Marc Morial on New Orleans Attack: ‘This Tragedy Should Not Be Exploited by Anyone for Political Purposes’

CABRERA New Orleans has ░░░░░░░░ through so much Marc ░░░░░░░░ s your message to ░░░░░░░░ residents of that city ░░░░░░░░ New Orleanians are strong ░░░░░░░░ re resilient and they ░░░░░░░░ remain strong But they ░░░░░░░░ pull together as the ░░░░░░░░ must pull together This ░░░░░░░░ should not be exploited ░░░░░░░░ anyone for political purposes ░░░░░░░░ I think that I ░░░░░░░░ looking at leaders the ░░░░░░░░ the president elect other ░░░░░░░░ not to seek to ░░░░░░░░ this because you want ░░░░░░░░ advance your own agenda ░░░░░░░░ now Americans are hurting ░░░░░░░░ have 10 people who ░░░░░░░░ lost their lives 30 ░░░░░░░░ who are injured family ░░░░░░░░ of those 10 people ░░░░░░░░ now are going to ░░░░░░░░ a loved one Let ░░░░░░░░ not jump so fast ░░░░░░░░ so fast to start ░░░░░░░░ fingers at each other ░░░░░░░░ respect to this event ░░░░░░░░ let the process of ░░░░░░░░ the investigation proceed give ░░░░░░░░ the answMORIAL New Orleanians ░░░░░░░░ strong they re resilient ░░░░░░░░ they must remain strong ░░░░░░░░ they must pull together ░░░░░░░░ the nation must pull ░░░░░░░░ This tragedy should not ░░░░░░░░ exploited by anyone for ░░░░░░░░ purposes And I think ░░░░░░░░ I m looking at ░░░░░░░░ the president the president ░░░░░░░░ other politicians not to ░░░░░░░░ to exploit this because ░░░░░░░░ want to advance your ░░░░░░░░ agenda Right now Americans ░░░░░░░░ hurting We have 10 ░░░░░░░░ who ve lost their ░░░░░░░░ 30 people who are ░░░░░░░░ family members of those ░░░░░░░░ people who now are ░░░░░░░░ to lose a loved ░░░░░░░░ Let s not jump ░░░░░░░░ fast jump so fast ░░░░░░░░ start pointing fingers at ░░░░░░░░ other with respect to ░░░░░░░░ we need and give ░░░░░░░░ the clarity that we ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ s important in this ░░░░░░░░ And I encourage any ░░░░░░░░ official like myself who ░░░░░░░░ to lead through tragedy ░░░░░░░░ it is not a ░░░░░░░░ to play games point ░░░░░░░░ from some podium or ░░░░░░░░ position of safety It ░░░░░░░░ time for people to ░░░░░░░░ together on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ victims Let s get ░░░░░░░░ answer What happens happened ░░░░░░░░ New Orleans it could ░░░░░░░░ any other American city ░░░░░░░░ Yeah MORIAL This is ░░░░░░░░ s important And that ░░░░░░░░ why we ve got ░░░░░░░░ pull together get to ░░░░░░░░ bottom of it and ░░░░░░░░ there ll be this ░░░░░░░░ about how to harden ░░░░░░░░ But I m also ░░░░░░░░ into whether law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ intelligence agencies if this ░░░░░░░░ someone who s planned ░░░░░░░░ as a terrorist attack ░░░░░░░░ there were any shadows ░░░░░░░░ forewarning any hints that ░░░░░░░░ might occur That s ░░░░░░░░ very important part of ░░░░░░░░ investigation We ve not ░░░░░░░░ a lot about CABRERA ░░░░░░░░ MORIAL Did anyone know ░░░░░░░░ Was there any foreshadowing ░░░░░░░░ need to have answers ░░░░░░░░ that question as well.”