Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul opens up about being surrounded by protesters after leaving White House.
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Rioting and chanting
Steve, you can tell that man
Steve. You can tell that man
behind the mask is Rand, Paul, a
bunch of protesters descending
on the Kentucky Senator and his
wife Kelly as they left the
presidents Rnc speech from
the White House.
Actually it was a longer trip
than that. He joins us right now
for his first live interview
since that confrontation
senator good morning.
That looks scary
yeah. You know my wife and
I it was horrific and we had two
women with us who were friends
of ours.
We came out of the speech
Steve at the White House
and we looked into the
street.
Our hotel was right across the
street from the White House,
but he couldnt go because the
mob was already chasing
people down. That chose to go out
that exit, so the secret service
says get on a bus and ride to
the Trump hotel.
So we got on a bus and it took
forty five minutes to get through all
the mobs and we get there safely
and we say well get an uber to
go back where we came from and
we wanted to be dropped off at
the hotel, but a we got close to
it. The streets were blocked and
no one would let us through and
what happened is there was two
blocks and I regret I made this
decision, but I said well
walk the two blocks.
We walked one block, but as we
walked one block, we could see
police in the distance, but
we also saw a mob of about thirty
people marching and yelling.
They all of a sudden saw me
right as we got to the police.
Unfortunately, I dont think we
would have survived. We got to
the policeman and I dont think
recognized me and as they came
closer, they were shouting my
name and the crowd doubled to sixty,
and then it doubled again to one hundred and twenty
and as they were, surround
ing us and it got closer
and closer and everybody kept
pushing back. The policemen were
forming a barricade with their
bodies and I wispered they know
who I am youve got to get
reinforcement its going to
get worse.
He called for reinforcement, but
we didnt get any we waited,
but the crowd was getting bigger
and bigger and pushing in
they were yelling threats.
They were trying to push the
police over to get to me.
They were grabbing at us and it
got worse and worse and worse
and finally, we decided to make
a move.
I said: weve got to move,
theres, not reinforcement. We
have to try to get to the hotel,
which was another block and they
were shouting threats to us to
kill us to hurt us but also
threats, saying shout shouting
say her name and its, like
you couldnt reason with this,
but im. Actually the author
of the Taylor LAW to end no
knock raids. So the irony is lost
on these idiots. They are trying
to kill the person actually
trying to get rid of no knock
raids and they were shouting and
screaming, and really these
people were UN hinged. But I
cant tell you how im not sure
we would have made it so as
were walking sort of
surrounded by the police.
Theyre attempting push the
police over to get to me. So
at one point they push a
policeman backwards. He stumbles
and hes trying to catch his
balance, and I catch the back of
him to stabilize him to make
sure hes. Okay, because hes our
defend
if hes down the mob, is loose on
us and youve, seen the pictures
of what they do to you.
If the police are not there, if
you defund the police, if we
become Portland, if America
becomes Portland whats going
to happen, is people are going to
be pummeled and kicked in the
head and left senseless on
the curb
that would have happened to us? I
promise you had we not had the
d dot c police to support us.
We are thankful. We have police
and weve got to wake up.
We cant have the whole country
we cant, have Joe Biden, rule the
country and have no police.
I mean we cant walk down the
street in D, DOT c safely, now
thats, how bad it is
Steve I saw. One police officer
was actually using his bicycle
to try to keep the crowd back.
He fell into you, you almost
stumbled and fell down.
You and your wife are both okay
right.
We are,
we were unharmed, but you know
its still going on this morning.
Theres still mobs in the street
blocking the streets, and I know
it sounds like over the top to
say that people from out of town-
but I think, were going to
find out that these people are
hired and from out of town.
Specifically, in our case, I
believe they are going to be.
People who are involved with the
attack on us that actually
were paid to come here, are not
from Washington D, DOT c and are
sort of paid to be anarchists.
This is disturbing because
really, if youre inciting a
riot thats a crime, but if
youre paying someone to insight
a riot that person needs to go
to jail as well, but we cant
live this way,
its getting worse and worse,
I like being free to be able to
walk out and go for a walk in
the park.
We cannot go outside now,
its become so dangerous for us,
and I dont hear Joe Biden or
Kamala Harris saying one thing
about the violence.
