'Don't Wag Your Finger At DHS': Sebastian Gorka Dismisses Claims That DHS Funding Cuts Were Mistake

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During an interview with CNN's Brianna Keilar on Sunday, Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States Sebastian Gorka answered a question about funding cuts to programs at the Department of Homeland Security.

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00:00To that point, DHS cut funding to the Minnesota Department of Safety and the Hennepin County

00:05Sheriff's Office in July that is the kind of funding that's used to assess and manage

00:12mass violence threats like these. Was that a mistake and should it be reinstated?

00:18The same state of Minnesota that actually enacted gun-free zones that we know this

00:27killer actually favored in his manifesto, in his videos. He studied the Aurora shooter's policy

00:36of looking for sites where individuals were not allowed to legally carry and protect themselves.

00:42So I'd start not with the policies coming out of a Department of Homeland Security that gets

00:47the threat. I was with Governor Noem just a few days ago and I concentrate on those municipalities

00:53and those governors like Tim Walz who do what? Disarm honest citizens who could protect lives

01:02and save lives. Let's start there.

01:04But these kinds of things happen everywhere. And you're talking about giving people off-ramps,

01:09which seems like it would require assessing threats. That's funding for assessing threats.

01:15Should that have another look at it so that it could be reinstated for assessing threats?

01:21I don't believe that the federal government is the answer for mental health issues, okay?

01:30What about for assessing threats? You're in the business of assessing threats.

01:33Can I finish my answer, please? Can I finish my answer?

01:36If we want to look for solutions, I believe in subsidiarity as a conservative. I believe problems

01:44should be solved at the point closest to the people affected by that problem. I would look to the town,

01:51to the city, to the county, or to the state because they know the threats in their communities better.

01:58Don't wag your finger at DHS. DHS is doing an incredible job right now keeping America safe by getting rid of illegals

02:05from this country, more than 1.6 million, thanks to Governor Noem, thanks to Tom Homan,

02:12thanks to Stephen Miller. Don't look to D.C. to solve local problems.

02:17That kid had mental issues for at least four years, from 17 to 21.

02:23Why wasn't somebody in the community helping him? Because they didn't get a grant from DHS.

02:28That's risible. That's laughable.

02:32Sebastian Gorka, we thank you for being with us.

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