Hakeem Jeffries Bashes Trump Over Handling Of Protests In Los Angeles

At a press briefing on Monday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked about the National Guard in Los Angeles amidst protests.

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00:00Thank you, Leader.

00:02You know, when we talk about the images that are happening in Los Angeles right now,

00:05what is your argument to the American people that the National Guard is not needed in this situation?

00:13There are thousands of members of the LAPD and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department

00:21and the California Highway Patrol, who have the capacity, by all accounts,

00:31according to Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass, to make sure that the lawlessness and disorder

00:42that the Trump administration is clearly trying to bring about

00:46by fanning flames and inciting things on the ground in California

00:58that the state and local officials and these brave, courageous members of law enforcement,

01:07thousands of them who are part of the LAPD, the L.A. Sheriff's Department,

01:14other local law enforcement, and the California Highway Patrol

01:19seem to have the capacity to make sure that the situation is addressed,

01:27that peaceful protests are allowed to occur,

01:31and that lawbreakers are held accountable.

01:38The Trump administration has zero credibility on this issue.

01:42Really?

01:44I was here on January 6th.

01:48Donald Trump wasn't a leader on January 6th.

01:51He didn't send a National Guard to stop the violent mob

01:57that was brutally beating police officers in plain view

02:01for every single American to see.

02:04And this guy, who likely withheld the National Guard,

02:10he certainly didn't send them forward, is lecturing the country about law and order,

02:16and if this wasn't enough of a reason to dismiss his credibility on any of these issues,

02:25on his first day in office, Donald Trump pardons hundreds of violent felons,

02:32some of whom have gone back to their communities all across America and recommitted crimes against everyday Americans,

02:42give me a break.

02:45We're not feeling you, particularly as it relates to this issue.

02:52Donald Trump and all of these minions who support him,

02:57the sycophants, the extremists, have zero credibility on this issue.

03:04Republicans have become the party of lawlessness and disorder.