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Kristi Noem: “Blocked the road for a long time and was yelling at them and…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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Published | Video Starts at 01:49

That's when this individual started blocking traffic for minutes and minutes. You said that the woman attacked them and surrounded them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle. Blocked the road for a long time and was yelling at them and impeding a federal law enforcement investigation. That's what you need to focus on, Jake, is they were breaking the law by impeding and obstructing a law enforcement operation. (01:49–01:56)

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