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That's
interesting. Trunk checks.
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Yeah. We're not
gonna drive shit in there.
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This is gonna be
the most high vis area.
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So this is where we're gonna
want people seeing, you know,
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US troops gunning
down patriotic Americans.
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Can you keep tabs on
the suburban behind us
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with your side
view? Not like hardcore.
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I just wanna
see if they follow us
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all the way across the bridge.
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Key is trying to
lure the response teams
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into Virginia
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
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and then cutting the bridges.
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Yeah. 'Cause all of our
insiders are in the DC Guard.
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Correct?
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
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Here's Washington Monument,
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here's the White House,
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
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a dead reckoning from us
to the Washington Monument,
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and you're gonna watch
that fucker right across.
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Yep.
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A little gasoline,
you've got a big distraction.
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Right.
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- That close to the Pentagon's
- Yeah.
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gonna get a response.
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Right.
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Ready?
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Yep.
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My fellow Americans,
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when our ancestors came
to these shores centuries ago,
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they brought with
them two essential elements
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that would
ensure their survival,
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faith, and purpose.
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Faith is a gift from God to us.
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Purpose is what
gives us the ability
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to put that power to use.
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It is undeniable that this
past election was stolen
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and it is Hotham
who is attempting a coup
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to consolidate his illegitimate
power and eliminate
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our God-given
freedoms.
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To all those
members of the armed forces
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watching and listening,
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join with us to
defend our liberty and land,
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with faith and purpose. America,
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God and freedom will prevail.
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Yeah. Yep.
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Should I be
friendlier?
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- No. Mm-mm [negative].
- No?
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- I'm gonna join up.
- Yeah?
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You motivated yourself?
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- I did.
- Okay.
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Guys happy with
that?
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About a year ago,
three Generals penned an op-ed
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in the Washington Post
that said,
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"We're increasingly concerned
about extremism in the ranks
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and that the next
insurrection like activity
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could involve members
of the active duty military.
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One of the recommendations
the generals made was that
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the Pentagon and
DHS should take some time
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to war game what
that might look like
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and what
the implications would be.
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I am President Hotham,
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Commander in Chief
of the US Armed Forces,
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Chief Executive of
the United States of America,
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elected to a four-year term,
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just completed
reelection campaign,
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which is under fault's dispute.
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So I'm playing the role of
Chief of National Guard Bureau
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and the DC Commander.
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Well, I am
Secretary of Homeland Security.
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It's a tough job.
- It's a tough job, right?
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- Somebody's gotta do it,
- Somebody.
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right? Might as
well be you, right?
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Yeah.
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Are you nervous at all?
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It's not a nervousness
of playing the exercise,
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as much as we're probably gonna
have to make decisions about
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level of force.
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
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And that, that's very heavy.
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I've been, I've been, I've
been in the real situation room.
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These are
really tough decisions.
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I'm David Crease.
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I'm the Director of
National Intelligence
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for this exercise.
- Oh, great.
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- Just wanted to say hello.
- Great.
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You'll be
seeing me at the table.
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- Okay, great.
- Yeah.
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- All right. Tell me,
- Enjoy it.
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what's your background here?
- CIA.
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That voice is
not the Pentagon.
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We're not DHS, but
we do have an incredible number
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of folks in our network
who have held positions
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in these agencies
who volunteered to serve
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and are taking this
issue really seriously.
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So we thought why not
bring them all together
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and where things go from there
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will be up to the role players.
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Seated around this
room is an incredible diversity
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of professional experience
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spanning the last five
presidential administrations.
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All of us are here today
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because we are
increasingly concerned
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by the rise of
domestic extremism
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and radicalization
in this country,
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specifically within
the active duty military forces.
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I don't need to tell you that
the alarms are flashing red.
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Most of you have at
one point, sworn under oath
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to protect and
defend the constitution.
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Today, we'll examine
a frightening scenario.
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What happens when those
in uniform break that oath?
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I think what
brought us all together is
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a need to be better prepared,
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and the exercise is
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Introduction to
Coup Prevention 101.
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I'm a retired
Lieutenant General.
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I spent 37 years in the Army.
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I'm pretty
adamantly non-partisan.
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In fact, that was one of
my conditions for participation,
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that it was not
a partisan exercise
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because this should
not be about politics.
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This is about security.
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So we have the situation room,
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we've got
the press briefing room,
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and we've got the Red Cell room.
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Classic
terminology for war gaming...
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White cell is your game masters
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controlling
the scenario and adding injects.
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Blue team is
typically the good guys.
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And then
Red Cell is your opponent.
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Me and my team,
we spend all day, every day,
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studying extremist
movements.
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In the simulation, we're
like the real chaos agents,
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like we're the ground,
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ground teams, right?
- Right. Yeah. Yeah.
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You guys are the,
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the Bannon stone figures.
- But we're in touch.
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Yes.
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The events of January 6th
surprised a lot of Americans.
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It did not surprise those
who followed the far right.
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These threats
are advancing in a way
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that the average
American just has no idea.
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Eroding confidence in
democracy was successful.
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Next January 6th is
another inflection point.
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These insurrectionists
have recognized
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that this certification
of the next president
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is a vulnerability
that can be exploited.
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Three, two... From Washington,
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I'm Isha Sesay.
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The question on the minds
of many at this moment is,
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is our government and military
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prepared to face this challenge?
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We're certainly as
a country more divided
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than any time in my lifetime.
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I thought that fever would
break. I don't think
that it has.
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What I wanna do is
think about the unthinkable,
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the plausible
scenario that seems implausible.
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And do all of this
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with sort of the ghosts of
January 6th hovering over us,
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knowing what could
happen if the government
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doesn't respond
in the right way.
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This isn't scripted.
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I have no idea if at
the end of this exercise
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this country
collapses or comes together.
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The scenario
that we've designed
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begins with
a contested election.
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You have members
of the active military
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siding with the losing
candidate and disobeying orders.
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Welcome everyone.
Thank you for being here.
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You have six hours
to avert a civil war
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and ensure
the peaceful transfer of power.
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If the clock runs
out and Congress fails
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to certify the election results,
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you lose and
the insurrection to swing.
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This is not something
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that is just one
party versus another.
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It is a force that could
tear our country apart.
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What we are here
to do is stress test
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our national security system.
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I want them to be prepared
for the worst case scenarios.
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If the bad guys in this
scenario win, democracy loses.
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Mr. President, we are
gonna be starting the game
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in 5,
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4,
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2,
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We're breaking
into regular programming
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to bring you this
special report from the Capitol,
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where Congress
is due to convene,
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to certify President John
Hotham's election to
a second term
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after his defeat
of Robert Strickland.
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But we are now getting word
that thousands have gathered
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on the National Mall
with hundreds of protestors
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currently facing off
against law enforcement.
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This is what
we know at the moment.
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A security checkpoint
at the Capitol has appeared
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to have been breached by
protestors for Robert Strickland
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with the help of DC Guardsmen
assigned to two units
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that had been
securing the checkpoints.
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This is breaking
news. It is fast developing.
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We are awaiting word from
the Pentagon and the White House
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on how severe
the security situation is
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and if there is
indeed a breakdown
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in military ranks.
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Mr. President, ladies
and gentlemen, good morning.
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I'm here to
brief you on an evolving
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situation at the US Capitol.
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We've identified a group known
as the, "Order of Columbus,"
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that we believe is
behind the violence.
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It's a very dynamic situation,
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both what is
occurring on the ground,
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as well as our understanding
of that is evolving.
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What we have heard in
this unexpected breach was that
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the protestors have
demonstrated evolved tactics,
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evolved communications,
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and evolved weapons
from what we saw in 2021.
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So the Order of Columbus
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is part of
the sovereign citizen movement.
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It is founded on the belief that
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the founders
established the United States
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based on biblical interpretation
and that therefore,
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the existing government
is largely not legitimate.
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Part of the Order
of Columbus' efforts
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involve registering
themselves as churches.
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They do this for at
least a couple of reasons.
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One is to escape financial
scrutiny and oversight,
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and the next is to
provide some limited protection
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against public
disclosure of their activities.
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And consequently,
they view themselves as
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immune from
the existing government.
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That's all
the information I have for now.
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If there's something you'd
like me to go through again
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or explain further,
I'd be happy to do so.
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Pete, do you have any idea
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how many people
are at the Capitol?
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Sir, estimate on
the mall is several thousand,
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less than 10,000.
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The FBI, along with
DOD investigative entities,
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estimate that of
approximately the 2,700
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DC National Guard personnel
protecting the Capitol,
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approximately 180
of them are believed
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to be affiliated
with the Order of Columbus.
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Secret Service
describes the situation as dicey
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and a powder keg
waiting to explode.
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I'm about to
drop the, the DOD one
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right now.
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Can, can I interrupt? Mr.
President, we're hearing that
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the movement on
the Capitol is escalating.
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I think we need
to make a statement.
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It needs to be clear on
what's gonna happen if in fact
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this continues and
this movement continues.
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And so I think it's,
time is of the essence
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to make a strong
statement right now,
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that we're in charge of this.
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We are not gonna let
another 2021 happen again.
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Mr. President,
the fact that we have breaches
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being facilitated
by the National Guard
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is complicating the situation,
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even though there's
multiple redundancies
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in place.
- One.
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We now are
working with our partners
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to pull them off the street
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so that we can replace
them with other service members.
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We have to get
them off the street.
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The second thing is
that we're gonna have to
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continue to monitor social media
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so that we can pinpoint
who some of our members are
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that may be problematic.
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So in other
words, you are confirming
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that there are
National Guard that have in fact
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led protestors
through. Have they been secured?
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And have they been put in
a secure place for processing
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because they are not
- So...
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doing their duty right now?
- That's correct.
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Sir, if I can
give you an update.
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DHS, we do have a word
out with Maryland and Virginia,
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the law enforcement
community there.
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They are prepared to
surge if we need that.
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So if we give 'em
the word that wheels up now,
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they're gonna go wheels up.
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We don't wanna show up with
a force that is overwhelming,
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too large, or with a force that
is too small and is gonna be
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overrun and therefore is
going to look like we don't,
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we're not
capable of stopping this.
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Suggestions for next steps.
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Often I think,
we want to perceive a leader
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as someone who will
just boldly charge ahead.
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But I think
effective leaders are those
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that first listen and maybe
listen more than they even talk,
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and try to draw on
the best of everyone around them
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to reach sort of
that considered judgment.
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Mr. President, I,
I do think it's going to
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potentially escalate rapidly.
- If we overreact,
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I think it's gonna come back
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and it'll haunt
your entire presidency,
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but we wanna be
ready if we need to react.
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My understanding
is they've already
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breached to the point
of being trespassers.
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I think that what you need,
Mr. President, you know,
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with all due deference
to the, to the secretary,
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and I completely
understand what you're saying,
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I think what the public saw
in 2021 was an under reaction.
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I don't think
anyone is anticipating
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we need the full
strength of the military,
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but we have to respond
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so we don't have a repeat
of what happened in 2021.
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So that's the balance.
Do you start with a criticism?
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A military intervention to
basically seat this president?
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Or do you start with
a, with a scene that we saw,
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you know, four years
ago, which also will taint the,
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the people's
attitudes about democracy?
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And to me at this point, we
cannot underreact to the threat.
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There is
another element here too,
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and that is religious liberties
because this, these folks
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have ostensibly declared
themselves as a quote, "Church."
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Well, I, I, I, just from
my personal view right now,
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that's total BS and we will
be looking at whether or not
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that we can crack that code.
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But it's also
something that is very delicate
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to deal with
from a public relations
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about freedom of religion.
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No one, no one
thinks that's a church.
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It is critically important
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that if we have any additional
intel that's been overlooked,
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that we get that intel
to this table right now.
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We've pissed off
a lot of senior ranking folks
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from all five
presidential administrations.
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- Doing my job. Yeah.
- Great job.
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- They're stressed.
- I know. Yeah.
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You could see
the sweat on their brows.
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This scenario is
developed to reflect
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a lot of what
happened on January 6th,
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but with
the twist that this time,
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members of the National Guard
who have been brought in
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to protect the Capitol,
actually join the insurrection
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and turn their weapons
around on the folks that
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they are there to
protect.
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The military
probably is not doing enough
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to deal with this question
of extremism within the ranks.
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It's not just us,
democracy defenders,
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that have learned from this.
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It's also
the democracy offenders,
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the authoritarians
that are looking to
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advance the cause of stealing
elections, retaining power.
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And they've probably learned
that you need the elites,
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you need military behind it
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to conduct
a more organized coup.
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I'm a Marine Corps veteran.
I obviously believe deeply
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in our military
and our armed forces,
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but we also
recognize this growing threat.
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It's not
something we're making up.
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These are all
bright red warning signs
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and something that deeply
concerns us about our democracy.
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I was definitely
not your typical Marine.
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I came in in the first
class of marine officers
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who could be openly gay.
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I was a liberal human
rights activist, lesbian,
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combat engineer, marine officer,
and still made, you know,
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some of the most
incredible friends of my life.
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So that is one of the things
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that's really motivating
me about this exercise is
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seeing this sort of
widening gulf in our society
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and knowing that my
brothers and sisters in arms
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are being targeted
for extremist recruitment
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in a way that will
continue to divide this country
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and could
potentially cause real harm.
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I still have
a fundamental confidence
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in the military at large,
but the question would be...
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What happens if
there is a violent effort
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to hold the White House
and the only,
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the only
institution that's capable
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of enforcing the law
happens to be the military,
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happens to be
the National Guard.
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That, that aspect
of it concerned me.
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I am humbled to
come before you today.
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For the last 20
years, it has been an honor
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to represent and protect this
great country. As a young man,
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I decided I wanted to spend
my life serving this nation
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that gave my family refuge
from authoritarian oppression.
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We do not serve any political
party. We serve the nation.
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Why did I choose to report
the president's corruption
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at personal cost?
Because I did not put my own
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personal interests
ahead of what my duties were.
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- You wanna try to pull now?
- Yep.
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- Okay.
- We can drop TP2.
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Welcome back everyone
to our breaking news coverage
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of the Capitol in Crisis.
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INN can confirm
that both Houses of Congress
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have been forced to evacuate
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to a secure
location due to violence
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outside the Capitol.
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The formal
counting of electoral votes
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to certify
President-elect Hotham's win
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over Governor Robert Strickland
is on hold
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until the Capitol is secured.
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We have reports
that the leadership of
the Order of Columbus
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is actively calling for
violence to stop the count.
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Hotham and his defeated
opponent, Governor Strickland,
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have yet to make statements.
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Mr. President,
we have drafted up a statement
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and we can edit
it based on the input
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that you'll get shortly.
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At the end,
the right to peacefully protest
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is enshrined in
our constitution.
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- It's kinda messy.
- Uhhh... The ability to
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overrun the Capitol
- Actually...
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and do a bunch of
bad shit, it's not.
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Actually, sir...
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But we will
not tolerate violence.
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- That's right.
- Yeah.
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Like we need to be firm
on like, yeah, you can protest,
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but this ain't protest.
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And you will spend
the rest of your life in jail.
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Bingo.
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This guy got
elected being who he is
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and so don't write
this in Washington speak.
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He, he, you know,
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write it in his speak.
- Right.
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Because that's
what the people expect.
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They expect somebody
- Yeah.
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who's gonna tell him the truth
in plain, simple language,
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not blah, blah,
blah. Keep it in his,
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in Mr. President speak.
- I think you're absolutely
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right, Ms., Madame Advisor.
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What do I, what do
you want me to call you?
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- You can call me Heidi.
- Okay. All right.
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We will issue it and I'll
go to the podium. Thank you sir.
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I, I just, I just
think that the idea that you can
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overreact to this is not valid.
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I think that a show of force
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that you are
the Commander in Chief,
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you're gonna secure
the American democracy,
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is a critical part of this.
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Now they're walking.
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Oh, they're
about to make a statement.
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Comms team just is going out
to make a statement right now.
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Good morning.
The president is currently
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meeting with
his national security team.
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He is well aware of
the breach of the Capitol.
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He is working with all
appropriate law enforcement
agencies
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to ensure the Capitol is secure.
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This administration supports
the constitutional right
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for peaceful
protest, but violence
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or breach of public institutions
will not be tolerated
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and we will use all available
means to protect the Capitol.
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The FBI believes
that the Order of Columbus,
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which is leading the protest,
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thinks that its members
are not subject
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to state or federal
law.
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The administration is
asking Governor Strickland
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to issue an immediate
statement denouncing violence
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and asking
the protestors to go home.
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We will have more as the
situation warrants. Thank you.
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What a weak response.
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I'm gonna hit
him with this right now,
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as an immediate response, "No,
you don't control the ground.
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We do."
- Yep.
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So the Order
of Columbus is a name
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that we made up to
create our kind of mishmash
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of real extremist movements
and to show how they could
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potentially coalesce
around centralized leadership.
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Yeah.
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My team consists
of American veterans
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from all different
branches of the military
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with all sorts of
different experiences.
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Assemble. Where would
we like to send a large body
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of armed crazies?
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- Capitol?
- Capitol.
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At the United States Capitol.
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We are here to play
the role of the unfaithful,
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of those who are
willing to do violence
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to achieve political ends.
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I am thinking like an insurgent.
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I'm doing what I expect
enemies of democracy to be doing
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as they plan the next assault.
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I'm gonna
send obvious pictures
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that aren't American
troops to fuck with 'em.
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I'm just gonna,
I'm gonna flood the zone
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with fake pictures, guys.
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Have you or has
anyone been following?
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- Oh, this social incoming?
- Yeah.
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Yeah. It's just
hard to verify which images.
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Like there were
a couple of kind of
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upsetting
images of National Guard
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on the attack and
it's very difficult
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to find out what
is real and what is...
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And there were actual
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images of that?
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Yeah, that was in the...
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We don't know if
they're legitimate images.
