Meet the Press Full Episode — Jan. 11
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♪ >>> THIS SUNDAY, FIRE AND ICE.
A FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICER SHOOTS AND KILLS A 37-YEAR-OLD
SHOOTS AND KILLS A 37-YEAR-OLD MOTHER IN MINNEAPOLIS.
MOTHER IN MINNEAPOLIS. >> TRIGGERING OUTRAGE, PROTESTS
>> TRIGGERING OUTRAGE, PROTESTS AND NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
AND NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRUMP ADMIMINISTRATION'S
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POLICIES.
POLICIES.. >> IT WAS AN ACT OF DOMESTIC
>> IT WAS AN ACT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.
TERRORISM. >> I CAN BELIEVE THAT HER DEATH
>> I CAN BELIEVE THAT HER DEATA IS A TRAGEDY WHILE ALSO
IS A TRAGEDY WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT IT'S A TRAGEDY
RECOGNIZING THAT IT'S A TRAGEDY OF HER OWN MAKING.
OF HER OWN MAKING. >> TO I.C.E., GET THE [ BLEEP ]
>> TO I.C.E., GET THE [ BLEEP ] OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS.
OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS. >> I'LL TALK TO BORDER CZAZAR TM
>> I'LL TALK TO BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN, AND MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR
HOMAN, AND MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR JACOB FREY.
JACOB FREY. PLUS CRUDE POWER.
PLUS CRUDE POWER. PRESIDENT TRUMP PLANS TO TAKE
PRESIDENT TRUMP PLANS TO TAKE FULL CONTROL OF VENEZUELA'S
FULL CONTROL OF VENEZUELA'S OILFIELDS FOR YEARS TO COME.
OILFIELDS FOR YEARS TO COME. >> WE'RERE TAKING BILLIONS AND
>> WE'RE TAKING BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF OIL.
BILLIONS OF OIL. >> THIS IS AN INSANE PLAN.
>> THIHIS IS AN INSANE PLAN. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT STEALING
THEY ARE TALKIKING ABOUT STEALI THE VENEZUELAN OIL AT GUN POINT.
THE VENEZUELAN OIL AT GUN POINT. >> I'LL TALK TO DEMOCRATIC
>> I'LL TALK TO DEMOCRATIC SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY OF
SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY OF CONNECTICUT.
CONNECTICUT. >> AND MIDTERM WARNING.
>> AND MIDTERM WARNING. PRESIDENT TRUMP PREDICTS HE WILL
PRESIDENT TRUMP PREDICTS HE WILL BE IMPEACHED IF REPUBLICANS DO
BE IMPEACHED IF REPUBLICANS DO NOT WIN THE MIDTERMS.
NOT WIN THE MIDTERMS. >> YOU'VE GOT TO WIN THE
>> YOU'VE GOT TO WIN THE MIDTERMS BECAUSE IF WE DON'T WIN
MIDTERMS BECAUSE IF WE DON'T WIN THE MIDTERMS IT'S JUST GOING TO
THE MIDTERMS IT'S JUST GOING TO BE -- I MEAN, THEY'LL FIND A
BE -- I MEAN, THEY'LL FIND A REASON TO IMPEACH ME.
REASON TO IMPEACH ME. >> JOINING ME FOR INSIGHT AND
>> JOINING ME FOR INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS ARE, NBC NEWS WHITE
ANALYSIS ARE, NBC NEWS WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT MONICA ALBA.
HOUSE CORRESPONDENT MONICA ALBA. JONATHAN MARTIN OF POLITICO.
JONATHAN MARTIN OF POLITICO. JAMELLE BOWIE, OPINION COLUMNIST
JAMELLE BOWIE, OPINION COLUMNIST FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND
FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND STEPHEN
STEPHEN N STEPHEN HAYS, EDITOR OF THE
STEPHEN HAYS, EDITOR OF THE DISPATCH.
DISPATCH. WELCOME TO SUNDAY.
WELCOME TO SUNDAY. IT'S "MEET THE PRESS".
IT'S "MEET THE PRESS". >> THE LONGEST RUNNING
>> THE LONGEST RUNNING TELEVISION SHOW IN HISTORY, THIS
TELEVISION SHOW IN HISTORY, THIS IS "MEET THE PRESS" WITH KRISTEN
IS "MEET THE PRESS" WITH KRISTEN WELKER.
WELKER. . >> GOOD SUNDAY MORNING.
>> GOOD SUNDNDAY MORNING. PROTESTS ARE GROWING ACROSS THE
PROTESTS ARE GROWING ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER PRESISIDENT DONALD
COUNTRY OVER PRESIDENT D DONALD TRUMP'S HARD LINE DEPORTATION
TRUMP'S HARD LINE DEPORTATION POLICIES.
POLICIES. IN MINNEAPOLIS THIS WEEK,
IN MINNEAPOLIS THIS WEEK, 37-YEAR-OLD RENEE NICOLE GOOD,
37-YEAR-OLD RENEE NICOLE GOOD, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND MOTHER
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN AND MOTHER OF THREE WAS SHOT AND DMILILD A
OF THREE WAS SHOT AND DMILD A VEHICLE BY AN I.C.E. OFFICER
VEHICLE BY AN I.C.E. OFFICER CAUGHT FROM A NUMBER OF ANGLES
CAUGHT FROM A NUMBER OF ANGLES INCLUDING THE OFFICER WHO PULLED
INCLUDING THE OFFICER WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER.
THE TRIGGER. WE DO WANT TO WARN YOU, THIS
WE DO WANT TO WARN YOU, THIS VIDEO IS DISTURBING.
VIDEO IS DISTURBING.G. [ SIREN ]
[ SIREN ] >> JUST SO YOU KNOW.
>> JUST SO YOU KNOW. COME TALK TO US LATER.
COME TALK TO US LATER. THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S FINE. YOU HAVE [ BLEEPEP ] YOU WANT TO
YOU HAVE [ BLEEP ] YOU WANT TO COME AT US?
COME AT US? I SAY GO GET YOURSELF SOME
I SAY GO GET YOURSELF SOME LUNCH, BIG BOY.
LUNCH, BIG BOY. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR!
>> GET OUT OF THE CAR! WHOA!
WHOA! [ SHOTS FIRED ]
[ SHOTS S FIRED ] [ BLEEP ].
[ BLEEP ]. >> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS
>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ASSERTING THE OFFICER ACTED IN
ASSERTING THE OFFICER ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE WHILE MINNESOTA
SELF-DEFENSE WHILE MINNESOTA OFFICIALS STRONGLY REBUKE THOSE
OFFICIALS STRONGLY REBUKE THOSE CLAIMS ACCUSING I.C.E. OF
CLAIMS ACCUSING I.C.E. OF EXCESSIVE FORCE.
EXCESSIVE FORCE. >> THEY ARE ALREADY TRYIYING TO
>> THEY ARE ALREADY TRYING TO SPIN THIS AS AN ACTION OF
SPIN THIS AS AN ACTION OF SELF-DEFENSE.
SELF-DEFENSE.. HAVING SEEN THE VIDEO MYSELF I
HAVING SEEN THE VIDEO MYSESELF WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY DIRECTLY,
WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY DIRECTLY, THAT IS [ BLEEP ].
THAT IS [ BLEEP ]. >>>> I'M NOT SAYING THAT FUNDING
>> I'M NOT SAYING THAT FUNDING SOME OF THIS STUFF JUSTIFIFIES
SOME OF THIS STUFF JUSTIFIES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. NOBODY WOULD SUGGESTST THAT.
NOBODY WOULD SUGGEST THAT. THE REASON THIS WOMAN IS DEAD IS
THE REASON THIS WOMAN IS DEAD IS BECAUSE SHE TRIED TO RAM
BECAUSE SHE TRIED TO RAM SOMEBODY WITH HER CAR AND THAT
SOMEBODY WITH HER CAR AND THAT GUY ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE.
GUY ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE. THAT IS WHY SHE LOST HER LIFE,
THAT IS WHY SHE LOST HER LIFE, AND THAT IS A TRAGEDY.
AND THAT IS A TRAGEDY. >> AND JOINING ME NOW IS WHITE
>> AND JOINING ME NOW IS WHITE HOUSE BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN WHO
HOUSE BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN WHO WAS THE ACTING I.C.E. DIRECTOR
WAS THE ACTING I.C.E. DIRECTOR IN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST TERM.
IN PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST TERM. MR. HOMAN, WELCOME TO "MEET THE
MR. HOMAN, WELCOME TO "MEET THE PRESS".
PRESS". >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANKNKS FOR HAVING ME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE. THE WORLD HAS NOW SEEN THAT
THE WORLD HAS NOW SEEN THAT VIDEO, THE PERSPECTIVE FROM THE
VIDEO, THE PERSPECTIVE FROM THE OFFICER, I WONDER, MR. HOMAN,
OFFICER, I WONDER, MR. HOMAN, WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THAT VIDEO?
WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THAT VIDEO? >> LOOK, IT'S TRAGIC, AND I'VE
>> LOOK, IT'S TRAGIC, AND I'VE SAID FROM MARCH THAT THE HATEFUL
SAID FROM MARCH THAT THE HATEFUL RHETORIC DOESN'T DECLINE THERE
RHETORIC DOESN'T DECLINE THERE WILL BE BLOODSHED.
