John Kennedy Asks Attorney General Merrick Garland If He Owns And Has Ever Fired A Gun

At Wednesday's Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned AG Merrick Garland about guns.
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[@fredlong9745]

I guess if I had 24 hour security I wouldn't need to carry a gun

[@user-iy6de7qi1r]

They plan on giving us 24 hour security.

[@rleon8183]

@@user-iy6de7qi1r If he had 24 Hour Security Guards with guns, that's practically the same as Garland having a gun but using it through another person.

[@ghosty426]

​@@user-iy6de7qi1r Yeah, using the foreign army they brought inside our country.

[@wildbikerbill6530]

How easy for those who have 24 hour security to say the rest of us shouldn't have guns. How very thoughtful of them to have made very sure they will pay no personal price for being wrong.

[@user-iy6de7qi1r]

@@wildbikerbill6530 More than fifty years ago, my dad and I took a dog to the pound, downtown southside of Chicago and we got robbed at gunpoint, car stolen, me tossed out in the street. I was about twelve, ordered a "Lincoln derringer kit" and have been carrying ever since. I spent twenty in the Marines and it sticks in my craw idiots think I need training to carry a gun after defending them the best years of my life. I don't expect a peaceful resolution of our differences. Semper Fi! John McClain, GySgt, USMC, ret.

[@marysumner2516]

Way too many people making and passing laws for things they know nothing about!

[@crdorado1195]

AMEN!!!

[@davidcarlen8363]

And not elected to do so

[@marysumner2516]

@@davidcarlen8363 Appointed and "installed", like toilets!

[@samj1185]

not 'laws'. only Congress can make laws. The DOJ is issuing 'rules'. They're changing definitions to do so and they'll most likely lose this one in court too.

[@timothybond100]

YUP

[@NoamPitlick-bg8kw]

It’s so good not to see Garland on the Supreme Court.

[@mantia39]

I agree. However, in retrospect, if he HAD gotten on the SCOTUS, he could have been better "controlled"... Fact is,he's still eating those sour grapes,and he's exacting his revenge on us!

[@Mightiflier]

Mitch McConnel did that one thing right!

[@veryoldjohnson]

WHY was he nominated?

[@allgrainbrewer10]

@@veryoldjohnsonBarry was destroying us from within

[@jim-oq9px]

yeah that's an understatement

[@hartfischer5509]

He always needs more money to persecute the opposition. He is as evil as it gets.

[@douglemay7989]

He is not attacking your golden idol.

[@fleatactical7390]

@@douglemay7989 What world are you living in, 🤡?

[@johnhoran9840]

@@douglemay7989 Ba'al and Molech are often presented as golden idols. That's who you Lefties worship, Ba'al and Molech.

[@johnhoran9840]

@clintoncannon4507 Self-worship is preferable.

[@matthew1935]

​​@@johnhoran9840self worship? sounds like a regular night for me -looks over at bottle of lotion and tissues-

[@jeffcotner8304]

Tell him not to worry they also have 24-hour security when he goes to prison

[@allancarel8511]

not for epstien

[@roytsusui1761]

Unfortunately that will NEVER happen 😭🐍😡🤬🤢🤮

[@looloo6322]

Nobody from this current criminal administration will see a second behind bars, if the republicans take over they don't have the balls to go after the left. I'm sure somewhere there is a picture of them with 16 year old boys on vacation in the islands, or they fell for the honey trap and they are owned.

[@jimvac77]

Keep dreaming.

[@southtexasprepper1837]

He most surely will.

[@orosalsero]

Garland should be denied any US security protection as well as any anti-America individual.

[@edwardmille8879]

So they're going to take away Trump's secret service detail I hope so

[@user-qi5jn1tr3k]

Bite your tongue. Garland is the Attorney General and has served as a judge.

[@electricjoke]

​@@user-qi5jn1tr3khe is worthless. Thank God he never got on supreme Court.

[@douglemay7989]

@@user-qi5jn1tr3k Donald was sent from heaven, he is above the law. We need to take the government apart, because God said so.

[@mullhollandmace7271]

@@user-qi5jn1tr3k Served as Biden's Gestapo.

[@MarMite820]

Do you have 24 Hr security says it all ✅

[@chuckc7375]

Seriously that little wimp shooting a gun,? he’s probably afraid of his own shadow.

