Political Quotes

“I am fortunate to live in a State with some outstanding people in law enforcement. I stand behind the men and women of law enforcement, which includes, of course, our State police, our county officials, and local law enforcement as well. Are they perfect? No, absolutely not, but neither are U.S. Senators. But I find them being held accountable under a system of government which says to the people: You have the last word. These days, it is pretty clear that many circumstances can be proven by videotape. It is common now for legitimate law enforcement officers to wear a video camera and for the video camera product to become part of the story that ends up destroying lies and holding accountability to all law enforcement involved. That is why what is going on in the State of Illinois now, in the city of Chicago, is so outrageous. It was several weeks ago when the President announced he was going to send in his own team for two purposes: First, he would send in the National Guard, federalized in Illinois, as well as the National Guard from Texas, to bring order to the streets of Chicago--ridiculous, ridiculous. And that hasn't happened because the courts have said there is no justification for it. But then he was going to also send in the Department of Homeland Security to go after immigrants. Which immigrants had he targeted, the President of the United States?”