Former Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson and retired Four-Star Army General Barry McCaffrey join Andrea Mitchell to discuss the continued criticisms from military leaders against Trump's response to protests within the country, particularly in the nation's capital. Aired on 06/08/2020.
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More Military Leaders Speak Out Against Trump’s Protest Response | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC
Trump does NOT HAVE the support of the Military……how would you feel if you were ordered to shoot your brother for exercising his legal right to protest????? SINCE WHEN HAS PROTESTING BECOME ILLEGAL?
@White Jesus
Tear gas deployed after Protestors refused to evacuate the area, threw frozen water bottles at park rangers, and secret service, also threw bricks.
Attempted to take a shield away from a LEO, and reached for another LEO’s side arm.
At that point they were no longer Protestors but instead classified as Insurgents.
You need to get an education, instead of always relying on that Indoctrination to get you through life. It’s failed you thus far to teach you the basics.
@White Jesus
Using CNN as your source for facts, is as comical as using Der Stürmer to inform America about the war efforts in Europe during WWII.
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@White Jesus Oh dear. Aussie reporters got knocked down and innocent protesters got teargassed and 15 people were murdered by rioters in the same week? There ought to be a law against that.
I always wonder if Trump gave the order to shoot the protesters if they would.
@Bernie Com
By that time those throwing bottles, bricks, and trying to obtain LEO’s weapons were rioting, they’re no longer Protestors, and have become Terroristic Insurgents.
America doesn’t negotiate with Insurgent Terrorist.
Just like what the Fed’s are about to do in Seattle, with those Insurgents taking and securing that police department using semi automatic weapons.
I guess the left just doesn’t want Independent minded people, and the Conservative Right to have weapons, but it’s ok for themselves to be armed to the teeth, and using those weapons to chase the police out of their own building. I guess that’s just right as rain to _#GLPs__._
Real American hero’s have no use for the orange zero.
@john Barry John if we wanna talk about fake let’s start with the fake Russian collusion, the fake impeachment, the fake Ukraine story. And let’s not forget how trump is racist but when you ask someone to tell you how they have no answer
@Tammy Elizabeth “you still running with that debunked Trump is a Russian agent bs”
you know maybe people would stop thinking that if trump didnt trust putin over his own intelligence.
Rory Cannon you must not be paying attention nobody can trust our intelligence services they’ve been illegally spying on Americans for years people trust herpes more then our intelligence industrial complex
@Tammy Elizabeth “you must not be paying attention nobody can trust our intelligence services”
Wow, You really are brainwashed.
Of course the side living in an alternate reality wouldnt trust their own intelligence.
“they’ve been illegally spying on Americans for years”
they havent. you just cant accept that trump and his cronies are criminals.
Every step with the flynn conviction was 100% legal and without political agenda. I know your media doesnt want you to think that, but those are the facts.
Rory Cannon hey whatever you have to tell yourself so you can sleep at go ahead if that don’t work trying screaming at the sky again last time was hilarious
Wow……..he was speaking the truth and felling what he was saying…..
Trump speaking the ”truth” that’s got to be a first for him
Fentanyl Floyd has been flushed. Fake outrage and embarrassing overtures have just begun.
Julio Culero
Anyone still supporting the LIAR N THIEF Isnt paying attention.
Anyone who supports Trump even the trolls and bots are a disgrace and traitor to America.. You are a joke and the whole planet is watching and condemns what he’s doing…
@ Arrow FAUX NEWS is well known for years of misinformation. YEARS.
Look the truth is hard sometimes. And here in 2020 Everyone has the ability to record with video.
tRump constantly says things and then denies it.
He has pandered to racist, tweets and talks s__t about people who dont say YES to whatever he wants.
He is a horrible leader.
If you are on CBS NBC etc. (Not FOX) Standing up for the LIAR N CHIEF then you are only here to argue.
The TROLLS come in many forms. Some are BOTS some are from other country’s and there are folks that live here in the US that have “conservative” values. But many are not here spreading facts, they would rather “debate” (really argue) with people about the president…
Not changing any minds.
So How do we proceed?
Oh, no, they’ve been paying attention.
This is just what they want.
