J.D. Vance: ‘Right Now, We Don’t Think That We Need’ to Invoke the Insurrection Act Over Anti-ICE Riots

reporter Was there anything ░░░░░░░░ you heard or saw ░░░░░░░░ that would cause you ░░░░░░░░ counsel the president to ░░░░░░░░ the Insurrection Act And ░░░░░░░░ also did you meet ░░░░░░░░ talk to the ICE ░░░░░░░░ who was involved in ░░░░░░░░ Renee Good incident Vance ░░░░░░░░ did not talk to ░░░░░░░░ today I talked to ░░░░░░░░ of his colleagues You ░░░░░░░░ your question on the ░░░░░░░░ Act is interesting I ░░░░░░░░ tried to understand this ░░░░░░░░ well as I possibly ░░░░░░░░ and my understanding is ░░░░░░░░ the Insurrection Act would ░░░░░░░░ the Insurrection Act would ░░░░░░░░ the federal government to ░░░░░░░░ is that it would ░░░░░░░░ the federal government to ░░░░░░░░ the military for local ░░░░░░░░ enforcement operations Right now ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ need that Now the ░░░░░░░░ could change his mind ░░░░░░░░ course things could get ░░░░░░░░ But right now we ░░░░░░░░ that federal law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ do the job of ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement Now what ░░░░░░░░ do worry about again ░░░░░░░░ that the chaos gets ░░░░░░░░ if more and more ░░░░░░░░ agents are getting assaulted ░░░░░░░░ other law enforcement officers ░░░░░░░░ getting assaulted that would ░░░░░░░░ a real problem But ░░░░░░░░ we have so much ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement resources here ░░░░░░░░ now We have so ░░░░░░░░ people here that we ░░░░░░░░ not want to have ░░░░░░░░ I do not want ░░░░░░░░ many ICE officers in ░░░░░░░░ right now I mean ░░░░░░░░ Lord it s really ░░░░░░░░ freaking cold outside But ░░░░░░░░ re here not even ░░░░░░░░ enforce immigration laws but ░░░░░░░░ protect the people from ░░░░░░░░ rioters That s an ░░░░░░░░ state of affairs and ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t need it ░░░░░░░░ we had a little ░░░░░░░░ more cooperation from the ░░░░░░░░ Police Department Again the ░░░░░░░░ Police Department my understanding ░░░░░░░░ that the actual beat ░░░░░░░░ on the ground they ░░░░░░░░ love to help out ░░░░░░░░ they re being told ░░░░░░░░ somebody I don t ░░░░░░░░ if it s Mayor ░░░░░░░░ they re being told ░░░░░░░░ somebody not to cooperate ░░░░░░░░ all What kind of ░░░░░░░░ person tells their local ░░░░░░░░ don t protect somebody ░░░░░░░░ they re being assaulted ░░░░░░░░ a rioter It s ░░░░░░░░ and it s got ░░░░░░░░ stop.”