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Right. That's
what, so I don't know
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if they're,
- Yeah.
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they could be images from
exercises done five years ago.
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I have no idea. So
that's where we need to confirm.
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- We've seen this be...
- What else are
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We've seen this
before you seeing?
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in a lot of foreign situations,
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where there are a lot
of videos that circulate
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on the internet
that are from previous protests
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and without any datetime
information or forensics,
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we can't tell if these are
legitimate videos, but lots of
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videos of shootings.
- Yeah.
501
00:24:38,046 --> 00:24:40,919
And social media's very
active with Order of Columbus,
502
00:24:41,093 --> 00:24:43,922
what could clearly be
called propaganda and you know,
503
00:24:44,096 --> 00:24:45,619
accusing jack-booted
thugs of shooting them
504
00:24:45,793 --> 00:24:46,664
and things of that sort.
505
00:24:46,838 --> 00:24:47,665
So we don't know how much that
506
00:24:47,839 --> 00:24:48,796
is crossing over.
- Find how,
507
00:24:48,970 --> 00:24:49,797
how much of this
could be diversion.
508
00:24:49,971 --> 00:24:51,495
Right.
509
00:24:51,669 --> 00:24:53,758
To divert
resources from the real targets.
510
00:24:53,932 --> 00:24:55,411
Right.
511
00:24:55,586 --> 00:24:56,587
Let me, let me
give you an update.
512
00:24:56,761 --> 00:24:58,371
So we're getting
reports that there are
513
00:24:58,545 --> 00:25:00,895
casualties reported as fighting
breaks out amongst guardsmen
514
00:25:01,069 --> 00:25:03,158
and between
guardsmen and protestors.
515
00:25:03,332 --> 00:25:04,986
So we don't know
the number of casualties.
516
00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,510
It seems like
this is starting to,
517
00:25:06,684 --> 00:25:08,033
to spin outta
control.
518
00:25:08,207 --> 00:25:09,817
Mr., Mr. President?
519
00:25:09,991 --> 00:25:11,819
The media is now reporting
that there is fire on the mall.
520
00:25:11,993 --> 00:25:13,604
Are these intelligence reports
521
00:25:13,778 --> 00:25:16,650
or are these
social media reports?
522
00:25:16,824 --> 00:25:18,130
- Right now, social media.
- Social media
523
00:25:18,304 --> 00:25:19,566
and some standard
media.
524
00:25:19,740 --> 00:25:22,177
We do have National
Herald Examiner reporting
525
00:25:22,351 --> 00:25:24,963
that now Lafayette Square Park
has a protestor clash
526
00:25:25,137 --> 00:25:28,009
with MPD dispatch.
527
00:25:29,924 --> 00:25:31,143
We also have shots fired.
528
00:25:31,317 --> 00:25:33,145
- Shots fired?
- Yes.
529
00:25:33,319 --> 00:25:34,625
It's
being reported on social media.
530
00:25:34,799 --> 00:25:36,757
Is there a way for us to
get independent confirmation?
531
00:25:36,931 --> 00:25:39,194
One of the things
that should concern all of us
532
00:25:39,368 --> 00:25:41,719
is an overreaction
to a news count,
533
00:25:41,893 --> 00:25:44,417
an overreaction to social media.
534
00:25:44,591 --> 00:25:47,899
And so, as you're raising
these social media concerns,
535
00:25:48,073 --> 00:25:49,901
tell us what
you're doing to verify 'em
536
00:25:50,075 --> 00:25:52,381
from official
sources.
537
00:25:52,556 --> 00:25:54,470
I won the election.
538
00:25:54,645 --> 00:25:57,561
I won the election.
I won the election.
539
00:25:57,735 --> 00:26:00,868
Do we have friends on
the outside in social media
540
00:26:01,042 --> 00:26:02,261
that are countering
some of this bullshit?
541
00:26:02,435 --> 00:26:03,915
Because...
- It looks like it.
542
00:26:04,089 --> 00:26:06,134
Well, a, a, a,
actually, Mr. Attorney General,
543
00:26:06,308 --> 00:26:07,527
we should.
- Yeah.
544
00:26:07,701 --> 00:26:09,181
That should be
545
00:26:09,355 --> 00:26:11,183
what we are able to call on.
- Absolutely.
546
00:26:11,357 --> 00:26:12,532
And if we are
able to call on that,
547
00:26:12,706 --> 00:26:15,230
we will find out if
we can, then we will.
548
00:26:15,404 --> 00:26:18,625
Messaging is so
extremely important
549
00:26:18,799 --> 00:26:22,673
when we're in these situations.
The strength in our message
550
00:26:22,847 --> 00:26:26,502
is sometimes more appropriate
than the action we take.
551
00:26:26,677 --> 00:26:28,504
One of
the things on the social media
552
00:26:28,679 --> 00:26:31,595
is they keep hammering
that there's big casualties
553
00:26:31,769 --> 00:26:34,119
and all that stuff,
so I assume in his statement
554
00:26:34,293 --> 00:26:36,556
the president's gonna
talk about the real situation
555
00:26:36,730 --> 00:26:37,992
up there, right?
- No. No sir.
556
00:26:38,166 --> 00:26:39,951
He is not gonna be addressing
557
00:26:40,125 --> 00:26:41,648
all the specific questions
that are coming from the media.
558
00:26:41,822 --> 00:26:43,694
It's going to be a...
559
00:26:43,868 --> 00:26:44,956
I'm not talking about media
questions. I'm talking about
560
00:26:45,130 --> 00:26:46,566
on the social media.
- No, no.
561
00:26:46,740 --> 00:26:48,176
They're, they're
portraying a situation
562
00:26:48,350 --> 00:26:50,004
where there's mass casualties.
563
00:26:50,178 --> 00:26:52,572
Now, we're not gonna have
the president feed into that.
564
00:26:52,746 --> 00:26:54,966
He's got to,
he's gotta calm the waters,
565
00:26:55,140 --> 00:26:57,011
right?
- Yeah.
566
00:26:57,185 --> 00:26:59,057
Mr. President, I think
you shut down the bridges,
567
00:26:59,231 --> 00:27:01,973
'cause we don't know
what the next target is.
568
00:27:02,147 --> 00:27:03,975
Who' is shutting down
the bridges, the protestors?
569
00:27:04,149 --> 00:27:05,280
- And we don't know
- No. Whether we should
570
00:27:05,454 --> 00:27:06,412
how many people
571
00:27:06,586 --> 00:27:07,631
We should
shut down the bridges?
572
00:27:07,805 --> 00:27:10,634
To protect us,
are gonna turn on us
573
00:27:10,808 --> 00:27:12,853
and provide
intel on the other side.
574
00:27:13,027 --> 00:27:14,420
And so, I think...
- And that's, I guess,
575
00:27:14,594 --> 00:27:16,248
that's where I'd like
a little bit more input
576
00:27:16,422 --> 00:27:18,859
because the thousands
of protestors,
577
00:27:19,033 --> 00:27:21,166
or tens of
thousands are here right now.
578
00:27:22,210 --> 00:27:24,430
We don't know how
many are outside the district.
579
00:27:24,604 --> 00:27:25,910
If you'll recall in
2021,
580
00:27:26,084 --> 00:27:29,217
there were people in
Virginia who had hotel rooms
581
00:27:29,391 --> 00:27:30,915
full of weapons. That's
what we're concerned about,
582
00:27:31,089 --> 00:27:32,568
that there are people out there
583
00:27:32,743 --> 00:27:34,614
who are waiting to
come in as their replacements
584
00:27:34,788 --> 00:27:37,008
for the ones
who made the initial breach.
585
00:27:37,182 --> 00:27:39,010
I'm not ready
to shut down the city.
586
00:27:39,184 --> 00:27:42,404
Mr. President? I'm
concerned about drones.
587
00:27:42,578 --> 00:27:44,145
- About drones?
- Drones, yeah.
588
00:27:44,319 --> 00:27:46,060
I'm thinking I'm
gonna fly in something low.
589
00:27:46,234 --> 00:27:47,845
- Yeah.
- And create havoc there.
590
00:27:48,019 --> 00:27:50,151
This is
a low-scale terrorist attack
591
00:27:50,325 --> 00:27:51,587
in my opinion. I mean...
592
00:27:51,762 --> 00:27:52,327
- No, I appreciate that.
- We're seeing it.
593
00:27:53,981 --> 00:27:55,809
Everybody back to table!
594
00:27:55,983 --> 00:27:58,986
- POTUS doesn't ask twice.
- Defense.
595
00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:03,034
We encourage you to activate
active duty military forces
596
00:28:03,208 --> 00:28:05,297
that we can begin to
flow, so that if we need
597
00:28:05,471 --> 00:28:07,734
the 82nd Airborne Division
or someone else,
598
00:28:07,908 --> 00:28:09,475
they're already spun
up. They're on their way.
599
00:28:09,649 --> 00:28:10,694
Mr. President,
I have a question
600
00:28:10,868 --> 00:28:12,478
of the Secretary of Defense.
601
00:28:12,652 --> 00:28:15,263
Nowhere in your brief did
you talk about the potential
602
00:28:15,437 --> 00:28:19,267
of infiltration of the troops
with insurrectionists.
603
00:28:19,441 --> 00:28:22,531
How do we get our arms
around that? Because right now,
604
00:28:22,706 --> 00:28:24,272
after what we saw
with the National Guard
605
00:28:24,446 --> 00:28:26,361
that's been
confirmed by the National Guard,
606
00:28:26,535 --> 00:28:29,756
we have a concern that you can
deploy all these people.
607
00:28:29,930 --> 00:28:32,541
But if these people
are not on the right side
608
00:28:32,716 --> 00:28:36,328
of rule of law,
that's not particularly helpful.
609
00:28:36,502 --> 00:28:38,765
These are our soldiers. We
trust them, we've trained them.
610
00:28:38,939 --> 00:28:42,029
We, we, we will hurt ourselves
611
00:28:42,203 --> 00:28:43,683
if the message
that we communicate
612
00:28:43,857 --> 00:28:46,207
is that we are
suspicious of our soldiers.
613
00:28:46,381 --> 00:28:47,643
We can begin
with that premise,
614
00:28:47,818 --> 00:28:50,864
but when
the FBI's already identified
615
00:28:51,038 --> 00:28:53,345
7% of the DC National Guard
616
00:28:53,519 --> 00:28:55,782
as members of
Order of Columbus...
617
00:28:55,956 --> 00:28:58,567
But we're counting on
the other 93% who aren't members
618
00:28:58,742 --> 00:29:02,180
to do their duty.
619
00:29:02,354 --> 00:29:07,228
We are in an era
when service members, troops,
620
00:29:07,402 --> 00:29:10,231
and veterans are being
very specifically targeted
621
00:29:10,405 --> 00:29:13,017
with disinformation
that is meant to
622
00:29:13,191 --> 00:29:16,542
make them question
the legitimacy of the Commander
in Chief.
623
00:29:16,716 --> 00:29:17,978
Join the Order of
Columbus.
624
00:29:18,152 --> 00:29:19,806
All it takes is
a handful
625
00:29:19,980 --> 00:29:23,027
of soldiers who've
been manipulated to action.
626
00:29:23,201 --> 00:29:24,463
The election was
stolen.
627
00:29:24,637 --> 00:29:26,987
To cause serious,
serious security threats.
628
00:29:27,161 --> 00:29:28,119
So we're not just talking about
629
00:29:28,293 --> 00:29:30,077
like an attack on the Capitol.
630
00:29:30,251 --> 00:29:32,688
We're talking about
a more sophisticated attack
631
00:29:32,863 --> 00:29:37,171
that prevents the certification
of the next president.
632
00:29:37,345 --> 00:29:39,695
Talking about,
you know, things like
633
00:29:39,870 --> 00:29:42,220
successful assassinations.
634
00:29:42,394 --> 00:29:45,397
You know, look at
the Kennedy's, MLK,
635
00:29:45,571 --> 00:29:48,879
that wasn't,
you know, ancient history.
636
00:29:49,053 --> 00:29:50,619
Sir, I just
wanna give you an overview
637
00:29:50,794 --> 00:29:52,708
of the status of
forces that we have on ground.
638
00:29:52,883 --> 00:29:57,061
Right now, we have 3,900
National Guard personnel
on ground.
639
00:29:57,235 --> 00:30:00,412
We've only had about 50
injuries. Those are minor
injuries.
640
00:30:00,586 --> 00:30:03,719
25 of those 50 have
been returned to duty.
641
00:30:03,894 --> 00:30:06,070
Sir, from
a federal perspective,
642
00:30:06,244 --> 00:30:11,118
the goals are to ensure
a seamless transition of power.
643
00:30:11,510 --> 00:30:13,294
We have about a thousand
troops from the Old Guard,
644
00:30:13,468 --> 00:30:16,428
infantry soldiers on standby
right across the river at,
645
00:30:16,602 --> 00:30:18,734
at Fort Meyer
646
00:30:18,909 --> 00:30:20,954
that we could bring in to
support law enforcement
for that.
647
00:30:21,128 --> 00:30:23,522
For me, the question
is... What's next?
648
00:30:23,696 --> 00:30:26,133
So we have all this capability
from a federal perspective.
649
00:30:26,307 --> 00:30:29,267
What can you do,
what should you do,
650
00:30:29,441 --> 00:30:33,010
if our guard forces and
our law enforcement capabilities
651
00:30:33,184 --> 00:30:36,404
are not sufficient strength
to be able to handle things?
652
00:30:36,578 --> 00:30:38,319
You can authorize lethal force
653
00:30:38,493 --> 00:30:40,191
to protect law
enforcement officers.
654
00:30:40,365 --> 00:30:41,932
Pause for
a second. Is that correct?
655
00:30:42,106 --> 00:30:43,324
You could have federal?
- We've done it on
656
00:30:43,498 --> 00:30:45,761
the southwest border.
We could have federal troops
657
00:30:45,936 --> 00:30:47,851
that with
a presidential directive,
658
00:30:48,025 --> 00:30:51,289
can protect law
enforcement with lethal force.
659
00:30:51,463 --> 00:30:55,293
The more significant is if
you invoke the Insurrection Act.
660
00:30:55,467 --> 00:30:57,991
Then you can use federal troops
to actually enforce the law.
661
00:30:58,165 --> 00:31:00,428
That's what
Posse Comitatus was all about.
662
00:31:00,602 --> 00:31:04,519
So there's a couple of different
options for escalation.
663
00:31:04,693 --> 00:31:06,130
Well, I think
these should be prepared.
664
00:31:06,304 --> 00:31:09,046
I'd like to get definitely
Maryland, Virginia, Delaware,
665
00:31:09,220 --> 00:31:10,221
Pennsylvania National Guard now.
666
00:31:12,223 --> 00:31:13,833
Thank you, Mr. President.
667
00:31:14,007 --> 00:31:18,011
Invocation of the Insurrection
Act is an option that
668
00:31:18,185 --> 00:31:20,579
basically says
our democracy is failing.
669
00:31:20,753 --> 00:31:23,799
I mean, we have a law against
active duty military doing
670
00:31:23,974 --> 00:31:27,020
law enforcement functions
in this country for a reason.
671
00:31:27,194 --> 00:31:29,370
It's called the,
"Posse Comitatus Law."
672
00:31:29,544 --> 00:31:32,504
And when we convert
it to a domestic police force,
673
00:31:32,678 --> 00:31:35,072
such as we would
been enable to do that
674
00:31:35,246 --> 00:31:36,900
through the Insurrection Act,
675
00:31:37,074 --> 00:31:39,554
we better be playing
close attention because
676
00:31:39,728 --> 00:31:42,470
those repercussions
will reverberate
677
00:31:42,644 --> 00:31:44,777
through society
for a long, long time.
678
00:31:44,951 --> 00:31:45,909
You can tell the president,
679
00:31:46,083 --> 00:31:47,301
he seems like he's getting ready
680
00:31:47,475 --> 00:31:48,955
to use the Insurrection Act
already.
681
00:31:49,129 --> 00:31:50,783
Wow.
682
00:31:50,957 --> 00:31:53,525
What do we, how do
we slow them down? Or do we?
683
00:31:53,699 --> 00:31:55,657
We don't, I mean, they're
gonna, they have to justify
684
00:31:55,831 --> 00:31:56,745
during the debrief
why they did it.
685
00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:57,181
- Okay.
- Yeah.
686
00:31:59,705 --> 00:32:02,142
For our purposes in
the outcome of the game,
687
00:32:02,316 --> 00:32:05,015
if the United States President
invokes the Insurrection Act,
688
00:32:05,189 --> 00:32:07,321
it's basically
like a nuclear adoption.
689
00:32:07,495 --> 00:32:09,367
It authorizes the military
690
00:32:09,541 --> 00:32:12,936
to actually act
on domestic soil.
691
00:32:13,110 --> 00:32:16,374
It suspends certain
civil rights and liberties
692
00:32:16,548 --> 00:32:19,203
in order to sort of
maintain the national peace.
693
00:32:19,377 --> 00:32:21,683
So the Insurrection Act
is a great tool,
694
00:32:21,857 --> 00:32:24,295
but can amplify the violence
695
00:32:24,469 --> 00:32:26,297
and it can make a bad
situation even worse.
696
00:32:37,177 --> 00:32:38,962
Welcome back to
our continuing coverage
697
00:32:39,136 --> 00:32:42,487
of the Capitol in
Chaos. We have new information
698
00:32:42,661 --> 00:32:45,969
regarding the quickly
deteriorating security situation
699
00:32:46,143 --> 00:32:48,145
around the certification
of electoral votes
700
00:32:48,319 --> 00:32:50,886
of the 2024 election.
701
00:32:51,061 --> 00:32:53,759
A new video has been
released on social media
702
00:32:53,933 --> 00:32:56,980
by the heads of the so-called,
"Order of Columbus,"
703
00:32:57,154 --> 00:32:59,417
the extremist group,
which has a long challenged
704
00:32:59,591 --> 00:33:01,985
the legitimacy
of the US government.
