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Ron Johnson: “Police were under assault [after Ferguson and summer riots].”

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

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Real America Season 2, Episode 12: Senator Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 21:04

We saw what happened in Waukesha last year. Talk about how this directly comes from Democrat policies. Well, you know, the result of Ferguson then also the summer riots was Police were under assault [after Ferguson and summer riots]. Listen, there are some bad apples, but the people who hate the bad apples in law enforcement, the worse are other people in law enforcement. Okay. It's a tough job. (21:04–21:15)

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Asserts that police faced increased hostility following Ferguson and summer riots.

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