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Ron Johnson: “Governor Evers refused to call the National Guard and he let…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Ron Johnson Discusses National Guard Deployment and Critiques Trump's Tax Bill

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

Would President Trump deploying active duty troops cross that line? Well, good morning, Dana. First of all, we have the experience in Wisconsin where Governor Evers refused to call the National Guard and he let Kenosha burn. And then President Trump sent in the National Guard and Kenosha stopped burning. So the reason you send in massive manpower is to prevent violence. What we're seeing in California is violent. (00:53–00:58)

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Asserts that Governor Evers did not call the National Guard, resulting in Kenosha burning.

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