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Jacob Frey: “The power of the federal government is awesome. Military…”

Featuring: Jacob Frey, Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Mayor of Minneapolis | Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 07:13

But I gotta tell you, we're seeing and our streets right now, and it is up to each and every one of us to partner together, to work together to protect those ideals that we hold firm. The power of the federal government is awesome. Military force that they have, they got tanks, they got bazookas. They can lay siege on American cities with thousands of agents and even troops far outnumbering that of Local police departments in Minneapolis. We've heard them say that they will end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. We've seen them attack and invade, not just with this occupation, but also with the Department of Justice being used as a weapon. (07:13–07:40)

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Asserts that the federal government has significant military power that can outnumber local police forces.

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