Mo Elleithee: We Could Sure Use Some Leadership To Bring Us All together, the Way Past Presidents Have

RUSH EXCERPT:

ELLEITHEE: “Look, this is probably one of the saddest moments in this country in my lifetime. It’s everything you just said coming together, colliding in a terrible way and it is disproportionately hurting people of color and minority communities. I think it’s important to recognize though that there is a difference tween the protesters who are out there making Judah midpoint, fighting for justice, and the rioters and looters who are exploiting the death of George Floyd and exploiting this moment for whatever reason that they are. We are seeing the best and worst of America right now. We are seeing police officers marching with protesters. We are seeing police officers take a knee in prayer at these protests with the protesters. But we are also seeing these violent clashes between criminals and the police and rioters and the police and the police overreaching into many cases. So it is — we could sure use some leadership to bring us altogether, the way past presidents have, but we also have to take the responsibility ourselves and that starts in the streets.”