WILL BE BLOODSHED. I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE, AND
I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS RIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS RIGHT. THERE'S BEENEN A LOT OF BLOODSH.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BLOODSHED. LOOK, YOU HAVE TO PUT YOURSELF
LOOK, YOU HAVE TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE MIND OF THE OFFICER, ALL
IN THE MIND OF THE OFFICER, ALL RIGHT?
RIGHT? YOU'RE IN A CITY WHERE THERE'S
YOU'RE IN A CITY WHERE THERE'S PROTESTS, INTERFERENCE,
PROTESTS, INTERFERENCE, IMPEDIMENT LIKE THESE TWO LADIES
IMPEDIMENT LIKE THESE TWO LADIES WERE DOING BEFORE THE INCIDENT
WERE DOING BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.
OCCURRED.. YOU'RE IN A CITY WHERE LAW
YOU'RE IN A CITY WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SPOPORADIC.
ENFORCEMENT IS SPORADIC. YOU HAVE T THREATS UP OVER 1300,
YOU HAVE THREATS UP OVER 1300%, ACTUALLY ASSAULTING I.C.E.
ACTUALLY ASSAULTING I.C.E. OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. YOYOU HAVE THE WOMAN BEHIND THE
YOU HAVE THE WOMAN BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A 4,000 POUND VEHICLE
WHEEL OF A 4,000 POUND VEHICLE AND AN AGENT GOING TOWARD YOU.
AND AN AGENT GOING TOWARD YOU. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS OFFICER, IN
I TRULY BELIEVE THIS OFFICER, IN HIS MIND, THOUGHT HIS MIND WAS
HIS MIND, THOUGHT HIS MIND WAS IN DANGER WHICH ALLOWS HIM TO
IN DANGER WHICH ALLOWS HIM TO USE LETHAL FORCE.
USE LETHAL FORCE. NOW, I'LL SAY THIS.
NOW, I'LL SAY THIS. LET THE INVESTIGATION PLAY OUT,
LET THE INVESTIGATION PLAY OUT, RIGHT?
RIGHT? THERE'S A LOT OF VIDEO WE
THERE'S A LOT OF VIDEO WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN THAT THE
PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN THAT THE FBI HAS THAT WE DON'T.
FBI HAS THAT WE DON'T. WHERE'S THE FORENSICS AND THE
WHERE'S THE FORENSICS AND THE BALLISTICS?
BALLISTICS?? THAT HASN'T BEEN RELEASED.
THAT HASN'T BEEN RELEASED. HOW ABOUT THE E OFFICER'S
HOW ABOUT THE OFFICER'S STATEMENT, HIS OWN STATEMENTNT?
STATEMENT, HIS OWN STATEMENT? WE NEED TOTO LET THIS PLAY OUT,
WE NEED TO LET THIS PLAY OUT, BUT WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT WE'VE
BUT WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT WE'VE GOT TO STOP THE HATEFUL
GOT TO STOP THE HATEFUL RHETORIC.
RHETORICIC. SAYING THIS OFFICER IS A
SAYING THIS OFFICER IS A MURDERER IS DANGEROUS.
MURDERER IS DANGEROUS. IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.
IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS. IT'S GOING TO INFURIATE PEPEOPLE
IT'S GOING TO INFURIATE PEOPLE MORE WHICH MEANS IT'S GOING TO
MORE WHICH MEANS IT'S GOING TO BE MORE INSULTS LIKE THIS
BE MORE INSULTS LIKE THIS BECAUSE THE HATEFUL RHETORIC NOT
BECAUSE THE HATEFUL RHETORIC NOT ONLY CONTINUING AND IT'S TRIPLED
ONLY CONTINUING AND IT'S TRIPLED DOWN AND DOUBLED DOWN.
DOWN AND DOUBLED DOWN. >> MR. HOMAN YOU HAVE YET AGAIN
>> MR. HOMAN YOU HAVE YET AGAIN HERE TODAY SAID YOU WANT THE
HERE TODAY SAID YOU WANT THE INVESTIGATION TO PLAY OUT.
INVESTIGATION TO PLAY OUT. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU SAID IN
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU SAID IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THIS
THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THIS SHOOTING.
SHOOTING.. HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY
HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM CALLED THIS A,
KRISTI NOEM CALLED THIS A, QUOTE, ACT OF DOMESTIC
QUOTE, ACT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.
TERRORISM. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAIDID RENEE GOD
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID RENEE GOOD VIOLENTLY AND VICIOUSLY RAN OVER
VIOLENTLY AND VICIOUSLY RAN OVER THE I.C.E. OFFICER.
THE I.C.E. OFFICER. HOW CAN THE PUBLIC TRUST THE
HOW CAN THE PUBLIC TRUST THE INVESTIGATION WHEN THERE HAS
INVESTIGATION WHEN THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN THIS JUDGMENT
ALREADY BEEN THIS JUDGMENT PASSED DOWN BY THE PRESISIDENT D
PASSED DOWN BY THE PRESIDENT AND SOME OF HIS TOP OFFIFICIALS IN.
SOME OF HIS TOP OFFICIALS IN. >> LOOK, WE'VE ALL SEEN THE
>> LOOK, WE'VE ALL SEEN THE VIDEO, AND AGAIN, NO ONE KNOWS
VIDEO, AND AGAIN, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WAS IN THE OFFICER'S MIND.
WHAT WAS IN THE OFFICER'S MIND. YOU DON'T.
YOU DON'T. I DON'T, NO ONE DOESES, BUT WE'L
I DON'T, NO ONE DOES, BUT WE'LL LET THE INVESTIGATION PLAY O OU,
LET THE INVESTIGATION PLAY OUT, BUT BOTTOM LINE, WHY ARE WE EVEN
BUT BOTTOM LINE, WHY ARE WE EVEN THERE?
THERE?E? WHY ARE WE IN MINNEAPOLIS?
WHY ARE WE IN MINNEAPOLIS? BECAUSE IT'S A SANCTUARY CITY
BECAUSE IT'S A SANCTUARY CITY AND A SANCTUARY STATE.
AND A SANCTUARY STATE. THERE IS A LIST OF 18 PEOPLE AND
THERE IS A LIST OF 18 PEOPLE AND THE DANGEROUS WORST OF THE WORST
THE DANGEROUS WORST OF THE WORST I.C.E. HAS TAKEN TO CUSTODY,
I.C.E. HAS TAKEN TO CUSTODY, MANY OF THEM, CHILD SODOMY,
MANY OF THEM, CHILD SODOMY, CHILD RAPE.
CHILD RAPE. IT'S NOT OKAY TO I IMPEDE AND
IT'S NOT OKAY TO IMPEDE AND INTERFERE WITH AN OFFICER.
INTERFERE WITH AN OFFICER. WOULD IT BE OKAYAY IF A CITIZEN
WOULD IT BE OKAY IF A CITIZEN IMPEDED AND INTERFERED WITH A
IMPEDED AND INTERFERED WITH A U.S. MARARSHALL WHEN ARRESTING A
U.S. MARSHALL WHEN ARRESTING A FUGITIVE?
FUGITIVE? NONO.
NO. IS IT OKAY TO IMPEDE THE FBI
IS IT OKAY TO IMPEDE THE FBI WHEN ARRESTING A TERRORIST?
WHEN ARRESTING A TERRORIST? THEY'RE ARRESTING BAD PEOPLE AND
THEY'RE ARRESTING BAD PEOPLE AND IT'S ILLEGAL.
IT'S ILLEGAL. WHAT SHE DID IS A CRIME.
WHAT SHE DID IS A CRIME. IT'S ILLEGAL TO IMPEDE LAW
IT'S ILLEGAL TO IMPEDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THAT'S
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE THERE.
WHY WE'RE THERE. >> WHAT MINNEAPOLIS OFFICIALS
>> WHAT MINNEAPOLIS OFFICIALS ARE ARGUING IS THE WAY THAT
ARE ARGUING IS THE WAY THAT I.C.E. OFFICIALS ARE CARRYING
I.C.E. OFFICIALS ARE CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES MAY BE ADDING
OUT THEIR DUTIES MAY BE ADDING TO THE TENSIONS.
TO THE TENSIONS. SECRETARY NOEM LABELED THIS AN
SECRETARY NOEM LABELED THIS AN ACT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.
ACT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM. WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE?
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE? >> BOTTOM LINE.
>> BOTTOM LINE. WHY ARE WE IN MINNEAPOLIS?
WHY ARE WE IN MINNEAPOLIS? >> DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE THAT
>> DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE THAT SHE'S A DOMESTIC TERRORIST?
SHE'S A DOMESTIC TERRORIST? >> THIS IS IMPORTANT.
>> THIS IS IMPORTANT. LESS OFFICERS IN THE COMMUNITY
LESS OFFICERS IN THE COMMUNITY IF THEY WERE IN THE JAJAIL.
IF THEY WERE IN THE JAIL. BOTTOM LINE, WE ARE FORCING THE
BOTTOM LINE, WE ARE FORCING THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR
COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR OF THAT STATE AND D THE MAYOR
OF THAT STATE AND THE MAYOR SUPPORT SANCTUARY CITIES WHERE
SUPPORT SANCTUARY CITIES WHERE CHILD RAPISTS ARE RELEASED BACK
CHILD RAPISTS ARE RELEASED BACK IN THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE A
IN THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE A HUGE PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT.
HUGE PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT. IF YOU WANT LESS OFFICERS IN THE
IF YOU WANT LESS OFFICERS IN THE STREET, THEN LET US IN THE JAIL.
