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Todd Blanche: “This was entirely avoidable if we had a governor, if we had…”

Featuring: Todd Blanche, Republican | United States Deputy Attorney General | National

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Published | Video Starts at 05:11

And, yes, yesterday's shooting was a tragedy. And yes, we feel a ton of sympathy for the family and friends of the deceased. But make no mistake about it, This was entirely avoidable if we had a governor, if we had a mayor, if we had leadership in Washington and over Minnesota that actually cared about their citizens. this would never have happened, because there would be law enforcement on the streets helping ice. Mr. Blanche, I just want to stay on this, though. (05:11–05:23)

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Asserts that the incident was avoidable with better leadership.

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