Sen. Bill Cassidy: The New Orleans SUV Attack ‘Clearly Was an Act of Terrorism’

BROWN Senator thank you ░░░░░░░░ being here with us ░░░░░░░░ morning We should note ░░░░░░░░ you re in Baton ░░░░░░░░ nearby to where this ░░░░░░░░ tragedy happened I first ░░░░░░░░ to get your reaction ░░░░░░░░ what CNN is learning ░░░░░░░░ the FBI is investigating ░░░░░░░░ as an act of ░░░░░░░░ CASSIDY Yeah that s ░░░░░░░░ significant It clearly was ░░░░░░░░ act of terrorism whether ░░░░░░░░ was official or not ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ is designated suggests that ░░░░░░░░ might have been somebody ░░░░░░░░ s come from abroad ░░░░░░░░ internally with a specific ░░░░░░░░ to wound as many ░░░░░░░░ as possible before a ░░░░░░░░ profile event like the ░░░░░░░░ Bowl in an effort ░░░░░░░░ send a message The ░░░░░░░░ is what is that ░░░░░░░░ But now that it ░░░░░░░░ being designated an act ░░░░░░░░ terrorism and by the ░░░░░░░░ they have the license ░░░░░░░░ they know who these ░░░░░░░░ were that in and ░░░░░░░░ itself is significant when ░░░░░░░░ FBI is saying it ░░░░░░░░ possibly an act of ░░░░░░░░ BROWN Right I believe ░░░░░░░░ last check there is ░░░░░░░░ suspect that suspect is ░░░░░░░░ according to police But ░░░░░░░░ course it is very ░░░░░░░░ in this investigation and ░░░░░░░░ are still trying to ░░░░░░░░ out if there are ░░░░░░░░ tied to this accomplices ░░░░░░░░ mean that would be ░░░░░░░░ know obviously part of ░░░░░░░░ And I m wondering ░░░░░░░░ what you just said ░░░░░░░░ you in touch with ░░░░░░░░ Do you have any ░░░░░░░░ information about the suspect ░░░░░░░░ what happened here CASSIDY ░░░░░░░░ ve had a briefing ░░░░░░░░ the state police Actually ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security Ali ░░░░░░░░ had called me just ░░░░░░░░ I was logging on ░░░░░░░░ this call My staff ░░░░░░░░ requested an FBI briefing ░░░░░░░░ the federal delegation And ░░░░░░░░ and I ve been ░░░░░░░░ contact with Mayor Cantrell ░░░░░░░░ very much trying to ░░░░░░░░ in touch I know ░░░░░░░░ the federal response is ░░░░░░░░ to be immense and ░░░░░░░░ and prompt but I ░░░░░░░░ texted Mayor Cantrell that ░░░░░░░░ there s anything she ░░░░░░░░ she needed of course ░░░░░░░░ would work to bring ░░░░░░░░ to bear But I ░░░░░░░░ positive that the federal ░░░░░░░░ will be tremendous BROWN ░░░░░░░░ there any information new ░░░░░░░░ you can provide us ░░░░░░░░ those calls and briefings ░░░░░░░░ you ve received CASSIDY ░░░░░░░░ no There are some ░░░░░░░░ that I ve learned ░░░░░░░░ are not in the ░░░░░░░░ sphere but it is ░░░░░░░░ criminal investigation And I ░░░░░░░░ it s best right ░░░░░░░░ to let the law ░░░░░░░░ agencies release this information ░░░░░░░░ opposed to somebody speaking ░░░░░░░░ on the Zoom call ░░░░░░░░ So you had said ░░░░░░░░ you know look this ░░░░░░░░ really concerning to you ░░░░░░░░ it s now being ░░░░░░░░ as an act of ░░░░░░░░ It was done ahead ░░░░░░░░ the Sugar Bowl tonight ░░░░░░░░ confident are you about ░░░░░░░░ safety around the Sugar ░░░░░░░░ tonight there in the ░░░░░░░░ CASSIDY Extremely confident extremely ░░░░░░░░ The standard operating procedure ░░░░░░░░ a big game like ░░░░░░░░ Sugar Bowl for a ░░░░░░░░ game for the Super ░░░░░░░░ is to go through ░░░░░░░░ building make sure there ░░░░░░░░ nothing there that s ░░░░░░░░ and then to lock ░░░░░░░░ down The Sugar Bowl ░░░░░░░░ Superdome has been locked ░░░░░░░░ There is going to ░░░░░░░░ no problem there And ░░░░░░░░ can look at the ░░░░░░░░ on the video one ░░░░░░░░ Earth cam my gosh ░░░░░░░░ New Orleans Police Department ░░░░░░░░ probably some state police ░░░░░░░░ running to the sounds ░░░░░░░░ the gunshot You just ░░░░░░░░ to be so proud ░░░░░░░░ them And then Canal ░░░░░░░░ just filled up with ░░░░░░░░ enforcement It s going ░░░░░░░░ be like that from ░░░░░░░░ until well for for ░░░░░░░░ long time now BROWN ░░░░░░░░ quick questions for you ░░░░░░░░ is just I want ░░░░░░░░ go back to the ░░░░░░░░ on in our conversation ░░░░░░░░ used plural Do you ░░░░░░░░ information indicating that there ░░░░░░░░ more than one suspect ░░░░░░░░ play here CASSIDY Rather ░░░░░░░░ I d rather not ░░░░░░░░ to that.”