MSNBC's Joe Scarborough dryly mocked Donald Trump's recent claim that he doesn't ramble in his rally speeches . The former president spoke to supporters Sunday in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he pushed back against criticism of his lengthy and digressive speeches with a maundering meditation on his fans' devotion. "They'll say, 'He was rambling' – I don't ramble," Trump said.

"I'm a really smart guy, really smart guy – I don't ramble. But the other day – any time I hit too hard they say, 'He was rambling.' Rambling? You know, I get up and make a speech, I go for sometimes two hours, two and a half hours because, you know, people are waiting outside for two days, three days.

You guys were out there waiting for a long time. Front row Joes, I don't know how you guys do it, and I feel I have an obligation to speak and speak in a certain way and speak a little bit longer." "You know, how would you like it, a guy's waiting with his family for three and a half, four days," Trump added.

"They have a tent and the tent is set up, they have hundreds of them, and they wait, and then I walk in, speak for 15 minutes and leave. I don't know, somehow, would that be okay, North Carolina? I don't think so, right? They want me to speak all day." ALSO READ: 'Powder keg': Massive security presence on display in Chicago amid signs of trouble The "Morning Joe" host stifled a laugh, and then set off on his own long-winded monologue and pointed out Trump's geographical error .

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