[@bradpaul9718]

Wimp? Garland is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and he's an ex Army Ranger. He single handedly took out three Russian spetsnaz in hand to hand combat. He hates guns now because it reminds him of all the killing he had to do in combat. Look it up on wikipedia

[@johneasler9967]

And? Doesn't mean anything

[@chuckc7375]

@@bradpaul9718 Merrick Garland was never in the military and doesn’t have a black belt in Ju-Jitsu , I googled it , so you’re wrong Mr.Paul.

[@escaped1534]

​@@bradpaul9718 Great sarcasm, or you're a terrible LIAR! Went from HS to Harvard, and was never in the military!! You must be a "tribesman?!"

[@robertthomas7239]

​@bradpaul9718 God,I hope this is sarcasm.

[@ecduzitgood]

Defund the corrupt DOJ.

[@Maintainingabadtrip]

The entire DOJ is corrupt now because…..?

[@MATTINCALI]

whole government, freemasons having authority over anyone, is gross at best.

[@loriematthews6418]

Absolutely agree... Sickening.

[@gusmc2220]

need to institute the Javier Milei model of governance for multiple alphabet agencies _"FUERA!"_

[@LRRPFco52]

I tried looking up where the Dee Oh Jay gets its authority and enumerated powers within the Constitution and there is no mention of it. Doesn't exist.

[@carolcharters4878]

HE ALWAYS STUTTERS WHEN HE IS LYING

[@mitchellrothschild8592]

Good observation. I felt that intuitively, but you nailed him

[@ahhamartin]

But he always stutters....oh I get it.

[@u2mister17]

@@ahhamartin 57 Million (retired and current) government union/pension workers and not one dime added to IRS income revenue.

[@kansaskristi]

@@u2mister17mind boggling isn’t it?? Yet few see it. How many security people do we have guarding unelected bureaucrats?? I’d like to know?

[@ralphpeed3596]

He stutters all the time, so he must be always lying.

[@redtail564]

Criminals don't follow gun laws.

[@adirondacker007]

Just like wolves don't abide by leash laws. Keep your powder dry.

[@redtail564]

@@adirondacker007 I mean it's true. Look at Mexico. It's illegal to own a gun, yet the cartels are running weapons like a private army. And Canada gun crimes have gone up after they banned guns.

[@GamerGateVeteran]

Should have followed up with "Would you be comfortable doing the things you are doing, and pushing for the things you are pushing for, if you didnt have 24/7 personal security?" But we already know the answer to that. Make Tarring & Feathering Great Again

[@fmpabxx7834]

"Well senator I can't say what I would or would not be pushing for if I didn't have 24 hour security because I'm not currently in that situation,so I can't answer that".

[@jackjd9954]

Kennedy always does a great job of making these idiots look and sound scared, keep up the great work brother

[@apeflawless]

You think Forbes is going to show when Kennedy is the idiot?

[@austinhoner5389]

And when is that ​@@apeflawless

[@thomaspittler6353]

​@@apeflawless THAT'S NOT WHAT FORBES DOES... They want to be the NEW LEADERS IN Right Wing News... They screwed up keeping orange Jesus on the list of the richest people and there is nowhere to go but down...

[@goldbud2287]

@@apeflawless Certainly liberal media would, yet I’ve never seen that either

[@ilikeducksable]

😂 You’re cheerleading him thinking he’s on your side, when these hearings are just for show, just for talking points for citizens to root for their political team. Much like next day’s sports highlights. How have the laws he’s introduced/sponsored actually impacted your life? Or do you just pay attention to the theatre while all the politicians just let the defense/oil industry walk out the back with billions for foreign wars?

[@glassontherocks]

That squeaky little mouse Garland took Student Deferments to avoid the draft. I joined the Marines to avoid the draft.

[@wendielangborders4116]

Jimmy Carter rejects

[@garyjackson3531]

Thank you for your service. Semper Fidelis.

[@ahhamartin]

I turned 18 on Parris Island. When I came home on leave, I had a notice I the mail reminding me I had neglected to sign up for selective service....

[@glassontherocks]

@@ahhamartin I got a letter in Guam on my way home that had been following me around since I was in Boot Camp.

[@glassontherocks]

@@garyjackson3531Semper Fi and you are welcome.

