Brit Hume reacts to Trump remarks: President made ‘restoration of order’ the goal, ‘now it needs to happen’ – Fox News

Fox News senior political analystBrit Humetold "Special Report" Monday that President Trump hadset a "pretty strong goal for himself" by committing to bring an end to the riots and violent protests that have rocked dozens of cities across America.

"The president has clearlydecided to align himself withthose that feel that the restoration of order is jobone and everything else issecondary ... ," Hume told host Bret Baier. "It is amazing to see howthis will be received.He set a pretty stronggoal for himself to end therioting, restoration of order,and now it needs to happen forthis to pan out for him."

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Hume was reacting toTrump's announcementin the White House Rose Garden that he is taking immediate action and mobilizing all available federal resources to stop the riots and looting, threatening to deploy the military if states dont send in the National Guard to protests.

Trump made the comments over thesound of teargas beingdeployed in Lafayette Park, just a few hundredyards away from where he spoke, as policein riot gear andhorseback moved protesters away from the vicinity.

"I never thought I would seethis moment where the president[is]speaking in the Rose Garden andthe sights and sounds youdescribe [are] just across the street," Hume told Baier."Just when we thought this year,this amazing year, could notbecome more tumultuous, it nowhas."

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Hume later statedthat those responsiblefor hijacking peaceful protests and organizing the violencehave turned a country united in shock and outrage over the death of George Floyd into a further divided one.

"We saw this hideous image ofthis man having his neck steppedonto his death.I think America was united aboutthat," he said, "but what we are seeing now is notuniting but dividing andthis is the contribution thatthose who have turned this intolooting and rioting have madeagainst, one might suppose, thecause they claim they aresupporting.It is damaging to that cause."

Fox News' Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

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