@Thugsy I don’t know about the others but I come here to challenge people’s beliefs if I notice they’re misinformed on something. People go to the comment section to see what others have to say, that’s what comments are meant for and they should be beneficial or funny.
As for Fox News, I agree it has spread disinformation, not as much as CNN imo but I would put it roughly on the same level in Bias and accuracy as MSNBC. Obviously comparing the two is a bit silly in that Fox News SHOWS are more like opinion videos.
Fox is definitely not my favorite right-wing channel.
@R McElhaney I’m discovering many are troll bots or something, I can’t quite figure it out
There is honor and there is Trump. One has to choose.
@Robert Phipps Russian ‘bot.
@J. Lo You are delusional.
@SNEHAMOY patra Practice your English if you hope to have any credit posting here.
Robert Phipps take your meds mate.
@MountainOf Everest , did I say something about “honorable protestors”? No. Learn to read.
He’s like the teen aristocrats in Gone with the Wind who are so excited to go to war. He has no idea.
He is a draft Dodger who likes using other people to go to war. He is disgrace!
Because he’s never been to war.
Adel mc enforcing the rule of law isn’t war making genius. He’s actually saving the lives of countless criminals sadly by subverting vigilanteism. Without police the 2nd Amendment kicks in and the criminal scum would be deep sixed swiftly
Yes, I have been reading it too. Excellent synopsis.
Trumpy just doesn’t CARE !!!
Someone suggested that these unmarked Blackwater’s agents should be charged with impersonating a police officer.
@George Dunn yep
@George Dunn they were to fat & soft to be merc’s
@SNEHAMOY patra Time to boycott trump.
I expect Barr recruited them. If that’s the case it’s almost certainly legal. He may be Trump’s lap dog, but he’s legally astute, and he’s not going to risk jail for Trump.
Every wannabe dictator needs a secret police.
It was the dumbest thing Trump has ever done, in a long list of dumb things
@Rory Cannon “before we knew anything about it”
so… hmmm
you underderstant it’s been precribed for over 40 years?
@Peter Bills “you underderstant it’s been precribed for over 40 years?”
not for COVID, no. It also wasnt FDA approved.
@Rory Cannon “miracle cure” Your personal percepetion. This is your interpretation. Mine, it was a tool to fight off the virus.
@Rory Cannon your statement has been debunnked lol
@Peter Bills Sorry that you lack the attention span to read a short comment. I guess when we get in to facts, you lose interest. Figures….
Fuhrer Bunker Baby Donnie better dig a deeper bunker, he’s going to need it once this November election hands him a resounding defeat…
Sonny Roy bring what on soy boy?
Brillo Pusher well in that case we can only hope the universe is listening and grants your wish
Marty Lopez I just noticed your last name are you here legally? Are you afraid Trump is going to deport you or your family is that where the hate comes from?
No, not possible. He’ll use his last Presidential Executive Pardon privilege to pardon himself in the last minute.
He’ll claim the election a fraud – millions of illegal immigrants, right?. Then he’ll declare it void, and further declare a State of Emergency and martial law. You know he’s thought about it.
Sad for a soilder to have to hear that now. Vote blue America and stay safe.
@Drake Fire You are such a fool lmao. I’ll paypal you $100 right now if you can prove that…you can’t. You are part of the problem and you don’t even realize it. Hatred, negativity, and lies. That’s all you see in every single video from the fake media, and little fools like you eat it all up everyday and believe every word.
Megadog defunding the police would be idiotic… chaos. It would bring the very thing you guys say that we need to get rid of(chaos), not bring peace. We need to put laws in that will speed up the chargers for cops who do these things. Racial injustice won’t be stopped, no rules can change that, but defunding the police is just stupid.(especially taking police departments out for good, that’s a whole new level of something that will never happen)
@Joelthelion 100% accurate. Thank God we have a President that will NEVER allow ANY defunding from our police.
@Megadog Just get rid of PDs. Make the Sheriff earn his keep. All PDs do is OCCUPY neighborhoods, they police nothing.
@Joelthelion Clever Defunding would actually be helpful. Police is not there for community service, mentally ill and so on. Shifting money from treating symptoms to prevention has proven to work in several cities.