[@tedbaxter5234]

He’s guarded by men with guns at our expense. He doesn’t want us to be able to guard ourselves or our families in the dangerous world of increasing threats he just mentioned. Incredible.

[@trevorjarvis3050]

Their hypocrisy is enraging and disgusting!

[@chinook7928]

And the ones that he and his department have created…..

[@jamescook7713]

Garland thinks he's so much more important than us commoners.

[@jkb4240]

Best thing ever done for this country was keeping Garland off the Supreme Court

[@user-un3is9ej5h]

AMEN !!!

[@user-pe1zs2pn4n]

I will second that AMEN!!!

[@brionhannan1204]

Bingo! I'm a government employee/ elected official, I now need / am entitled to protection. You The People are not. Wrong.

[@dannibble]

Yeah most people don't have to worry about assassination attempts. We've seen prosecutors assassinated throughout US history. Those guards are trained and licensed. Not randoms off the street.

[@heaven-is-real]

rules for thee not for me entitlement

[@brionhannan1204]

@@dannibble So, there is no crime in your area of the US? How utopian.

[@dannibble]

@@brionhannan1204 lmao nobody is gonna show up at my house and assassinate me because of my job. Stop pretending organized crime doesn't go after prosecutors. Also nobody is saying don't own a firearm. We're just saying, let's actually work a little harder to keep them from criminals.

[@brionhannan1204]

@@dannibble Oh well dang! When ya clear it up, YES, I agree! Criminals don't need guns.

[@danaday7266]

Love Senator Kennedy ..he always uses the Matlock approach when he questions a witness 💖

[@rah2287]

Kennedy wants to give your hard earned tax dollars to Ukraine. Screw Kennedy.

[@Dan-fh1kh]

I love how he asks the question then looks up over his glasses 😂😂

[@benhunter8551]

I never watched Matlock. But I did watch 'Columbo', which Kennedy kind of reminds me of.

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Doesn't he though? Senator Kennedy's a smart, savvy Southern lawyer right out of Central Casting! I HATE to be a defendant if he was the prosecuting attorney!

[@douglemay7989]

@@Dan-fh1kh Very easily amused, likes shiny objects.

[@jerrywagner4690]

Never picked up anything heavier than his check.

[@DJPLAST2]

I heard a good start on the topic, I think we need to take it further and ask, I mean tell, all departments to figure out how to operate on 3% less each year until we get the budget balanced! That should be a wake up call to all of Washington!

[@imhere7563]

Great Stuff Mr. Kennedy! Get After It! 🇺🇸

[@PincheChineaux]

Goodness, Senator Kennedy you are amazing

[@theokrueger6286]

He has 24/7 security that he doesn’t pay for, we pay for it through our taxes and yet this JA does not want you to have any personal security such as a firearm. You pay to protect a man that doesn’t want o allow you to protect yourself. Yeah, let that one sink in because this is true for every federal politician and president past, present and future.

[@philpeterson7182]

Merrick Garland was nearly a SCOTUS justice...let that sink in.

[@presidentpotato222]

Blocking his getting to be on the Court .. was the only thing that has .. set back the Fall of The USA by a few years

[@debbiearnold6230]

Kennedy… True for truth! True American lover 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸

[@donnascearce4270]

Kennedy is a delight❤

[@jeffcotner8304]

Can we get done with all the inquiries and all the questions and just get to the locking up part

[@user-sl3uz2yb1e]

Bout time

[@jimhughes1070]

💪💪💪💪😭

[@RoastBeefSandwich]

None of these people will ever face consequences. The investigations are just for show.

[@johnsmith6368]

Never going to happen

[@jimhughes1070]

@@johnsmith6368 I know right 😡

[@christopherjones3131]

He runs a Department, but doesn't know how much of a budget they have......Great Choice for a Leader.

[@douglemay7989]

I am sure that number is crucial to his job on a daily basis. The sign behind his desk has the budget figures on it, in case he forgets during lunch.

[@JohnHynes_at_lookituplive]

Where does the money go? Transparency!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;

[@leanidvalasevich6991]

God bless you Senator Kennedy 🙏

[@jimvac77]

You really believe any of these pols cares about anything besides their own welfare? Interesting.