STREET, THEN LET US IN THE JAIL. >> I WANT TO TALK TO MAYOR FREY
>> I WANT TO TALK TO MAYOR FREY ABOUT THE POLICIES THERE, BUT I
ABOUT THE POLICIES THERE, BUT I WANT TO STAY ON THIS QUESTION
WANT TO STAY ON THIS QUESTION ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH THE WOMAN
ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH THE WOMAN WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IS BEING
WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IS BEING LABELED AS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
LABELED AS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST. TO BE CLEAR, IS ANYONE WHO
TO BE CLEAR, IS ANYONE WHO PROTESTS I.C.E. A DOMESTIC
PROTESTS I.C.E. A DOMESTIC TERRORIST IN THE EYES OF THE
TERRORIST IN THE EYES OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. . >> IT'S A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
>> IT'S A CASE BY CASE BASIS. IF YOUOU LOOK UP TERRORISM.
IF YOU LOOK UP TERRORISM. IS THERE VIOLENCE BASED ON
IS THERE VIOLENCE BASED ON IDEOLOGY THAT WANTS TO CHANGE
IDEOLOGY THAT WANTS TO CHANGE THE WAY --
THE WAY -- >> WAS SECRETARY NOEM RIGHT TO
>> WAS SECRETARY NOEM RIGHT TO LABEL HER AS A DOMESTIC
LABEL HER AS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
TERRORIST.T. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT SECRETARY
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT S SECRETAR NOEM KNOWS.
NOEM KNOWS. IF YOU LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF
IF YOU LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF TERRORISM, IT CAN FALL UNDER
TERRORISM, IT CAN FALL UNDER THAT DEFINITION.
THAT DEFINITION. >> YOU DON'T HAVE EVIDENCE THAT
>> YOU DON'T HAVE EVIDENCE THAT SHE'S A DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
SHE'S A DOMESTIC TERRORIST. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SECRCRETARY HAS THAT I DON'T.
SECRETARY HAS THAT I DON'T'T. I'M NOT GOING TO JUDGE WHAT THE
I'M NOT GOING TO JUDGE WHAT THE SECRETARY SAYS, BUT IF YOU LOOK
SECRETARY SAYS, BUT IF YOU LOOK UP THE DEFINITION OF TERRORISM
UP THE DEFINITION OF TERRORISM IT COULD CERTAINLY FALL WITHIN
IT COULD CERTAINLY FALL WITHIN THAT, BUT WE'VE ALL GOT TO AGREE
THAT, BUT WE'VE ALL GOT TO AGREE THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS
THERE'S NO REASON FOR THIS REASON TO DO WHAT SHE DID.
REASON TO DO WHAT SHE DID. THERE'S NO REASON TO B BE THERE.
THERE'S NO REASON TO BE THTHERE. IF YOU WANT TO PROTEST PROTEST,
IF YOU WANT TO PROTEST PROTEST, BUT DON'T ACTIVELY IMPEDE AND
BUT DON'T ACTIVELY IMPEDE AND INTERFERE AND CERTAINLY DON'T
INTERFERE AND CERTAINLY DON'T DRIVE A 4,000-POUND VEHICLE
DRIVE A 4,000-POUND VEHICLE TOWARD AN OFFICER.
TOWARD AN OFFICER. >> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT T THE
>> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THE BROADER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE
BROADER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF WHAT THE
THAT'S PART OF WHAT THE INVESTIGATION IS TRYING TO
INVESTIGATION IS TRYING TO UNPACK IN THE MOMENTS LEADING UP
UNPACK IN THE MOMENTS LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT AND AFTER WARD.
TO THE INCIDENT AND AFTER WARD. STATE OFFICIALS ARE BEING
STATE OFFICIALS ARE BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE INVESTIGATION.
EXCLUDED FROM THE INVESTIGATION. I WANT YOUR REACTION ON THE
I WANT YOUR REACTION ON THE OTHER SIDE.
OTHER SIDE. . >> I CANNOT OVERSTATE THE
>> I CANNOT OVERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF ANAN INVESTIGATION
IMPORTANCE OF AN INVESTIGATION OR AT LEAST ACCESSSS TO THE
OR AT LEAST ACCESS TO THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATATION BY THE
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION BY THE BCA.
BCA.A. WITHOUT IT, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE
WITHOUT IT, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE TRANSPARENT T WITH
ABILITY TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE RESULTS
OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THE EXPECTATION OR AS I SAID,
OF THE EXPECTATION OR AS I SAID, ANY DECISION THAT MIGHT COME OF
ANY DECISION THAT MIGHT COME OF THE REVIEW.
THE REVIEW. >> MR. HOMAN, I'VE BEEN TATALKIG
>> MR. HOMAN, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERTS WHO
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERTS WHO SAY THEY HAVE E NEVER HEARD OF
SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF STATE AND LOLOCAL OFFICIALS BEIG
STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS BEING CUT OUT OF A FEDERAL
CUT OUT OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION.N. HOW CAN THE PUBLIC TRUST THE
HOW CAN THE PUBLIC TRUST THE RESULTS OF THIS INVEVESTIGATIONF
RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION IF IT DOESN'T INCLUDE STATE AND
IT DOESN'T INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, THE PEOPLE WHO
LOCAL OFFICIALS, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE ON THE GROUND?
ARE THERE ON THE GROUND? >> F FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A
>> FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A FEDERAL CRIME.
FEDERAL CRIME. >> IT HAPPENED IN MINNEAPOLIS.
>> IT HAPPENED IN MINNEAPOLIS. >> IT'S A FEDERAL CRIME E AND TE
>> IT'S A FEDERAL CRIME AND THE JURISDICTION --
JURISDICTION -- >> I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE
>> I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 1984.
198484. WHEN A FEDERAL OFFICER IS IN A
WHEN A FEDERAL OFFICER IS IN A SHOOTING, IT FALLS UNDER THE
SHOOTING, IT FALLS UNDER THE FBI.
FBI. IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOREVEVER.
IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOREVER.. IT SHOCKS ME THEY HAVE THESE
IT SHOCKS ME THEY HAVE THESE OPINIONS NOW WHEN THEY STOOD
OPINIONS NOW WHEN THEY STOOD ASIDE AND LET CHILD RAPISTS BE
ASIDE AND LET CHILD RAPISTS BE RELEASED INTO THE COMMUNITY.
RELEASED INTO THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE COMPLICIT OF WHY WE'RE
THEY'RE COMPLICIT OF WHY WE'RE IN A POSITION WE ARE TODAY.
IN A POSITION WE ARE TODAY. THEY'RE COMPLICIT WITH OPEN
THEY'RE COMPLICIT WITH OPEN BORDERS, WHEN MANY WITH PUBLIC
BORDERS, WHEN MANY WITH PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS.
SAFETY THREATS. THEIR ASSIGNMENT WAS TRAFFICKING
THEIR ASSIGNMENT WAS TRAFFICKING AND LOST TRACK OF 3300 OF THEM.
AND LOST TRACK OF 3300 OF THEM. >> IT'S ONE THING FOR THE FBI TO
>> IT'S ONE THING FOR THE FBI TO TAKE THE LEAD IN AN
TAKE THE LEAD IN AN INVESTIGATION, CERTAINLY, THAT
INVESTIGATION, CERTAINLY, THAT IS SOMOMETHING THAT WE ARE USEDO
IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE USED TO SEEING, BUT FOR STATATE AND LOCL
SEEING, BUT FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO BE CUT OUT
OFFICIALS TO BE CUT OUT ALTOGETHER, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE
ALTOGETHER, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH NAH?
WITH NAHAH? WITH THAT?
WITH THAT? DOESESN'T THAT UNDERCUT THE
DOESN'T THAT UNDERCUT THE TRANSPARENCY AND THE FAITH IN
TRANSPARENCY AND THE FAITH IN THE EYES O OF THE PUBLIC?
THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC? >> THAT'S A QUESTION F FOR THE
>> THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE FBI.
FBFBI. I'VE NEVER WORKED FOR DOJ, BUT
I'VE NEVER WORKED FOR DOJ, BUT LISTEN, I TRUST THAT THE FBI
LISTEN, I TRUST THAT THE FBI WOULD DO A THOROUGH
WOULD DO A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THTHEY'RE PROFESSIONALS SO LET
THEY'RE PROFESSIONALS SO LET THEM DO THE INVESTIGATION.
THEM DO THTHE INVESTIGATION. >> SHOULD THE AUTOPSY BE MADE
>> SHOULD THE AUTOPSY BE MADE PUBLIC?
PUBLIC?? >> THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE
>> THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE FBI, BUT I CERERTAINLY WILL TELL
FBI, BUT I CERTAINLY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE FBI WILL BE PART OF
YOU THAT THE FBI WILL BE PART OF THE INVESTIGATION.
THE INVESTIGATION. AS I SAID EARLIEIER, LOOK INTO
AS I SAID EARLIER, LOOK INTO BALLISTICS, LOOK INTO FORENSICS
BALLISTICS, LOOK INTO FORENSICS AND WHERE DID THE FATAL SHOT
AND WHERE DID THE FATAL SHOT COME FROM.
COME FROM. ALL OF THAT WILL BE A PART OF
ALL OF THAT WILL BE A PART OF THE INVESTIGATATION.
THE INVESTIGATION. THE VICE PRESIDENT DEFENENDED
THE VICE PRESIDENT DEFENDED OFFICER ROROSS ON THURSDAY, I WT
OFFICER ROSS ON THURSDAY, I WANT TO PLAY A LITTLE OF F WHAT HE SD
TO PLAY A LITTLE OF WHAT HE SAID FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. TAKE A LOOOOK AT WHAT HE SAID.
