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Fox News Host Calls Out Fmr. Gov. Bobby Jindal for Saying “All Lives Matter”

HeadlineJul 18, 2016

Meanwhile, in the wake of Sunday’s fatal shooting of three police officers, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump repeated his claim that he is the law and order candidate, while Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the attack was “an assault on all of us.” In May, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed a so-called Blue Lives Matter law, which expands Louisiana’s hate crimes statute to include police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel. Following the shooting, multiple politicians used the phrases “Blue Lives Matter” and “All Lives Matter,” including former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal.

Bobby Jindal: “We’ve got to say that all lives matter. It doesn’t matter what color you are—black, white, brown, red. It doesn’t matter. All lives matter. We’ve got to protect and value our police.”

Shepard Smith: “Governor, you know that that phrase you just used is one that’s seen by many as derogatory, right? And I just wonder why it is that you use that phrase, when there’s a certain segment of the population that believes it’s a real dig on them?”

Bobby Jindal: “Well, Shepard, it’s not meant to be. The point is this: We’ve got to move beyond race.”

In response, some Fox News viewers called for Shepard Smith to be fired.

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