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Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., doubled down on Sunday when pressed by CBS host Margaret Brennan on whether he wanted to use the language he did in his call for President Donald Trump to send in troops to help quell the rioting in Los Angeles.
“You wrote an op-ed supporting President Trump’s decision to send in federalized national guard troops and active-duty marines to California. You referred to it as the threat from the radical left, a show of force to end the right and talked about communities being terrorized. Given the amount of tension in the country right now, is that really the language to use?”
Cotton wrote that he was also planning on introducing new legislation that would “stiffen penalties for rioters who attack law enforcement” and “make riot-related crimes a deportable offense.”
He added the current Republican budget bill provides additional funding for immigration authorities to deport criminal illegal immigrants.
“These ideas are basic common sense, but as was the case five years ago, the Democrats haven’t learned. It isn’t ‘inflammatory,’ as [California Gov. Gavin] Newsom claimed, to enforce federal law, stand with law enforcement and protect civilians. It’s necessary to keep the peace.” Cotton wrote.
Fox News’ Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
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