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biden is using his bully pulpit to address public safety. >> i know we expect so much from the law enforcement officers. so, we need to support them here that is why my crime plan to help communities recruit, higher, and trey nationwide more than 100,000 additional officers accountable officers for community policing. the answer is not defined the police. it is fund the police. [applause] we are in a situation of this country where you have to give additional resources to get their job...

But what i think is going on here that the event last night, was it staged? it was rigged, the questions were rigged, the question by anderson cooper were softball questions and you saw what he would wander off and start talking about something unrelated to the question and anderson cooper would gently guide him back toul the question at hand. he saw were anderson cooper and the president were both telling the same lie about fox news. he was encouraging it. i think what that was all about last n...

Town hall with joe biden. but i think what what is going on there is last night, it was staged, it was rigged, the questions were rigged. the questions by anderson cooper where softball questions and you saw where he would wander off and start talking about something unrelated to the question. anderson cooper would gently guide him back to the question at hand. you saw where anderson cooper and the president were both telling the same lie about fox news. he was encouraging it. i think what that ...

>> you can watch into any government with her its the state government, big city government half the people work there and not even notice. if you start to lose the people who actually keep the society functioning than youre in trouble and that of course mean firing cops and ambulance drivers, paramedics freight if you make them leave, things really fall apart. that is exactly what the biden administration has just done. in seattle, one firefighter clearing out his locker he speaks for many. wat...

And start talking about the rats. also, places like baltimore are magnets for corruption. mayor after mayor, administration after administration, comes in and gets people angry but dont do anything about it. the problem in a lot of places -- and you know this from southern california -- theres too much government. too much pension obligation. and then they have to start firing cops. >> darrell: money doesnt go as far in baltimore as it does in more honest governments. but the one thing i go back...

Forth with police. the police chief says hes concerned about the officers use of a closed fist to strike the suspect several times. what do you say about this? >> well, you know, i think its great that were talking about training but, you know, the vast, vast majority of police officers are terrific and work hard and do a great job. a lot -- but a significant portion are terrible and they shouldnt be retrained, they should be fired and they shouldnt be cops in the first place. so, you know, i th...

Think willie, you thought, that language was a bit over the top. and its never quite that simple. and barnicle, youre smirking. so you know it was demagoguery. even though i respect you for holding up your side of the position. do you understand, john? >> i do, but its justifiable on the facts just as it was justifiable back when democrats said when we continue to leave 35 million uninsured in this country, weapon dont fix health care, more people will die. its all true. its true. >> look at bar...

>> >> jamie: christopher, let me pop in for a second. wasnt the stimulus package all about infrastructure. shovel ready projects getting money to people. >> 45% of the stimulus was tax cuts. another 30% of it was aid to states to keep them from firing cops, teachers and nurses. then there was some money that went to infrastructure projects. we need a renewal of our long-term transportation capital budget in this country. the president needs to push for that this year. he needs to find the money ...