Hegseth: What Happened to George Floyd Is ‘Unacceptable’ But ‘No Strong Leadership’ in Minnesota to Stop ‘Lawlessness’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT COMPAGNO So ░░░░░░░░ more on this we ░░░░░░░░ going to bring in ░░░░░░░░ own Pete Hegseth Fox ░░░░░░░░ Weekend co host and ░░░░░░░░ of the new book ░░░░░░░░ Crusade You are from ░░░░░░░░ Pete tell us your ░░░░░░░░ right now HEGSETH When ░░░░░░░░ think about where we ░░░░░░░░ gone in three days ░░░░░░░░ want to live in ░░░░░░░░ city in a country ░░░░░░░░ deli owner sees a ░░░░░░░░ 20 bill and feels ░░░░░░░░ to call the police ░░░░░░░░ knows regardless of the ░░░░░░░░ or background of the ░░░░░░░░ or victim those police ░░░░░░░░ be there within minutes ░░░░░░░░ determine what happened That ░░░░░░░░ what happened in this ░░░░░░░░ What happened to George ░░░░░░░░ is totally unacceptable and ░░░░░░░░ m glad to see ░░░░░░░░ the district attorney taking ░░░░░░░░ time because everyone deserves ░░░░░░░░ on both sides but ░░░░░░░░ what we saw in ░░░░░░░░ videotape unacceptable Fast forward ░░░░░░░░ days later and you ░░░░░░░░ you entire abandonments of ░░░░░░░░ fronts of livelihoods of ░░░░░░░░ because the police can ░░░░░░░░ answer any call because ░░░░░░░░ was what should have ░░░░░░░░ a peaceful protest you ░░░░░░░░ with encouragement or management ░░░░░░░░ authorities has turned into ░░░░░░░░ violent rioting to the ░░░░░░░░ where police are being ░░░░░░░░ helicopter had to rescue ░░░░░░░░ police off the top ░░░░░░░░ the third precinct building ░░░░░░░░ they had abandoned That ░░░░░░░░ you over three days ░░░░░░░░ thin line between civility ░░░░░░░░ absolute chaos and rioting ░░░░░░░░ you have got authorities ░░░░░░░░ I believe unfortunately from ░░░░░░░░ Governor Tim Walz to ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Keith Ellison ░░░░░░░░ Jacob Frey who has ░░░░░░░░ no background whatsoever he ░░░░░░░░ supposed to work on ░░░░░░░░ community relations before he ░░░░░░░░ mayor that s what ░░░░░░░░ said would be his ░░░░░░░░ Ilhan Omar and others ░░░░░░░░ is no strong leadership ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota to come in ░░░░░░░░ say We are going ░░░░░░░░ get justice in this ░░░░░░░░ but we are not ░░░░░░░░ to tolerate the kind ░░░░░░░░ lawlessness that ruins people ░░░░░░░░ lives ruins people s ░░░░░░░░ ruins people s neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ communities That s what ░░░░░░░░ has devolved into and ░░░░░░░░ s why the President ░░░░░░░░ the need to step ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY You know Pete ░░░░░░░░ about ruining lives and ░░░░░░░░ I want to show ░░░░░░░░ one of the owners ░░░░░░░░ a jewelry store who ░░░░░░░░ burned out Here is ░░░░░░░░ Drilling talking about when ░░░░░░░░ can come back if ░░░░░░░░ clip starts DRILLING It ░░░░░░░░ a tough one to ░░░░░░░░ in and see you ░░░░░░░░ what started years ago ░░░░░░░░ now the now it ░░░░░░░░ just complete devastation It ░░░░░░░░ just like a hurricane ░░░░░░░░ through Busted every piece ░░░░░░░░ glass there is these ░░░░░░░░ nice cases There s ░░░░░░░░ not another store around ░░░░░░░░ it and I don ░░░░░░░░ even know if we ░░░░░░░░ rebuild something like this ░░░░░░░░ ends DOOCY He has ░░░░░░░░ whether or not he ░░░░░░░░ rebuild it Keep in ░░░░░░░░ before this you had ░░░░░░░░ coronavirus And that already ░░░░░░░░ challenging circumstances for a ░░░░░░░░ of small businesses And ░░░░░░░░ this Where is that ░░░░░░░░ going to get help ░░░░░░░░ Yeah What did that ░░░░░░░░ do Where is the ░░░░░░░░ for him Where is ░░░░░░░░ law and order for ░░░░░░░░ you You said this ░░░░░░░░ has been under a ░░░░░░░░ lock down for months ░░░░░░░░ businesses are already feeling ░░░░░░░░ by it You have ░░░░░░░░ Ellison going after businesses ░░░░░░░░ want to reopen And ░░░░░░░░ distract from a meaningful ░░░░░░░░ when it devolves into ░░░░░░░░ lawlessness indiscriminate Black people ░░░░░░░░ people across the board ░░░░░░░░ affected by this And ░░░░░░░░ are not able to ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement to continue ░░░░░░░░ do their job Having ░░░░░░░░ retreat from neighborhoods is ░░░░░░░░ the answer Ultimately Because ░░░░░░░░ are businesses and there ░░░░░░░░ people that deserve the ░░░░░░░░ civil rights the same ░░░░░░░░ in those areas as ░░░░░░░░ else And if you ░░░░░░░░ breaking in and looting ░░░░░░░░ like if you are ░░░░░░░░ a 20 bill the ░░░░░░░░ should be able to ░░░░░░░░ called on and justice ░░░░░░░░ be served again separated ░░░░░░░░ what happened to George ░░░░░░░░ which will be determined ░░░░░░░░ justifiable but none of ░░░░░░░░ has happened since unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ a reflection of something ░░░░░░░░ should be seeing in ░░░░░░░░ country KILMEADE All right ░░░░░░░░ Coming up over the ░░░░░░░░ do you have something ░░░░░░░░ I know you have ░░░░░░░░ working the phones Any ░░░░░░░░ at all HEGSETH I ░░░░░░░░ been KILMEADE Or just ░░░░░░░░ for four hours HEGSETH ░░░░░░░░ t give me my ░░░░░░░░ Brian just straight to ░░░░░░░░ four hours We have ░░░░░░░░ Ortagus and Jim Bridenstine ░░░░░░░░ Huge weekend with the ░░░░░░░░ on Saturday I looked ░░░░░░░░ at my TV as ░░░░░░░░ Larry Elder will be ░░░░░░░░ the program as well ░░░░░░░░ sage from south central ░░░░░░░░ guy Obviously this isn ░░░░░░░░ going anywhere guys If ░░░░░░░░ is more protests tonight ░░░░░░░░ Minneapolis not protests riots ░░░░░░░░ riots in Minneapolis we ░░░░░░░░ cover it and bring ░░░░░░░░ the latest over the ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE Pete we will ░░░░░░░░ you on the screen ░░░░░░░░ Happy hour on fox ░░░░░░░░ HEGSETH Happy hour 8 ░░░░░░░░ Happy hour starts at ░░░░░░░░ because because I have ░░░░░░░░ to go to bed ░░░░░░░░ get up early tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ We ll be watching ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow morning at 6 ░░░░░░░░ A M Thank you ░░░░░░░░