And if we didn't go in from the crime standpoint, you would have had a disaster. It would have been. It was not going to be handled properly. It wasn't able to be. The head of the police said without, as I said, without the federal government, they could not have done it. So here's the story. I love Los Angeles. If they want help during this, I would love to send in National Guard or whoever is necessary to help them. (31:43–31:49)
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