Louie Gohmert: “I thank my brother. Frederick Douglass, what an extraordinary story, and he was extremely helpful to Lincoln, prodding…”

“I thank my brother. Frederick Douglass, what an extraordinary story, and he was extremely helpful to Lincoln, prodding him on when others were encouraging Lincoln not to do what needed to be done. Incredible man, how he could go through all of the horrors that he did and yet he still had his eyes on freedom, not just for himself but for everybody. As my friend from Florida was pointing out about ignorance of protestors, it could be ignorance--and I am quite sure they are ignorant of their history because of some of the things they are tearing down and vandalizing, including there is a story from Mary Margaret Olohan, ``Rioters Vandalize World War II Memorial, D.C. Monuments.'' ``Communist Emblem Spray Painted on North Carolina WWII Memorial.'' That is from Jake Dima. ``George Floyd Rioters Deface 16 Boston statues.'' And I don't think it is fair to say those are George Floyd rioters, because George Floyd's family has spoken against this kind of thing. They don't want George Floyd to have a legacy of violence and destruction in the wake of saying that is because of George Floyd. They want reforms. ``George Floyd Rioters Deface 16 Boston Statues, Including Memorial Honoring Black Civil War Regiment.'' These people aren't about Black Lives Matter, and you can tell that every time you see some spoiled White bourgeois person going up to a Black policeman or Black policemen and women and taunting them, calling them every name in the book.…”