CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin grappled with Sean Duffy Monday after the Transportation secretary blamed the violence in Minneapolis on former President Joe Biden and Gov. Tim Walz (D).
“Mr. Secretary, do you think that there’s any responsibility among the ICE officers, though, to be able to deal with these things in a way that does not end in tragic death?” Sorkin started. “I mean, I do think that, you know, you blamed Tim Walz, you blamed Biden, you blamed lots of people that have not shot people! You go back and look at what’s happened in Minnesota over the years —”
“Hold on a second,” Duffy interrupted.
DUFFY: You’re speaking about capturing individuals. I imply, you had a girl who was utilizing her automotive to ram ICE autos as they had been in a legitimate operation.
SORKIN: For no matter, look —
DUFFY: But you begin — We have an officer who had his finger bit off. You have officers who’re making an attempt to do their job and so they’re getting rammed and pinned in by different autos. This will get to be very, very harmful —
SORKIN: Mr. secretary, you take a look at a few of these movies and so they’ve turn into a Rorschach take a look at, and other people take a look at a few of these movies, together with the police officer who was standing in entrance of the automotive, one thing that everybody has been educated within the navy and police to not do, and but they did. And the query is, ought to there be accountability? Should there be correct investigations? Should there be investigations that Americans can consider in? And a part of what’s taking place right here is —
DUFFY: The president said we must always examine this, and I agree with him. But once more, should you come to a protest with a 9-millimeter firearm…You take that 9-millimeter and also you begin to interact with federal ice officers and then you definitely resist arrest. Listen, I don’t need anybody to die. But additionally, this turns into very, very harmful once you begin to take protesters and encourage them to interface with ICE officers who’re doing their work.
Watch the clip above by way of CNBC.