MSNBC host Joe Scarborough went on a rant Monday morning about the FBI's classification of a beheading carried out by a recent convert to Islam in Oklahoma as "workplace violence."
After pointing out that the suspect, Alton Nolen, showed support for Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and ISIL beheadings on his Facebook page, Scarborough blasted the FBI for failing to recognize the beheading as an act of religious extremist violence.
"How stupid does the FBI really think we are?" Scarborough asked. "Who exactly are they afraid of offending? ISIS? Moderate Muslims? Because moderate Muslims are just as scared as moderate Methodists."
Scarborough chastised the FBI for giving into political correctness in its response to the beheading.
"Is political correctness so pervasive throughout our government that the FBI can't tell Americans the truth about the beheading of a grandmother in the middle of America out of the fear of offending Muslims?" Scarborough asked. "Trust me, Muslims are offended by this creep's actions."
Scarborough questioned the FBI's ability to confront the challenge of religious extremism at home and abroad.
"If the FBI now is so weakly resorting to political correctness after a beheading on U.S. soil, can they really confront the evil that America faces and the threat of copycat killers?" Scarborough asked. "Who are they trying to protect? It's insulting."