After watching the clip, Scarborough torched Slotkin's response as the wrong answer and said he was surprised that she'd agreed to go on television to discuss the video without preparing a clear response to that question. Scarborough first took aim at the senator's use of Caribbean strikes and Venezuela to justify herself, arguing that the president has wide latitude on actions such as that:
He reposted a number of messages, including one suggesting the lawmakers should be hanged. As you can imagine, we've gotten hundreds and hundreds, if not closer to a thousand, tough threats and messages and had to get Capitol Police security, Slotkin told Parnas. The lawmaker has revealed that she's received 24/7 security since Trump's posts. Even if you don't agree with someone, you really shouldn't be threatening them with execution, she said.