On Tuesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) stated that tightening the connections between DOJ grants and training and best practices is a reform that should be looked at and police “might need more
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s “Justice for All” special on CBS, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said he supports a national registry on police misconduct and a federal ban on chokeholds. While discussing the registry,
During a report aired on Tuesday’s “Justice for All” special on CBS, one individual who worked with both George Floyd and former police officer Derek Chauvin at a nightclub said that the two did not get along and that Chauvin knew Floyd “pretty well.” And the owner of the club stated that Chauvin was “afraid and intimidated” by black people.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Senate Republican Conference Chair John Barrasso (R-WY) stated that police “need more” resources in order to make the improvements they need to make, and suggested that a national data bank
During a portion of an interview with CBS News set to air on Tuesday’s “Justice for All” special, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said that the events of the past couple weeks haven’t changed who he
On Monday’s “MSNBC Live,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) stated that her state is reopening “incrementally” with the hope “that people know that we still have to live with the coronavirus, that we need to wear our masks. We cannot
During a portion of an interview with CBS News set to air on Tuesday’s “Justice for All” special released on Monday, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said that he is opposed to defunding the police, and
During an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Attorney General William Barr stated that there are “investigations underway and very focused investigations on certain individuals that relate to Antifa” and “there’s a witches brew
During an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Attorney General William Barr stated that the protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death have raised the question of why people who are exercising their
During an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Attorney General William Barr criticized calls to defund the police, said that lateral chokeholds should be banned unless officers are faced with lethal force, and there
During an interview with the Fox Business Network on Friday, White House Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett stated that there will “definitely” be a phase four stimulus package and Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia told the Fox News Channel’s “Cavuto Live” on
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the United States is in the midst of a “climactic shift.” Brooks began by saying Ferguson, terrorism, and the 2016 election started opening up riffs in American society, then the
On Friday’s “MSNBC Live,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that if we had improved testing, “we could open up a lot more quickly” and that he is “so proud of these young kids in the streets.” Schumer also expressed concern that protesters were putting themselves and others at risk from coronavirus, and said that “The answer here is testing.”
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Suffolk County, NY Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. stated that “training and supervision” are the main reasons “why law enforcement agencies fail.” He added that some agencies used dated training that needs to be removed and supervision models should be improved.
uring Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) touted Senate legislation that would deal with police violence, such as legislation “that would incentivize states to pass laws requiring independent investigations and prosecution of the use of deadly force by police officers, to creating fair and impartial police training.”
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” host Anderson Cooper said that protesters are “putting themselves at greater risk” from coronavirus because “That is how urgently people want real and lasting change” and remarked on the White House not arranging its chairs for a press conference for social distancing by saying, “So much for all those warnings by Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx and the Coronavirus Task Force.”
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” Fraternal Order of Police National Vice President Joe Gamaldi stated that George Floyd’s killing “was abhorrent” and stated that police need “some reforms” such as “a nationwide de-escalation training for officers.”
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown (D) stated that the 57 police officers who resigned from their detail in response to the suspension of two police officers who shoved a man still have his confidence as
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that the response to crimes in Los Angeles over the past week was “a little slow” and stated that the “blue wall of silence” needs to break and the officers
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown (D) stated that the inaccurate initial statement issued by the police over an incident where they shoved and injured a man was due to a “volatile situation” and “an
During an interview with WTOP on Friday, White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that the recent protests are “a perfect setup for further spread” of coronavirus and told people “if you can avoid the demonstration, if
During a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that “economic integration” hasn’t made China freer, and the U.S. and its allies “will need to stand together to prevent the world’s public square”
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that both parties “have catered to the Chinese government” and that barring some sort of global pressure on them, China has “no intention of stopping ripping off
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) touted the Heroes Act and said that “If we want to open up the economy, and we all do, we need to defeat the virus, and that’s testing,
During a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) urged the Trump administration “to prioritize the admission of persecuted Hong Kongers to the United States through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program” in order to help people
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson said that the legal system and policing have problems, but that they are “not widespread.” Carson specifically stated that allowing officers who have spotty records to go
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) reacted to the New York Times issuing a statement that an op-ed he wrote that the paper published didn’t meet its standards by stating that “a child
On Thursday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Fox News host Howard Kurtz said that the backlash over Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) New York Times op-ed “is so revealing about the culture” at the paper and that the outrage over them
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) stated that “We are with the peaceful protesters” and that George Floyd’s death shouldn’t have happened and “coddling the criminals and the anarchists” is “terrible for
During an interview with Newsmax TV’s “Spicer and Co.” on Wednesday, President Trump stated that social distancing is needed, it’s too soon to go back to normal, and criticized Democratic elected officials for being “tough as hell on keeping people
During an interview with Newsmax TV’s “Spicer and Co.” on Wednesday, President Trump said that he doesn’t think that sending the U.S. military into any cities to restore order will be necessary, but he has the power to do so,
During an interview with Newsmax TV’s “Spicer and Co.” on Wednesday, President Trump stated that George Floyd’s death was a “terrible thing” and that while the other officers who watched the arrest, weren’t in the same category as the officer
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Bill Hemmer Reports,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson stated that a national listening tour by the administration is being looked at, “a lot of people have a feeling that the system is still unfair
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf stated that the outrage over the death of George Floyd is “legitimate” and it is “right” to push for reforms in the criminal justice
During a press conference on Tuesday, Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO) stated that the Department of Justice should reinstate its pattern and practice reviews of local police departments. Blunt said, [relevant remarks begin around 5:20] “I think
On Tuesday, a Dallas police officer knelt with protesters, asked them to remain peaceful, and told them “there are police officers on this side that do agree with you and respect what you’re doing.” The officer began by challenging the
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox News @ Night,” Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) stated that “we need to listen” to the protesters and the “very legitimate grievance” that they have more often, and “figure out how
On Tuesday, Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) attended a march on George Floyd’s death in Houston and stated that we can be angered over Floyd’s death, glad law enforcement is “enabling our First Amendment rights. And we can be pissed that some stupid people are looting and rioting, which goes against our American values.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan stated that the people arrested by the police on Monday are “back out here again” and the looters realized “if they’re right back out on the street again, why not do it again the next night.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Evening Edit,” acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan stated that everyone is “united” that George Floyd’s death “is absolutely tragic and those responsible should be held accountable” and that lawful, peaceful protesters should be supported. He also stated that those who are “taking advantage” of those who want to lawfully protest “as an excuse to continue their criminal activity” cannot be allowed to continue.