705
00:33:02,159 --> 00:33:04,335
Retired Army
Lieutenant General Roger Simms,
706
00:33:04,509 --> 00:33:07,512
who the order
refers to as the patriarch,
707
00:33:07,686 --> 00:33:10,689
is claiming to have
evidence of a stolen election.
708
00:33:10,863 --> 00:33:13,561
And the group is backing
those members of the military
709
00:33:13,735 --> 00:33:16,347
who have appeared
to have gone rogue.
710
00:33:16,521 --> 00:33:18,827
Now, this video was
released just a short time ago.
711
00:33:19,002 --> 00:33:20,873
We're gonna play
it for you. A word of warning.
712
00:33:21,047 --> 00:33:22,744
Some of what
you'll hear is disturbing.
713
00:33:24,790 --> 00:33:27,706
We have undertaken
an extensive investigation
714
00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:31,275
of the 2024 election.
715
00:33:31,449 --> 00:33:35,670
I can report to you that I have
assembled an elite team
716
00:33:35,844 --> 00:33:40,066
of five highly respected
military intelligence officers.
717
00:33:41,198 --> 00:33:45,680
Together, they have identified
that the 2024 election
718
00:33:45,854 --> 00:33:48,770
was an illegitimate
and fraudulent fiction.
719
00:33:50,598 --> 00:33:53,688
And it is Hotham
who is attempting a coup
720
00:33:53,862 --> 00:33:56,300
to consolidate
his illegitimate power
721
00:33:56,474 --> 00:33:59,216
and eliminate
our God-given freedoms.
722
00:33:59,390 --> 00:34:01,783
So the Red Cell is motivated
723
00:34:01,957 --> 00:34:03,872
not just by a failed candidate
724
00:34:04,047 --> 00:34:06,397
who's trying to
steal the presidency,
725
00:34:06,571 --> 00:34:09,313
but also by a religious figure.
726
00:34:09,487 --> 00:34:11,706
Someone with military experience
727
00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,796
who comes with
a lot of credibility,
728
00:34:14,970 --> 00:34:19,497
like former General
Michael Flynn, a convicted felon
729
00:34:19,671 --> 00:34:24,371
who spent his career
fighting against insurgencies.
730
00:34:24,545 --> 00:34:27,070
It is not unrealistic
that figures like him
731
00:34:27,244 --> 00:34:30,073
could play roles in an attack.
732
00:34:30,247 --> 00:34:33,467
Those of you who are
feeling weak tonight,
733
00:34:33,641 --> 00:34:36,688
those of you that don't have
the moral fire in your body,
734
00:34:36,862 --> 00:34:38,994
get some
tonight because tomorrow,
735
00:34:39,169 --> 00:34:41,823
we the people are gonna
be here and we want you to know
736
00:34:41,997 --> 00:34:44,522
that we will
not stand for a lie.
737
00:34:44,696 --> 00:34:48,395
We will not stand for
a lie.
738
00:34:48,569 --> 00:34:51,746
A figure like that can be used
739
00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:55,924
to help recruit
Americans into a belief system
740
00:34:56,099 --> 00:34:58,362
that justifies
violence against other Americans
741
00:34:58,536 --> 00:35:00,015
to achieve political goals,
742
00:35:00,190 --> 00:35:01,713
which is
the definition of terrorism.
743
00:35:06,718 --> 00:35:08,589
You truly believe
744
00:35:08,763 --> 00:35:10,287
what you're saying
about the stolen election.
745
00:35:10,461 --> 00:35:12,680
Your heart aches.
746
00:35:12,854 --> 00:35:16,467
You're not just doing this
to earn your piece of history.
747
00:35:16,641 --> 00:35:19,426
You're doing this
because you truly believe
748
00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:21,907
that your country
has been stolen
749
00:35:22,081 --> 00:35:25,606
and you're in
a position to undo these wrongs.
750
00:35:25,780 --> 00:35:26,999
So you should,
751
00:35:27,173 --> 00:35:28,131
you should feel
it in your chest.
752
00:35:29,958 --> 00:35:32,526
Okay.
753
00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:36,095
These cancer
cells within our democracy
754
00:35:36,269 --> 00:35:38,750
can congregate
into a common movement
755
00:35:38,924 --> 00:35:42,232
that follows a common commander.
756
00:35:42,406 --> 00:35:45,278
And all it takes is a tiny,
tiny fraction of American troops
757
00:35:45,452 --> 00:35:47,759
who are assigned
to protect the Capitol,
758
00:35:47,933 --> 00:35:51,415
to betray their oath
because they truly believe
759
00:35:51,589 --> 00:35:52,981
in this conspiracy theory,
760
00:35:53,156 --> 00:35:57,334
this cult, this
religion.
761
00:35:57,508 --> 00:35:59,118
President's
writing his own statement
762
00:35:59,292 --> 00:36:00,728
with advisors over his ear.
- Okay.
763
00:36:02,426 --> 00:36:03,905
A few years ago,
764
00:36:04,079 --> 00:36:07,909
my dad started
talking about Qanon.
765
00:36:08,083 --> 00:36:09,128
And it didn't make any sense
766
00:36:09,302 --> 00:36:11,478
because my dad
is a smart guy and
767
00:36:13,698 --> 00:36:14,699
rational human being.
768
00:36:18,311 --> 00:36:21,923
It's very challenging
to see someone that you love
769
00:36:23,534 --> 00:36:24,883
ascribe to this belief system
770
00:36:25,057 --> 00:36:29,453
that just feels not only absurd,
771
00:36:29,627 --> 00:36:33,718
but so destructive
to our country.
772
00:36:33,892 --> 00:36:37,983
And yet, like this is somebody
you love and you care about,
773
00:36:38,157 --> 00:36:41,073
and who raised
you and took care of you.
774
00:36:41,247 --> 00:36:43,249
That is part of
the motivation for me
775
00:36:43,423 --> 00:36:46,470
of like doing this
exercise, of teasing this out,
776
00:36:46,644 --> 00:36:49,386
of understanding
what could happen.
777
00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:53,912
I want my dad and people
who believe what he believes
778
00:36:54,086 --> 00:36:58,525
to understand that this isn't
just theoretical or a game.
779
00:36:58,699 --> 00:37:01,136
I think that that is
part of this bigger trend
780
00:37:01,311 --> 00:37:03,791
around denigrating
our institutions.
781
00:37:03,965 --> 00:37:05,619
And if you devalue
our institutions
782
00:37:05,793 --> 00:37:08,709
and you take away
the things that bind us together
783
00:37:08,883 --> 00:37:10,972
as a country and give
us a common identity,
784
00:37:11,146 --> 00:37:12,800
regardless of
our diverse backgrounds,
785
00:37:12,974 --> 00:37:14,715
it makes it a lot easier
786
00:37:14,889 --> 00:37:17,240
to inspire people to
take up arms against each other.
787
00:37:17,414 --> 00:37:19,764
And if you believe
that you're doing violence
788
00:37:19,938 --> 00:37:22,201
because you're trying to
quote unquote save your country
789
00:37:22,375 --> 00:37:26,031
or do something for
the greater good, these are the,
790
00:37:26,205 --> 00:37:29,077
the hallmark virtues of
how folks are radicalized.
791
00:37:29,252 --> 00:37:31,384
Our founding fathers
792
00:37:31,558 --> 00:37:34,822
predicted
that should our republic fail,
793
00:37:34,996 --> 00:37:37,608
it would be
from a threat within.
794
00:37:37,782 --> 00:37:42,003
What that means is, Americans
lose faith in our republic,
795
00:37:42,177 --> 00:37:46,007
lose faith in
our election system.
796
00:37:46,181 --> 00:37:49,228
And that is
happening today in a way that is
797
00:37:49,402 --> 00:37:52,449
completely
unprecedented for modern times.
798
00:37:59,064 --> 00:38:00,979
In the past few
minutes, Robert Strickland
799
00:38:01,153 --> 00:38:04,591
just released a video
statement through his campaign.
800
00:38:04,765 --> 00:38:07,115
It's just come in
to us. Take a look.
801
00:38:07,290 --> 00:38:09,553
What we are all
witnessing in Washington,
802
00:38:09,727 --> 00:38:13,121
and other parts of the country,
is the will of the free
803
00:38:13,296 --> 00:38:16,168
and sovereign
citizens of these United States.
804
00:38:17,212 --> 00:38:19,476
All our friends in the military
and law enforcement,
805
00:38:19,650 --> 00:38:22,217
I call upon you to help liberate
806
00:38:22,392 --> 00:38:24,307
our great nation
from those who seek
807
00:38:24,481 --> 00:38:28,746
to subjugate its people.
To defend John Hotham
808
00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:30,922
is to be complicit in the evils
809
00:38:31,096 --> 00:38:33,011
that I have long fought against.
810
00:38:34,099 --> 00:38:37,668
Walk away, and I will
absolve you of any consequences
811
00:38:37,842 --> 00:38:41,324
or accusations of
insubordination or insurrection,
812
00:38:41,498 --> 00:38:42,629
once I assume the presidency.
813
00:38:44,718 --> 00:38:47,678
Together, we will
restore the greatness
814
00:38:47,852 --> 00:38:50,115
of the American
people and this great nation.
815
00:38:51,725 --> 00:38:54,032
So, so, Mr. Attorney General,
816
00:38:54,206 --> 00:38:57,340
is there a way
we could get legal authority
817
00:38:57,514 --> 00:39:00,560
to monitor
General Simms and Strickland
818
00:39:00,734 --> 00:39:02,257
and what they're
saying to each other
819
00:39:02,432 --> 00:39:04,999
and what might be happening?
- I think that's a bad idea.
820
00:39:05,173 --> 00:39:05,957
- The, the, the short answer
- Don't wanna do it? Okay.
821
00:39:06,131 --> 00:39:07,350
is yes. The question is whether
822
00:39:07,524 --> 00:39:09,352
we should.
- I just beat him by
823
00:39:09,526 --> 00:39:11,528
six tenths of 1%.
- Right.
824
00:39:13,138 --> 00:39:14,879
Right.
825
00:39:15,053 --> 00:39:16,446
And we're in a deeply
divided country right now.
826
00:39:16,620 --> 00:39:19,013
No one has to know
whether we're monitoring
827
00:39:19,187 --> 00:39:20,928
this phone or not. No
one has to know that.
828
00:39:21,102 --> 00:39:22,800
But someone
will at some point.
829
00:39:22,974 --> 00:39:24,236
I mean, that monitoring
- It's your call.
830
00:39:24,410 --> 00:39:26,456
everyone else, I understand.
831
00:39:27,587 --> 00:39:29,415
Six tenths of a percent
in a deeply divided country,
832
00:39:30,851 --> 00:39:32,375
if that ever came out...
833
00:39:32,549 --> 00:39:34,072
- Your...
- Your call.
834
00:39:34,246 --> 00:39:36,379
Can I? Based on the
intelligence that we're getting,
835
00:39:36,553 --> 00:39:38,729
that we're, there's also
pro Hotham supporters out there
836
00:39:38,903 --> 00:39:40,818
that are beginning to clash.
837
00:39:40,992 --> 00:39:42,646
Would it be
appropriate for the president,
838
00:39:42,820 --> 00:39:46,389
not at the podium, but on
social media for God's sakes,
839
00:39:46,563 --> 00:39:49,609
to, to do a quick
video to his supporters
840
00:39:49,783 --> 00:39:53,657
and say, "Folks, we've,
we're, we're working this.
841
00:39:53,831 --> 00:39:55,180
We've got this
contained somewhat.
842
00:39:55,354 --> 00:39:57,443
Don't make this worse. Go home."
843
00:39:57,617 --> 00:39:59,227
Mr. Attorney General,
we, we have, he has called
844
00:39:59,402 --> 00:40:00,794
for the people to
disperse from the Capitol.
845
00:40:00,968 --> 00:40:03,101
Maybe we should just reiterate
what he's already said,
846
00:40:03,275 --> 00:40:04,537
that the people should
disperse from the Capitol.
847
00:40:04,711 --> 00:40:06,147
Well, but I'm
talking
848
00:40:06,321 --> 00:40:08,149
specifically to his viewpoint.
- Quote unquote, my people.
849
00:40:08,323 --> 00:40:10,064
Yeah.
850
00:40:10,238 --> 00:40:11,283
- But you're not, you're being
- So how do you say
851
00:40:11,457 --> 00:40:12,806
to those folks?
- You're being the president
852
00:40:12,980 --> 00:40:13,851
right now. You're not
being a candidate right now.
853
00:40:14,025 --> 00:40:15,026
So you need to be
a president to everyone.
854
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:17,332
That's true. Mr. President...
855
00:40:17,507 --> 00:40:19,900
Mr. President,
you know, you got four years
856
00:40:20,074 --> 00:40:22,294
where you're gonna be
serving this country.
857
00:40:22,468 --> 00:40:25,645
A lot of how you're gonna
be perceived in your second term
858
00:40:25,819 --> 00:40:27,821
is gonna be established today.
859
00:40:27,995 --> 00:40:31,956
And so the question is, what's
the headline that you want?
860
00:40:32,130 --> 00:40:36,917
I recognize your hesitancy
to escalate this legally,
861
00:40:37,091 --> 00:40:40,225
but I think you have to think
about if at the end of the day
862
00:40:40,399 --> 00:40:43,446
what there is
as a military coup,
863
00:40:43,620 --> 00:40:46,579
then have you made
the right decisions today?
864
00:40:46,753 --> 00:40:48,538
And, and,
865
00:40:48,712 --> 00:40:51,976
and so that's a balancing act
and only you can decide where,
866
00:40:52,150 --> 00:40:54,326
where that balance is.
But I would just urge you,
867
00:40:54,500 --> 00:40:56,023
and I know you've been resistant
868
00:40:56,197 --> 00:40:58,722
to doing
surveillance on certain people,
869
00:40:58,896 --> 00:41:01,551
but you have to assume about
the worst case scenario today.
870
00:41:01,725 --> 00:41:03,030
- No, no.
- What is your..?
871
00:41:03,204 --> 00:41:05,032
I think that's right.
872
00:41:05,206 --> 00:41:08,427
And to be clear, my only
hesitancy was FISA on
Strickland.
873
00:41:10,211 --> 00:41:12,518
Everybody else, I'd be fine.
874
00:41:12,692 --> 00:41:16,827
This is about, "What
if?" What if the, the military
875
00:41:18,002 --> 00:41:20,483
becomes engaged in
876
00:41:20,657 --> 00:41:22,702
civilian politics
- Yep.
877
00:41:22,876 --> 00:41:25,400
in a way
that we haven't seen before?
878
00:41:25,575 --> 00:41:27,925
And how do you prepare for
that? How do you manage that?
879
00:41:30,667 --> 00:41:35,019
I do not think there
is universal acceptance
880
00:41:35,193 --> 00:41:37,761
among political leaders
881
00:41:37,935 --> 00:41:40,894
that a coup could
happen in this country.
882
00:41:41,068 --> 00:41:43,549
And I always say, "Look,
is it probable? Probably not.
883
00:41:43,723 --> 00:41:45,986
Is it possible? Absolutely."
884
00:41:51,078 --> 00:41:52,558
Okay, we're
getting some new details
885
00:41:52,732 --> 00:41:54,342
that are just coming into us,
886
00:41:54,517 --> 00:41:56,344
that I wanna
bring to you right now,
887
00:41:56,519 --> 00:41:59,478
as the situation
is fast developing.
888
00:41:59,652 --> 00:42:01,698
Army Lieutenant
General Gabriel King
889
00:42:01,872 --> 00:42:05,266
is urging all
military forces to not follow
890
00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:07,791
any orders from
President Hotham.
891
00:42:07,965 --> 00:42:09,314
Our military
sources are reporting
892
00:42:09,488 --> 00:42:11,795
that while most
officers are condemning
893
00:42:11,969 --> 00:42:14,493
the statement
privately and online,
894
00:42:14,667 --> 00:42:16,669
there are other senior officers
895
00:42:16,843 --> 00:42:19,280
and retired flag
officers expressing
896
00:42:19,454 --> 00:42:22,675
varying degrees of support
for the Lieutenant General
897
00:42:22,849 --> 00:42:25,199
to the press and online.
898
00:42:25,373 --> 00:42:27,114
If you are just joining us,
899
00:42:27,288 --> 00:42:29,682
the military is now split.
900
00:42:29,856 --> 00:42:32,990
And it is unclear
whether the Commander in Chief
901
00:42:33,164 --> 00:42:36,994
has control of
the country's armed forces.
902
00:42:37,168 --> 00:42:40,127
What started as
a terrible security situation
903
00:42:40,301 --> 00:42:44,044
at the US Capitol now appears,
904
00:42:44,218 --> 00:42:46,960
the United States
could well be on the brink
905
00:42:47,134 --> 00:42:49,702
of a second civil war.
906
00:42:49,876 --> 00:42:51,486
Oh, Jesus.
907
00:42:51,661 --> 00:42:53,967
Look, we got
a serious issue here.
908
00:42:54,141 --> 00:42:55,316
We got a serious issue.
909
00:42:55,490 --> 00:42:57,057
- First... No, wait.
- That's a crime.
910
00:42:57,231 --> 00:42:59,538
- You order Ken to go on
- So what you gotta do is...
911
00:42:59,712 --> 00:43:01,496
You order Ken to go on
912
00:43:01,671 --> 00:43:02,628
television.
- Go on television.
913
00:43:02,802 --> 00:43:04,456
- And it's complete false,
- Okay.
914
00:43:04,630 --> 00:43:06,763
or he will be court
martialed and imprisoned.
915
00:43:06,937 --> 00:43:09,679
Yeah. I, I just wanna say
this isn't about the election.
916
00:43:09,853 --> 00:43:11,637
This is about a potential coup.
