"It was a powerful and moving vigil. And tonight thousands of law enforcement families will gather on the National Mall for a candlelight vigil. It's a tradition of Police Week that dates back to 1962 when President Kennedy designated May 15th as Law Enforcement Officers Day. And I'll just add this, guys, when I was standing at that vigil last night and you saw several dozen members of Congress, it struck me, I couldn't count a single Democrat that was there, and it's a shame that you didn't have bipartisan support for something so important like supporting our law enforcement officers."
"Really?! Wow. I mean, yeah, we counted when we didn't see one. I asked a few people around me that work in the Senate TV gallery and we couldn't find one. You would think there would be one. And when you talk to these law enforcement officers about the anti-law en"
"It was a powerful and moving vigil. And tonight thousands of law enforcement families will gather on the National Mall for a candlelight vigil. It's a tradition of Police Week that dates back to 1962 when President Kennedy designated May 15th as Law Enforcement Officers Day. And I'll just add this, guys, when I was standing at that vigil last night and you saw several dozen members of Congress, it struck me, I couldn't count a single Democrat that was there."
"House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) led the vigil and other Republican lawmakers were in attendance, but Jenkins noted he found no Democratic lawmakers while at the event. The trio sat in stunned silence for a few moments as Jenkins said he tried and failed to find any Democrats at the event."
A Capitol Hill vigil for fallen police officers was led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, with Republican lawmakers in attendance. Griff Jenkins reported that he could not count any Democrats at the event despite seeing several dozen members of Congress. He said he asked people who work in the Senate TV gallery and they also could not find a Democrat present. Jenkins characterized the lack of bipartisan support as a shame given the importance of supporting law enforcement officers. During the broadcast, Brian Kilmeade reacted with surprise, and Ainsley Earhardt responded with shock, followed by brief silence as Jenkins reiterated that no Democrats were found.
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