Chad Wolf vs. the Committee with No Bull
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🗓️ 7 August 2020
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday. He was asked about the recent DHS personnel deployments in the wake of mass protests, particularly in Portland, Oregon. The hearing included some grandstanding and repetition, but we cut out all of the theatrics to leave you with just the questions and answers that you need to hear.
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| 0:25.6 | no bull and the aftermath. |
| 0:33.8 | Do you think it's a peaceful protest when people use lasers to try to blind law enforcement |
| 0:38.8 | officers? |
| 0:39.8 | Absolutely not. |
| 0:40.8 | Do you think it's a peaceful protest when people throw bricks at law enforcement officers? |
| 0:45.3 | Absolutely not. |
| 0:46.3 | Do you think it's a peaceful protest when people start fires around buildings? |
| 0:51.0 | Absolutely not. |
| 0:53.2 | So would you call the attack on the federal building in Portland, a peaceful protest? |
| 0:58.1 | No. |
| 0:59.1 | Do you have an obligation in your job to defend federal property? |
| 1:04.6 | It's an obligation and it's a direction from the Congress. |
| 1:08.5 | It says we shall protect those federal facilities. |
| 1:10.9 | We don't have an option. |
| 1:11.9 | It doesn't say we can. |
| 1:12.9 | It says that we shall. |
| 1:14.9 | Public reports show federal agents using chemicals against mothers and veterans. |
| 1:18.8 | Regents are also using military style flashbangs that explode almost like a bomb and make |
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