917
00:43:11,811 --> 00:43:13,552
And if you play into the theory
918
00:43:13,726 --> 00:43:16,033
that this is about an election,
919
00:43:16,207 --> 00:43:18,296
you're on the wrong playground.
920
00:43:18,470 --> 00:43:20,124
I agree with the chief.
921
00:43:20,298 --> 00:43:22,474
We've gotta secure the homeland
922
00:43:22,648 --> 00:43:24,345
against a very serious threat.
923
00:43:24,519 --> 00:43:27,044
My biggest concern right now
924
00:43:27,218 --> 00:43:29,916
is this claim that there
is a divided military.
925
00:43:30,917 --> 00:43:33,485
Thank you. My
name is Marshall Williams.
926
00:43:33,659 --> 00:43:35,226
I am the Secretary of the Army.
927
00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:39,839
I want you to know
that I'm immediately suspending
928
00:43:40,013 --> 00:43:41,972
Lieutenant General King
929
00:43:42,146 --> 00:43:45,062
and will initiate
an immediate investigation
930
00:43:46,150 --> 00:43:48,805
against him for
the actions that he's taken.
931
00:43:48,979 --> 00:43:51,721
General [indistinct] please.
932
00:43:51,895 --> 00:43:53,331
Thank you sir.
And I'd like to reiterate
933
00:43:53,505 --> 00:43:55,376
that once you deploy,
934
00:43:55,550 --> 00:43:58,075
if you are not
upholding your duty,
935
00:43:58,249 --> 00:44:00,643
you will be punished.
936
00:44:00,817 --> 00:44:03,733
Once you cross that boundary
and you step out of line,
937
00:44:05,473 --> 00:44:09,086
there is no
going back. Thank you.
938
00:44:09,260 --> 00:44:11,305
All right. So I'm
going to have the patriarch say
939
00:44:11,479 --> 00:44:13,873
that the fake Secretary
of the Army does not have
940
00:44:14,047 --> 00:44:17,007
the authority to quote
suspend Lieutenant General King.
941
00:44:18,138 --> 00:44:20,097
King is under my
command.
942
00:44:20,271 --> 00:44:24,449
To all those members
of the armed forces watching
943
00:44:24,623 --> 00:44:29,280
and listening, join with us
to defend our liberty and land!
944
00:44:30,411 --> 00:44:33,284
Fellow soldiers, do
not follow orders from Hotham.
945
00:44:33,458 --> 00:44:34,589
His power is illegitimate.
946
00:44:36,983 --> 00:44:40,160
And I'm gonna
retweet that video.
947
00:44:40,334 --> 00:44:44,469
Antifa has been deployed
by
948
00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:46,993
President Hotham
949
00:44:48,647 --> 00:44:51,084
to illegally
950
00:44:51,258 --> 00:44:54,522
detain our members.
951
00:44:54,697 --> 00:44:56,524
All right,
952
00:44:56,699 --> 00:44:57,700
so I'm gonna send this
out
953
00:44:57,874 --> 00:44:58,048
and I'm gonna make
this an Antifa thing.
954
00:45:00,311 --> 00:45:02,748
Look at
the video I just tweeted.
955
00:45:02,922 --> 00:45:04,794
Go!
956
00:45:09,537 --> 00:45:10,756
Here's one of
our knights being kidnapped
957
00:45:10,930 --> 00:45:12,410
by these rogue thugs.
958
00:45:12,584 --> 00:45:14,281
That is great.
959
00:45:14,455 --> 00:45:16,849
Our knights are now
authorized to use deadly force
960
00:45:17,023 --> 00:45:19,634
against Hotham's Antifa
agents, engage on site.
961
00:45:19,809 --> 00:45:20,766
Yeah, I'm
gonna hammer the fact
962
00:45:20,940 --> 00:45:22,463
they haven't offered updates.
963
00:45:22,637 --> 00:45:24,639
Look how much misinformation
we're just churning out
964
00:45:24,814 --> 00:45:26,641
and they're not fighting it.
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
965
00:45:26,816 --> 00:45:28,818
Slothman's
asleep at the wheel.
966
00:45:28,992 --> 00:45:30,689
Oh, there you go.
967
00:45:30,863 --> 00:45:32,169
I said, live
picture of the situation room,
968
00:45:32,343 --> 00:45:33,910
because they're not
responding. Look at this.
969
00:45:34,084 --> 00:45:37,261
It's silence, official
silence. FEMA put something out,
970
00:45:37,435 --> 00:45:39,350
but nothing from the
White House, nothing from DOD.
971
00:45:39,524 --> 00:45:41,439
Insurrection is as
much about information
972
00:45:41,613 --> 00:45:42,788
as it is about
the actual physical stuff.
973
00:45:42,962 --> 00:45:44,398
- White House votes.
- Yeah.
974
00:45:44,572 --> 00:45:47,358
They're getting spun
up on all the physical stuff
975
00:45:47,532 --> 00:45:49,534
and they're just
ignoring the information space.
976
00:45:49,708 --> 00:45:51,057
Yeah. Yeah.
977
00:45:51,231 --> 00:45:53,930
The character
that I play in this war game
978
00:45:54,104 --> 00:45:56,019
is I play myself.
979
00:45:56,193 --> 00:45:57,890
I just interpret my history
980
00:45:58,064 --> 00:46:01,807
in a different way.
981
00:46:01,981 --> 00:46:05,898
I go back to a bad
place that I once was for real.
982
00:46:06,072 --> 00:46:07,813
You know, I, I was a 16-year-old
983
00:46:07,987 --> 00:46:09,641
in Long Island where I grew up,
984
00:46:10,685 --> 00:46:14,385
when, when the Twin Towers were
attacked and when they fell.
985
00:46:14,559 --> 00:46:17,562
It made me want to
go out and kill bad guys.
986
00:46:17,736 --> 00:46:21,653
By January of 2005, I was
boots on the ground in Iraq.
987
00:46:21,827 --> 00:46:25,004
From that experience,
I understand what it is
988
00:46:25,178 --> 00:46:28,573
to face off against
religious fundamentalists.
989
00:46:28,747 --> 00:46:30,749
I also understand what
it is to have lost faith
990
00:46:30,923 --> 00:46:32,838
in my country and my government,
991
00:46:33,012 --> 00:46:37,625
and democracy. I fought
a war that was based on lies.
992
00:46:38,844 --> 00:46:41,020
It is our goal to
provide these testimonies
993
00:46:41,194 --> 00:46:44,067
as a means of
bringing Iraq from the abstract
994
00:46:44,241 --> 00:46:46,199
so that the American
public can see it
995
00:46:46,373 --> 00:46:49,724
from a soldier's perspective.
Kristofer Goldsmith.
996
00:46:51,291 --> 00:46:52,249
Next slide.
997
00:46:53,511 --> 00:46:56,122
These are the things
that haunt American soldiers.
998
00:46:56,296 --> 00:46:57,558
This is an image
I was forced to take
999
00:46:57,732 --> 00:46:59,517
for intelligence reasons.
1000
00:46:59,691 --> 00:47:01,649
I was told
that I was taking this picture
1001
00:47:01,824 --> 00:47:02,563
to identify this man.
1002
00:47:04,304 --> 00:47:06,567
No one in the world can identify
1003
00:47:06,741 --> 00:47:09,135
that man by that photograph.
1004
00:47:09,309 --> 00:47:13,009
Since I have
returned, I attempted suicide.
1005
00:47:13,183 --> 00:47:15,446
Because of that,
I received a general discharge
1006
00:47:15,620 --> 00:47:17,883
and I lost my college benefits.
1007
00:47:18,057 --> 00:47:20,843
The $40,000 promised to
me in the Montgomery GI Bill,
1008
00:47:21,017 --> 00:47:23,193
I will not be
eligible to receive.
1009
00:47:23,367 --> 00:47:25,717
I was unemployable.
1010
00:47:25,891 --> 00:47:27,980
I had severe
post-traumatic stress disorder,
1011
00:47:28,154 --> 00:47:30,417
which hadn't been
diagnosed immediately.
1012
00:47:30,591 --> 00:47:33,029
I have since been
through years of therapy
1013
00:47:33,203 --> 00:47:36,510
after a very dark
year's long period of my life.
1014
00:47:36,684 --> 00:47:38,338
Veterans are not
being taken care of
1015
00:47:38,512 --> 00:47:42,299
after they return
home.
1016
00:47:42,473 --> 00:47:45,041
For those of us
who served in combat, like
1017
00:47:45,215 --> 00:47:48,087
we've all faced some
serious disillusionment.
1018
00:47:48,261 --> 00:47:50,568
We watched, over
the course of 20 years,
1019
00:47:50,742 --> 00:47:52,962
a bunch of
our friends lose their lives
1020
00:47:53,136 --> 00:47:55,051
or have their lives
irreparably damaged
1021
00:47:55,225 --> 00:47:57,314
by these wars.
1022
00:47:57,488 --> 00:48:01,100
Those types of things
can be all consuming.
1023
00:48:01,274 --> 00:48:04,408
It can fill
you with anger and rage.
1024
00:48:04,582 --> 00:48:08,020
So I'm coming
into studying extremism
1025
00:48:08,194 --> 00:48:10,762
and sharing my
knowledge of extremist movements
1026
00:48:10,936 --> 00:48:12,895
from that perspective.
1027
00:48:13,069 --> 00:48:16,028
I do understand the insurgents.
1028
00:48:16,202 --> 00:48:19,379
I understand what
led them down that path,
1029
00:48:19,553 --> 00:48:21,773
because I, I was there
after I got home from Iraq.
1030
00:48:30,216 --> 00:48:32,218
I think
we're ready to pull people back.
1031
00:48:32,392 --> 00:48:33,698
Who wants to go
first?
1032
00:48:33,872 --> 00:48:36,092
Mr. President,
Congress is still suspended.
1033
00:48:36,266 --> 00:48:38,355
They have not
reconvened.
1034
00:48:38,529 --> 00:48:41,140
We do know that there
are crowds assembled in six
1035
00:48:41,314 --> 00:48:45,753
state capitals demanding
decertification of the votes.
1036
00:48:45,928 --> 00:48:48,800
In response to Lieutenant
General King's statement,
1037
00:48:49,932 --> 00:48:52,064
we are concerned
certainly that there could be
1038
00:48:52,238 --> 00:48:55,024
individuals out there
in the military that might,
1039
00:48:55,198 --> 00:48:57,069
or in the National Guard
especially,
1040
00:48:57,243 --> 00:49:00,333
that could possibly
follow their, their lead.
1041
00:49:00,507 --> 00:49:03,423
And so it's difficult to
find out what is the real deal
1042
00:49:03,597 --> 00:49:05,469
and what is
misinformation, disinformation.
1043
00:49:05,643 --> 00:49:08,472
It's like the fog of war,
basically what we're seeing.
1044
00:49:08,646 --> 00:49:11,431
Joel, let me ask
you... Is there a right wing,
1045
00:49:11,605 --> 00:49:13,520
White Proud Boy
can, that kind of stuff,
1046
00:49:13,694 --> 00:49:16,088
like is in the 82nd?
1047
00:49:16,262 --> 00:49:20,092
And would it interfere with
the performance of the guard?
1048
00:49:20,266 --> 00:49:24,401
I've had units that have had
some history, racial history,
1049
00:49:24,575 --> 00:49:26,185
and they were
gonna deploy together.
1050
00:49:26,359 --> 00:49:29,319
So it was definitely
like we had to work that out
1051
00:49:29,493 --> 00:49:31,843
before they went on deployment,
and there were cases where
1052
00:49:32,017 --> 00:49:34,759
I had to replace people.
- Yeah.
1053
00:49:34,933 --> 00:49:39,024
January 6th and
some of the racial tension
1054
00:49:39,198 --> 00:49:42,419
that has come out of
that, I've lost some friends.
1055
00:49:45,161 --> 00:49:47,815
We're at war in our own country.
1056
00:49:47,990 --> 00:49:49,687
There is a level
of white supremacy
1057
00:49:49,861 --> 00:49:52,255
and extremism within the ranks,
1058
00:49:52,429 --> 00:49:54,083
but wishing
that it just goes away?
1059
00:49:56,520 --> 00:49:58,565
It's not gonna happen.
1060
00:49:58,739 --> 00:50:01,046
Elizabeth,
do you wanna add something?
1061
00:50:01,220 --> 00:50:02,743
Uhhh... I was going to say,
1062
00:50:02,917 --> 00:50:05,442
when you look at extremists
1063
00:50:05,616 --> 00:50:08,010
and how you can get
somebody to disengage,
1064
00:50:08,184 --> 00:50:09,968
if they're fully
bought into their ideology,
1065
00:50:10,142 --> 00:50:12,710
you cannot talk them
out of it. They're, they're,
1066
00:50:12,884 --> 00:50:15,278
it is a long process
even just to get disengagement.
1067
00:50:15,452 --> 00:50:17,323
So from an audience standpoint,
1068
00:50:17,497 --> 00:50:19,804
you definitely wanna go after
those who are in the bubble,
1069
00:50:19,978 --> 00:50:22,067
those who are
contemplating going out,
1070
00:50:22,241 --> 00:50:24,678
those who are thinking about
1071
00:50:24,852 --> 00:50:27,290
maybe this is
the time to take up the fight.
1072
00:50:27,464 --> 00:50:29,814
We wanna figure
out the right messengers
1073
00:50:29,988 --> 00:50:31,642
to be able to
convince them to stay home.
1074
00:50:31,816 --> 00:50:33,600
Yep.
1075
00:50:33,774 --> 00:50:36,516
And, and Mr. President,
Department of Justice is,
1076
00:50:36,690 --> 00:50:38,083
we have a number of tools.
1077
00:50:38,257 --> 00:50:39,824
I'm cognizant, Mr. President,
1078
00:50:39,998 --> 00:50:42,609
of your concern
about the politics.
1079
00:50:42,783 --> 00:50:45,873
However, if we develop,
1080
00:50:46,048 --> 00:50:49,268
whether Strickland
or any of his lieutenants
1081
00:50:49,442 --> 00:50:52,358
are engaged and in
communication with these folks,
1082
00:50:52,532 --> 00:50:54,012
we will need to act.
1083
00:50:54,186 --> 00:50:55,970
Attorney General,
just to be clear,
1084
00:50:56,145 --> 00:50:58,408
I'm not concerned
about the politics.
1085
00:50:58,582 --> 00:50:59,931
No, no. I know.
1086
00:51:00,105 --> 00:51:03,108
What I'm
concerned about is making sure
1087
00:51:03,282 --> 00:51:07,939
that the day after
the certification, that's when
1088
00:51:08,505 --> 00:51:09,984
we have to start
- Yeah. Yeah.
1089
00:51:10,159 --> 00:51:12,596
figuring out a way
to heal this country.
1090
00:51:12,770 --> 00:51:16,339
My concern isn't the politics,
my concern is this country.
1091
00:51:16,513 --> 00:51:18,254
I, I didn't
mean to imply otherwise.
1092
00:51:20,647 --> 00:51:22,432
Goldsmith reading
out, we're about to hit it.
1093
00:51:22,606 --> 00:51:24,086
Order of
Columbus Knights currently
1094
00:51:24,260 --> 00:51:25,870
occupy
the Arizona State Capitol.
1095
00:51:26,044 --> 00:51:27,654
We have intelligence
from ground commanders
1096
00:51:27,828 --> 00:51:29,961
that regime aircraft are
bombing civilians in Virginia.
1097
00:51:30,135 --> 00:51:31,789
And there is intense fighting
1098
00:51:31,963 --> 00:51:33,617
between Order of Columbus troops
and regime forces in Iowa.
1099
00:51:33,791 --> 00:51:35,619
Yep. Hit
it. Hit it?
1100
00:51:35,793 --> 00:51:36,881
All right. We're,
I'm gonna start getting up
1101
00:51:37,055 --> 00:51:39,579
protest footage
together that shows like
1102
00:51:39,753 --> 00:51:41,233
shit gettin' lit on fire.
- Mm-hmm [affirmative].
1103
00:51:44,410 --> 00:51:47,326
And then we've
got this clip of all...
1104
00:51:47,500 --> 00:51:49,937
Can we speed up right
where the people are walking
1105
00:51:50,112 --> 00:51:50,590
to make it look
like they're running?
1106
00:51:50,764 --> 00:51:51,765
Yes. Yes we can.
1107
00:51:53,724 --> 00:51:54,986
One of the things we have to do
1108
00:51:55,160 --> 00:51:57,206
is the oppositional
forces, the Red Cell,
1109
00:51:57,380 --> 00:51:59,033
is we have to try and encourage
1110
00:51:59,208 --> 00:52:01,732
the government to over respond.
1111
00:52:01,906 --> 00:52:04,561
That's huge for
an insurgent group, right?
1112
00:52:04,735 --> 00:52:07,564
If they, if on
January 6th the Capitol police
1113
00:52:07,738 --> 00:52:10,393
had just started spraying
bullets into the crowd there,
1114
00:52:10,567 --> 00:52:12,351
do you think that that situation
1115
00:52:12,525 --> 00:52:15,006
would've been
contained by now? Probably not.
1116
00:52:15,180 --> 00:52:18,270
What we want is
US troops mowing down
1117
00:52:18,444 --> 00:52:20,707
Patriots in the streets.
1118
00:52:20,881 --> 00:52:23,884
If you do that, you play
directly into
the narratives that
1119
00:52:24,058 --> 00:52:27,018
the US government is massively
overreaching their power.
1120
00:52:27,192 --> 00:52:29,020
If you don't do exactly
what they say when they say it,
1121
00:52:29,194 --> 00:52:30,413
they're gonna shoot you.
1122
00:52:30,587 --> 00:52:32,197
And if they do
get killed, you know,
1123
00:52:32,371 --> 00:52:34,156
then you become
a martyr for this cause
1124
00:52:34,330 --> 00:52:36,506
and you're
a huge recruitment tool.
