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national guard was being deployed to handle some of the violence. a series of tweets saying it is time to rebuild the city, the justice system, and the relationship between law enforcement and those they are charged to protect. george floyd's death should lead to justice and systemic change, not more death and destruction. the governor goes on to say, as george floyd's family said, he would not want people to get hurt. come together to rebuild, remember, and seek justice for george floyd. as governor, i will defend the right to protest, but it is how we express pain, process tragedy, and create change. answering theam request to protect peaceful demonstrations -- answering our local leaders request for minnesota national guard assistance. this was late last night before 1:00 a.m. eastern that the president weighed in on the situation amid some of the

pictures on cable news throughout the night last night about the violence in the streets of minneapolis. the president says on twitter, " i can't stand back and watch this happen to a great american city, minneapolis. a total lack of leadership. either the very weak radical mayor get his act together and bring the city under control or i will send in the national guard and get the job done. and a second tweet, twitter flagged it for violating their speech.es on violence the president saying these thugs are dishonoring the memory of george floyd, and i won't let that happen. just spoke to the governor and told him the military is with him all of the way. any difficulty and we will assume control.

the president says when the looting starts, the shooting starts. ending the tweet by saying thank you. the mayor of minneapolis, responding specifically to the president's tweets and comments about him and his city in a late-night news conference. this is jacob fry. >> i want to say this. weaknesses refusing to take responsibility for your own actions. weakness is pointing your finger at someone else during crisis. donald trump knows nothing about the crisis of minneapolis. this is a difficult time period but you better be damp sure -- damn sure we will get through this. host: here is the front page of the star tribune, the newspaper, minneapolis, state of agony. hear --es are open to

to talk about what you are feeling this morning. (202) 748-8000 if you're in the eastern or central time zones. (202) 748-8001 if you are in the mountain or pacific time zones. the special line for minneapolis and st. paul residents, (202) 748-8002. gabe is up first out of beverly hills, california. good morning. student ater indiana university, and i'm shocked by what has taken place in minneapolis. rhetoric and social movement course, we talked about what took place in ferguson, we talked a lot about what has taken place with regard to police fatality. being from los angeles, this rings back memories growing up or we talked a lot about the

rodney king incident -- brings back memories growing up where we talked about the rodney king incident. -- taking thist position to teach for indianapolis, we as the next generation have an obligation to remember the past, lest we forget about it. it is something we need to incorporate into our curriculum. i think there is a lot more to be done with regard to how we perceive race and society. host: what is something that could be done today amid the images we see, the anger and violence? caller: hmm. i think the most important thing i would say is come together as a nation. i feel there has been a great deal of divisiveness, particularly with regard to the

current epidemic. i know there are a lot of different police about that. ofs just fans the flames partisan politics. i think the best thing we can do right now is come together as a population, understand that each of us are fighting for a fair democracy. we are all fighting for the opportunity to be heard. room toto allow more speak up because it has been too long. . host: herbert is next out of george or -- out of georgia. good morning. caller: good morning. it could have been condemned a long time ago. violence, when those marchers protested the capital

with their assault weapons, that was a active violence. they should have been condemned instead appraised. the president says the government needs to sit down with those people. now, you have the black and white who is protesting violence. if you are going to condemn violence, the active violence, you have to condemn the act as well. when they went to the capital with their assault weapons, they called the state police immediately. that is what you should have done from the beginning. if people come to you right now with a military weapon, the active violence. now, you're going to sit there and prays that? you need to condemn it. you need to do what president trump should have did, condemn it from the beginning. when the people get an understanding that it is

prohibited, the active violence or violence, is not allowed in the united states of america. you can't praise and call them find people. herbert out of georgia. this morning, processed and violence -- protests and violence spreading to st. paul as well. the mayor of st. paul saying the situation in our city is heartbreaking and rapidly devolving. this was the mayor yesterday afternoon on twitter. the mayor saying i'm angry and sad for anyone -- angry and as sad as anyone and pushing for the officers who killed george floyd to be arrested asap. the mayor saying please stay home, don't come here to protest. please keep the focus on george floyd and advancing our movements and preventing this from ever happening again. we can all be in that fight

together. the mayor of st. paul yesterday afternoon on twitter before some of the scenes we saw that broke out overnight, including the precinct, a police the third precinct in minneapolis. you have likely seen those pictures overnight in this morning. we will continue to show you them from some of the reporters from the minneapolis star tribune who have been on the scene at some of the other -- scene and some of the other loca reporters who have shared. from gainesville florida, good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. the first thing i want to say is that donald trump is not the solution. he is the problem. it, who tookan fix credit for the economy, and demonize president obama is not the solution but the problem.

