00:04Well good morning everyone. Let me say up front, the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis
00:12policeman is a horrible crime. The officers on the scene that day should be held accountable
00:18for his murder. It is a tragedy that we have seen repeat itself too many times. With great
00:26sympathy, I want to extend the deepest of condolences to the family and friends of George Floyd
00:34from me and the department. At times, however, the United States military is asked in support
00:42of governors and law enforcement to help maintain law and order so that other Americans can exercise
00:48their rights free from violence against themselves or their property. That is what thousands of
00:55guardsmen are doing today in cities across America. It is not something we seek to do,
01:02but it is our duty and we do it with the utmost skill and professionalism. I did know that
01:10following the president's remarks on Monday evening that many of us were going to join President
01:14Trump and review the damage in Lafayette Park and at St. John's Episcopal Church. What I
01:21was not aware of was exactly where we were going when we arrived at the church and what the plans
01:27were once we got there. It was also my aim and General Milley's to meet with and thank the members
01:33of the National Guard who were on duty that evening in the park. It wasn't until yesterday afternoon
01:38that we determined it was a National Guard helicopter that hovered low over a city block in D.C.
01:44Within an hour or so of learning of this, I directed the Secretary of the Army to conduct an inquiry
01:49to determine what happened and why and a report back to me.
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