Adam Schiff: “He made that claim that, you know, thanks to the Guard…”

“If the president had not ordered the National Guard to go in to Los Angeles? Well, this is another perfect illustration of Trump's repeated false statements. I mean, he's kind of a fire hose of falsehood. He made that claim that, you know, thanks to the Guard, things were settling down in Los Angeles before the Guard was even deployed or in position. So, you know, this is the president, basically, I guess, speaking whatever comes into his head, no matter how false, no matter how improper.” (03:07–03:15)

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