MSNBC’s Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough unloaded on Republican governors who agreed to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at President Donald Trump’s request—despite their own states battling higher crime rates.

Scarborough singled out Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee during his Tuesday morning rant. Late last month, Lee announced he would deploy troops to the capital as part of Trump’s high-profile crackdown.

“What an idiot,” Scarborough said. “Seriously, I mean, what an idiot. You’re actually going to help Washington, D.C., when you have cities that have twice the crime rate in your own state.”

He compared Lee’s decision to the argument California Gov. Gavin Newsom has used against House Speaker Mike Johnson. “Oh, wait, you’re attacking San Francisco,” Scarborough paraphrased.

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