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HE SAID. >> WHAT THE HEADLINE L LEAVES OT
>> WHAT THE HEADLINE LEAVES OUT IS THE VERY I.C.E. OFFICER
IS THE VERY I.C.E. OFFICER NEARLY HAD HIS LIFE ENDED,
NEARLY HAD HIS LIFE ENDED, DRAGGED BY A CAR SIX MONTHS AGO,
DRAGGED BY A CAR SIX MONTHS AGO, 33 STITCHES IN HIS LEG.
33 STITCHES IN HIS LEG. SO YOU THINK MAYBE HE'S A LITTLE
SO YOU THINK MAYBE HE'S A LITTLE BIT SENSITIVE ABOUT SOMEONE
BIT SENSITIVE ABOUT SOMEONE RAMMING HIM WITH AN AUTOMOBILE?
RAMMING HIM WITH AN AUTOMOBILE? >> DO YOU THINK THAT EXPERIENCE
>> DO YOU THINK THAT EXPERIENCE SIX MONTHSHS AGO THAT THE VICE
SIX MONTHS AGO THAT THE VICE PRESIDENENT DETAILED MAY HAVE
PRESIDENT DETAILED MAY HAVE IMPACTED OFFICER ROSS' JUDGMENT?
IMPACTED OFFICER ROSS' JUDGMENT? >> IT MAY HAVE.
>> IT MAY HAVE. HE WAS UNDER ATTACK ONCE WITH A
HE WAS UNDER ATTACK ONCE WITH A VEHICLE, SO CERTAINLY, LIKE I
VEHICLE, SO CERTAINLY, LIKE I SAID EARLIER.
SAID EARLIER. JUST IN THE PRIOR INCIDENT, BUT
JUST IN THE PRIOR INCIDENT, BUT THE ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW WITH
THE ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW WITH THE THREATS AGAINST I.C.E.
THE THREATS AGAINST I.C.E. OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SHOT AT.
OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SHOT AT. THEY'VE HAD MOLOTOV COCKTAILS
THEY'VE HAD MOLOTOV COCKTAILS THROWN AT HIM AND THEY'VE BEEN
THROWN AT HIM AND THEY'VE BEEN DOCKED.
DOCKEDED. ASSAULTS ARE UP 1300%.
ASSAULTS ARE UP 1300%. THREATS ALONE ARE UP 8,000% AND
THREATS ALONE ARE UP 8,000% AND YOU'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE THIS
YOU'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE THIS LADY THAT IS INTERFERING
LADY THAT IS INTERFERING ALREADY.
ALREADY.Y. HE'S IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HE'S IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. AGAGAIN, I WANT PEOPLE TO
AGAIN, I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTATAND THIS.
UNDERSTAND THIS. PUT YOURSESELF IN HIS SHOES AND
PUT YOURSELF IN HIS SHOES AND PUT YOURSELFLF IN HIS SHOES WHEE
PUT YOURSELF IN HIS SHOES WHERE HE'S IN THTHAT ENVIRONMENT,
HE'S IN THAT ENVIRONMENT, ASSAULTS AGAINST THE OFFICERS
ASSAULTS AGAINST THE OFFICERS ARE AT N ALL-TIME HIGH, HE HAS
ARE AT N ALL-TIME HIGH, HE HAS A VEHICLE THAT ACCELERATES
A VEHICLE THAT ACCELERATES TOWARD HIM AND HE HAS A SECOND
TOWARD HIM AND HE HAS A SECOND TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
TO MAKE THAT DECISION. I TRULY BELIEVEVE, THIS WILL COE
I TRULY BELIEVE, THIS WILL COME OUT IN THE INVESTIGATION, THAT
OUT IN THE INVESTIGATION, THAT IN HIS MIND HE FEARERED FOR HIS
IN HIS MIND HE FEARED FOR HIS LIFE AND TOOK APPROPRIATE
LIFE AND TOOK APPROPRIATE ACTION.
ACTIONON. IN A FEDERAL LAW THAT'S A
IN A FEDERAL LAW THAT'S A LEGITIMATE RESPONSE.
LEGITIMATE RESPONSE. EVEN MINNESOTA LAW TALKS ABOUT A
EVEN MINNESOTA LAW TALKS ABOUT A VEHICLE COMING TOWARD YOU AND
VEHICLE COMING TOWARD YOU AND YOUR RIGHT TO DEFEND YOUOURSELF.
YOUR RIGHT TO DEFEND YOURSELF. THIS OFFICER, I THINK, IN HIS
THIS OFFICER, I THINK, IN HIS MIND DID THE RIGHT THING TO SAVE
MIND DID THE RIGHT THING TO SAVE HIS OWN LIFE AND THE LIFE OF
HIS OWN LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS.
OTHERS.. >> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PERSPECTIVE OF I.C.E. . OFFICERS
PERSPECTIVE OF I.C.E. OFFICERS AND I WANT TO ZOOM IN ANAND TALK
AND I WANT TO ZOOM IN AND TALK ABOUT THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE
ABOUT THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
PEOPLE ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. THERE HAVE BEEN NINE
THERE HAVE BEEN NINE ICE-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN
ICE-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN SEPTEMBER.
SEPTEMBER.R. BY ONE COUNT, I.C.E. HAS
BY ONE COUNT, I.C.E. HAS DETAINED 170 U.S. CITIZENS.
DETAINED 170 U.S. CITIZENS. PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY ARE OUT
PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY ARE OUT PROTESTING I.C.E.'S ACTIONS.
PROTESTING I.C.E.'S ACTIONS. HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY AN
HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY AN
♪ upset stomach, ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY THAT IS
ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY THAT IS MAKING PEOPLE FEEL SO UNEASY.
MAKING PEOPLE FEEL SO UNEASY. >> BECAUSE THEY WANT TO RELATE
>> BECAUSE THEY WANT TO RELATE I.C.E. TO TERRORISTS.
I.C.E. TO TERRORISTS. >> I'M ASKING YOU TO RESPOND TO
>> I'M ASKING YOU TO RESPOND TO THE PROTESTERS WHO SAY THEY FEEL
THE PROTESTERS WHO SAY THEY FEEL LESS SAFE ANAND CONCERNED FOR
LESS SAFE AND CONCERNED FOR THEIR NEIGIGHBORS.
THEIR NEIGHBHBORS. >> BECAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING AT
>> BECAUSE THEHEY'RE LOOKING AT MEDIA REPORTS THAT SAY I.C.E.
MEDIA REPORTS THAT SAY I.C.E. ARE TERRORISTS A AND THEY'RE
ARE TERRORISTS AND THEY'RE NAZIS.
NAZIS.S. THEY'RE USING THE TERM
THEY'RE USING THE TERM DISAPPEARING PEOPLE.
DISAPPEARING PEOPLE. I.C.E. HAS DONE THE SAME THIHING
I.C.E. HAS DONE THE SAME THING THEY'VE DONE IN FOUR YEARS.
THEY'VE DONE IN FOUR YEARS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I.C.E. IS
IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I.C.E. IS DOING, GO PROTEST CONGRESS.
DOING, GO PROTEST CONGRESS. I.C.E. IS ENFORCING LAWS ENACTED
I.C.E. IS ENFORCING LAWS ENACTED BY CONGRESS.
BY CONGRESS. TO SAY ANYONE IN I.C.E. A
TO SAY ANYONE IN I.C.E. A RACIST, NAZI OR SECRET POLICE.
RACIST, NAZI OR SECRET POLICE. WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU?
WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU? YOU WROTE THE LAW.
YOU WROTE THE LAW. LET'S REMEMBER THE TRUE DATA,
LET'S REMEMBER THE TRUE DATA, 70%, APPROXIMATELY, IT GOES FROM
70%, APPROXIMATELY, IT GOES FROM 60 TO 70, PEOPLE THEY'RE
60 TO 70, PEOPLE THEY'RE ARRESTING ARE CRIMINALS BOTTOM
ARRESTING ARE CRIMINALS BOTTOM LINE, SOME IN THE MEDIA SAYS NO,
LINE, SOME IN THE MEDIA SAYS NO, THEY'RE NOT TRUE BECAUSE THEY
THEY'RE NOT TRUE BECAUSE THEY THINK DUI I ISN'T A CRIME.
THINK DUI ISN'T A CRIME. DID
DID D DUI KILLS 13,000 PEOPLE A YEAR.
DUI KILLS 13,000 PEOPLE A YEAR. IT'S A HUGE ISSUE.
IT'S A HUGE ISSUE. IT'S THE RHETORIC, THEY HEAR
IT'S THE RHETORIC, THEY HEAR I.C.E. IS RACIST AND THEY'RE
I.C.E. IS RACIST AND THEY'RE NAZIS AND DISAPPEARING PEOPLE
NAZIS AND DISAPPEARING PEOPLE AND THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO DO
AND THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO DO STUPID THINGS.
STUPID THINGS. >> LET ME ASK K YOU BECAUSE WE'E
>> LET ME ASK YOU BECAUSE WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.