1125
00:52:41,815 --> 00:52:44,427
So going in guns
blazing
1126
00:52:44,601 --> 00:52:45,906
is not the solve.
1127
00:53:31,038 --> 00:53:32,866
I haven't been back
here since the sixth.
1128
00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:35,608
Here's, I watched
the CNN crew get all their shit
1129
00:53:35,782 --> 00:53:37,871
stolen off of 'em
and like smashed up
1130
00:53:38,045 --> 00:53:39,786
and they're trying to
light it on fire and stuff.
1131
00:53:47,794 --> 00:53:49,187
Well, after
being in the military,
1132
00:53:49,361 --> 00:53:51,363
I was a journalist
until after January 6th
1133
00:53:51,537 --> 00:53:53,017
and I just decided
like, nope, you know what?
1134
00:53:53,191 --> 00:53:54,497
It's time to start
doing something about it.
1135
00:53:56,847 --> 00:53:58,065
I was like standing right there
1136
00:53:58,240 --> 00:53:59,937
and just like
watching this shit happen.
1137
00:54:00,111 --> 00:54:01,547
And they're like,
like old men walking up
1138
00:54:01,721 --> 00:54:02,809
and being like,
"Where's it happening?
1139
00:54:02,983 --> 00:54:04,158
Where are we going,
brothers?" You know?
1140
00:54:04,333 --> 00:54:07,292
And I was just like, "Dude, like
1141
00:54:07,466 --> 00:54:09,338
why the fuck was I shooting
farmers in Afghanistan
1142
00:54:09,512 --> 00:54:12,863
while you're breathing?"
You know? "Fuck you dude."
1143
00:54:13,037 --> 00:54:14,778
These motherfuckers
are traitors!
1144
00:54:14,952 --> 00:54:17,911
They're fuckin'
traitors!
1145
00:54:18,085 --> 00:54:20,436
That was a day where
you picked a side and like
1146
00:54:20,610 --> 00:54:22,655
pointing camera
at somebody who's like
1147
00:54:22,829 --> 00:54:25,963
beating people to
death so they can get in here.
1148
00:54:26,137 --> 00:54:28,270
Like nah dude,
this is my house, not yours.
1149
00:54:33,536 --> 00:54:35,799
The only reason the people
in the crowd who had guns
1150
00:54:35,973 --> 00:54:38,758
didn't pull their guns
out is, they weren't told to.
1151
00:54:38,932 --> 00:54:40,630
You know, one of
the like foundational rules
1152
00:54:40,804 --> 00:54:44,677
of insurgency theory and like
counterinsurgency theory is,
1153
00:54:44,851 --> 00:54:48,246
when you start shooting
at one, you've lost. You know?
1154
00:54:48,420 --> 00:54:49,595
And it was just this weird,
1155
00:54:52,468 --> 00:54:54,818
weird moment of like
kind of trying to square like
1156
00:54:55,906 --> 00:54:59,649
that awareness versus
like that really visceral sense
1157
00:54:59,823 --> 00:55:01,825
of like, I just
wanna start swinging.
1158
00:55:04,784 --> 00:55:08,048
We have this like myth
that America is different,
1159
00:55:08,222 --> 00:55:10,616
that America isn't
susceptible to the same sort of
1160
00:55:10,790 --> 00:55:13,663
insurgent forces
that can cause really widespread
1161
00:55:13,837 --> 00:55:16,405
political violence
and destabilize a society
1162
00:55:16,579 --> 00:55:20,452
and a state very fast.
Like that can happen here.
1163
00:55:20,626 --> 00:55:22,454
What prevents it from
reaching that level is not,
1164
00:55:22,628 --> 00:55:24,848
well we've always
got more guns than them.
1165
00:55:25,022 --> 00:55:27,067
What prevents
it reaching that level is, hey,
1166
00:55:27,241 --> 00:55:30,941
what are the best ways to
address the underlying issues
1167
00:55:31,115 --> 00:55:32,334
that cause people
to go down this path?
1168
00:55:35,293 --> 00:55:36,729
It's always kind of frustrating
1169
00:55:36,903 --> 00:55:41,168
to take something
that you use in a war
1170
00:55:41,343 --> 00:55:43,083
and now you're running
around in your own country
1171
00:55:43,257 --> 00:55:46,435
because there are people
who want to do that, right?
1172
00:55:46,609 --> 00:55:51,483
They wanna bring the reality
of an insurgent war here.
1173
00:55:51,831 --> 00:55:53,572
And like, I've been
through that already.
1174
00:55:53,746 --> 00:55:55,487
And like, I don't
care what your ideology is,
1175
00:55:55,661 --> 00:55:56,183
you don't want that.
1176
00:56:02,538 --> 00:56:04,670
On January 6th,
I had cable news on.
1177
00:56:04,844 --> 00:56:05,932
All of a sudden when
1178
00:56:06,106 --> 00:56:08,413
it began to escalate,
- Watch your back!
1179
00:56:08,587 --> 00:56:11,808
it took me back to
a very dark place in childhood.
1180
00:56:11,982 --> 00:56:14,158
I was a little
over two years old.
1181
00:56:14,332 --> 00:56:16,813
I had vivid memories
of being in my preschool,
1182
00:56:16,987 --> 00:56:18,684
looking down in
the streets of Shiraz
1183
00:56:18,858 --> 00:56:20,730
as people were
looting and breaking windows.
1184
00:56:23,863 --> 00:56:26,213
This was in the peak of
the revolution at that time.
1185
00:56:26,388 --> 00:56:29,913
I remember as a child
with this searing memory of
1186
00:56:30,087 --> 00:56:32,829
what it was like to
see authority break down,
1187
00:56:33,003 --> 00:56:35,309
to see what you perceived
as stability and safety
1188
00:56:35,484 --> 00:56:37,181
and security all of
a sudden violated and breached.
1189
00:56:40,184 --> 00:56:42,447
And now here was
arguably the seat of power
1190
00:56:42,621 --> 00:56:45,232
being ransacked and desecrated.
1191
00:56:45,407 --> 00:56:48,540
Nothing strikes fear into the
hearts of people more I think
1192
00:56:48,714 --> 00:56:51,108
than when they realize that
there's no one to protect them.
1193
00:56:53,327 --> 00:56:56,853
What January
6th, 2021 demonstrated
1194
00:56:57,027 --> 00:56:59,638
to many of us who have
that kind of trauma is that,
1195
00:56:59,812 --> 00:57:02,859
you know, there is a possible
false sense of security.
1196
00:57:12,346 --> 00:57:13,826
We've got
activity in state capitals,
1197
00:57:15,828 --> 00:57:17,395
reliable press reports.
1198
00:57:17,569 --> 00:57:19,484
The crowds are
demanding decertification votes
1199
00:57:19,658 --> 00:57:21,181
inside their capital buildings.
1200
00:57:21,355 --> 00:57:23,532
Arizona, Texas,
1201
00:57:23,706 --> 00:57:27,579
Colorado, Michigan, and
Pennsylvania. I think it's just
1202
00:57:27,753 --> 00:57:29,407
touching base with
the governors, making sure that
1203
00:57:32,236 --> 00:57:33,846
they have it under
control.
1204
00:57:34,020 --> 00:57:35,544
So we just saw a Facebook post
1205
00:57:35,718 --> 00:57:38,068
that you're illegally in office
1206
00:57:38,242 --> 00:57:40,462
and just when asked whether
we're talking to Facebook
1207
00:57:40,636 --> 00:57:43,465
and asking them
that any such statements
1208
00:57:43,639 --> 00:57:46,076
violate their terms
of use of service
1209
00:57:46,250 --> 00:57:48,905
and they should lock
down some of those accounts.
1210
00:57:49,079 --> 00:57:51,951
Yes. We are actively looking
at that and we are seeking
1211
00:57:52,125 --> 00:57:54,693
information from our
counterparts around the country.
1212
00:57:54,867 --> 00:57:55,912
Homeland Security.
1213
00:57:56,086 --> 00:57:57,609
Sir, the information we have
1214
00:57:57,783 --> 00:58:00,307
is that the disruptions
and security incidents
1215
00:58:00,482 --> 00:58:02,179
are localized, contained,
1216
00:58:02,353 --> 00:58:05,399
and not compromising
our overall security plan.
1217
00:58:05,574 --> 00:58:08,794
There is no imminent danger
to the persons we protect,
1218
00:58:08,968 --> 00:58:10,274
the facilities we protect,
1219
00:58:10,448 --> 00:58:12,581
or any of
the locations that we utilize
1220
00:58:12,755 --> 00:58:14,496
for certification of the vote
1221
00:58:14,670 --> 00:58:16,323
or proceedings
surrounding the election.
1222
00:58:16,498 --> 00:58:17,934
Sir, we have
information coming to the FBI
1223
00:58:18,108 --> 00:58:19,413
that's slightly
different than that.
1224
00:58:19,588 --> 00:58:20,850
Yeah. And
reporting we're getting in
1225
00:58:21,024 --> 00:58:22,199
that there are still
several thousand protestors
1226
00:58:22,373 --> 00:58:23,679
who are being held back.
1227
00:58:23,853 --> 00:58:25,637
While violence is contained,
1228
00:58:25,811 --> 00:58:28,597
there are reports of
firearms being brandished.
1229
00:58:28,771 --> 00:58:31,251
And what started out as
a couple of thousand protestors
1230
00:58:31,425 --> 00:58:35,821
is now well over 10,000,
including pro Hotham supporters
1231
00:58:35,995 --> 00:58:37,867
who are now clashing
with Strickland supporters.
1232
00:58:38,041 --> 00:58:40,043
So there's, there's different
reporting and that's natural
1233
00:58:40,217 --> 00:58:41,827
in something like this.
- But I would suggest that
1234
00:58:42,001 --> 00:58:43,525
that volume does not compromise
the overall security plan
1235
00:58:43,699 --> 00:58:45,004
that we are prepared for, sir,
1236
00:58:45,178 --> 00:58:49,095
based on lessons
learned from 2021,
1237
00:58:49,269 --> 00:58:51,837
as well as the assets and
augmentations we have in place.
1238
00:58:52,011 --> 00:58:53,970
I'm not suggesting
it is not an issue
1239
00:58:54,144 --> 00:58:55,711
that needs to be addressed.
1240
00:58:55,885 --> 00:58:58,278
What I'm suggesting is
that it is not compromising
1241
00:58:58,452 --> 00:59:00,672
the proceedings of
the election or the...
1242
00:59:00,846 --> 00:59:03,414
l- Yeah, it is compromising
the proceedings of the election
1243
00:59:03,588 --> 00:59:05,808
'cause they're not certifying
1244
00:59:05,982 --> 00:59:08,201
the way they would
otherwise be certifying.
1245
00:59:08,375 --> 00:59:10,029
I'm just looking at this
1246
00:59:10,203 --> 00:59:12,510
as if I were sitting
home watching my television.
1247
00:59:12,684 --> 00:59:15,078
And you're saying, "Kumbaya,
man, we gotta contain."
1248
00:59:15,252 --> 00:59:17,210
And I, I see that the,
1249
00:59:17,384 --> 00:59:19,386
the entire congress
is still in a bunker.
1250
00:59:19,561 --> 00:59:20,823
That doesn't look like
1251
00:59:20,997 --> 00:59:22,825
you've got
the situation under control.
1252
00:59:22,999 --> 00:59:24,566
Yeah, I never
used Kumbaya, ma'am.
1253
00:59:24,740 --> 00:59:25,218
I'm saying it is a problem.
- Yeah. No, I...
1254
00:59:25,392 --> 00:59:26,568
And I'm saying
1255
00:59:26,742 --> 00:59:27,743
we're addressing it.
- I get it.
1256
00:59:27,917 --> 00:59:29,048
What I'm,
what I'm saying is that
1257
00:59:29,222 --> 00:59:30,920
it is not compromising
the overall security.
1258
00:59:31,094 --> 00:59:32,312
- Heidi, are you..?
- Yeah.
1259
00:59:32,486 --> 00:59:33,575
And that's,
that's, that's something
1260
00:59:33,749 --> 00:59:35,228
that the public
doesn't understand when
1261
00:59:35,402 --> 00:59:37,143
you say that.
- I'm not making this
1262
00:59:37,317 --> 00:59:38,536
for a public statement, ma'am.
I'm making this to this room.
1263
00:59:38,710 --> 00:59:40,538
Mr. President, are you and
Heidi comfortable if Peter
1264
00:59:40,712 --> 00:59:41,583
and Homeland Security
- Yes.
1265
00:59:41,757 --> 00:59:43,280
get together,
- Yeah.
1266
00:59:43,454 --> 00:59:45,499
come up with something
which recognizes the gravity,
1267
00:59:45,674 --> 00:59:47,197
but also addresses that we're,
1268
00:59:47,371 --> 00:59:48,720
we're not just falling over.
- Yes. Yes.
1269
00:59:48,894 --> 00:59:50,287
Yes. But bring it back
1270
00:59:50,461 --> 00:59:51,941
before it goes out.
- Yes. We will do that.
1271
00:59:52,115 --> 00:59:54,857
Is there anything
else from the military side
1272
00:59:55,031 --> 00:59:57,250
that I've not been briefed on?
1273
00:59:57,424 --> 00:59:58,948
Yes sir. I recommended,
1274
00:59:59,122 --> 01:00:01,994
we bring that brigade
from the 82nd to the NCR.
1275
01:00:02,168 --> 01:00:03,822
That gives
you an additional 4,000 troops
1276
01:00:03,996 --> 01:00:05,781
from the federal capability.
1277
01:00:05,955 --> 01:00:08,610
If we need to go
there, we have 'em close by
1278
01:00:08,784 --> 01:00:10,568
and able to
respond in a quick order.
1279
01:00:10,742 --> 01:00:13,266
Yep. Have them
prepared outside the Capitol.
1280
01:00:15,181 --> 01:00:16,705
Mr. Secretary,
I think the goal
1281
01:00:16,879 --> 01:00:20,099
is to make the other side fold.
1282
01:00:20,273 --> 01:00:23,015
We are targeting
our, some of our messages
1283
01:00:23,189 --> 01:00:25,714
to the opposition
leadership, "You need to fold."
1284
01:00:25,888 --> 01:00:27,237
We're more than adequate,
1285
01:00:27,411 --> 01:00:28,368
militarily,
- Yeah.
1286
01:00:28,542 --> 01:00:30,283
to handle
anything you had to do.
1287
01:00:30,457 --> 01:00:32,198
You will answer to
the full letter of the law.
1288
01:00:34,200 --> 01:00:38,030
And you know,
sooner you stand down,
1289
01:00:38,204 --> 01:00:41,251
better this is all gonna be
for lives, limbs, and your own
1290
01:00:41,425 --> 01:00:43,906
personal wellbeing.
- Yeah.
1291
01:00:44,080 --> 01:00:47,387
No, but actually, this
is a really good opportunity
1292
01:00:47,561 --> 01:00:49,999
to clean up the armed forces.
1293
01:00:50,173 --> 01:00:50,913
Well I agree with
that.
1294
01:00:51,087 --> 01:00:52,654
That is the goal.
- Good, good.
1295
01:00:55,352 --> 01:00:56,875
I gotta say, DHS and DOD
1296
01:00:57,049 --> 01:01:00,400
are playing
the roles with intensity.
1297
01:01:00,574 --> 01:01:01,967
Yeah. No,
they're really way into it.
1298
01:01:02,141 --> 01:01:02,664
Commitment. Yeah.
1299
01:01:06,537 --> 01:01:07,364
- Goldsmith?
- Yes.
1300
01:01:07,538 --> 01:01:08,060
I'm sending you a,
1301
01:01:11,716 --> 01:01:14,763
a picture map that we just
made that you can tweet out
1302
01:01:14,937 --> 01:01:17,722
as current sitting rep in DC.
- Okay.
1303
01:01:17,896 --> 01:01:20,072
Oh, got suspended.
1304
01:01:20,246 --> 01:01:22,074
Oh, I can't tweet
anymore?
1305
01:01:22,248 --> 01:01:24,686
Yeah, you got, you just
got kicked off of social media.
1306
01:01:24,860 --> 01:01:25,599
You gotta make a new name.
1307
01:01:39,744 --> 01:01:42,094
We'd like to welcome our
viewers as we continue to follow
1308
01:01:42,268 --> 01:01:45,010
the fast moving developments
from Phoenix, Arizona.
1309
01:01:45,184 --> 01:01:47,491
We can report
that approximately half
1310
01:01:47,665 --> 01:01:51,582
of the state Senate and State
House are being held hostage
1311
01:01:51,756 --> 01:01:55,629
by a group of those
loyal to the Order of Columbus.
1312
01:01:55,804 --> 01:01:58,807
The force that has
overtaken the state legislature
1313
01:01:58,981 --> 01:02:01,548
includes members
of the US military
1314
01:02:01,723 --> 01:02:05,074
who have stolen
military weapons with them.
1315
01:02:05,248 --> 01:02:07,903
We can report at this
hour that the same unrest
1316
01:02:08,077 --> 01:02:10,470
and dissension
unfolding in the military ranks
1317
01:02:10,644 --> 01:02:12,821
is also now manifesting across
1318
01:02:12,995 --> 01:02:16,041
local and
federal law enforcement.
1319
01:02:16,215 --> 01:02:19,131
That civilians who
support Robert Strickland
1320
01:02:19,305 --> 01:02:22,961
are coordinating with so-called,
"Constitutional Sheriffs,"
1321
01:02:23,135 --> 01:02:26,399
and rogue members of the US
military with plans to quote,
1322
01:02:26,573 --> 01:02:30,055
retake their states
and establish seats of power
1323
01:02:30,229 --> 01:02:32,405
from which they plan to overturn
1324
01:02:32,579 --> 01:02:35,060
the most recent
election.
