Tucker Carlson calls Minneapolis protests against police brutality “a form of tyranny”

Carlson: “The strong and the violent oppress the weak and the unarmed. It is oppression”

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Citation From the May 27, 2020, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight:

TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): That's what rioting looks like. It happened last night, as you can see, it's happening right now. We want to be clear, we're not showing you these pictures to defend the behavior of individuals on the Minneapolis police department. We're not. We are defending society itself. Rioting is the one thing you don't want. 

Ugly opinions, police brutality, officious birdwatchers, rude entitled ladies walking their dogs in big city parks -- all of that is bad, but none of it is nearly as bad as what you just saw.

The indiscriminate use of violence by mobs is a threat to every American of all colors and backgrounds and political beliefs. Democracy cannot exist when people are rioting. Rioting is a form of tyranny. The strong and the violent oppress the weak and the unarmed. It is oppression.