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July 18, 2016

Fox News Host Calls Out Fmr. Gov. Bobby Jindal for Saying "All Lives Matter"
 
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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. This begins with Fox News' Shepard Smith.

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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