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Ron DeSantis: “If [police stand back and allow riots], we're waiving…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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9/21 Governor DeSantis Interview with Tucker Carlson

Published | Video Starts at 00:38

We also are concerned about watching Minnesota, what happened. Minneapolis, where the mayor just abdicated responsibility, had the police stand back. That gave these folks the ability to run amok. And If [police stand back and allow riots], we're waiving sovereign immunity. You can sue the local government for damages. for anything that happens to you. And then, as you mentioned, with just letting people out, we revoke bail. (00:38–01:03)

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Asserts that Florida will allow lawsuits against local governments if they fail to control riots.

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