00:00After DHS officers shot and killed two American citizens this past January, you
00:05joined top administrative officials in publicly blaming and disparaging the
00:11victims. Following the killing of Renee Goode, Secretary Noem called her a
00:15domestic terrorist. You, sir, you called Alex Preddy, quote, a deranged individual
00:21that came in to cause max damage. Could we expect those kinds of quick responses
00:29if you are confirmed as Secretary? Would you be basically, well, you did, you responded
00:34as Secretary Noem. Are we going to just expect that same behavior all over again?
00:37No, Senator. I have a deep amount of respect for you. We've had our differences, but I
00:41do respect you. I think I said this privately when we had a conversation. Those words
00:47probably should have been retracted. I shouldn't have said that, and as Secretary, I wouldn't.
00:51The investigation is ongoing, and there is, like I said, there's sometimes going to make
00:56a mistake, and I'll own it. That one, I went out there too fast. I was responding
01:00immediately without the facts. That's my fault. That won't happen, as Secretary.
01:04So you regret that statement?
01:06I already said that. Yes, sir.
01:07Would you want to apologize to the family of Alex Preddy?
01:11Well, sir, I just said I regret those statements.
01:14Is that the same as an apology?
01:16I haven't seen the investigation. We'll let the investigation go through, and if I'm
01:20proven wrong, then I will absolutely.
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