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Kristi Noem: “The facts of the situation are that the vehicle was…”

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

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Tapper presses Noem on 'domestic terrorism' labeling after ICE shooting

Published | Video Starts at 03:16

I don't know. What I'm saying is, how do you know? How can you assert for a fact within hours before any investigation, this is what happened. The facts of the situation are that the vehicle was weaponized and it attacked the law enforcement officer. He defended himself and he defended those individuals around him. That is the definition. When there is something that is weaponized to use against the public and law enforcement, that is an act of domestic terrorism happened in our. (03:16–03:23)

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Asserts that the vehicle was used as a weapon against a law enforcement officer.

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