This mob is their voters.
This is the new Democrat Party
and if we dont resist this
United States is going to become
Portland
were going to become Chicago.
All of these failed cities.
Democrats have run the president
said in his speech.
If we allow them to take over
the White House, we are going to
become Portland. The country
will be on fire, we have to have
law and order and we have to
support the police.
I cant say that strong enough
Steve Senator some of the paper
s today are reporting
that what was being yelled at
you was, as you said, say her
name Brianna Taylor. You know
you said there were obscenities.
I would not like you to repeat
those, but you said there were
threats,
tell us what the threats were.
Well, the threats were to F,
you up, you know to kill
you,
the threats were if they could
get a hold of you, and I truly
believe this with every fiber of
my being had they gotten at us.
They would have gotten us to the
ground
we might not have been killed,
might just have been injured by
being kicked in the head or
kicked in the stomach until we
were senseless, youve seen the
pictures
most of the networks will not
show the pictures of this.
This is happening in all of our
cities and its got to stop and
thank God for the police.
Had we not gotten to the police.
I truly leave that the police
saved our lives and we would not
be here today or wed be in a
hospital today. Had the police
not been there and id like to
thank them if theyre watching
this,
we thanked them last night, but
it was still they were trying
to get people. You know away
from us even in the hotel
people were following us into
the hotel
Steve. Let me ask you this as an
exit question,
given the fact that you said
these people are still on the
streets, protesters are
still on the streets and we
heard from Griff Jenkins about
half an hour ago. Apparently, a
number of businesses in
Washington D, DOT c are boarded up
because they are worried about
trouble going forward.
Does a prominent Republican
like yourself, somebody whose
very recognizable need to have
security to simply walk in the
streets of Washington, D, dot, c
or major cities in America?
Probably yes, from now on,
I dont feel it at home.
At home, people are so friendly.
I can go to the grocery store
and I want to live. You know
the life of a normal person
where I go to the grocery store
and buy groceries or stop at
the minute Mart and at home. I do
feel that, but this also isnt
normal
theres, something going on here.
This is like the FBI needs
involved
Steve. What do you mean
somethings going on senator?
What do you mean?
Youve got a feeling tell us
what you think
my feeling is that there is
interstate criminal traffic
being paid for across state
lines, but you wont know it
unless you arrest them.
Otherwise, you just think. Oh,
these are some normal hoodlums
from a big city.
I promise you that at least some
of the members and the people
who attacked us were not from
d dot c. They flew here on a plane
with fresh new clothes and they
were paid to be here.
It is a crime to do that and it
needs to be traced.
The FBI needs to investigate, but
the only way you can do it is.
You have to arrest people, and
usually we say: oh well, you
didnt get hurt so were not
going to arrest them,
they were inciting a riot and
they would have killed us. Had
the police not been there,
they all need to be arrested, an
im, not saying forever, but
arrested, questioned and say:
where are you staying and the
bills need to be subpoenaed
by a judge to say who paid for
your bill? How did you get
here on a plane and staying
in a fancy hotel and yet youre,
acting like a criminal
somethings going on here and
its much bigger than people?
Think, but the bottom line is we
cant? Let the United States
become Portland and thats? What
my fear is that the United
States is going to be on fire if
we have no police and look
ive been for reform.
Ive authored twenty two criminal
justice reforms they were yell
ing at me
were not going to let you go
alive unless youll say youre
for criminal justice reform and
im. Like you idiot,
you are so dense that you have
no idea that ive been a leading
advocate for criminal justice
reform with President Obama
with President Trump and youre
going to try to kill me and ive
been trying to help the problems.
So this is whats sad but its
such lawlessness. If we have this
kind of lawlessness, I
would say people are going to
get killed.
People have been killed.
You know the former police
chief story was so sorrowful to
listen to his wife that was
killed in St Louis.
The little girl, eight years old,
was shot in the middle of
the day in Atlanta because they
took a wrong turn, but they had
let the mob take over a street
corner. Armed,
we cant let our cities be taken
over by these thugs.
Steve were glad you are safe,
you and your wife Kelly, and we
thank you very much for coming
on to tell us your story
lets see what happens next
lets see if there is some sort
of an investigation or if it.
Transcript generated on 2020-08-28.