Former Police Officer Says Trump’s Indictment Made Him Feel the Same Way As When Bin Laden Was Killed
A former police officer says the third indictment of former President Donald Trump left him feeling the same way he felt after the death of Osama bin Laden. During a segment on Tuesday, Michael Fanone, a former D.C…
A former police officer says the third indictment of former President Donald Trump left him feeling the same way he felt after the death of Osama bin Laden.
During a segment on Tuesday, Michael Fanone, a former D.C. police officer who battled with rioters on Jan. 6, said he told an acquaintance, “how proud” he felt after hearing Trump was indicted for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
“I told him how proud I felt to be an American at that moment. Much in the way that I did when I learned that our military had killed Osama bin Laden. I just felt incredibly proud,” Fanone said.
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Host Laura Coates asked, “Those two seem comparable to you? … I’m sorry, I don’t want to cut you off, but why that comparison in particular?”
“Osama bin Laden was a terrorist who committed a horrific act against American people and against our republic. And I believe that Donald Trump is a terrorist who committed horrific acts against the American people,” Fanone answered.
Coates responded, “You can imagine that is a very eyebrow-raising statement, to say the least, the notion of Osama bin Laden in comparison to Donald Trump. It likely speaks to just how deeply you have been concerned and have felt about all of this.”
“But are you concerned that statements like that or the rhetoric surrounding what his role has been is going to cloud people’s view of this indictment as a fair process?” she asked.