Paul Rieckhoff: Convicted war criminals have a “get-out-of-jail-free card” if they “go on Fox News”
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From the November 25, 2019 edition of MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes:
PAUL RIECKHOFF: There are rules of the road. And you're not supposed to hit civilians with your car, you're not supposed to drive off the road and crash into buildings, you're not supposed to speed. And when you do, you're supposed to be held accountable. And that's what happening here, he's taking the rules and throwing them out the window, and sending a message to everyone else in the military, that if you break the rules, you can get out of it. It's a get-out-of-jail-free card if you go on Fox News and make your case. And it weaponizes our military to his advantage. This is a calculated move. I mean, whether it's the dog or Gallagher, he's weaponizing these people and our military because he knows it works with the populist base. There's nothing that appeals to the populist movement and the populist core more than our military. And he's playing that tune over and over again and it's very, very dangerous.