book i according to a found out through c-span by dr. , the crisis of the black intellectual, he says is seeing someone as a nonhuman or a subhuman. that is the reason this is happening. instead of talking about the thugs, president trump should be talking about the nazi-like behavior. the deplorables hillary clinton spoke about was a small percentage of trump supporters. the smallest percentage of trump supporters that would condone this kind of behavior. my relativeom marched with, he said what you sow is what you reap. today, i think he would be saying, not god bless america but god help america. thank you. host: in gainesville, florida, talking about president trump. president trump yesterday at his press conference in the white

house in which he was announcing his new effort on social media policies when it comes to websites like twitter and facebook was asked if he had been in contact with george floyd's family. this is what the president had to say. >> have you spoken to the family of george floyd yet? pres. trump: i haven't, but i feel very badly. it is a very shocking site. bill and i were talking about it. it's one of the reasons bill is here right now, because we are very much involved. andked the attorney general the fbi to take a strong look and see what went on, because that was a very bad thing i saw. i saw it last night and did not like it. >> do you think the police officers should be prosecuted? pres. trump: i'm not going to make any comments right now. what i saw was not good, very bad. host: that was president trump yesterday. president trump weighing in overnight in a series of tweets.

the second of which was flagged by twitter for violation of twitter rules about "glorifying violence." twitter allowed viewers to click link that allowed viewers to eventually see the president's tweet, but you had to take that two step process to see the tweet. this was the second tweet twitter flagged for its users. the president saying "these thugs are dishonoring the memory of george floyd and i will not let that happen. just spoke to the governor and told him the military is with him all the way. any difficulty and we will assume the control. thewhen the looting starts, shooting starts, the president -- saidore twitter on before on twitter. twitter mark another one of his tweets talking about mail-in ballots and efforts to apply for mail-in

ballots as misleading. tweet up minutes ago, twitter is doing nothing about the lies put out by china or the radical left party. they have targeted conservatives and the president of the united states. section 230 should be revoked by congress. until then, it will be regulated. president trump is talking about his executive order when it comes to social media. this is the story on the front page of the washington times about that effort. that was the press conference he was holding yesterday at the white house when he was asked about reaching out to george floyd's family. the washington times noting the executive order requires the federal communications commission to craft a regulation that could exempt social media companies from protections under section two 30's of the decency act which shields companies from legal liability from material posted by their users if they censor or edit content. the president was long criticizing the social media

giants for the anti-conservative bias and his order will ensure any platforms that engage in censoring or political conduct will lose their liability protections. more on that later in our program today. for this first hour of the "washington journal," asking you to weigh in after another night of protests and violence in minneapolis. we have the special line for minneapolis and saint paul residence, (202) 748-8002. jeff is an devils like, north dakota. you are next -- devils like -- lake, north dakota. you are next. caller: we are supposed to trust in our police officers. to see a video like that, and purposely put a knee on his neck , i mean how much more wrong is that? i just don't get it.

town to loot the whole get a message across? i think that is overdoing it for the peoples concerned -- for the peoples concerned. every life does matter. there is no doubt about it. no matter what color it is. get you know, president trump, what he says and does sometimes could be taken one way or the other. it is hard to take him because personore or less a -- like me and a politician, so he has a way of putting things in a different perspective. host: that was jeff in north dakota. caller: please bear with me.

this is my second time calling. my comments concerning the violence in the city of minnesota. this is what we need to do as americans from all races, from all denominational backgrounds, because it brings a sadness to my heart to cim a 57-year-old ing allnd i am see these racial tensions. a has not -- to see 57-year-old woman -- and the national guard cannot solve the problem. i am a born again christian. we need to pray, perform for these police departments. in second chronicles 714, it states if my people, we say this is a christian country from all racial backgrounds and denominations.