ALMOST OUT OF TIME. I DO WANT TO GIVIVE YOU THE
I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO
OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO LINGERING QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU,
LINGERING QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU, ASAS YOU KNOW IN AN UNDERCOVER
AS YOU KNOW IN AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION IN 2024, THE FBI
OPERATION IN 2024, THE FBI RECORDED YOU ACCEPTING A BAG
RECORDED YOU ACCEPTING A BAG WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO CONTAIN
WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO CONTAIN $50,000 FROM AGENTS POSING AS
$50,000 FROM AGENTS POSING AS BUSINESS EXECUTIVES WHO SAID YOU
BUSINESS EXECUTIVES WHO SAID YOU INDICATED YOU COULD HELP WIN
INDICATED YOU COULD HELP WIN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS IN THE
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS IN THE SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. I WANT TO STRESS THERE W WAS AN
I WANT TO STRESS THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION THAT WAS CLOSED
INVESTIGATION THAT WAS CLOSED LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAID D IT
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT FOUND NO, QUOTOTE, CREDIBLE
FOUND NO, QUOTE, CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL WRONGDOING.
EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL WRONGDOING. I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU AN
I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THAT?
OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THAT? DID YOU KEEP 50,000 OR DID YOU
DID YOU KEEP 50,000 OR DID YOU RETURN IT?
RETURN IT? >> I'M N NOT GOING TO GIVE THIS
>> I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE THIS STORY ANY MORE AIR.
STORY ANY MORE AIR. BOTTOM LINE, I DID NOTHING
BOTTOM LINE, I DID NOTHING ILLEGAL, AND I DID NOTHING AND
ILLEGAL, AND I DID NOTHING AND THE FBI AND DOJ REVIEWED THIS.
THE FBI AND DOJ REVIEWED THIS. NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE THAT I DID
NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE THAT I DID ANYTHING ILLEGAL BECAUSE I
ANYTHING ILLEGAL BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL.
DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL. >> I'M NOT GIVING THE STORY ANY
>> I'M NOT GIVING THE STORY ANY MORE AIR.
MORE AIR. THIS IS AN ATTACK ON MY
THIS IS AN ATTACK ON MY INTEGRITY AND MY PROFESSIONALISM
INTEGRITY AND MY PROFESSIONALISM AND I'M NOT ADDRESSING IT AND
AND I'M NOT ADDRESSING IT AND THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE E FBI.
THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE FBI. >> CAN YOU ADDRESSSS THAT IT'S
>> CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT IT'S BEEN RECORDED AND DID YOU KEEP
BEEN RECORDED AND DID YOU KEEP THE MONEY?
THE MONEY? >> $50,000 IS RIDICULOUS.
>> $50,000 IS RIDICULOUS. THE FBI'S CLEARED THIS.
THE FBI'S CLEARED THIS. THIS STORY KEEPS GOING ON AND ON
THIS STORY KEEPS GOING ON AND ON AND ON EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN
AND ON EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN FOUND THEY DID NOT --
FOUND THEY DID NOT -- - >> DID YOU RETURN THE MONEY?
>> DID YOUOU RETURN THE MONEY? >> I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO
RETURN. I DIDN'T TAKE THE $50,000 BOTTOM
I DIDN'T TAKE THE $50,000 BOTTOM LINE.
LINE. >> YOU SAID YOU DID D NOTHING
>> YOU SAID YOU DID NOTHING UNLAWFUL.
UNLAWFUL. WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH THEHE FBI
WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH THE FBI RELEASING THE REPORT?
RELEASING THE REPORT? >> T THAT'S A DECISION OF THE F.
>> THAT'S A DECISION OF THE FBI. >> IT MIGHT BEBE A DECISION OF E
>> IT MIGHT BE A DECISION OF THE FBI, BUT WOULDLD YOU BE
FBI, BUT WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE?
COMFORTABLE? >> I'M NOT GOING TO GET AHEAD OF
>> I'M NOT GOING TO GET AHEAD OF THE FBI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.
THE FBI IN THIS INVESTIGATION. >> ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, WOULD
>> ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE RELEASING THE
YOU BE COMFORTABLE RELEASING THE RECORDINGS?
RECORDINGSGS? >> THAT'S THEIR DECISION.
>> THAT'S THEIR DECISION.. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.Y. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. MR. HOMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MR. HOMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK Y YOU.
>> T THANK YOU. >> WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. >> WHEN WEWE COME BACK, DEMOCRAC
>> WHEN WE COME BACK, DEMOCRATIC SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY OF
SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY OF CONNECTICUT, JOINS ME NEXT.
>>> WELCOME BACK.
>>> WELCOME BACK. ANAND JOINING ME NOW IS DEMOCRAC
AND JOINING ME NOW IS DEMOCRATIC SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY OF
SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY OF CONNECTICUT.
CONNECTICUT.T. SENATOR MURPHY, WELCOME BACK TO
SENATOR MURPHY, WELCLCOME BACK "MEET THE PRESS".
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> THANK YOU FOR BEINGNG HERE IN
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN PERSON.
PERSON.. YOU JUST HEARD MY CONVERSATION
YOU JUST HEARD MY CONVERSATION WITH BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN.
WITH BORDER CZAR TOM HOMAN. HE LEANED INTO THEHE IDEA THAT E
HE LEANED INTO THE IDEA THAT HE BELIEVES THIS WAS AN ACT OF
BELIEVES THIS WAS AN ACT OF SELF-DEFENSE THEY HE DOES
SELF-DEFENSE THEY HE DOES BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE
BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE INVEVESTIGATION TO PLAY OUT.
INVESTIGATION TO PLAY OUT. HAVING SEEEEN THE OFFICER'S CELL
HAVING SEEN THE OFOFFICER'S CEL PHONE VIDEO.
PHONE VIDEO.O. HOW DO YOU SEE THIS?
HOW DO YOU SEE THIS?S? DO YOU THINK HE WAS ACTING IN
DO YOU THINK HE WAS ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE?
>> LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR. THERE'S NOT GOING TO B BE AN
THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE AN INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS
THE VICE PRESIDEDENT HAS ESSENTIALLY ALREADY DECLARED
ESSENTIALLY ALREADY DECLARED THAT THIS OFFICER HAS ABSOLUTE
THAT THIS OFFICER HAS ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY AND IN FACT, , EVERY
IMMUNITY AND IN FACT, EVERY IMMIGRATION OFFICER HAS ABSOLUTE
IMMIGRATION OFFICER HAS ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY.
IMMUNITY. THTHIS IS THE MOST HIGH PROFILE
THIS IS THE MOST HIGH PROFILE AND MOST HEINOUS ACT OF VIOLENCE
AND MOST HEINOUS ACT OF VIOLENCE THAT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN, BUT
THAT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN, BUT THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN OVER A
THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN OVER A DOZEN SHOOTINGS ALL ACROSS OUR
DOZEN SHOOTINGS ALL ACROSS OUR COUNTRY BY I.C.E. OFFICERS.
COUNTRY BY I.C.E. OFFICERS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE WAY IN
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE WAY IN WHICH DHS IS CONDUCTING ITSELF
WHICH DHS IS CONDUCTING ITSELF TODAY IS MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES
TODAY IS MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES LESS SAFE.
LESS SAFE. IT'S NOT ADDING TO PUBLIC
IT'S NOT ADDING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
SAFETY.. I HEARD HIM SAY THAT THEY ARE
I HEARD HIM SAY THAT THEY ARE UNDERTAKING TARGETED ENFORCECEMT
UNDERTAKING TARGETED ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST CRIMINALS, JUST
ACTIONS AGAINST CRIMINALS, JUST NOT TRUE.
NOT TRUE. THE VAST MAJAJORITY OF PEOPLE TY
THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THEY ARE ROUNDING U UP ARE PEACEFUL
ARE ROUNDING UP ARE PEACEFUL IMMIGRANTS.
IMMIGRANTS. YOU'VE SEEN THE VIDEOS OF THEM
YOU'VE SEEN THE VIDEOS OF THEM WALKING THROROUGH PARKING LOTS
WALKING THROUGH PARKING LOTS ASKING PEOPLE WHETHER THEY'RE
ASKING PEOPLE WHETHER THEY'RE AMERICAN CITIZENS S OR NOT.
AMERICAN CITIZENS OR NOT. THEY ARE PUTTING CITITIZENS OF
THEY ARE PUTTING CITIZENS OF MINNEAPOLIS, CITIZENS OF THE
MINNEAPOLIS, CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY ARE I IN IN
COMMUNITIES THEY ARE IN IN HARM'S WAY.
HARM'S WAY. PERIOD.
STOP. THAT'S WHY THE MAYOROR OF
THAT'S WHY THE MAYOR OF MINNEAPOLIS SAYS I IF YOU WANT O
MINNEAPOLIS SAYS IF YOU WANT TO MAKE M MINNEAPOLIS SAFE GET OUTF
MAKE MINNEAPOLIS SAFE GET OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS AND THE SAME THING
MINNEAPOLIS AND THE SAME THING APPLIES TO COMMUNITIESES ACROSS
APPLIES TO COMMUNITIES ACROSOSS THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. >> LET ME ASK K YOU, BECAUSE
>> LET ME ASK YOU, BECAUSE YOU'RE P PROPOSING SWEEPING
YOU'RE PROPOSING SWEEPING REFORMS FOR DHS FROM REQUIRING
REFORMS FOR DHS FROM REQUIRING WARRANT, TO BANNING MASKS AND
WARRANT, TO BANNING MASKS AND LIMITING I.C.E.'S USE OF
LIMITING I.C.E.'S USE OF FIREARMS IN CIVIL OPERATIONS.
FIREARMS IN CIVIL OPERATIONS. DO ANY REPUBLICANS SUPPORT YOUR
DO ANY REPUBLICANS SUPPORT YOUR PLAN?
