LEMON DROP | Rep. Janelle Bynum Says Trump is Waging War On This Country
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So Oregon Congresswoman Janelle Bynum has become a leading voice pushing back against federal overreach. A clip of her recently went viral where she said, flat out, there will be no federal takeover of Portland.
Watch. Now, Congresswoman, how much of a concern is a potential federal takeover in Portland or any other major city? Does that strike any kind of fear in your constituents?
There will be no federal takeover of Portland, Oregon.
Okay, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum, I think we have some issues there.
Now with the National Guard deployed in multiple states and reports of ICE detaining protesters and asylum seekers in Oregon, tensions are rising. Congresswoman Bynum joins us now to discuss what is really happening on the ground in Oregon. Thank you for joining. It's good to see you. How are you?
I'm hanging in there, hanging in there, holding on.
There was no technical glitch in that.
Why is Rep. Janelle Bynum rejecting a federal takeover of Portland?
You had just, you said what you said.
No glitch. You know, I had listened. This is the thing you have to hear. I had listened to a lot of propaganda in the in the run up to that interview, both on News Nation and with ABC. And so by the time we got there, I'm like, this is crazy. We're not going to normalize crazy and we just need to shut it down.
gosh if i were there i'd give you a hug because i get so frustrating don't you get frustrating watching some of the what we you know was referred to as a mainstream media or corporate media now because they they frame these issues and with like normal conversations like it is you know let's discuss this as if this is normal this is not normal what donald trump is doing is not normal
And it's very, in some ways, shallow reporting. Like just yesterday, I was talking with a gentleman on News Nation and, you know, they had their run up and it was getting my blood pressure going. And I told him, like, this feels more like college game day than it does, you know, regular news reporting. Like, I feel like we're about to go into a game and there was the da-na-na-na-na-na-na. And raising your blood pressure, raising your energy level so that you want to go out and fight Antifa, too. And that part was really I think I'm I'm noticing that more and more as I'm talking with more media. It's like, OK, guys, let's do some research.
How did the viral clip of Bynum saying “no federal takeover” spread and resonate?
Let's get what the real issue is on the ground. And let's let's stop like supposing what's happening and actually get what's happening.
I love what you're saying. It's like game day. I call it sports reporting. Now we're on the 50-yard line, and now we're this. And what do you say? What happens? And then people sitting around these panels just fighting with each other. I'm like, what is getting accomplished?
And it's not a game. And this is my point. This is not a game. This is people's lives. So let's talk about the lives. So it's the lives of the people in the community. They were running a clip about how And fentanyl had exploded in Seattle. And they showed people kind of crashed out on the street. And my position is, yes, fentanyl is a problem. We need to fix this problem. But we also need to know that those people who are crashed out on the street are somebody's somebody. Every person has been birthed by a mother and they have people that love them. And so showing them as a part of some sort of propaganda move is, to me, irresponsible journalism.
What concerns do residents have about National Guard deployments in blue states?
That's the first part. The second part is when we're talking about ICE coming into neighborhoods and doing raids and And the lack of structure to all of this. We're talking about infiltrating people's communities where they find safety. I was always taught that your home is the safest place you should be. And to come into someone's home, break down their doors, break down windows when they went in Chicago and they took those kids away from their parents. That is terror. And I'm going to name it.
Isn't that a tyrannical government? And then people, when I, cause I've been reading the constitution, where's my, I've been reading.
They got black people reading the constitution now. Hallelujah.
I know.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:14–1:16
2
Why is Rep. Janelle Bynum rejecting a federal takeover of Portland?
1:16–2:40
3
How did the viral clip of Bynum saying “no federal takeover” spread and resonate?
2:40–3:42
4
What concerns do residents have about National Guard deployments in blue states?
3:42–6:35
5
How does Bynum critique mainstream media coverage of protests and public safety?
6:35–14:16
6
What examples does Bynum give of ICE detentions and alleged federal overreach in Oregon?
14:16–20:41
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