Todd Blanche: “This was an incredibly split second decision that had to be…”

“Themselves. They have to protect the public around them. And we'll see what happens. But. But just make no mistake about it, This was an incredibly split second decision that had to be made by ICE officers confronting a very complicated, violent situation with not a single local law enforcement officer in sight. Well, Alex Preddy, I mean, he is a member of the public. He's a resident there. I mean, this is an American citizen. He's an ICU nurse at a VA hospital.” (06:15–06:30)

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