PLAN? IS I IT REALISTIC THAT THIS COUD
IS IT REALISTIC THAT THIS COULD ACTUALLY PASS, SENATATOR?
ACTUALLY PASS, SENATOR? >> REPUBLICANS NEED DEMOCRATIC
>> REPUBLICANS NEED DEMOCRATIC VOTES IN ORDER TO PASS A BUDGET
VOTES IN ORDER TO PASS A BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING
SECURITY AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, I WOULD INITIALLY
ABOUT, I WOULD INITIALLY CATEGORIZE AS SWEEPING, RIGHT?
CATEGORIZE AS SWEEPING, RIGHT? WE'RE SIMPLY TALKING ABOUT
WE'RE SIMPLY TALKING ABOUT ESSENTIALLY GOING BACK TO THE
ESSENTIALLY GOING BACK TO THE WAY THAT I.C.E. WAS OPOPERATING
WAY THAT I.C.E. WAS OPERATING WHEN THEY CARED ABOUT LEGALITY,
WHEN THEY CARED ABOUT LEGALITY, RIGHT?
RIGHT?T? IDENTIFICATION OF OFFICERS.
EN
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN STANDARD PRACTICE IN EVERY LAW
STANDARD PRACTICE IN EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACROSOSS THE
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.Y. CBP WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AT
CBP WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE BORDER PROTECTING US A AT TE
THE BORDER PROTECTING US AT THE BORDER OPERATING IN THE INTERIOR
BORDER OPERATING IN THE INTERIOR WITH NO TRAINING, HOW TO DEAL
WITH NO TRAINING, HOW TO DEAL WITH COMPLEX, URBAN
WITH COMPLEX, URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.
ENVIRONMENTS.. THAT'S BRAND NEW.
THAT'S BRAND NEW. WE HAVE TO GET A DEPARTMENT OF
WE HAVE TO GET A DEPEPARTMENT O HOMELAND SECURITY WHO IS
HOMELAND SECURITY WHO IS PRIORITIZING THE LAW A AND
PRIORITIZING THE LAW AND PRIORITIZING KEEPING PEOPLE
PRIORITIZING KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE.
SAFE.. YES.
S
IT'S REASONABLE FOR DEMOCRATS SPEAKING ON THE MAJORITY OF F TE
SPEAKING ON THE MAJORITY OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WHO DON'T
AMERICAN PUBLIC WHO DON'T APPROVE SAYING IF YOU WANT TO
APPROVE SAYING IF YOU WANT TO FUND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
FUND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OPERATING IN A SAFE AND
SECURITY OPERATING IN A SAFE AND LEGAL MANNER.
LEGAL MANNER. >> YOU TAKE ME TO MYMY NEXT
>> YOU TAKE ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE YOU POSTED
QUESTION BECAUSE YOU POSTED ONLINENE EARLIER THIS WEEK,
ONLINE EARLIER THIS WEEK, DEMOCRATS CANNOT VOTE FOR A DHS
DEMOCRATS CANNOT VOTE FOR A DHS BUDGET THAT DOESN'T RESTRAIN THE
BUDGET THAT DOESN'T RESTRAIN THE GROWING LAWLESSNESS OF THIS
GROWING LAWLESSNESS OF THIS AGENCY.
AGENCY. YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW GOVERNMENT
YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW GOVERNMENT FUNDING RUNS OUT IN LESS THAN
FUNDING RUNS OUT IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS.
THREE WEEKS. ARE YOU ACTUALLY WILLING TO SHUT
ARE YOU ACTUALLY WILLING TO SHUT DOWN THEHE GOVERNMENT OVER THESE
DOWN THE GOVERNMENT OVER THESE DHS PROPOSALS?
DHS PROPOSALS? >> THE QUESTION IS FOR
>> THE QUESTION IS FOR REPUBLICANS.
REPUBLICANS. ARE THEY WILLING TO SHUT DOWN
ARE THEY WILLING TO SHUT DOWN THTHE GOVERNMENT SIMPLY TO ENDOE
THE GOVERNMENT SIMPLY TO ENDORSE THE MOST LAWLESS DEPARTMENT OF
THE MOST LAWLESS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN THE HISTORY
HOMELAND SECURITY IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY.
OF THE COUNTRY. BOTH COME TO THE DISCUSSSSION ON
BOTH COME TO THE DISCUSSION ON THE BUDGET WITH PRIORITITIES AND
THE BUDGET WITH PRIORITIES AND LET ME JUST GIVE YOU AN EXEXAMPE
LET ME JUST GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING THAT IS
THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING THAT IS GIVEN TO AN I.C.E. OFFICER HAS
GIVEN TO AN I.C.E. OFFICER HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF BY THIS
BEEN CUT IN HALF BY THIS ADMINISTRATION, AND THE NUMBER
ADMINISTRATION, AND THE NUMBER OF DAYS S OF TRAINING THEY GET E
OF DAYS OF TRAINING THEY GET ARE 47.
47.. YOU KNOW WHY THEY GET 47 DAYS OF
YOU KNOW WHY THEY GET 47 DAYS OF TRAINING AS AN HOMAGE TO THE
TRAINING AS AN HOMAGE TO THE VANITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
VANITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES.S. 47 DAYS OF TRAINING FOR THE 47th
47 DAYS OF TRAINING FOR THE 47th PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. WE HAVE OFFICERS ON THE STREETS
WE HAVE OFFICERS ON THE STREETS TODAY WHO ARE RECEIVING HALF AS
TODAY WHO ARE RECEIVING HALF AS MUCH TRAINING SO NO WONDER THE
MUCH TRAINING SO NO WONDER THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS ARE
NUMBER OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF.
GOING THROUGH THE ROOF. WE WANT A DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
WE WANT A DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR PEOPLE'S SAFETY.
SECURITY FOR PEOPLE'S SAFETY. >> YOU'RE WANT RULING OUT THE
>> YOU'RE WANT RULING OUT THE BATTLE FOR DHS REFORMS?
BATTLE FOR DHS REFORMS? >> THEY CONTROL THE HOUSE, THE
>> THEY CONTROL THE HOUSE, THE SENATE AND THE PRESIDENCY.
SENATE AND THE PRESIDENCY. IF THEY DON'T WANT TO WORK W WIH
IF THEY DON'T WANT TO WORK WITH
At least I checked Allstate DEMOCRATS AND SHUT DOWN THE
DEMOCRATS AND SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT THAT'S ON THEM.
GOVERNMENT THAT'S ON THEM. THTHE LAST SHUTDOWN EVERYBODY KW
THE LAST SHUTDTDOWN EVERYBODY KW IT WAS THE REPUBLICANS THAT
CAUSED IT. >> SOME E DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN
>> SOME DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR YEARS S TO ABOLISH
CALLING FOR YEARS TO ABOLISH I.C.E. AND THOSE CALLS HAVE BEEN
I.C.E. AND THOSE CALLS HAVE BEEN RAISED AND AMPLIFIED QUITE
RAISED AND AMPLIFIED QUITE FRANKLY, AGAIN THIS WEEK.
FRANKLY, AGAIN THIS WEEK. WOULD YOU SUPPORT ABOLISHING
WOULD YOU SUPPORT ABOLISHING I.C.E.?
I.C.E.E.? >> OF COURSE YOU NEED A DOMESTIC
>> OF COURSE YOU NEED A DOMESTIC ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR THE
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR THE IMMIGRATION LAWS IN THE COUNTRY,
IMMIGRATION LAWS IN THE COUNTRY, BUT THE WAY I.C.E. IS OPERATING
BUT THE WAY I.C.E. IS OPERATING TODAY IS INHUMANE AND ILLEGAL.
TODAY IS INHUMANE AND ILLEGAL. THEY ROUNDED UP A 16-YEAR-OLD
THEY ROUNDED UP A 16-YEAR-OLD KID IN CONNECTICUT WEEKS BEFORE
KID IN CONNECTICUT WEEKS BEFORE HE WAS ABOUT TO GRADUATE IN THE
HE WAS ABOUT TO GRADUATE IN THE COUNTRY LEGALLY AND PUT HIM INTO
COUNTRY LEGALLY AND PUT HIM INTO DETENTION SIX MONTHS AND HE GOT
DETENTION SIX MONTHS AND HE GOT LET OUT RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
LET OUT RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS BECAUSE THE ADMINISTSTRATION
BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION WOULDN'T SHOW UP IN COCOURT TO
WOULDN'T SHOW UP IN COURT TO DEFEND WHAT THEY H HAD DONE.
DEFEND WHAT THEY HAD DONE. THAT IS HAPPENING THOUSANDS OF
THAT IS HAPPENING THOUSANDS OF TIMES OVER IN THIS C COUNTRY.
TIMES OVER IN THIS COUNTRY. PEACEFUL, LEGAL IMMIGRANTS BEING
PEACEFUL, LEGAL IMMIGRANTS BEING PUT IN DETENTION.
PUT IN DETENTION. THAT'S NOT A SYSTEM THAT ANYBODY
THAT'S NOT A SYSTEM THAT ANYBODY IN THIS COUNTRY WANTS TO FUND.
