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  • Dem candidate says 'So What?' to looting 'Burn it to the ground if that's what it takes'

    06/13/2020 7:19:39 AM PDT · by rktman · 17 replies
    wnd.com ^ | 6/12/2020 | WND staff
    A Democratic congressional candidate downplayed looting and arson during a digital campaign event on Tuesday. Responding to a questioner who said she was concerned about the left-wing push to abolish the police, Democratic Texas candidate Kim Olson argued that police departments are overfunded, before pivoting to downplaying looting and arson. Calls for abolishing or defunding the police have come in the wake of protests over George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, video showed. Olson took issue with what she said were snipers on city buildings during a protest in Dallas,...
  • Democratic House candidate Kim Olson: ‘If people loot, so what? Burn it to the ground’

    06/10/2020 6:55:40 PM PDT · by kevcol · 96 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | June 10, 2020 | Emily Larsen
    A leading Democratic candidate in a closely watched House race brushed off looting and arson that occurred during nationwide unrest during protests about racism and police brutality sparked by the death of George Floyd. “What the hell you got snipers on the roof for in a peaceful march? Even if people loot, so what? Burn it to the ground, you know, if that’s what it’s going to take to fix our nation,” retired Air Force Col. Kim Olson said during a live digital event on Tuesday, shown in a clip obtained by the Washington Examiner.