if my people would call on my name and humble themselves. you need to pray and get a plan from god for these reforms to be laws in thee fraternal order of the police. those officers need to be locked up. we are human beings of african-american dissent. my great nieces and nephews are from different central and south american countries, the islands, the african countries, and my mother told us racism brings the violence going on. i made the statement yesterday so please bear with me. martin luther king jr., susan b anthony, and the other civil rights activists and socialists all over this world. if god would resurrect them, they would be ashamed. aboutthis conversation

race relation in this country, we had it yesterday on this program. we will be talking about it again today to discuss on the house floor this week in the wake of the death of george floyd. another member took to the house floor yesterday to talk about it. a democrat out of new york and this is what he had to say. >> madame speaker, i respect those police officers in every community that are there to protect and serve. and those who have fallen in the line of duty. but, we cannot tolerate police violence, and we cannot tolerate police brutality. by an floyd was murdered out-of-control police officer. when will it end? 42 shots, police officers found

not guilty. sean bell, 50 shots, police officers found not guilty. choked to death, police officers let go by the grand jury. decades after decades. when will it end? this time must be different. those perpetrators must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and congress must do everything in its power to stop this type of tragedy from ever happening again. i yield back. hakeem jeffries yesterday. he was immediately followed by hank johnson, a democrat from georgia. this is what the congressman had to say. is somethingeathe i delivered when eric garner got choked out by the police. today, i'm here for george , who, another black man

begged for his life for eight minutes. black people are caught between suffocated to death by the coronavirus or being choked to death by unconcerned police officers. like folks in america are caught up in three pandemics when you add the reality our is this is our getting choked out of ppp. when just 12% of black and latino business owners who apply for ppp report receiving what they asked for, something is wrong. when we make up 13% of the population but 60% of covid deaths, something is wrong. when we have armed vigilantes and rogue police officers killing us on the streets, something is terribly wrong. the american dream should not be a nightmare for any of her people. it is time to bring an end to open season on black

people in america. we can't breathe. host: that was hank johnson on the floor of the house yesterday. taking your phone calls and looking for your tweets, your facebook posts, your text so well -- as well. here are a few of those. from harry in pennsylvania with regard to minneapolis. protesting the wanton distraction of human life by the wanton distraction of property. how child this and pointless -- childish and pointless. why i don't understand -- the officer had control and should put him in the car. there was no need for this. this is from jane out of michigan. what does targeting the target or autozone have to do with this tragedy? shame on those riders. this is what democratic-socialist think is a way to make change. they also don't do things like watch c-span, right congress, or vote. that is how we make -- write

congress or vote. that is how we change, not violence. this is mark out of massachusetts. good morning. caller: good morning. can you hear me? host: yes, sir. think the minneapolis situation and the race situation is unprecedented. college inuated from 2000 one, originally from massachusetts, i got a job in new orleans, marketing manager, pre-9/11. i was a minority down there. i didn't grow up on a white town or anything like that, so i was lucky enough, growing up, to have diversity. i was working on a quarterly in idaho in the panhandle and i did not know much about the place. to make a long story short,

is unearthed -- has unearthed and given all of these races carte blanche to go out and do what they want. i retweeted that. five hours ago, the president of the united states is about 2:00 in the morning, telling people to shoot people? this is absolutely -- i can't believe no republicans can say anything against this guy. thank you guys at c-span, john, honestly. this is absolutely nonsense. host: this is the editorial board of the wall street journal today. this is the point they make about what is happening and what has happened the last three days as the protests get more violence. they say there people have the right -- the people have the right to protest, even to angry --tests, but should not

the path forward is clear. let the investigation establish the fact that if criminal charges are warranted, the prosecutor -- the officers should be prosecuted, but the same must go for those using george floyd's death to turn the streets of minneapolis into a battlefield. caller: that's from the wall street journal? host: yes, sir. caller: people have seen this happen over and over again. eric garner, systematic abuse. i've been to minneapolis before, .p there for work we have a white -- there are so many races around. i'm a white guy and i see this all the time. -- there the diesels diesels and exhaust. there is no other way -- their diesels and exhaust.

there is no other way to ask press themselves. i have to say, white america, and i'm not playing the race card, but there are a lot of problems everyone likes to brush over. care.y, neglect, health everything we are doing amongst this covid thing, everyone is livid. i feel bad for everyone involved. host: mark out of massachusetts. this is rob out of greenfield, kentucky. your next. caller: good morning, everyone. that those to say police officers should face the crimes. that in and so -- that in and of itself does not give the people the right to destroy stores and cities. people are demanding justice for mr. floyd. what about the justice for the their you just took away money to where their jobs, for the business owners? what about their justice?