IN THIS COUNTRY WANTS TO FUND. >> YOU HAVE WAGED A NUMBER OF
>> YOU HAVE WAGED A NUMBER OF CRITICISMS AGAINST THIS
CRITICISMS AGAINST THIS ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. NANCY POLICES WAS ASKED IN
NANCY POLICES WAS ASKED IN DECEMBER WHETHER DEMOCRATS
DECEMBER WHETHER DEMOCRATS SHOULD PUT IMPEACHMENT TALKS
SHOULD PUT IMPEACHMENT TALKS BACK ON THE TABLE FOR THE
BACK ON THE TABLE FOR THE PRESIDENT IF THEY, IN FACT, TAKE
PRESIDENT IF THEY, IN FACT, TAKE BACK THE HOUSE.
BACK THE HOUSE. SHE SUGGESTED THE E PRESIDENT HD
SHE SUGGESTED THE PRESIDENT HAD NOT YET CROSSED THE LINENE THAT
NOT YET CROSSED THE LINE THAT WOULD TRIGGER IMPEACHMENT.
WOULD TRIGGER IMPEACHMENT. DO YOU AGREE WITH HER?
DO YOU AGREE WITH HER? >> AS YOU KNOW, I WOULD D BE A
>> AS YOU KNOW, I WOULD BE A JUROR IN AN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL SO
JUROR IN AN IMPEACHMENT TRIAL SO I DON'T GENERALLY GIVE ADVICE TO
I DON'T GENERALLY GIVE ADVICE TO THE HOUSE ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY
THE HOUSE ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD IMPEACH, BUT LISTEN, I
SHOULD IMPEACH, BUT LISTEN, I HAVE COMMON SENSE.
HAVE COMMON SENSE. I KNOW THAT THIS PRESIDENT HAS
I KNOW THAT THIS PRESIDENT HAS COMMITTED TEN TIMES MORE
COMMITTED TEN TIMES MORE IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES IN HIS
IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES IN HIS SECOND TERM AS HE DID IN HIS
SECOND TERM AS HE DID IN HIS FIRST TERM.
FIRST TERM. HE IS STEALING F FROM THE AMERIN
HE IS STEALING FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. THE AMOUNT OF CORRUPTION THAT HE
THE AMOUNT OF CORRUPTION T THATE IS INVOLVED IN, TAKING A LUXURY
IS INVOLVED IN, TAKING A LUXURY PRIVATE JET FROM QATAR, TRADING
PRIVATE JET FROM QATAR, TRADING NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETS TO A
NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETS TO A FOREIGN NATION IN EXCHANGE FOR A
FOREIGN NATION IN EXCHANGE FOR A $2 BILLION INVESTMENT IN HIS
$2 BILLION INVESTMENT IN HIS CRYPTOCURRENCY.
CRYPTOCURRENCY.. THAT IS WILDLY CORRUPT.
THAT IS WILDLY CORRUPT. THE HOUSE WILL MAKE THEIR OWN
THE HOUSE WILL MAKE THEIR OWN DETERMRMINATION, BUT I DON'T THK
DETERMINATION, BUT I DONON'T THK IT'S NO SECRET THAT THE LEVEL OF
IT'S NO SECRET THAT THE LEVEL OF CORRUPTION AND LEGEGALITY IS
CORRUPTION AND LEGALITY IS NUCLEAR GRADE IN HISIS SECOND TM
NUCLEAR GRADE IN HIS SECOND TERM COMPARED TO HIS FIRST TERM.
COMPARED TO HIS FIRST TERM. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOYOU DISAGREE
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU DISAGREE WITH NANCY PELOSI.
WITH NANCY PELOSI. LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT VENEZUELA.
LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT VENEZUELA. YOU HAVE CALLED NICOLAS MADURO
YOU HAVE CALLED NICOLAS MADURO AN ILLEGITIMATE LEADER.
AN ILLEGITIMATE LEADER. YOU WROTE, GETTING RID OF MADURO
YOU WROTE, GETTING RID OF MADURO IS GOOD FOR THE UNITED STATES.
IS GOOD FOR THE UNITED STATES. IS VENEZUELA BETTER OFF WITHOUT
IS VENEZUELA BETTER OFF WITHOUT NICOLAS MADURO?
NICOLAS MADURO? DO YOU GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION
DO YOU GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION CREDIT FOR THAT.
CREDIT FOR THAT. >> MADURO IS AN ILLEGITIMATE
>> MADURO IS AN ILLEGITIMATE LEADER AND PUTIN IS AN
LEADER AND PUTIN IS AN ILLEGITIMATE LEADER.
ILLEGITIMATE LEADER. AMERICAN MILITARY HUBRIS
AMERICAN MILITARY HUBRIS THINKING WE CAN OVERTAKE A
THINKING WE CAN OVERTAKE A COUNTRY BY FORCE MAKES US LESS
COUNTRY BY FORCE MAKES US LESS SAFE.
SAFE. YES, I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT
YES, I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT FOFOR AMERICA TO PURSUE A
FOR AMERICA TO PURSUE A DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY WITH OUR
DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY WITH OUR LATIN AMERICAN ALLIES TO FORCE
LATIN AMERICAN ALLIES TO FORCE ELECTIONS IN VENEZUELA.
ELECTIONS IN VENEZUELA. SO AS S TO ALLOW THE VENEZUELAN
SO AS TO ALLOW THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE TO MOVE MADURO OUT OF
PEOPLE TO MOVE MADURO OUT OF POWER.
POWER.R. I HAVE NEVER SUPPORTED AN
I HAVE NEVER SUPPORTED AN INVAVASION OF VENEZUELA.
INVASION OF VENEZUELA. >> IS THE COUNTRY BETTER OFF?
>> IS THE COUNTRY BETTER OFF?? >> WELL, APPARENTLY, THIS NEW
>> WELL, APPARENTLY, THIS NEW PERSON IN CHARGE DELCY RODRIGUEZ
PERSON IN CHARGE DELCY RODRIGUEZ IS IMPOSING A BRUTAL CRACKDOWN
IS IMPOSING A BRUTAL CRACKDOWN ON THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE THAT'S
ON THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE THAT'S WORSE IN SOME WAYS THAT WHAT
WORSE IN SOME WAYS THAT WHAT MADURO DID.
MADURO DID. FOR THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE
FOR THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED. ALL THAT'S CHANGE SIDE AMERICAN
ALL THAT'S CHANGE SIDE AMERICAN OIL EXECUTIVES WILL GET ACACCESS
OIL EXECUTIVES WILL GET ACCESS TO GREATER AMOUNTS OF PROFITS
TO GREATER AMOUNTS OF PROFITS OUT OF VENEZUELA.
OUT OF VENEZUELA. VENEZUELA'S NOT ABOUT AMERICA'S
VENEZUELA'S NOT ABOUT AMERICA'S NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS AND
NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS AND IT'S FOR TRUMP'S MAR-A-LAGO OIL
IT'S FOR TRUMP'S MAR-A-LAGO OIL INDUSTRY BUDDIES.
INDUSTRY BUDDIES. >> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT ANOTHER
>> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT ANOTHER FOCUS, GREENLAND.
FOCUS, GREENLAND. I HAD THE OPPORTUNUNITY TO SPEAK
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITHTH PRESIDENT TRUMP THIS WEE.
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP THIS WEEK. HE SAID HE IS, QUOUOTE, VERY
HE SAID HE IS, QUOTE, VERY SERIOUS ABOUT ANNEXING
SERIOUS ABOUT ANNEXING GREENLAND.
GREENLAND. ININ A LATER INTERVIEW HE DIDN'T
IN A LATER INTERVIEW HE DIDN'T TAKE MILITARY OPTIONS OFOFF OF E
TAKE MILITARY OPTIONS OFF OF THE TABLE, AND OF COURSE, IT'S AN
TABLE, AND OF COURSE, IT'S AN AUTONOMOUS TERRITORY OF DENMARK
AUTONOMOUS TERRITORY OF DENMARK WHICH IS A NATO ALLY.
WHICH IS A NATO ALLY. DO YOU THINK ANNEXING GREENLAND
DO YOU THINK ANNEXING GREENLAND WOULD EFFECTIVELY BE THE END OF
WOULD EFFECTIVELY BE THE END OF NATO.
NATO.. IT WOULD BE THE END OF NATO.
IT WOULD BE THE END OF NATO. NATO WOULD HAVE AN BE OBLIGATION
NATO WOULD HAVE AN BE OBLIGATION DEFEND GREENLAND AND QUERY
DEFEND GREENLAND AND QUERY WHETHER WE WOULD BE AT WAR WITH
WHETHER WE WOULD BE AT WAR WITH EUROPE, WITH ENGLAND, WITH
EUROPE, WITH ENGLAND, WITH FRANCE, BUT LET'S ALSO TALK
FRANCE, BUT LET'S ALSO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE.
ABOUT WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE. THE PRESIDENT IS SPENDING EVERY
THE PRESIDENT IS SPENDING EVERY SINGLE DAY THINKING ABOUT
SINGLE DAY THINKING ABOUT T INVADING GREENLAND, MANAGING THE
INVADING GREENLAND, MANAGING THE VENEZUELAN ECONOMY, BUILDING A
VENEZUELAN ECONOMY, BUILDING A BALLROOM.
BALLROOM. HE IS NOT THININKING ABOUT THE
HE IS NOT THINKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AT ALL.
AMERICAN PEOPLE AT ALL. THIS MONTHTH PREMIUMS, HEALTH
THIS MONTH PREMIUMS, HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS ON 22 MILLION
INSURANCE PREMIUMS ON 22 MILLION AMERICANS ARE GOING UP, DOUBLING
AMERICANS ARE GOING UP, DOUBLING IN SOME CASES.
