Brookhaven, NY Town Supervisor on U.S. History: ‘We’re Not Perfect, No One Is’

KILMEADE Ed you taught ░░░░░░░░ it matters a lot ░░░░░░░░ you You are a ░░░░░░░░ American I see the ░░░░░░░░ on your lapel not ░░░░░░░░ accident Are you shocked ░░░░░░░░ this war doesn t ░░░░░░░░ happen at the city ░░░░░░░░ that it s happening ░░░░░░░░ our history books in ░░░░░░░░ schools So many of ░░░░░░░░ kids now are learning ░░░░░░░░ almost apologize for our ░░░░░░░░ rather than celebrate it ░░░░░░░░ they learn at all ░░░░░░░░ I know our history ░░░░░░░░ taught our history in ░░░░░░░░ public schools and in ░░░░░░░░ colleges I m proud ░░░░░░░░ our history We are ░░░░░░░░ perfect no one is ░░░░░░░░ s always imperfections But ░░░░░░░░ me tell you the ░░░░░░░░ that we are talking ░░░░░░░░ were leaders they stepped ░░░░░░░░ when we needed them ░░░░░░░░ our liberties were in ░░░░░░░░ when our freedom was ░░░░░░░░ doubt they stepped up ░░░░░░░░ the plate They put ░░░░░░░░ lives their fortune their ░░░░░░░░ on the line I ░░░░░░░░ t know any men ░░░░░░░░ the city council that ░░░░░░░░ to cover these statues ░░░░░░░░ to remove them that ░░░░░░░░ done such KILMEADE So ░░░░░░░░ you wouldn t mind ░░░░░░░░ Washington to Port Washington ░░░░░░░░ might continue to be ░░░░░░░░ theme but that would ░░░░░░░░ Nassau county and that ░░░░░░░░ a little out of ░░░░░░░░ jurisdiction But I think ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ who are outraged by ░░░░░░░░ In fact I see ░░░░░░░░ Washington statues everywhere In ░░░░░░░░ big picture do you ░░░░░░░░ you might get some ░░░░░░░░ from people in your ░░░░░░░░ that perhaps aren t ░░░░░░░░ patriotic as you ROMAINE ░░░░░░░░ m fortunate to represent ░░░░░░░░ town with a lot ░░░░░░░░ good patriotic Americans And ░░░░░░░░ this is America people ░░░░░░░░ entitled to a different ░░░░░░░░ of view and I ░░░░░░░░ that but as a ░░░░░░░░ that s been elected ░░░░░░░░ times as supervisor this ░░░░░░░░ my 38th year in ░░░░░░░░ office I m stepping ░░░░░░░░ to the plate because ░░░░░░░░ think it is important ░░░░░░░░ the future of our ░░░░░░░░ that we not go ░░░░░░░░ the route of the ░░░░░░░░ council.”