Claire McCaskill actually said...

"I am confident that militarized policing tactics are not consistent with the peaceful exercise of First Amendment rights of free speech and free assembly."

"There is no question in my mind that the idea that all of this equipment was brought out early in the week contributed to a mentality among the peaceful protesters that they were being treated as the ..."

"I am assuming tactical officers receive training about when putting in this kind of military presence during daylight hours when you have lots of children and elderly?"

"Why are we giving them away to police departments before we give them to the Guard?"