this is your town you are destroying. how does that help anything? host: that's robert in kentucky. this is bonnie out of st. paul, minnesota. what are you seeing this morning? how close are you to some of the protests that have now bled out of minneapolis into st. paul? caller: i used to live in south minneapolis for like 12 years, near was down the street the furniture store and everything. it is frustration. i'm not advocating violence. that's what happens when people are frustrated. and clearly discriminated against and feel like they will not get a fair chance. a black journalist just got

arrested by police within the last hour. no one knows why. , and it showed them. the white journalist did not get arrested for the same thing. host: if you and i were having this conversation last week, do you think minneapolis -- would you be surprised if i told you it was going to become the center of a conversation about discrimination and race in this country? caller: would i be surprised you ask? no. host: do you recognize it as an issue in the city before what happened on monday? caller: definitely. i have been stopped by minneapolis police and light upon as well. too.ed upon,

arrested, charges dropped, so i understand. those police lie. of -- it is like a gang. the police are like a gang, here to protect us, but the few that rogues, they are making things bad. host: would you consider going out, marching, and participating in the protests? caller: i have considered it, but i won't be in the violent protests. not at all. host: thanks for the call. stay safe in st. paul this morning. bonnie talking about the history of the police department, what she has seen there. the wall street journal and

their story today, focusing on the protests, digging a little more into the background of the two now former officers who were at the center of the facebook video that touched off this story after the death of george floyd. eachare former officers, having multiple complaints on their official records according to the police department. one of them has 18 complaints on his official police record, two of which ended in discipline from the department including official letters of reprimand. the other has six incidents in his record. one is still officially open on his record. they declined to comment on the details of the complaint. sued in 2017 for excessive use of force. terms were sealed as terms of

the settlement. uvan notrney for mr. cha responding, saying mr. thao could not be reached as well. at several stories digging into those records. aaron is next out of baltimore, maryland. good morning to you. caller: good morning, john and c-span. theomment is, thinking over past few years, eric garner, crutcher,, terence oscar grant, these are all african-american gentlemen who were killed by law enforcement for just doing everyday things white america does. if you guysrstand understand there is a big it in in thete house -- bigot white house. thisve every need to stop

violence. they do not want it to stop. they are part of the problem. america comes to realize this, we will continue to deal with this. host: president trump from the white house is calling to an end the violence last night around 1:00 a.m. eastern as we sent out -- he sent out those two tweets. it was after reports started coming out after the third police precinct in minneapolis being overrun. protesters, getting inside, setting fires inside as well. at his late-night press conference, mayor jacob frey talked about the decision made to evacuate that police precinct , and eventually it being turned over to the protesters, getting in after that evacuation. here is the mayor last night at the beginning of his press conference. >> earlier this evening, after

receiving real-time information from our chief, and after having numerous phone calls with him regarding the evolving situation at the third precinct, it became were threats to both officers and public. danger became necessary, so i made the decision to evacuate the precinct. the symbolism of a building cannot outweigh the importance of the lives of our officers or the public. we cannot risk serious injury to anyone -- could not risk serious injury to anyone. we will continue to patrol the

third precinct entirely. we will continue to do our jobs in that area. and brick-and-mortar is not as important as life. host: mayor jacob frey last night actually early this morning at a press conference. should note the good work of the local reporters on the scene, posting these videos. a lot of these images you see on their social media pages, many of them from the minneapolis star tribune, sharing the images this morning. this is the front page of the star tribune. a state of agony is the headline across their front page. ,his is the pioneer press rioting and the aftermath of the writing. a few headlines from other

papers. this is another one from of --ota, we can run from minnesota, and we can run from the few others as we go through your phone call. this is steve from minnesota. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i think there is a major story or issue being overlooked, and that is the mental state of the sadistic police killers of this gentleman that was murdered. this -- there may be racism involved, certainly, but these are sadistic killers who are mentally sick and should never have been allowed to continue on the police department. i think the mayor of minneapolis and police chief of minneapolis have a lot of explaining to do as to why these two police officers were not fired years ago.

