Anti-racism protesters in Bristol, England, pulled down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston and dumped it into the nearby harbor. Police say they are looking at video footage to identify the people responsible.
Acting Homeland Security secretary defends federal law enforcement action against protestersActing U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf on May 19 Alex Wong/Getty Images
“I think we took the right action,” Wolf told Fox News, adding the number of violent protests and rioting diminished during the week. He said federal officials deserve credit because of the early action taken by the administration. “It’s not by happenstance. It’s not by chance. It’s because we took early action.”
When asked if having active duty military members on standby in DC was “overkill,” Wolf responded, “We were taking measurable progress,” when that “violent protesting and the looting and rioting were out of control.”
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