1325
01:02:35,234 --> 01:02:37,454
I think you're going
to the Insurrection Act.
1326
01:02:37,628 --> 01:02:39,325
The FBI Director
has some news for us.
1327
01:02:39,499 --> 01:02:41,719
So sir, reporting that we
received in Phoenix, Arizona...
1328
01:02:41,893 --> 01:02:44,374
A dozen law
enforcement officers are beaten,
1329
01:02:44,548 --> 01:02:46,680
the armed insurrectionists
quickly have gained control
1330
01:02:46,855 --> 01:02:48,726
of the State House
and have established
1331
01:02:48,900 --> 01:02:51,120
a defensive
perimeter around the grounds,
1332
01:02:51,294 --> 01:02:54,079
manned by a combination
of civilian militia,
1333
01:02:54,253 --> 01:02:57,213
rogue military
personnel and law enforcement.
1334
01:02:57,387 --> 01:02:58,562
If you have
a hostage situation,
1335
01:02:58,736 --> 01:03:00,694
wouldn't we be looking at SWAT?
1336
01:03:00,869 --> 01:03:02,871
Group this
size, armed as they are,
1337
01:03:03,045 --> 01:03:05,264
may quickly be
beyond the capabilities
1338
01:03:05,438 --> 01:03:08,354
of the FBI SWAT team
and, and the local SWAT teams.
1339
01:03:08,528 --> 01:03:10,095
- Okay.
- For sure.
1340
01:03:10,269 --> 01:03:11,836
First off, this is
still Arizona's jurisdiction.
1341
01:03:12,010 --> 01:03:14,143
Arizona has to take the lead
1342
01:03:14,317 --> 01:03:17,450
on reestablishing
their credentials and, and,
1343
01:03:17,624 --> 01:03:20,192
and taking back
their state government.
1344
01:03:20,366 --> 01:03:22,368
And this is gonna sound callous,
1345
01:03:22,542 --> 01:03:25,632
but they've overplayed
their hand by doing this, that,
1346
01:03:25,807 --> 01:03:30,333
that this is a, a opportunity
to define who they are.
1347
01:03:30,812 --> 01:03:32,639
So just keep in mind,
1348
01:03:32,814 --> 01:03:35,294
rather than jumping
to the Insurrection Act,
1349
01:03:35,468 --> 01:03:37,514
coordinating with
Arizona, making sure
1350
01:03:37,688 --> 01:03:40,952
that it's not an overreaction
to the Arizona situation,
1351
01:03:41,126 --> 01:03:42,780
which is kind of
unique because I'm the one
1352
01:03:42,954 --> 01:03:46,436
who's been arguing about
reacting more dramatically.
1353
01:03:46,610 --> 01:03:48,220
Mr. President, I think
this is an appropriate time
1354
01:03:48,394 --> 01:03:50,222
for you to put
a call into the governor.
1355
01:03:50,396 --> 01:03:52,921
And you may want
even broach the topic,
1356
01:03:53,095 --> 01:03:56,228
whether they want you to
invoke the, the Insurrection Act
1357
01:03:56,402 --> 01:03:58,187
Command,
can we call the governor
1358
01:03:58,361 --> 01:04:01,059
of Arizona?
1359
01:04:01,233 --> 01:04:03,888
Could you please give
the question for the governor?
1360
01:04:04,062 --> 01:04:06,804
What she needs from
the federal government.
1361
01:04:09,067 --> 01:04:11,113
Because I also think like,
1362
01:04:11,287 --> 01:04:12,070
to your point...
- Okay, hold.
1363
01:04:12,244 --> 01:04:13,811
We're gonna ask the governor.
1364
01:04:13,985 --> 01:04:15,857
Ru, Ruby Ridge,
1365
01:04:16,031 --> 01:04:17,336
Balhauer.
- Right.
1366
01:04:18,511 --> 01:04:20,122
We want to be prepared
and we want to help folks,
1367
01:04:20,296 --> 01:04:23,038
but this is a hostage situation,
1368
01:04:23,212 --> 01:04:24,648
where hopefully, damn straight,
1369
01:04:24,822 --> 01:04:26,650
they just overplayed their hand.
1370
01:04:26,824 --> 01:04:27,477
Mr. President,
1371
01:04:27,651 --> 01:04:29,044
thank you so much for calling.
1372
01:04:29,218 --> 01:04:30,306
It's an honor to speak with you,
1373
01:04:30,480 --> 01:04:31,785
although at this
time I'm not confident
1374
01:04:31,960 --> 01:04:33,744
that we have
control of the situation.
1375
01:04:33,918 --> 01:04:36,573
And I'm requesting that you
authorize the federal government
1376
01:04:36,747 --> 01:04:39,315
to use all tools to
regain control of the Capitol,
1377
01:04:39,489 --> 01:04:41,752
whatever help
you can land. Mr. President?
1378
01:04:43,885 --> 01:04:44,711
Yes, governor.
Thank you.
1379
01:04:44,886 --> 01:04:46,278
I'm sorry Mr. President.
1380
01:04:46,452 --> 01:04:47,584
We're, we're having
to evacuate the building.
1381
01:04:50,239 --> 01:04:51,327
Mr. President,
I would ask a specific question
1382
01:04:51,501 --> 01:04:53,546
about the Insurrection Act.
1383
01:04:53,720 --> 01:04:54,939
- She answered it.
- I think she answered it.
1384
01:04:55,113 --> 01:04:56,375
- Well...
- It would've been nice
1385
01:04:56,549 --> 01:04:58,116
to hear...
- She said, "All action."
1386
01:04:58,290 --> 01:04:59,248
All action to
the federal government.
1387
01:04:59,422 --> 01:05:00,118
- I agree.
- Yeah.
1388
01:05:00,292 --> 01:05:01,119
To restore order, which
1389
01:05:03,513 --> 01:05:04,514
is a request.
1390
01:05:04,688 --> 01:05:05,776
You know,
the public doesn't know
1391
01:05:05,950 --> 01:05:07,647
what the Insurrection Act is.
1392
01:05:07,821 --> 01:05:09,432
They just wanna
know what you're doing.
1393
01:05:09,606 --> 01:05:11,390
And does
the situation warrant it?
1394
01:05:11,564 --> 01:05:13,958
I would
recommend that we go ahead
1395
01:05:14,132 --> 01:05:18,354
and ask all the governors
to activate their guard
1396
01:05:18,528 --> 01:05:21,226
in the right status
to secure the capitals
1397
01:05:21,400 --> 01:05:24,795
so that we automatically
have that taken care of.
1398
01:05:24,969 --> 01:05:26,710
It's unfortunate
that the conversation
1399
01:05:26,884 --> 01:05:30,105
with the Arizona
governor was so brief that
1400
01:05:30,279 --> 01:05:32,585
if she hasn't even
activated her National Guard,
1401
01:05:35,937 --> 01:05:39,462
having our soldiers,
regular army, coming in
1402
01:05:39,636 --> 01:05:42,117
could just actually
pour more gasoline on the fire.
1403
01:05:46,295 --> 01:05:48,862
At its base, the
Insurrection Act is saying,
1404
01:05:49,037 --> 01:05:51,082
"The federal
military will not be turned
1405
01:05:51,256 --> 01:05:53,302
against
its citizens domestically,
1406
01:05:53,476 --> 01:05:56,305
unless this act is invoked."
1407
01:05:56,479 --> 01:06:00,657
Might be a power that we need
our chief executive to have.
1408
01:06:00,831 --> 01:06:04,835
But it's also a power
that in the wrong hands
1409
01:06:05,009 --> 01:06:07,055
potentially could be abused
1410
01:06:07,229 --> 01:06:09,405
to great great
consequence to this country.
1411
01:06:12,277 --> 01:06:13,887
So I think it's
interesting that they're like
1412
01:06:14,062 --> 01:06:16,194
not convinced by
the governor saying...
1413
01:06:16,368 --> 01:06:18,631
Well, it's what we thought.
Like it's such a drastic act.
1414
01:06:18,805 --> 01:06:19,545
They're gonna try to
talk themselves out of it.
1415
01:06:19,719 --> 01:06:21,417
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
1416
01:06:21,591 --> 01:06:22,592
Even though they're trying
to talk themselves into it.
1417
01:06:22,766 --> 01:06:24,724
The Insurrection Act
allows the president
1418
01:06:24,898 --> 01:06:27,379
to federalize
the National Guard,
1419
01:06:27,553 --> 01:06:30,426
taking away control of
the guard from state governors,
1420
01:06:30,600 --> 01:06:32,645
but also it allows
rogue members of the military
1421
01:06:32,819 --> 01:06:34,299
and law
enforcement to basically,
1422
01:06:34,473 --> 01:06:36,649
act as their own independent
constitutional authority.
1423
01:06:36,823 --> 01:06:38,086
From their perspective,
they are authorized
1424
01:06:38,260 --> 01:06:39,565
under the Insurrection Act
1425
01:06:39,739 --> 01:06:41,567
to follow
the orders of whom they believe
1426
01:06:41,741 --> 01:06:44,005
to be the duly elected
president,
to maintain law and order,
1427
01:06:44,179 --> 01:06:45,919
to neutralize
the enemy and the threat.
1428
01:06:46,094 --> 01:06:47,225
They're not launching a coup.
1429
01:06:47,399 --> 01:06:48,835
They are stopping
a coup from happening.
1430
01:06:51,316 --> 01:06:55,755
It is undeniable that this
past election was stolen,
1431
01:06:55,929 --> 01:06:58,932
and it is Hotham
who is attempting a coup
1432
01:06:59,107 --> 01:07:01,457
to consolidate
his illegitimate power
1433
01:07:01,631 --> 01:07:03,981
and eliminate
our God-given freedoms.
1434
01:07:07,724 --> 01:07:10,814
Mr. Van Tatenhove,
in the run up to January 6th,
1435
01:07:10,988 --> 01:07:13,382
Stewart Rhodes publicly
implored President Trump
1436
01:07:13,556 --> 01:07:16,689
to invoke the Insurrection Act,
the 1807 law,
1437
01:07:16,863 --> 01:07:19,388
that allows the president
to call up militias
1438
01:07:19,562 --> 01:07:21,651
to put down a rebellion
against the United States.
1439
01:07:21,825 --> 01:07:23,609
Why was he so fixated on that?
1440
01:07:23,783 --> 01:07:25,263
And what did
he think it would enable
1441
01:07:25,437 --> 01:07:27,222
the Oath Keepers to do?
1442
01:07:27,396 --> 01:07:30,964
Well, I, I think it gave
him a sense of legitimacy
1443
01:07:31,139 --> 01:07:33,402
that it was a path forward
1444
01:07:33,576 --> 01:07:37,232
to move forward with
his goals and agendas.
1445
01:07:37,406 --> 01:07:39,060
Uhmm...
1446
01:07:39,234 --> 01:07:41,932
I, I, I think we need
to quit mincing words
1447
01:07:42,106 --> 01:07:44,195
and just talk about truths.
1448
01:07:44,369 --> 01:07:48,460
And what it was gonna
be was an armed revolution.
1449
01:07:48,634 --> 01:07:51,855
He had these grand visions
of being a paramilitary leader
1450
01:07:52,029 --> 01:07:54,379
and the Insurrection Act
1451
01:07:54,553 --> 01:07:57,121
would've given him
a path forward with that.
1452
01:07:57,295 --> 01:08:00,690
This could have been the spark
that started a new civil war.
1453
01:08:06,043 --> 01:08:07,305
Mr. President,
you'll want to see this
1454
01:08:07,479 --> 01:08:10,308
from your special advisor.
1455
01:08:10,482 --> 01:08:12,832
MacDill Air Force Base
appears to have been taken over
1456
01:08:13,006 --> 01:08:14,443
by insurgents.
1457
01:08:14,617 --> 01:08:16,009
Active duty
soldiers across the country
1458
01:08:16,184 --> 01:08:17,924
are leaving their posts
or being removed from duty,
1459
01:08:18,099 --> 01:08:19,752
including 12
special operations forces
1460
01:08:19,926 --> 01:08:21,580
based in MacDill Air Force Base,
1461
01:08:21,754 --> 01:08:23,321
who have declared
the base to be sovereign land
1462
01:08:23,495 --> 01:08:24,714
no longer subject
to the jurisdiction
1463
01:08:24,888 --> 01:08:26,585
of this illegal government.
1464
01:08:26,759 --> 01:08:28,979
Further reports indicate
that at many of these bases,
1465
01:08:29,153 --> 01:08:30,459
there are corresponding
accounts of ammunition,
1466
01:08:30,633 --> 01:08:33,114
explosives, and other
weapons missing from armories.
1467
01:08:33,288 --> 01:08:35,159
Lastly, several
disloyal forces have been caught
1468
01:08:35,333 --> 01:08:36,595
trying to steal weapons
1469
01:08:36,769 --> 01:08:38,858
and become
trapped inside the armory,
1470
01:08:39,032 --> 01:08:40,686
creating complicated
standoffs between loyal forces
1471
01:08:40,860 --> 01:08:42,035
and entrapped disloyal ones.
1472
01:08:44,821 --> 01:08:46,779
You have 12 special ops.
1473
01:08:46,953 --> 01:08:47,954
Yeah, it says that.
1474
01:08:48,129 --> 01:08:50,043
- You reading this?
- Yeah.
1475
01:08:50,218 --> 01:08:52,568
So remember
that Abraham Lincoln
1476
01:08:52,742 --> 01:08:54,874
suspended habeas
corpus.
1477
01:08:55,048 --> 01:08:56,049
There are times when you so,
1478
01:08:58,791 --> 01:09:00,141
throw in the bullshit flag
1479
01:09:00,315 --> 01:09:03,535
and you stop fiddling
around with niceties.
1480
01:09:03,709 --> 01:09:04,928
You know what I'm saying?
- Yep.
1481
01:09:05,102 --> 01:09:06,756
Mr. President,
1482
01:09:06,930 --> 01:09:09,454
we're picking up intercepted
chatter among military,
1483
01:09:09,628 --> 01:09:12,153
that they're taking
what happened in MacDill
1484
01:09:12,327 --> 01:09:14,981
and now they're trying
to spread that to other bases.
1485
01:09:15,156 --> 01:09:16,635
How many
soldiers are at MacDill?
1486
01:09:16,809 --> 01:09:18,768
Well, that have gone
rogue is what I understood.
1487
01:09:18,942 --> 01:09:22,119
Not that many.
These are 12, you know,
1488
01:09:22,293 --> 01:09:24,121
gung-ho killers out there
1489
01:09:24,295 --> 01:09:25,992
who decided to take
it in their own hands.
1490
01:09:26,167 --> 01:09:27,080
- So, so that didn't achieve.
- You've got a 4,
1491
01:09:27,255 --> 01:09:29,344
you've two 4-star
generals down there.
1492
01:09:29,518 --> 01:09:31,389
The concern we're
getting is the chatter,
1493
01:09:31,563 --> 01:09:34,000
that this may spread and
y'all need to be aware of that.
1494
01:09:34,175 --> 01:09:36,133
At every base
you have a base commander.
1495
01:09:36,307 --> 01:09:37,656
Yep.
1496
01:09:37,830 --> 01:09:39,397
At every base
you have military police,
1497
01:09:39,571 --> 01:09:41,747
air police,
something, who's there.
1498
01:09:41,921 --> 01:09:44,794
This is
a series of local problems
1499
01:09:44,968 --> 01:09:48,363
underneath the overall
commands of the armed services.
1500
01:09:48,537 --> 01:09:50,147
I would let
them deal with that.
1501
01:09:50,321 --> 01:09:51,627
It's, it's
a million rabbit holes.
1502
01:09:55,935 --> 01:09:58,155
Hold on.
White House just tweeted.
1503
01:09:58,329 --> 01:09:59,504
- We're pretty close.
- Oh. All right.
1504
01:09:59,678 --> 01:10:01,767
So President's focus
is back on securing the,
1505
01:10:06,163 --> 01:10:09,122
securing Congress and
allowing them to move on
1506
01:10:09,297 --> 01:10:11,037
with their constitutional
duties.
1507
01:10:11,212 --> 01:10:12,082
So they're gonna
try and ignore the fact
1508
01:10:12,256 --> 01:10:13,518
that the,
- We just took
1509
01:10:13,692 --> 01:10:14,737
there's open...
MacDill Air Force base.
1510
01:10:14,911 --> 01:10:16,304
- Yeah, yeah.
- Yes.
1511
01:10:16,478 --> 01:10:18,088
Yeah.
1512
01:10:18,262 --> 01:10:20,743
That's a move. It's getting lost
1513
01:10:20,917 --> 01:10:23,485
as the higher ups are
looking for ground truth.
1514
01:10:23,659 --> 01:10:25,226
So they're just
pushing requests down
1515
01:10:25,400 --> 01:10:26,879
that don't match
the reality of the,
1516
01:10:27,053 --> 01:10:28,968
you know, threat landscape.
1517
01:10:29,142 --> 01:10:30,274
I mean, it sounds
like they're feeling
1518
01:10:30,448 --> 01:10:32,494
pretty...
- Good about work.
1519
01:10:32,668 --> 01:10:34,757
Well, it sounds
like the blue four is
1520
01:10:34,931 --> 01:10:36,759
struggling, which is fine.
1521
01:10:38,978 --> 01:10:40,676
All right, so I'm having
the patriarch put out an order
1522
01:10:40,850 --> 01:10:42,460
saying the constitutional
sheriffs
1523
01:10:42,634 --> 01:10:45,333
are the supreme law enforcement
officers of this land.
1524
01:10:45,507 --> 01:10:47,509
We're calling
upon all OC sheriffs
1525
01:10:47,683 --> 01:10:50,599
who are not currently
engaged in Operation Alamo
1526
01:10:50,773 --> 01:10:53,776
to immediately report
to your nearest military post
1527
01:10:53,950 --> 01:10:56,605
to aid in,
- Yeah.
