MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Tuesday accused Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE of glorifying violence following a physical altercation between protesters and supporters at his rally in Asheville, N.C.

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A man was caught on video appearing to slap protesters being escorted out of the rally.

Shortly after the incident, Trump said from the stage: "Is there any place in America more fun to be than a Trump rally?" It was unclear whether he knew about the altercation.

"Alright, that's disgusting," Scarborough said on "Morning Joe."

"That would be what you call the glorification of violence," he added.

Scarborough, a former Republican congressman, has been extremely critical of Trump at times during the campaign, previously calling him "self-consumed," a "rank amateur" and unfit for office.

Trump has frequently responded via Twitter, criticizing the "Morning Joe" ratings and lobbing personal insults at Scarborough and co-host Mika Brzezinski.