White House, DHS rip Joe Scarborough for comparing border officials to Nazis

By Anna Giaritelli, Katie Leach

Published June 15, 2018 7:55pm ET

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The White House and Department of Homeland Security on Friday blasted MSNBC host Joe Scarborough for comparing U.S. border officials to Nazis.

“It is appalling that Joe Scarborough would compare sworn federal law enforcement officers — who put their lives on the line every day to keep American people safe — to Nazis,” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said. “This is the type of inflammatory and unacceptable rhetoric that puts a target on the backs of our great law enforcement.”

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