In reference to the high price of fuel, Trump told a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday, “Remember, with the war, it’s just artificial. It’s a little bit high. It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe. They could take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.”

Trump’s exact intent may be in question but his historically poor judgement is not, the “Morning Joe” host indicated.

“There will be some, ‘Oh, he’s just joking.’ Well, OK, well, great, tell me then, please: what other American president in our history, post-Civil War, have called for the destruction of entire cities? Joking,” the MS NOW star said.

“If this is your joke, this is your idea of a presidential joke, joking about the killing of 10 million or so people? Is that where we are?” he continued.

“No, I don’t get when the president of the United States says Iran can obliterate Los Angeles and San Diego,” he added later. “Not funny if you’re an American who actually believes that presidents should do more than divide us.”

(The White House later claimed that Trump said U.S. cities would have been threatened if action hadn’t been taken.)

Scarborough compared the remarks to Trump’s mockery of Paul Pelosi, husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), some time after he was attacked by a hammer-wielding assailant in their San Francisco home.

The host reminded Trump he wasn’t an old-time comment like Henny Youngman or Jack Benny, and America’s security in a war he started was no laughing matter.

He added with disgust, “We’re talking about the president of the United States talking about the obliteration of San Diego and Los Angeles as a joke?”