“Today is just the beginning of our fulfillment of that goal.”
“First of all, I will never be intimidated by anyone, President or not.”
“My message is, 'Do what President Trump said.'”
“I can handle law enforcement. We've got NYPD. I have State Police. We have all the resources we need to keep our streets safe.”

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On the recordJune 14, 2021
What I saw when Black Lives Matter protesters were here, and those defending the right to choose, it seemed like, all of a sudden, all of you had resources. You all had a plan then. Why is it when white supremacist terrorists show up here to want to lynch the vice president, to attack the speaker, to attack our democracy, threatening the lives of members of Congress, but really the lives of just our whole livelihood and our country, that no one seemed to want to show up?
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan
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msnbc.com

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Tlaib questions the disparity in law enforcement response between Black Lives Matter protests and the January 6th insurrection.

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