AG Barr destroys media for bias reporting of the Portland riots: ‘Anyone with eyes can see what’s happening’

Portland, OR– Since the violent protests
began across the nation over 100 days ago, major media outlets have
reported a bias view of what is actually taking place.

Anyone who actually wants to look, will see the insane violence,
vandalism, looting, and attacks taking place on police
officers. 

Attorney General William Barr is no longer remaining silent on
the issue, and called out the media platforms on Sunday August
9th. 

According to
Breitbart, Barr said on Fox News Channel’s “Life, Liberty
& Levin†that he has been “appalled†by the blatant
violence seen in Portland but lamented that the “partisanâ€
mainstream media are feeding Americans a “lie†when it comes to
what they show on their cable stations.

‘Anyone with eyes can see
what’s happening.’
#BlackLivesMatter
#establishmentmedia
#liberalmedia
#mediabias
#mediawatch
#Riot
#USnews
#WilliamBarr https://t.co/Yyd1FJ0eh1

— The Western Journal (@WestJournalism)
August 10, 2020

Barr told host Mark Levin:

“They are projecting a narrative,â€

He went on to say:

“When the word narrative came into currency, I knew we
were in trouble because the word narrative really suggests there is
no objective truth.

There is no real story of what happened, it’s just
everyone has their own narrative, and you get to then the press can
justify presenting a story that doesn’t really correspond to the
objective truth, but it’s our narrative. We have a narrative. You
have a narrative.â€

He continued:

“I’ve been appalled … on this violence because
it’s happening right out in the streets,â€

Finally he said:

“Anyone with eyes can see what’s happening. They see
the violence. They see these groups of agitators and their black
outfits, their helmets and their shields, which, incidentally, have
the hammer and sickle on them most of the time, are rushing the
police, causing violence, throwing rocks, people showing up with
the rocks and frozen bottles.

That’s happening. That’s happening in front of
people.

You don’t see it on any of the national news. You
don’t see it on the networks. You don’t see it on the cable
stations. And yet you hear about these peaceful demonstrators, so
it’s a lie. The American people are being told a lie by the
media.â€

It is refreshing to hear a politician speaking the truth, and
openly discuss the “unpopular†facts about what is actually
taking place. 

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William Barr has not only spoken up about the reality of the
riots, but he also openly supports police officers, again, an
“unpopular†thing to do in today’s society.

VIRGINIA – It sure is nice to have an
Attorney General who actually loves law enforcement.

United States Attorney General, William Barr, the top cop in the
United States, drove past a pro-police rally in Virginia on August
6th.  Instead of just waving and passing by, he decided he needed
to stop and personally thank the group for their support.

That time you’re driving in
Virginia and the Attorney General spots a group of people in front
of a police precinct showing their support for the police.

AG to FBI Detail: “Can we make a quick U-Turn? I want to jump
out and thank those people.â€

Watch!
#SoundOn 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/3atSicAgdC

— Kerri Kupec DOJ (@KerriKupecDOJ)
August 7, 2020

Kerri Kupec, a spokeswoman for Barr said that they were driving
by when the group was noticed by the Attorney General.  She said
that Barr asked his security detail:

“Can we make a quick U-Turn?  I want to jump out and
thank those people.†

Kupec tweeted:

“That time you’re driving in Virginia and the
Attorney General spots a group of people in front of a police
precinct showing their support for the police.†

People in the group were standing in front of the local police
department holding signs in support of law enforcement.  Some of
the signs read “Back the Blue and “They give their lives for
you.†

In the video from Kupec, one of the people in the crowd can be
heard saying “we love you.†

Others are telling him they were supportive of his testimony and
thought he did well.

The woman was referring to the latest testimony in which

Barr backed up President Trump’s decision on sending in
federal police in Portland to defend federal property.  Barr also
commented that the riots occurring were an “assault on the
government of the United States.†

Barr stated that the riots and those that participate in them
“hijacked legitimate demonstrations against police brutality.†
He further added:

“Every night for the past two months a mob of hundred
of rioters have laid siege to the federal courthouse and other
nearby federal property.

He said it was nothing short of war.

“The rioters have come equipped for fighting.  Armed
with powerful slingshots, tasers, sledgehammers, saws, knives,
rifles, and explosive devices.†

Barr continued:

“Largely absent from these scenes of destruction are
even superficial attempts by the rioters to connect their actions
to George Floyd’s death or any legitimate call for reform.  Nor
could such brazen acts of lawlessness plausibly be justified by a
concern that police officers in Minnesota or elsewhere defied the
law.†

Barr specifically touched on racial tensions following the
murder of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer.  He
also acknowledged racial discrimination that was rampant in laws
and in police agencies throughout the country many years ago. 

Barr stated his belief that regardless of what the laws are that
black Americans tend to feel a “deeper, lingering concern that,
in encounters with police…they will be treated with greater
suspicion than a white person would under the
circumstances.†

His belief is that this feeling of mistrust will erode over time
and that the system in and of itself is not racist. 

Barr also pointed out that there is a significant issue
concerning members of the black community killing other black
people.  He believes this issue is more pressing than any complaint
on police brutality issue. 

He points out that the leading cause of death for young black
men is homicide, not at the hands of the police, but from their
community. 

Barr stated that 90% of the young black men killed each year as
at the hands of another black man.  He added in his belief, “Each
of those lives matter.†

Going against popular opinion, Barr has recently pushed for
investment into police forces throughout the country instead of the
defunding movement pushed by democratic leaders.  Barr participated
in an interview with
ABC News said:

“But I think we have to think about more investment in
the police. 

“Now part of it, as you say, is that the police are
being called on to do more and more.  Deal with mental illness,
deal with homelessness, deal with drug addiction where they don’t
have the training and…the expertise sometimes to deal with
it.†

 

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