CNN’s Smerconish Pushes Back at Dem Lawmaker Calling for Banning Masks for ICE Agents: ‘Don‘t We Owe Them a Duty of Protecting Them on the Front Line of Doing Their Job?’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Comptroller Brad ░░░░░░░░ The assault charge appeared ░░░░░░░░ be little more than ░░░░░░░░ theater So is this ░░░░░░░░ really about protecting officers ░░░░░░░░ is it a way ░░░░░░░░ avoid accountability or a ░░░░░░░░ thereof Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ democratic representative Lou Correa ░░░░░░░░ California a member of ░░░░░░░░ house committee on homeland ░░░░░░░░ He introduced an amendment ░░░░░░░░ the reconciliation bill that ░░░░░░░░ have banned facial coverings ░░░░░░░░ required ICE agents to ░░░░░░░░ be exposed Congressman correa ░░░░░░░░ you so much Do ░░░░░░░░ dispute the physical threats ░░░░░░░░ are out there and ░░░░░░░░ faced by ice agents ░░░░░░░░ moreira Orange County California ░░░░░░░░ a public safety Officer ░░░░░░░░ state Local ice FBI ░░░░░░░░ it Is Their number ░░░░░░░░ job protect The public ░░░░░░░░ The public That s ░░░░░░░░ we give Them a ░░░░░░░░ We give them a ░░░░░░░░ We give them a ░░░░░░░░ of Firepower in a ░░░░░░░░ Number of individuals When ░░░░░░░░ go make those arrests ░░░░░░░░ it was about public ░░░░░░░░ that s why you ░░░░░░░░ to have a mask ░░░░░░░░ why don t the ░░░░░░░░ police officers have masks ░░░░░░░░ don t the local ░░░░░░░░ have masks No on ░░░░░░░░ contrary What we want ░░░░░░░░ the public trust When ░░░░░░░░ agent is out there ░░░░░░░░ want the public to ░░░░░░░░ who they are so ░░░░░░░░ can trust them Remember ░░░░░░░░ where we re going ░░░░░░░░ did we start Long ░░░░░░░░ ago President Trump said ░░░░░░░░ m going after criminals ░░░░░░░░ 75 of everybody apprehended ░░░░░░░░ a person with no ░░░░░░░░ background And there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of American citizens ░░░░░░░░ now being apprehended as ░░░░░░░░ So you have masked ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ they are There s ░░░░░░░░ possibility you now hear ░░░░░░░░ about copycat crimes criminals ░░░░░░░░ on badges stopping people ░░░░░░░░ them This is not ░░░░░░░░ public Congressman don t ░░░░░░░░ worry Don t you ░░░░░░░░ Don t you worry ░░░░░░░░ the safety of those ░░░░░░░░ agents in the same ░░░░░░░░ that you would worry ░░░░░░░░ the safety of of ░░░░░░░░ swat team member who ░░░░░░░░ his or her face ░░░░░░░░ somebody who infiltrates a ░░░░░░░░ or the mob I ░░░░░░░░ don t we owe ░░░░░░░░ a duty of protecting ░░░░░░░░ on the front line ░░░░░░░░ doing their job Correct ░░░░░░░░ And I ve worked ░░░░░░░░ police officers for 25 ░░░░░░░░ and I can tell ░░░░░░░░ None of them have ░░░░░░░░ said I need a ░░░░░░░░ to be safe on ░░░░░░░░ streets of your city ░░░░░░░░ the contrary safety means ░░░░░░░░ have the trust of ░░░░░░░░ public Safety means you ░░░░░░░░ t have to cover ░░░░░░░░ up when you re ░░░░░░░░ somebody But I just ░░░░░░░░ the footage But sir ░░░░░░░░ just showed the footage ░░░░░░░░ people throwing rocks at ░░░░░░░░ individuals There s cases ░░░░░░░░ knuckleheads at these events ░░░░░░░░ for the most part ░░░░░░░░ example here in Santa ░░░░░░░░ civic center ice holding ░░░░░░░░ have National Guard here ░░░░░░░░ were going to have ░░░░░░░░ Very boring place Why ░░░░░░░░ we have such massive ░░░░░░░░ We re still civilians ░░░░░░░░ is not a war ░░░░░░░░ Do we have differences ░░░░░░░░ public policy Yes but ░░░░░░░░ d rather work through ░░░░░░░░ those ICE agents I ░░░░░░░░ with them for eight ░░░░░░░░ sir I I work ░░░░░░░░ them I hear them ░░░░░░░░ I m always working ░░░░░░░░ make sure