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

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HEGSETH: “What happened to George Floyd is totally unacceptable and I'm glad to see actually the district attorney taking the time because everyone deserves justice on both sides, but clearly what we saw in that videotape unacceptable. Fast forward three days later and you have you entire abandonments of store fronts, of livelihoods, of homes because the police can’t answer any call because what was — what should have been a peaceful protest, you know, with encouragement or management from authorities, has turned into absolute violent rioting to the point where police are being — a helicopter had to rescue the police off the top of the third precinct building that they had abandoned. That shows you, over three days, the thin line between civility and absolute chaos and rioting. And you have got authorities there, I believe, unfortunately, from the Governor Tim Walz to the Attorney General Keith Ellison to Jacob Frey who has had no background whatsoever he was supposed to work on police community relations before he became mayor, that’s what he said would be his focus. Ilhan Omar and others, there is no strong leadership in Minnesota to come in and say, 'We are going to get justice in this case, but we are not going to tolerate the kind of lawlessness that ruins people’s lives, ruins people’s businesses, ruins people’s neighborhoods and communities.' That’s what it has devolved into and that’s why the President feels the need to step in."