that is the major story about this that, apparently, few people want to talk about. , tom in texas takes up this issue, saying there are far more honorable men and women in law enforcement and the bad apples we see far too often. their jobs are hard enough without having to deal with the aftermath of the actions of those that are no more than a terrorist with a badge. stephen, your thoughts on what an incident like this means for other police officers out there going about their jobs today, whether it is in minnesota, minneapolis, or another american city today? caller: i think there are sick individuals working for the police departments of many cities throughout this country, and there needs to be a regular

mental wellness test given to a police officer, especially those who have had complaints .egistered against them it's unbelievable to me that these complaints have been ignored by the chief of police of minneapolis and mayor of minneapolis. opinion, people, in my are totally incompetent and should be relieved of their responsibilities. host: stephen in california. this is david out of grand rapids, michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. so i was talking with a friend of mine yesterday about how you are growing up as kids. that, aw someone like person with their knee on their neck, we would run and push them off of them. here, we had three other officers watching that happen and there is no sin sin that

could have done that. that is what should have been done. some citizen should have ran out there and pushed that officer -- i can't even call him and officer. host: he is now a former officer. caller: pardon? host: he is now a former officer. caller: thank goodness for that. i'm 56 years old, a white guy, and i've come to understand, and i'm going way back to christopher columbus, s white suck.uck -- white people we have robbed, raped, and pillaged stuff that is not ours. in my opinion, we need to give this land back to the native americans and we need to start over and we need to be gracious to them for everything they have allowed. i can't even say they allowed us to do. we just raped and pillaged and

white people suck. host: david in michigan. this is murray out of columbus, ohio. good morning. -- marie out of columbus, ohio. good morning. caller: good morning. i'm a 70-year-old woman who has a long memory. the ku klux klan has already infiltrated the police department and other high authority departments. during the late 1960's, when i was a little girl looking at the huntley brinley news, there was a grand klansman who stated that the klan would not be demonstrating out in the street like they were at the time, where they were putting their dolls on watcher luther king and beating black folks ups the -- up the side of the head with their clubs. they said we will be in

positions where we won't have to do that anymore. that time is now. someone needs to look that up. it was during the late 60 -- 1960's. it was stated by the grand klansman. host: murray in ohio this morning. in ohio thise morning. as we said, race relations with african americans in the country. topics have been discussed in the house floor in the wake of the death of george floyd. here is another from yesterday afternoon, newly elected congressman in foo may of maryland. >> i rise today because i want to call the name of george floyd. george floyd, who lost his life this week because of a minneapolis police officer. george floyd, who died for no known reason he was not armed. he was not intoxicated, he was

not aggressive, and he was nonthreatening. he pleaded for his life. he cried out for help. he groaned in pain and then he died with his face pressed against the ground and the knee of a police officer in his neck this was not an arrest, this was murder. it is the murder of george floyd. it ought to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. god help us as a nation if we choose to be silent at this sad and tragic time. this is carol out of sicklerville, new jersey. good morning, you are next. caller: good morning. what i have to say is, what do we have to lose? we have our lives to lose. you can to bird watch or drive .our car, sit in your car

the other thing i have to say, that press conference, the dog and pony show was a disgrace. answersaited to hear and they got no answers. all they did was fuel the fire. our president is a klansman. host: carol, which press conference are you talking about? caller: yesterday afternoon, when they declared there might be evidence to prove there was no crime. host: you are talking about the federal officials investigating the death? caller: yes. host: gotcha. caller: yes, that is what i'm saying. i want people to know that women are not safe, children are not safe. if you are black, you have a serious problem in this country. people attack you all of the time, just like the young woman in central park. she knew she could get away with

saying a black man was attacking her. thank god that man left, because he could be dead today. host: that is carol in new jersey. at that news conference thursday evening, it was erica mcdonald who pledged a robust and meticulous investigation into the death of george floyd. she stopped short of announcing criminal charges to the four officers of whom who were fired after mr. floyd's death. the next caller is next. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to mention the fact that this has been going on for well over 400 years now. in 400 years, we have been about the police in this country for a very long time. this takes us back to the rodney -- even alsock to

