'Bulls--- excuses': Joe Scarborough blasts GOP for inaction on gun reform The “Morning Joe” co-host said it wasn’t “a great mystery” why tragedies like Wednesday’s shooting continue to occur in America.

Aug. 28, 2025, 3:16 PM EDT

By Allison Detzel

Following Wednesday’s tragic shooting in Minneapolis, Joe Scarborough sounded off on “Morning Joe.” Two children, an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, were killed after a shooter opened fire through the windows during a morning Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church. Seventeen other people, including 14 children, were injured.

“It’s just obscene,” Scarborough said Thursday. “And this is what — this is normal? No, there’s nothing normal about this.”

The “Morning Joe” co-host said it wasn’t “a great mystery” why events like Wednesday’s shoot

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