Scott Besson

declined to provide a security detail for me to go into the Minnesota Capitol with the state police.

So he is fomenting chaos because there is substantial waste, fraud, and abuse.

My job as Treasury Secretary is to investigate that.

And I think that this chaos is going out there.

And again, I am sorry that this gentleman is dead.

but he did bring a 9mm semi-automatic weapon with two cartridges to what was supposed to be a peaceful protest.

I think that there are a lot of paid agitators who are genning things up, and the governor has not done a good job of tamping this down.

for the Veterans Administration, and there's no evidence that he brandished the gun whatsoever.

In fact, it appears that he was disarmed before he was... But he brought a gun.

He brought a gun.

Have you ever gone to a protest, Jonathan?

I mean, we do have a Second Amendment in this country that... Jonathan, have you ever gone to a protest?

I mean... Have you gone to a protest?

I mean, I've... No, actually, as a reporter covering it... Okay, I've been to a protest.

Guess what?

I didn't bring a gun.

I brought a billboard.

Okay.

Secretary Besson, thank you.

Who am I, father, that the gods should war for my soul?