nearly each day someplace. And we sail together with this excessive view of the Second Modification. Generally it is only a miserable image.
However once you hear these tales of the person heroes, you suppose, yeah, bang, that is nonetheless it.
SCARBOROUGH: Yeah. And once more, you are so proper. I imply, the rising tide of gun violence and nothing occurring submit Sandy Hook, we thought there can be a reckoning. Simply staple items that 90 p.c of Individuals assist, like common background checks. Republicans maintain blocking that. Purple flag legal guidelines. Republicans maintain blocking that. Primary security measures. Republicans maintain blocking.
And I need to say once more, on religion, ask, what would Jesus do? These individuals which are, once more, deciding that they will attempt to push on authorities paperwork – by way of authorities bureaucracies, their view of the bible?
Christians do not even agree on their view of the Bible. Christian nationalists have completely twisted and distorted Jesus’s phrases within the gospels. His precise phrases within the gospels being twisted and distorted. So, if Christians cannot even kind by way of it, what are Christian nationalists doing attempting to undertaking their view of America from the perch of presidency paperwork?
People? Positive. I rejoice that. I rejoice that when politicians, people speak about their religion, be they Muslim, be they Jewish, be they Christians or Hindu. That is America. However man, this, this, this hatred towards, quote the others. It leads, sadly, to horrible violence.
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