1528
01:10:56,779 --> 01:10:58,041
In consolidating
the security situation.
1529
01:10:58,215 --> 01:11:01,000
Yeah, in, there
we go.
1530
01:11:01,174 --> 01:11:02,437
Excuse me sir.
1531
01:11:02,611 --> 01:11:03,655
We have reports that
1532
01:11:03,829 --> 01:11:05,614
a armed group of
men wearing clothing
1533
01:11:05,788 --> 01:11:07,485
emblazoned with
the Order of Columbus symbols
1534
01:11:07,659 --> 01:11:10,053
have assembled outside
the Michigan Governor's mansion.
1535
01:11:10,227 --> 01:11:11,750
Governors of
Michigan and North Carolina
1536
01:11:11,924 --> 01:11:13,012
have mobilized their guard,
1537
01:11:13,186 --> 01:11:15,711
are asking
the president to consider
1538
01:11:15,885 --> 01:11:19,323
mobilizing federal support
as soon as possible and agree
1539
01:11:19,497 --> 01:11:21,760
with need for Insurrection Act
if the president wants.
1540
01:11:23,153 --> 01:11:25,460
The question is,
1541
01:11:25,634 --> 01:11:27,200
if you can federalize
your National Guard right now,
1542
01:11:27,375 --> 01:11:28,289
do you need
the Insurrection Act?
1543
01:11:30,334 --> 01:11:32,728
This is
the dicey piece of this.
1544
01:11:32,902 --> 01:11:37,341
You don't know which side
your law enforcement partners
1545
01:11:37,515 --> 01:11:40,083
are on in this.
1546
01:11:40,257 --> 01:11:43,434
Immediate intel in
terms of social media
1547
01:11:43,608 --> 01:11:47,308
for anyone who leads
a law enforcement agency
1548
01:11:47,482 --> 01:11:49,875
needs to be
understood and advanced.
1549
01:11:50,049 --> 01:11:52,617
Mr. President, when
you invoke the Insurrection Act,
1550
01:11:52,791 --> 01:11:55,446
do you actually have
to declare a proclamation
1551
01:11:55,620 --> 01:11:58,057
immediately ordering
the insurgents to disperse
1552
01:11:58,231 --> 01:12:00,625
and retire peaceably to their
abodes within a limited time?
1553
01:12:00,799 --> 01:12:02,105
Can you direct
that your counsel prepare
1554
01:12:02,279 --> 01:12:03,715
such a proclamation?
- Please.
1555
01:12:03,889 --> 01:12:04,890
- Okay.
- Yeah.
1556
01:12:05,064 --> 01:12:06,109
They're talking about it now.
1557
01:12:06,283 --> 01:12:07,502
That's what is
supposed to happen.
1558
01:12:07,676 --> 01:12:09,068
They drafted
an insurrection proclamation,
1559
01:12:09,242 --> 01:12:10,679
but they haven't made the
decision to implement it yet,
1560
01:12:10,853 --> 01:12:11,854
standing by if we need it.
1561
01:12:15,161 --> 01:12:16,989
They need to clarify
that that's the Insurrection Act
1562
01:12:17,163 --> 01:12:18,948
that they're about to...
1563
01:12:19,122 --> 01:12:20,515
Well, they're standing by,
but what do you think is the...
1564
01:12:20,689 --> 01:12:23,474
I'll be curious
to know what the,
1565
01:12:23,648 --> 01:12:24,954
what is the delineation point.
- Question.
1566
01:12:25,128 --> 01:12:26,085
What are they doing
with their national guards?
1567
01:12:26,259 --> 01:12:27,826
What help do they need from us?
1568
01:12:28,000 --> 01:12:30,220
The biggest challenge is
to have the Insurrection Act
1569
01:12:30,394 --> 01:12:33,179
as an option invoked
towards the end of this game,
1570
01:12:33,354 --> 01:12:35,312
'cause it can be used
to catastrophic effect.
1571
01:12:35,486 --> 01:12:36,835
I, I remain concerned.
1572
01:12:37,009 --> 01:12:39,621
We have not
decided who is in charge
1573
01:12:39,795 --> 01:12:41,057
of what's going on in Arizona.
1574
01:12:41,231 --> 01:12:42,841
This confusion is really good.
1575
01:12:43,015 --> 01:12:44,365
They're like not
sure who's in charge.
1576
01:12:44,539 --> 01:12:47,193
The governor might
be under a hostage situation
1577
01:12:47,368 --> 01:12:51,110
or she's evacuating. She asked
clearly for federal support.
1578
01:12:51,284 --> 01:12:54,505
The implication was, "There
is nobody in charge right now."
1579
01:12:54,679 --> 01:12:57,682
I mean, everything that we're
getting through these channels
1580
01:12:57,856 --> 01:13:00,032
is it's clear
that they want us to federalize.
1581
01:13:00,206 --> 01:13:02,513
So I guess I'm not sure...
1582
01:13:02,687 --> 01:13:04,776
What are the downsides
to using this tool,
1583
01:13:04,950 --> 01:13:08,040
other than there's
obviously some huge PR concerns?
1584
01:13:08,214 --> 01:13:10,739
Well, Mr. President,
if I could, right now,
1585
01:13:10,913 --> 01:13:13,306
we're not
putting active military
1586
01:13:13,481 --> 01:13:15,700
into these states to do things.
1587
01:13:15,874 --> 01:13:19,182
What we've done is they're
using their own National Guard.
1588
01:13:19,356 --> 01:13:21,358
So they have law
enforcement authority.
1589
01:13:21,532 --> 01:13:23,882
All we're doing is
providing them the support,
1590
01:13:24,056 --> 01:13:25,884
communications,
logistics, et cetera
1591
01:13:26,058 --> 01:13:27,799
that they're asking for.
1592
01:13:27,973 --> 01:13:30,454
But Arizona and North Carolina
are saying they need more.
1593
01:13:30,628 --> 01:13:33,065
I guess I'm trying to
understand the disconnect.
1594
01:13:33,239 --> 01:13:36,286
Certainly if you don't have
an active hostage situation,
1595
01:13:36,460 --> 01:13:38,244
then I can understand why
1596
01:13:38,419 --> 01:13:41,465
it makes sense for
us to use National Guard.
1597
01:13:41,639 --> 01:13:44,294
But we have an explicit request
1598
01:13:44,468 --> 01:13:48,037
for the Insurrection Act
to be invoked and I think we,
1599
01:13:48,211 --> 01:13:51,693
we need to be able to
explain why we wouldn't,
1600
01:13:51,867 --> 01:13:55,174
in this particular circumstance,
given historically,
1601
01:13:55,348 --> 01:13:59,396
in lesser circumstances, the
Insurrection Act has been used.
1602
01:13:59,570 --> 01:14:02,181
President Bush did invoke
it for the Rodney King riots.
1603
01:14:02,355 --> 01:14:04,053
That was a far
cry less than this.
1604
01:14:04,227 --> 01:14:06,577
Yeah. The question
is, what is it
1605
01:14:06,751 --> 01:14:09,841
that they're facing
that is beyond the capacities
1606
01:14:10,015 --> 01:14:12,583
of their normal law enforcement?
1607
01:14:12,757 --> 01:14:15,281
If there's any state
that might be a candidate
1608
01:14:15,456 --> 01:14:18,633
for an Insurrection Act,
it may be Arizona.
1609
01:14:18,807 --> 01:14:21,026
Because people in
that state have taken over
1610
01:14:21,200 --> 01:14:23,594
the seat of government and
are holding elected officials
1611
01:14:23,768 --> 01:14:25,988
hostage with
threats to kill them.
1612
01:14:26,162 --> 01:14:28,033
In North Carolina, we don't
have any evidence of anything,
1613
01:14:28,207 --> 01:14:30,166
except they're worried.
1614
01:14:30,340 --> 01:14:32,385
What's a bunch of active duty
Army guys are gonna do there?
1615
01:14:32,560 --> 01:14:35,301
This is a really
a, a hostage situation.
1616
01:14:35,476 --> 01:14:37,913
It's the people that are
best able to deal with that
1617
01:14:38,087 --> 01:14:39,218
are local law enforcement.
1618
01:14:39,392 --> 01:14:42,395
I mean, we did
it at Waco in 1993.
1619
01:14:42,570 --> 01:14:45,442
My division gave up one VTR
1620
01:14:45,616 --> 01:14:48,445
to sort of puncture this thing.
1621
01:14:48,619 --> 01:14:52,275
And it's all over
the internet 25 years later
1622
01:14:52,449 --> 01:14:54,451
that the 1st Cavalry Division
1623
01:14:54,625 --> 01:14:57,280
killed all these
people because of a fire.
1624
01:14:57,454 --> 01:15:00,152
If you can keep
the military out of it,
1625
01:15:00,326 --> 01:15:01,763
it's much better.
1626
01:15:05,636 --> 01:15:06,985
Mr. President,
1627
01:15:07,159 --> 01:15:09,988
they're asking you to
take more responsibility,
1628
01:15:10,162 --> 01:15:12,730
is what this issue is. In
my view, you shouldn't do that.
1629
01:15:12,904 --> 01:15:14,515
You should force the governor
1630
01:15:14,689 --> 01:15:16,299
to do the duty,
- To do...
1631
01:15:16,473 --> 01:15:18,431
to do her job.
- Absolutely.
1632
01:15:18,606 --> 01:15:20,172
There's no
reason for you to become
1633
01:15:20,346 --> 01:15:22,566
personally
the officer in charge.
1634
01:15:22,740 --> 01:15:24,525
The, the only reason
you don't do Insurrection Act
1635
01:15:26,483 --> 01:15:27,571
is that the president
becomes responsible.
1636
01:15:27,745 --> 01:15:28,920
- Right.
- Right.
1637
01:15:29,094 --> 01:15:30,531
That's what
presidents normally,
1638
01:15:30,705 --> 01:15:33,838
good presidents normally
do, they take responsibility.
1639
01:15:34,012 --> 01:15:35,187
And the way you do
that, and the way you do that
1640
01:15:35,361 --> 01:15:37,668
is that you go out to
the governors and you say,
1641
01:15:37,842 --> 01:15:39,670
"I am strongly considering
1642
01:15:39,844 --> 01:15:41,890
Invocation of
the Insurrection Act.
1643
01:15:42,064 --> 01:15:44,849
If any governor
doesn't wish me to do that,
1644
01:15:45,023 --> 01:15:46,111
please let me know because
1645
01:15:46,285 --> 01:15:47,809
that's now under
positive consideration."
1646
01:15:47,983 --> 01:15:50,028
Right.
1647
01:15:50,202 --> 01:15:51,900
Taking responsibility for
a president is not a bad thing.
1648
01:15:52,074 --> 01:15:53,902
Can I play devil's
advocate for a second?
1649
01:15:54,076 --> 01:15:55,468
You know, when
we think Insurrection Act,
1650
01:15:55,643 --> 01:15:57,383
we think about
deploying paratroopers.
1651
01:15:57,558 --> 01:15:59,211
That's a bunch of
hammers looking for nails.
1652
01:15:59,385 --> 01:16:01,344
What if
you have a President Trump
1653
01:16:01,518 --> 01:16:04,913
who's considering
invoking the Insurrection Act,
1654
01:16:05,087 --> 01:16:07,002
who has the authority to do it,
1655
01:16:07,176 --> 01:16:09,352
to use federal
troops to enforce law.
1656
01:16:09,526 --> 01:16:11,528
But in this case, right,
it's flipped the other way.
1657
01:16:11,702 --> 01:16:12,790
So that's...
- We're advising this guy.
1658
01:16:12,964 --> 01:16:14,575
This ain't Trump.
1659
01:16:14,749 --> 01:16:15,358
I know, but you, I'm
just...
1660
01:16:15,532 --> 01:16:16,968
That's three states requesting
1661
01:16:17,142 --> 01:16:18,622
federalization
of the, of the guard.
1662
01:16:18,796 --> 01:16:20,668
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 states.
1663
01:16:20,842 --> 01:16:22,321
I mean think
about this scenario.
1664
01:16:22,495 --> 01:16:23,975
The president of the
United States has five governors
1665
01:16:24,149 --> 01:16:26,238
requesting federalization.
That's a pretty strong push
1666
01:16:26,412 --> 01:16:31,113
towards the Insurrection Act.
1667
01:16:31,766 --> 01:16:33,985
We have multiple
governors now publicly saying
1668
01:16:34,159 --> 01:16:35,639
they're asking
for federal support.
1669
01:16:35,813 --> 01:16:38,424
We need to be able to
explain to the American public
1670
01:16:38,599 --> 01:16:40,513
why we're not using
the Insurrection Act.
1671
01:16:40,688 --> 01:16:42,559
Michigan,
Arizona, North Carolina,
1672
01:16:42,733 --> 01:16:45,170
Florida and Pennsylvania have
requested the federalization
1673
01:16:45,344 --> 01:16:47,651
of the troops, but the two
who have not are Oklahoma,
1674
01:16:47,825 --> 01:16:50,045
as we suspected, and Colorado.
1675
01:16:50,219 --> 01:16:52,221
The question is,
what's driving that?
1676
01:16:52,395 --> 01:16:54,397
I mean because
there's gotta be a reason.
1677
01:16:54,571 --> 01:16:57,269
And saying, "Just
because," is not a good reason
1678
01:16:57,443 --> 01:16:59,010
to bring them on Title 10.
1679
01:16:59,184 --> 01:17:00,316
You're taking 'em
out of their law enforcement.
1680
01:17:00,490 --> 01:17:02,274
- They requested...
- This is what I'm saying.
1681
01:17:02,448 --> 01:17:04,015
So the essence of
being a federal government
1682
01:17:04,189 --> 01:17:05,626
and not a national government,
1683
01:17:05,800 --> 01:17:07,540
is these governors
are asking you to do this.
1684
01:17:07,715 --> 01:17:09,238
I'm going to governors saying,
1685
01:17:09,412 --> 01:17:10,718
"What do you need from
your federal government?"
1686
01:17:10,892 --> 01:17:12,371
And they are
telling me what they need.
1687
01:17:12,545 --> 01:17:14,025
Except for two of them.
1688
01:17:14,199 --> 01:17:15,984
I don't know how to
go back to the governor
1689
01:17:16,158 --> 01:17:18,639
as the Commander in
Chief of the National Guard.
1690
01:17:18,813 --> 01:17:20,423
And this is gonna
be a defining moment
1691
01:17:20,597 --> 01:17:22,730
of your presidency.
1692
01:17:22,904 --> 01:17:25,080
Here's what's missing in this.
1693
01:17:25,254 --> 01:17:29,301
We have to understand why
they want to give command and
1694
01:17:29,475 --> 01:17:30,955
control to the president.
- Yeah, we do.
1695
01:17:31,129 --> 01:17:32,870
The Insurrection Act
is a trap.
1696
01:17:33,044 --> 01:17:34,263
We need to have
a further conversation.
1697
01:17:34,437 --> 01:17:36,308
It's a defining
moment in their governorship.
1698
01:17:36,482 --> 01:17:37,745
- Mr. President,
- We have what?
1699
01:17:37,919 --> 01:17:39,485
your audience is
the American public.
1700
01:17:39,660 --> 01:17:40,878
And they want to know
1701
01:17:41,052 --> 01:17:43,272
that Congress is
coming back to certify.
1702
01:17:43,446 --> 01:17:45,491
So we do have to
come into agreement here,
1703
01:17:45,666 --> 01:17:47,363
'cause time is moving on.
1704
01:17:47,537 --> 01:17:50,061
You have to decide which way
you are gonna want to move.
1705
01:17:56,154 --> 01:17:58,243
Mr. President,
10 minutes remaining.
1706
01:17:58,417 --> 01:18:00,811
The president is sweating.
1707
01:18:00,985 --> 01:18:03,074
He's gonna have
to make a decision.
1708
01:18:03,248 --> 01:18:04,859
Mr. President, are you
invoking the Insurrection Act
1709
01:18:05,033 --> 01:18:06,512
or Federalizing National Guard?
1710
01:18:06,687 --> 01:18:08,079
Neither has happened
yet.
1711
01:18:08,253 --> 01:18:09,428
I'm not asking you.
I'm asking the president.
1712
01:18:09,602 --> 01:18:12,605
Ere you doing
either?
1713
01:18:22,006 --> 01:18:23,181
- Mr. President?
- Mr. President.
1714
01:18:23,355 --> 01:18:24,443
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1715
01:18:24,617 --> 01:18:25,531
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1716
01:18:25,706 --> 01:18:26,968
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1717
01:18:27,142 --> 01:18:28,709
Put your fucking
cards on the table.
1718
01:18:28,883 --> 01:18:29,927
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1719
01:18:30,101 --> 01:18:30,580
- Mr. President.
- Mr. President.
1720
01:18:30,754 --> 01:18:31,189
No.
1721
01:18:37,543 --> 01:18:39,154
That's exactly what
they should be doing.
1722
01:18:39,328 --> 01:18:42,200
Okay, good, good, good, good.
1723
01:18:42,374 --> 01:18:45,334
There's 9,000
officers in Metropolitan police.
1724
01:18:45,508 --> 01:18:47,684
We can't make the mistake of
not having the guard deployed,
1725
01:18:47,858 --> 01:18:50,600
but having people
wear military uniforms
1726
01:18:50,774 --> 01:18:52,384
is going to make
- Absolutely.
1727
01:18:52,558 --> 01:18:53,472
a lot of people think
that we are overreacting.
1728
01:18:53,646 --> 01:18:55,779
We need to have
the civilian authority
1729
01:18:55,953 --> 01:18:57,912
and law enforcement
really in the lead on this
1730
01:18:58,086 --> 01:18:59,914
to the greatest extent possible,
1731
01:19:00,088 --> 01:19:02,525
because they want
to bait us into using
1732
01:19:02,699 --> 01:19:03,831
lethal force in response.
