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Sen. Kennedy Grills Olympian Skier Over His Past Tweets Calling to ‘Abolish the Police’: ‘Should We Do that Before or After We Get Rid of Fossil Fuels?’ (clip)
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U.S. Senate
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John Kennedy
, Gus Schumacher
Name: John Kennedy
Employment: U.S. Senate
Position: Senator
Name: Gus Schumacher
Position: Skier
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Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
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Kennedy When when when ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues invite witnesses ░░░░░░░░ come to us to ░░░░░░░░ us advise us on ░░░░░░░░ legislation I always check ░░░░░░░░ the background of our ░░░░░░░░ Because I d like ░░░░░░░░ know who I m ░░░░░░░░ I checked yours out ░░░░░░░░ Schumacher and I want ░░░░░░░░ be sure I understand ░░░░░░░░ as I evaluate your ░░░░░░░░ On June 8 2020 ░░░░░░░░ tweeted I m going ░░░░░░░░ quote The war on ░░░░░░░░ was intentionally created to ░░░░░░░░ black people en masse ░░░░░░░░ quote The war on ░░░░░░░░ you said was intentionally ░░░░░░░░ to incarcerate black people ░░░░░░░░ masse Who intentionally created ░░░░░░░░ war on drugs to ░░░░░░░░ black people in jail ░░░░░░░░ you were crosstalk SCHUMACHER ░░░░░░░░ don t remember typing ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy You don t ░░░░░░░░ No Kennedy It s ░░░░░░░░ Twitter feed SCHUMACHER Maybe ░░░░░░░░ retweet I don t ░░░░░░░░ I haven t used ░░░░░░░░ in a while Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ even if it s ░░░░░░░░ retweet SCHUMACHER Also it ░░░░░░░░ t seem crosstalk Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ shows your support right ░░░░░░░░ Maybe Yeah I but ░░░░░░░░ s not the topic ░░░░░░░░ this conversation Kennedy Right ░░░░░░░░ But it has to ░░░░░░░░ with You re here ░░░░░░░░ us advice And I ░░░░░░░░ kind of like to ░░░░░░░░ a little bit more ░░░░░░░░ personal views SCHUMACHER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ m I mean I ░░░░░░░░ here as an athlete ░░░░░░░░ you my story And ░░░░░░░░ I ve seen in ░░░░░░░░ field Kennedy On on ░░░░░░░░ 27th of 2020 you ░░░░░░░░ this quote I m ░░░░░░░░ to quote Police are ░░░░░░░░ with taxpayer dollars If ░░░░░░░░ are not answerable to ░░░░░░░░ we can demand new ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ is Abolish the police ░░░░░░░░ favor of that new ░░░░░░░░ end quote You think ░░░░░░░░ ought to abolish the ░░░░░░░░ do you SCHUMACHER Again ░░░░░░░░ the topic I m ░░░░░░░░ to talk about today ░░░░░░░░ I know but but ░░░░░░░░ tweeted it Do you ░░░░░░░░ we ought to abolish ░░░░░░░░ police SCHUMACHER That s ░░░░░░░░ what I m here ░░░░░░░░ talk about Kennedy Should ░░░░░░░░ do that before or ░░░░░░░░ we get rid of ░░░░░░░░ fuels SCHUMACHER I m ░░░░░░░░ going to address that ░░░░░░░░ s Kennedy You don ░░░░░░░░ you don t want ░░░░░░░░ address it OK Let ░░░░░░░░ ask you about one ░░░░░░░░ of your tweets On ░░░░░░░░ 26th 2020 you tweeted ░░░░░░░░ s a picture I ░░░░░░░░ not going to describe ░░░░░░░░ picture but you said ░░░░░░░░ your words not mine ░░░░░░░░ s on your Twitter ░░░░░░░░ Quote This is what ░░░░░░░░ racism looks like The ░░░░░░░░ Angeles Police Department is ░░░░░░░░ policing only the Black ░░░░░░░░ Matter side end quote ░░░░░░░░ do you mean by ░░░░░░░░ SCHUMACHER This is still ░░░░░░░░ topic Kennedy No it ░░░░░░░░ not You re here ░░░░░░░░ an expert telling us ░░░░░░░░ us on this and ░░░░░░░░ m asking you about ░░░░░░░░ your your background SCHUMACHER ░░░░░░░░ m here as an ░░░░░░░░ to talk about the ░░░░░░░░ of climate change on ░░░░░░░░ sport Kennedy OK Let ░░░░░░░░ go back well I ░░░░░░░░ almost out of time ░░░░░░░░ Senator you re well ░░░░░░░░ of time and we ░░░░░░░░ other senators waiting So ░░░░░░░░ OK CHAIR please wrap ░░░░░░░░ when you have a ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy All right Thank ░░░░░░░░ you all for your ░░░░░░░░
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