IN SOME CASES. KIDS AREN'T ABLE TO EAT THREE
KIDS AREN'T ABLE TO EAT THREE MEALS BECAUSE THE TRUMP
MEALS BECAUSE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS SLASHED FOOD
ADMINISTRATION HAS SLASHED FOOD ASSISTANCE.
ASSISTANCE.. EVERY SINGLE DAY THE PRESIDENT
EVERY SINGLE DAY THE PRESIDENT IS THINKING ABOUT GREENLAND, HIS
IS THINKING ABOUT GREENLAND, HIS BALLROOM, VENEZUELA, HE IS
BALLROOM, VENEZUELA, HE IS SPENDING NO TIME THINKING ABOUT
SPENDING NO TIME THINKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL CRISES BEINING VISITD
THE ACTUAL CRISES BEING VISITED ON AMERICAN FAMILIES.
ON AMERICAN FAMILIES. THIS IS A PRESIDENT WHO IS
THIS IS A PRESIDENT WHO IS DISTRACTED BY THINGS THAT DON'T
DISTRACTED BY THINGS THAT DON'T MATTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AT
MATTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AT A MOMENT WHEN THE AMERICAN
A MOMENT WHEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE IN CRISIS.
PEOPLE ARE IN CRISIS. THAT IS THE UNDERLYING REALITY
THAT IS THE UNDERLYING REALITY OF A WHITE HOUSE THAT HAS BECOME
OF A WHITE HOUSE THAT HAS BECOME OUT OF CONTROL.
OUT OF CONTROL. >> SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY, THANK
>> SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN PERSON.
PERSON. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU. >> WHEN WE COME BACK,
>> WHEN WE COME BACK, NNEAPOLIS MI
>>> WELCOME BACK AND JOINING ME
>>> WELCOME BACK AND JOINING ME NOW IS DEMOCRATIC MAYOR R JACOB
NOW IS DEMOCRATIC MAYOR JACOB FREY OF MINNEAPOLIS.
FREY OF MINNEAPOLIS. MAYOR FREY, WELCOME TO "MEET THE
MAYOR FREY, WELCOME TO "MEET THE PRESS."
PRESS."" >> THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. >> THANK YOU SO MUMUCH FOR BEING
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE IN THE WAKE OF SUCH A
HERE IN THE WAKE OF SUCH A MONUMENTAL WEEK FOR YOUR CITY.
MONUMENTAL WEEK FOR YOUR CITY. I WANT TO START WITH THE TRUMP
I WANT TO START WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ARGUING I.C.E.
ADMINISTRATION ARGUING I.C.E. OFFICER JONATHAN ROSS WAS ACTING
OFFICER JONATHAN ROSS WAS ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE.
IN SELF-DEFENSE. YOU HAVE NOW SEEN THE E OFFICERS
YOU HAVE NOW SEEN THE OFFICER'S CELL PHONE VIDEO.
CELL PHONE VIDEO. WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE?
WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE? DO YOU BELIEVE THE OFFICER WAS
DO YOU BELIEVE THE OFFICER WAS ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE?
ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE? >> IN THE IMMEDIACY FOLLOWING
>> IN THE IMMEDIACY FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING YOU HEARD PEOPLE
THE SHOOTING YOU HEARD PEOPLE FROM THE TRUMP ADMININISTRATION
FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYING THE VICTIM M WAS A DOMESC
SAYING THE VICTIM WAS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST.
TERRORIST.T. YOU HEARD THAT THE I.C.E. AGENT
YOU HEARD THAT THE I.C.E. AGENT WAS ACTING ENTIRELY IN
WAS ACTING ENTIRELY IN SELF-DEFENSE, AND HERE'S THE
SELF-DEFENSE, AND HERE'S THE THING.
THING. YOU DON'T NEED TO TAKE MY WORD
YOU DON'T NEED TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT.
FOR IT. YOU DON'T NEED TO TATAKE THEIR
YOU DON'T NEED TO TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT.
WORD FOR IT. WATCH THE VIDEO.
WATCH THE VIDEO. THE I.C.E. AGENT WAS NOT RUN
THE I.C.E. AGENT WAS NOT RUN OVER AS TRUMP STATED.
OVER AS TRUMP STATED. YOU HAD A PERSON THAT WAS
YOU HAD A PERSON THAT WAS DEFINITIVELY TRYING TO JUST GET
DEFINITIVELY TRYING TO JUST GET OUT OF THERE.
OUT OF THERE. THEY WERE TRYING TO LEAVE THE
THEY WERE TRYING TO LEAVE THE SCENE.
SCENE. THAT IS NOT A PERSON THAT'S
THAT IS NOT A PERSON THAT'S TRYING TO RUN AN I.C.E. AGENT
TRYING TO RUN AN I.C.E. AGENT OVER.
OVER.. YOU HAVE A PERSON THAT IS TRYING
YOU HAVE A PERSON THAT IS TRYING TO P PROTECT OUR CITY, TO LOOK T
TO PROTECT OUR CITY, TO LOOK OUT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND BY THE
FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND BY THE WAY, THERE ARE 435,000 PEOPLE
WAY, THERE ARE 435,000 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MINNEAPOLIS THAT ARE
THROUGHOUT MINNEAPOLIS THAT ARE LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR NEIGHBHBOS
LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS
UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS MOMENT, AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT
MOMENT, AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENDURANCE OF OUR REPUBLIC
THE ENDURANCE OF OUR REPUBLIC DEPENDS ON US LOOKING OUT FOR
DEPENDS ON US LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND WE'RE STANDING
EACH OTHER AND WE'RE STANDING STRONG HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS.
STRONG HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. >> I HEAR YOU ACCUSING TRUMP
>> I HEAR YOU ACCUSING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS OF A
ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS OF A RUSH TO JUDGMENT.
RUSH TO JUDGMENT. IS IT IMPERATIVE FOR LEADERS
IS IT IMPERATIVE FOR LEADERS LIKE YOURSELF TO WAIT FOR THIS
LIKE YOURSELF TO WAIT FOR THIS INVESTIGATION TO PLAY OUT BEFORE
INVESTIGATION TO PLAY OUT BEFORE MAKING ANY TYPE OF DETERMINATION
MAKING ANY TYPE OF DETERMINATION ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED
ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED HERE, MAYOR?
HERE, MAYOR? >> I THIHINK THAT'S A FAIR POINT
>> I THINK THAT'S A FAIR POINT TO MAKE AND SO LET'S HAVE THE
TO MAKE AND SO LET'S HAVE THE INVESTIGATION IN THE HANDS OF
INVESTIGATION IN THE HANDS OF SOMEONE THAT ISN'T BIASSED.
SOMEONE THAT ISN'T BIASSED. LET'S NOT HAVE IT EXCLUSIVELY
LET'S NOT HAVE IT EXCLUSIVELY RUN THROUGH THE FBI AT THE
RUN THROUGH THE FBI AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR AT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. LET'S HAVE IT WITH THE BUREAU OF
LET'S HAVE IT WITH THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION AT THE
CRIMINAL APPREHENSION AT THE STATE LEVEL.
STATE LEVEL. THIS IS AN ENTITY THAT HAS
THIS IS AN ENTITY THAT HAS EXPERTISE.
EXPERTISE. THEY HAVAVE A LONG HISTORY OF
THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF INVESTIGATING CASES JUST LIKE
INVESTIGATING CASES JUST LIKE THIS, AND THEY HAVE HAD
THIS, AND THEY HAVE HAD INVESTIGATIONS COME, BY THE WAY,
INVESTIGATIONS COME, BY THE WAY, TO BOTH CONCLUSIONS WITH A
TO BOTH CONCLUSIONS WITH A CHARGE AND WITHOUT A CHARGE.
CHARGE AND WITHOUT A CHARGE. WE NEED TO BE DOING THIS RIGHT
WE NEED TO BE DOING THIS RIGHT NOW.
NOW. WE NEED TO BE DOING THIS
WE NEED TO BE DOING THIS TRANSPARENTLY, AND WHAT I WAS
TRANSPARENTLY, AND WHAT I WAS PUSHING BACK ON FROM THE VERY
PUSHING BACK ON FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WAS A NARRATIVE THAT
BEGINNING WAS A NARRATIVE THAT HAD JUMPED TO THAT CONCLUSION
HAD JUMPED TO THAT CONCLUSION RIGHT FROM THE GET GO, AND WHEN
RIGHT FROM THE GET GO, AND WHEN YOU'VE GOT A FEDERAL
YOU'VE GOT A FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION THAT IS SO QUICK
ADMINISTRATION THAT IS SO QUICK TO JUMP ON A NARRATIVEVE AS
TO JUMP ON A NARRATIVE AS OPPOSED TO THE TRUTH, I THINK WE
OPPOSED TO THE TRUTH, I THINK WE ALL NEED TO BE SPEAKING OUT.
ALL NEED TO BE SPEAKING OUT. >> WILL YOU ACCEPT THE RESULTS
>> WILL YOU ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THE FBI INVESTIGATION, MAYOR?
OF THE FBI INVESTIGATION, MAYOR? YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS AN FBI
YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS AN FBI INVESTIGATION THAT WAS DONE
INVESTIGATION THAT WAS DONE JOINTLY WITH AN INVESTIGATION
JOINTLY WITH AN INVESTIGATION FROM THE BUREAU OF CRIMINANAL A
FROM THE BUREAU OF CRIMINAL A
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