- Yeah.
1733
01:19:09,401 --> 01:19:11,577
Mr. President,
current situation...
1734
01:19:11,752 --> 01:19:15,233
We believe we have a handle
on containing the protestors.
1735
01:19:15,407 --> 01:19:17,540
Capitol is secured.
1736
01:19:17,714 --> 01:19:20,195
The critical infrastructure
from on the eastern seaboard,
1737
01:19:20,369 --> 01:19:22,675
including all
the ingress and egress points
1738
01:19:22,850 --> 01:19:24,373
into the national Capitol region
1739
01:19:24,547 --> 01:19:26,027
is secured.
- Right.
1740
01:19:26,201 --> 01:19:28,246
Sir, last
comment from my perspective.
1741
01:19:28,420 --> 01:19:30,901
We're standing by. We've
increased the alert posture.
1742
01:19:31,075 --> 01:19:32,990
Right now, we're
available.
1743
01:19:33,164 --> 01:19:35,601
And the forces have
an increased readiness posture,
1744
01:19:35,776 --> 01:19:38,126
obviously to ensure that we have
continuity of government
1745
01:19:38,300 --> 01:19:39,823
and continuity of operation.
1746
01:19:39,997 --> 01:19:42,783
Thanks General. Let's
get this thing certified.
1747
01:19:44,480 --> 01:19:45,698
Say that members of Congress
1748
01:19:45,873 --> 01:19:48,614
are returning to...
- The chambers.
1749
01:19:48,789 --> 01:19:50,965
Certification,
1750
01:19:51,139 --> 01:19:55,665
certification process
to resume within the hour.
1751
01:19:55,926 --> 01:19:56,274
There you go.
1752
01:19:59,451 --> 01:20:00,365
Okay.
1753
01:20:06,676 --> 01:20:09,461
Welcome back everyone
to our breaking news coverage.
1754
01:20:09,635 --> 01:20:11,289
INN has just learned
that the National Guard
1755
01:20:11,463 --> 01:20:13,074
and local law enforcement
1756
01:20:13,248 --> 01:20:15,685
have officially
secured the US Capitol,
1757
01:20:15,859 --> 01:20:18,949
and Congress is reconvening
to certify the electoral votes
1758
01:20:19,123 --> 01:20:21,212
for President-elect,
John Hotham.
1759
01:20:21,386 --> 01:20:23,998
Master Speaker,
the Vice President,
1760
01:20:24,172 --> 01:20:28,437
and the United States Senate.
1761
01:20:32,571 --> 01:20:34,399
In Phoenix, Arizona,
the local law enforcement,
1762
01:20:34,573 --> 01:20:36,445
and the Arizona National Guard
1763
01:20:36,619 --> 01:20:38,839
operating under
the governor's direction,
1764
01:20:39,013 --> 01:20:40,797
are praising Hotham's decision
1765
01:20:40,971 --> 01:20:44,540
not to send in federal troops
and escalate the situation,
1766
01:20:44,714 --> 01:20:47,630
saying they are making
progress in the negotiations
1767
01:20:47,804 --> 01:20:49,545
to release the hostages.
1768
01:20:49,719 --> 01:20:52,069
The crisis has further exposed
1769
01:20:52,243 --> 01:20:56,073
the deep divisions in American
society and the US military.
1770
01:20:56,247 --> 01:20:58,119
And the burden
will now fall on Hotham
1771
01:20:58,293 --> 01:21:01,122
to heal a fractured nation.
1772
01:21:01,296 --> 01:21:03,124
We're getting word that the
President is about to address
1773
01:21:03,298 --> 01:21:06,214
the nation live
regarding today's events.
1774
01:21:06,388 --> 01:21:07,563
Mr. President,
you ready for the briefing?
1775
01:21:07,737 --> 01:21:08,956
Mr. President, I can tell you,
1776
01:21:09,130 --> 01:21:10,522
you're doing
the exact right thing
1777
01:21:10,696 --> 01:21:13,264
by trying to keep the military
out of this politics.
1778
01:21:13,438 --> 01:21:14,744
Mr. President,
are you comfortable
1779
01:21:14,918 --> 01:21:16,615
with the same four
people being behind you?
1780
01:21:16,789 --> 01:21:20,184
- Uhhh... Sure.
- Okay, let's go.
1781
01:21:20,358 --> 01:21:22,273
Mr. President, at,
at the end of the day,
1782
01:21:22,447 --> 01:21:23,971
I think you have to think about,
1783
01:21:24,145 --> 01:21:26,321
how do we convince
the American public
1784
01:21:26,495 --> 01:21:27,975
that we still have a democracy?
1785
01:21:28,149 --> 01:21:28,889
Yeah.
1786
01:21:29,063 --> 01:21:30,803
And Mr. President,
1787
01:21:30,978 --> 01:21:33,328
talk about the constitution
has served us well.
1788
01:21:33,502 --> 01:21:35,199
Not just people
condemned violence,
1789
01:21:35,373 --> 01:21:37,593
but people support
a constitution that has
served us well
1790
01:21:37,767 --> 01:21:42,032
for 250 years and it's, it's
a living, breathing documented
1791
01:21:42,206 --> 01:21:44,339
and is still strong
today as it was yesterday.
1792
01:21:44,513 --> 01:21:45,862
That's a great way to end it.
1793
01:21:46,036 --> 01:21:47,733
Closing argument.
1794
01:21:47,908 --> 01:21:49,692
Good lawyer, right?
1795
01:21:49,866 --> 01:21:50,954
Now they're
walking. They're walking.
1796
01:21:53,826 --> 01:21:57,265
Ladies and gentlemen, the
President of the United States.
1797
01:21:57,439 --> 01:21:58,614
Good afternoon.
1798
01:21:58,788 --> 01:22:00,572
Thank you for being
here throughout what has been
1799
01:22:00,746 --> 01:22:03,836
a difficult and
challenging day for all of us.
1800
01:22:04,011 --> 01:22:06,970
The peaceful transfer of power
1801
01:22:07,144 --> 01:22:09,842
is at the core of
who we are as a nation,
1802
01:22:10,017 --> 01:22:11,975
and we will not allow
a violent group of protestors
1803
01:22:12,149 --> 01:22:13,890
to interrupt Congress
1804
01:22:14,064 --> 01:22:16,719
from fulfilling
their constitutional duty.
1805
01:22:16,893 --> 01:22:18,590
Even beyond what's happening
1806
01:22:18,764 --> 01:22:22,768
in the District of Columbia,
we continue to make sure
1807
01:22:22,943 --> 01:22:26,250
that our federal
government is running.
1808
01:22:26,424 --> 01:22:28,949
Our message to
Lieutenant General King,
1809
01:22:29,123 --> 01:22:30,776
to Robert Strickland,
1810
01:22:30,951 --> 01:22:33,605
to Roger Simms and members
of the Order of Columbus,
1811
01:22:33,779 --> 01:22:37,087
and anyone
intent on using violence,
1812
01:22:37,261 --> 01:22:41,091
to address election grievances,
we have a system of courts,
1813
01:22:41,265 --> 01:22:44,573
where these questions
can and should be addressed.
1814
01:22:45,748 --> 01:22:48,707
Armed mobs,
they will face the force of law.
1815
01:22:50,971 --> 01:22:54,496
We will protect the
peaceful transition of power
1816
01:22:54,670 --> 01:22:58,979
and we will protect
and uphold the rule of law.
1817
01:22:59,153 --> 01:23:02,504
As you have seen in Arizona,
there's a hostage situation.
1818
01:23:03,505 --> 01:23:05,507
And as the President
of the United States,
1819
01:23:05,681 --> 01:23:07,639
but also as a father,
1820
01:23:07,813 --> 01:23:11,165
I pray for those family
members and those hostages.
1821
01:23:11,339 --> 01:23:14,646
Look, at times,
we may seem divided.
1822
01:23:14,820 --> 01:23:16,866
Elections do that,
Thanksgiving dinners do that.
1823
01:23:18,433 --> 01:23:20,609
But we are actually united
1824
01:23:20,783 --> 01:23:22,350
in what the promise
of this nation is.
1825
01:23:24,787 --> 01:23:26,571
And the promise of this nation,
1826
01:23:27,572 --> 01:23:30,793
it's built on those
essential building blocks.
1827
01:23:30,967 --> 01:23:34,318
We're all treated
equally, we have opportunities,
1828
01:23:34,492 --> 01:23:37,756
and we have stability
in representative democracy.
1829
01:23:37,930 --> 01:23:39,932
That's the American
promise
1830
01:23:40,107 --> 01:23:42,979
and what this
country is based upon.
1831
01:23:43,153 --> 01:23:47,027
What we are doing is working
with the states to ascertain
1832
01:23:47,201 --> 01:23:49,072
what specifically they need
from the federal government,
1833
01:23:51,379 --> 01:23:52,293
and we'll work to provide that.
1834
01:23:56,036 --> 01:23:58,038
This is a 250
plus year experiment
1835
01:24:00,127 --> 01:24:01,171
called, "Representative
democracy."
1836
01:24:03,739 --> 01:24:06,220
And it's challenged at times.
1837
01:24:06,394 --> 01:24:09,875
Today, it wasn't the first
time it was challenged.
1838
01:24:10,963 --> 01:24:14,184
January 6th, 2021 wasn't the
first time it was challenged.
1839
01:24:16,447 --> 01:24:19,798
The Civil War
was even necessarily
1840
01:24:19,972 --> 01:24:22,105
the first time
that it's challenged.
1841
01:24:22,279 --> 01:24:25,456
And the Patriots aren't
somebody posting on social media
1842
01:24:25,630 --> 01:24:27,284
talking about an insurrection.
1843
01:24:28,372 --> 01:24:31,027
The Patriots are
the good people of this country
1844
01:24:31,201 --> 01:24:35,292
that choose to
have trust in the system.
1845
01:24:35,466 --> 01:24:37,251
So the American
people, thank you.
1846
01:24:38,252 --> 01:24:41,690
Thank you for what has
been indeed a challenging day.
1847
01:24:41,864 --> 01:24:45,085
And this challenge is
not over by any measure.
1848
01:24:45,259 --> 01:24:49,045
Remember what brings us
together, not what divides us.
1849
01:24:49,219 --> 01:24:52,744
And may God
bless you, your family,
1850
01:24:52,918 --> 01:24:54,006
and these
United States of America.
1851
01:25:02,928 --> 01:25:04,104
That was fuckin'
awesome.
1852
01:25:04,278 --> 01:25:06,932
Did we do that?
- Well, I dunno about that.
1853
01:25:07,107 --> 01:25:10,284
Trust me. And I don't
often use words like awesome.
1854
01:25:14,201 --> 01:25:15,941
Mr. President,
that was very beautiful
1855
01:25:16,116 --> 01:25:20,424
and I wish it was
real.
1856
01:25:20,598 --> 01:25:21,991
Not the scenario.
- Not the day.
1857
01:25:22,165 --> 01:25:22,905
- Yeah.
- Not the day.
1858
01:25:23,079 --> 01:25:24,559
Not the day, not the scenario.
1859
01:25:24,733 --> 01:25:26,822
Just the leadership.
- Okay, everyone,
1860
01:25:26,996 --> 01:25:28,258
thank you very much.
1861
01:25:28,432 --> 01:25:29,607
What we're gonna
do, we're gonna sit down.
1862
01:25:29,781 --> 01:25:31,653
We're gonna close the
end of this exercise.
1863
01:25:31,827 --> 01:25:33,307
Quiet everybody,
1864
01:25:33,481 --> 01:25:35,309
nice and quiet in
the situation room please.
1865
01:26:04,860 --> 01:26:07,471
Okay, everybody, big cheese.
1866
01:26:07,645 --> 01:26:09,169
Ready on 3.
1867
01:26:09,343 --> 01:26:10,605
1, 2, 3.
1868
01:26:11,649 --> 01:26:14,522
One more. 1, 2, 3.
1869
01:26:14,696 --> 01:26:15,218
Thank you very much.
1870
01:26:17,612 --> 01:26:19,179
The big question
in the room is this,
1871
01:26:19,353 --> 01:26:22,007
insider threats, it's a reality.
1872
01:26:22,182 --> 01:26:25,663
In this scenario
it was what, 6, 7% of the force.
1873
01:26:25,837 --> 01:26:28,100
That's probably representative
across the country.
1874
01:26:28,275 --> 01:26:29,928
So that means
you have insider threats.
1875
01:26:30,102 --> 01:26:32,496
What are we doing
to, to screen those out?
1876
01:26:32,670 --> 01:26:34,759
The military is one
of the last institutions
1877
01:26:34,933 --> 01:26:38,415
in our society that has
been and should be apolitical,
1878
01:26:38,589 --> 01:26:41,157
in the sense that it is
supposed to be a space where
1879
01:26:41,331 --> 01:26:42,767
everybody,
you know, regardless of
1880
01:26:42,941 --> 01:26:44,987
their political
backgrounds in private,
1881
01:26:45,161 --> 01:26:46,597
will come together
to achieve a mission
1882
01:26:46,771 --> 01:26:48,556
towards a common cause.
1883
01:26:48,730 --> 01:26:53,256
That to me, is what
our society could and should be.
1884
01:26:53,430 --> 01:26:55,824
So the only pushback
on that I'd give you is, yeah,
1885
01:26:55,998 --> 01:26:58,957
you might have a few
rogue military officers.
1886
01:26:59,131 --> 01:27:00,655
The vast majority
of military officers
1887
01:27:00,829 --> 01:27:02,091
are exactly where we were.
1888
01:27:02,265 --> 01:27:03,658
I think, you know,
1889
01:27:03,832 --> 01:27:05,921
the effective
training of the armed forces
1890
01:27:06,095 --> 01:27:10,142
is just a really powerful
preventive to the insider stuff.
1891
01:27:10,317 --> 01:27:13,015
I would worry about specialists,
1892
01:27:13,189 --> 01:27:16,236
like people who have control
of sensitive information,
1893
01:27:16,410 --> 01:27:18,325
or nuclear weapons
or something like this
1894
01:27:18,499 --> 01:27:20,675
who could,
you know, be seditious.
1895
01:27:20,849 --> 01:27:23,939
But for the average
guy, we can handle that.
1896
01:27:24,113 --> 01:27:27,334
I would slightly disagree.
I would say, it is a problem.
1897
01:27:27,508 --> 01:27:30,206
So what is
going to be the process
1898
01:27:30,380 --> 01:27:33,122
for us to be able to screen,
monitor, and deal with it?
1899
01:27:36,212 --> 01:27:42,087
The veteran brand has been
damaged in the United States.
1900
01:27:42,262 --> 01:27:45,395
A lot of people now
when they think of veterans,
1901
01:27:45,569 --> 01:27:48,442
they think of
violent insurrectionists.
1902
01:27:58,756 --> 01:28:01,368
Well, there's
a growing group of veterans
1903
01:28:01,542 --> 01:28:05,197
working with nonprofits
and political action committees.
1904
01:28:05,372 --> 01:28:07,243
And we are here for the people
1905
01:28:07,417 --> 01:28:11,465
who want to be
prepared to defend democracy
1906
01:28:11,639 --> 01:28:14,903
from all possible
threats.
1907
01:28:15,077 --> 01:28:19,255
We have a choice. We can
either be afraid and do nothing,
1908
01:28:19,429 --> 01:28:22,389
or we can continue
our service to our country.
1909
01:28:22,563 --> 01:28:24,956
I'm struggling to
contain myself right now
1910
01:28:25,130 --> 01:28:29,352
because I am
frustrated with the belief that,
1911
01:28:29,526 --> 01:28:32,312
that we're addressing
the problem of insider threats.
1912
01:28:32,486 --> 01:28:35,445
What folks of higher
rank are insulated from is
1913
01:28:35,619 --> 01:28:38,579
when a Neo-Nazi
joins the Marine Corps,
1914
01:28:38,753 --> 01:28:40,537
doesn't have to
be Special Forces,
1915
01:28:40,711 --> 01:28:43,410
doesn't have to be
a Ranger, but if that ideology
1916
01:28:43,584 --> 01:28:47,022
is to accelerate the destruction
of the United States,
1917
01:28:48,458 --> 01:28:50,025
they're determined.
1918
01:28:50,199 --> 01:28:54,072
And if, and if one
slips through, which many have,
1919
01:28:54,246 --> 01:28:58,773
there's ample opportunity
for them to do serious damage.
1920
01:28:58,947 --> 01:29:03,343
And this is so pervasive
through the force right now.
1921
01:29:03,517 --> 01:29:06,041
It's true. I'm worried,
1922
01:29:06,215 --> 01:29:10,132
but I have a lot of confidence
in the leadership we have.
1923
01:29:11,176 --> 01:29:13,527
We've always been
able to unite the country
1924
01:29:13,701 --> 01:29:15,398
when the threat is external.
1925
01:29:15,572 --> 01:29:17,313
The question that I have is,
1926
01:29:17,487 --> 01:29:21,273
can we have
that same level of cohesive
1927
01:29:21,448 --> 01:29:25,408
American commitment to
this country and our democracy
1928
01:29:25,582 --> 01:29:26,975
when the threat is internal?
1929
01:29:29,064 --> 01:29:31,936
On January 6th, I was weeping.
1930
01:29:32,110 --> 01:29:36,506
Just watching it unfold
and feeling all of the stress
1931
01:29:36,680 --> 01:29:38,943
and pressure. Yeah,
I just started crying.
1932
01:29:39,117 --> 01:29:42,120
I mean, I was like crying for
1933
01:29:42,294 --> 01:29:44,035
my friends
who were in the building
1934
01:29:44,209 --> 01:29:47,299
and for our country
and what it meant.
1935
01:29:49,171 --> 01:29:52,130
So yeah, I wanna
do everything possible
1936
01:29:52,304 --> 01:29:53,480
to make sure
that doesn't happen again.
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