(CNN) Florida Gov. Rick Scott declined to comment on Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's recent comment that he thinks "Islam hates us."

In an interview Thursday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Scott passed on weighing in on Trump's remarks and instead commented on Florida's diversity.

"As you know in Florida,we are the best melting pot in world. We love everyone coming to the state," he said, adding, however, that "After the Paris bombings, I did ask the federal government not to allow any Syrian refugees to come to Florida until we vetted them."

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