-- let me make a comment on what the woman also mentioned about the caucasian woman that made false allegations towards the young man filming her about the dog situation about putting the dog on the lease. this has been the kind of thing that has been going on in this because white people, and i'm not speaking for all white people, but most -- majority of white people, not all white people, but the majority no the system does not work for us -- know the system does not work for us. white do tell someone not break laws because they think the law is only made for us. once we break the laws, we get punished and they get away with it. this has got to stop. i was listening to what gail was saying when she said it is a lot. she almost cried on tv when she said it seemed like a season of

black men being killed for hundreds of years. this is a generation right here that we are in. the 1930's,back in 1940's, 19 50's. it's not like that anymore. this is a generation of kids, men, and children that not only disrespect their parents and don't listen to authority, but these people are also aware of history. we have all of the entities mixed together and it will be straight chaos. in northt is michael carolina this morning. phone lines are split up regionally in this first hour of the "washington journal." if you are in the eastern or central time zones, (202) 748-8000. if you are in the mountain or pacific time zones, (202) 748-8001. setting aside a special line for residents of minneapolis and st. paul, (202) 748-8002. you can call us or send us a text or tweet.

here is a few of those. this text from elizabeth city, north carolina. the tragic death in minnesota did not have to happen. i support the demonstration and there should be calm, stability, and no violence. when voices go unheard, riots follow. paraphrasing mlk, property can be rebuilt, human lives taken cannot be ignored. bill saying in connecticut that looters take advantage of a political moment. they are jackals and parasites and compromise the power of any political protest. it more from joan in minnesota. this is appalling. destroying doesn't help anyone. it only destroys the neighborhood and jobs. david is next. good morning. caller: good morning. everybody can see a police

officer killing a man live on tv. it is disappointing to see so many white folk in these societies. what we have seen so far, the guy was not resisting or fighting the officers. everybody could see that. i was watching dr. king last that, and they were saying violence is the only way we will walk. in 1968, juneeech 1968. no violence doesn't work anymore. the only thing the white complex understands is violence. host: can i ask you, why don't you think nonviolence works anymore? caller: we've been doing that since 1963. .r. king started the movement [inaudible]

black men are still getting killed on the tv. , andte guy will walk away a black man is getting killed for that. this violence is getting us nowhere. i would make a prediction to you today. if they don't charge these officers with a crime, i can promise you that there will not be many police you will see fired. you will see fire in almost every city in america. the president of the united states is a racist and we cannot do anything about it. host: that's david in texas this morning, the topic of george floyd's death coming up at the top of the press conference held at the white house yesterday by the white house press secretary. this is what she had to say at the top of her remarks. >> i want to start by analogy

the horrific tragedy in minnesota george floyd, the death of george floyd. it is absolutely tragic. the video i saw and my staff saw, that the president saw. the president put out a statement last night that's, at his request, the fbi and department of justice are well into an investigation to the very sad and tragic death in minnesota george floyd. i have asked for this investigation to be expedited, and greatly appreciate the work done by law enforcement. my heart goes out to george's family and friends. justice will be served. as i am briefing you at this moment, the president is receiving a briefing from the attorney general, bill barr, and the deputy director of the fbi. that is ongoing as i begin this briefing. housefrom the white yesterday. this morning on the "washington journal," we leave our phones open to hear your thoughts on the protests and violence we have been seeing in the past three nights.

that violence, getting worse over the course of those three nights. this is mary alto potomac, maryland. go ahead -- out of potomac, maryland. go ahead. caller: thank you for letting me speak. this is reminiscent to what was happening in the 1960's. it is because trump and his created an environment of hostilities and diverse of nest. the republicans have allowed him to go on doing this. i am a white woman who lived through the 70's, and i don't agree that violence is necessary, but what have they done? they have tried to shut the voices of the minorities in this country, and that is what is causing a lot of this reaction, and i don't believe the guidance that we need to have aydin's -- the guy that says we need to have violence. we don't need violence. all that will do is turn the divisiveness up even more. is havedo need to do

our lawmakers, our congressmen, and people stand up for what is is trump'sot what of -- i can't even go on i'm so upset about it. have arrested that police officer right away and charged him with murder. that is the only thing i think should calm this whole situation down is if they do that. [gasps] host: next is gene out of orange, texas. good morning -- jeannie out of orange, texas. good morning. are you with us? you very well. give us a call back and we will try again. white is in fairfield, california. dwight isd and -- in fairfield california. caller: good morning.

i'm 67 years old, an american african. i am 67 years old and i have seen this evolve. this is all systematic. i'm listening to everybody, hearing people talk of the , thetion of ku klux klan injustice in our criminal etc.ce system, etc., etc., , poverty. what we are losing sight of is why cap are nick kneeled. nickp are minnesota you live to where governor tim walz is holding a press conference. >> nonof