You have a dictator in America. What are you going to do about it?
@horst weiter I envy you. Happy birthday in 2 months.
@Jack Boot , Trump will take care of that if he gets re-elected…
Lustrivek You werent there,You just taking msnbc’s word for it. You have to have control of streets if you want a country.
@Charles Lewis you’re right i wasn’t there. But there are multiple videos of police using teargas and flashbangs to control the streets and all that for a photo op which the press secretary fully denied about. There is a time and place for everything. Trump holding up a bible does no good to improve the situation but rather escalate it. If you want a country maybe actually start leading and implement some changes to improve the lives of ALL Americans and not the select few.
Nothing
That hurt me a bit — I’ve never before seen Mr. Powell show such emotion. He’s really feeling what’s been happening to American values and, frankly, I’m feeling it too.
@K H So why did you ask me? 😂 you people are weird
@A-Raw electoral college is an antiquated system originally set up to value black Americans as less than. It is time to abolish it. It makes no sense. 2 people in North Dakota shouldn’t have more representation that 2000 in NYC. #justsayin
@Lesly Weiner That’s a fair argument. What else should we abolish? ICE? Police? 1st ammendent? 2nd amendment?
@A-Raw ice, police and 2nd need serious reform. lets keep the first. thanks for asking!
It’s sad trump have destroyed American!
Trump’s base ” build the wall” so why didn’t he tell them it was going around the WH
@dussel69 deboath just an awesome comment. Well said dussel.
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@dussel69 deboath 🤣🤣🤣
@dussel69 deboath
LOL Oooo! That’s nice one.
You know what trumps
*Why did the chicken cross the road?*
To have his picture taken in front of a church he never attends, holding a Bible he’s never read.
But he votes against Abortion so he saves lives while Democrats take lives.I think God Likes Trump.
@Anthony Enright : Oh ok. That would be the same alleged God that does nothing about ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, still births and the like. Nice.
An awful lot of wasted prayer there eh ?
Al Jonstone what a sad puppy you are. 110k dead! Riots around the nation! Hated throughout the world! How is that working for you? If the “master” is so clever why are having to defend him while Americans die every day. Even China thinks people like you are stupid!
Would you rather have the Communist China Party run your life and take your freedom and liberty to talk nonsense away.Wake up this Country needed Trump because of our past weak Presidents who Pandered to real dictators.
Upside down.?!!Lol..😅
American People : If you vote stupid you will get Stupid
Sun Shine Sure..Never happened. He was to busy making his hood right? Getting some new rope huh? God you people are so easily fooled daily.. “well Cnn and MSNBC said so, so it has to be true but I’m not gonna look into anything about it.”
@Dat Saracen Christians Hate Yeah that’s right! Everyone that disagrees with you is a Nazi…. (sarcasm)
@Bud Fudlacker Apparently anyone with a different perspective = Nazi.
when you think you only have 2 options, because that´s how it´s been forever …
@hhhh9579 TROLL!
Vote that Whole Administration out in Nov.
I have eyes and can see. Those military forces were abusive and hostile towards those protesters is this not the very reason the protesting started in the first place?
Yeah…but trumpf did that stunt to show his “forcefulness”. What a sad, sad excuse for a man.
@starlite*33 so did George Washington, its been rooted in American history that yes, we can indeed protest, but you can NOT start destroying things or the government will show force.
WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO SAY IT:
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS LOST HIS MIND
I agree with you but I can’t understand how people say president before say trump ..
You’re assuming Trump has a mind to lose!
HAS lost?
The phrase “has lost their mind” implies the presence of a mind to begin with yeah?
@Doug Lowe The proof will be in November.
He never had one
The world understands alright., and are disgusted.
Everything he has ever done or said so far has been to establish his own power and dominion, that’s it. Doesn’t matter if his actions or rhetoric makes sense or not, helps anyone or not. He will flip the script on anyone, anything. It’s only about his power over the people. He divides the people into those that bow in worship or the rebels he threatens with certain punishment. The worshipers are the good people that bad things aren’t going to happen to. Simple fear tactics. Dangerous territory.
He’s the sort of thug who would throw his kids under a tank if he benefited from it.