[@Doing_Time]

We need to pass an amendment against using public funds for the security of all elected officials and justices and against any such officials and police officers being granted any special arms rights not granted to ordinary citizens. Watch how quickly the hypocrites start caring about our rights to self defense again.

[@billfreeman7300]

You are absolutely correct.

[@lsctron]

Spot on

[@douglemay7989]

When do you get out?

[@majorlagg9321]

Whenever I needed something and didn't have the money, I had to do without. No one printed money for me.

[@Qingeaton]

And they call Social Security benefits an 'entitlement'.

[@deborahwilliams9334]

Point well made, Senator Kennedy ❤

[@brownro214]

Garland is incompetent and totally unprepared for his testimony. He can make his prepared remarks and answer softball questions from the Dems but when it comes to tough issues he can’t answer. Not knowing the current budget of his department is inexcusable.

[@user-iy6de7qi1r]

He's not incompetent, he's a political worm, this is how they slide bloated budgets and poor work, just bluster is through. We never get the true details because they worm out of it, like they did back in school.

[@dorothylane1598]

It's really hard to answer questions, when you're a born liar!

[@EZ_EMPIRE]

Do you wanna know something that tripped me out though sometimes you see all these people out here always saying that they got the devil you gotta be careful. They do exorcism and all kinds of stuff and you see all these videos with people acting demonic, and people are always ready to accept it. They would be like yeah yeah you must be possessed or not but other people out there you know,, and then somebody comes and Says gods spirit or Jesus is in them , nobody want to believe them and go around saying they are crazy, it's like how you think God and Jesus can do the devil it's like they believe in the devil more than they believe in God, that doesn't sense right! Like all the exorcisms and evil spirits is easier to believe in then god's spirit being in them!!!!! lol but he is in all of us we are all one with god and we are all the little atoms (Adam's) that make up the whole body lol everyone wants to read between the lines in the Bible and try to figure it out but the Bible is very literal, all you have to do it look up the origin of every word like where that word came from and the original definition and meaning as a noun not a verb and , remember that in the beginning was the word and the word was god, so that means that the first definition is what he meant by that word because that's the first time that word was created all the words so the first definition is what he went by all the other definitions were after he already wrote and created the word or words, lol elementary but people just try to manipulate it to control people!!! -Edward F. Serna

[@EZ_EMPIRE]

Do you wanna know something that tripped me out though sometimes you see all these people out here always saying that they got the devil you gotta be careful. They do exorcism and all kinds of stuff and you see all these videos with people acting demonic, and people are always ready to accept it. They would be like yeah yeah you must be possessed or not but other people out there you know,, and then somebody comes and Says gods spirit or Jesus is in them , nobody want to believe them and go around saying they are crazy, it's like how you think God and Jesus can do the devil it's like they believe in the devil more than they believe in God, that doesn't sense right! Like all the exorcisms and evil spirits is easier to believe in then god's spirit being in them!!!!! lol but he is in all of us we are all one with god and we are all the little atoms (Adam's) that make up the whole body lol everyone wants to read between the lines in the Bible and try to figure it out but the Bible is very literal, all you have to do it look up the origin of every word like where that word came from and the original definition and meaning as a noun not a verb and , remember that in the beginning was the word and the word was god, so that means that the first definition is what he meant by that word because that's the first time that word was created all the words so the first definition is what he went by all the other definitions were after he already wrote and created the word or words, lol elementary but people just try to manipulate it to control people!!! -Edward F. Serna

[@mordantvistas4019]

24 hour security says it all. Kennedy knew the answers before he asked them, lol.

[@_wokeweaklingscryoverwords_]

If he has a Gun, then he has no right to tell Law Abiding Citizens to not own a Gun.

[@fromalongtimeago]

Either his own firearm or a firearm that protects him... He and the government have no right to infringe or suggest gun control when there is the 2nd amendment

[@cccc7666]

Perhaps if he is a private citizen but as a public offical he forges some of his rights to privacy

[@swashkiv7509]

He said he DIDNT have one

[@ajm5007]

When did he ever do that?

[@VernLeRoy1962]

More Proof these non Gun owners want more Gun Control, But we have Enough Gun Laws, We need to take a few billion of Mr. Garlands Budget & spend it on Mental Health help for People in Prisons for gun/drug rehabilitation. We need more Mental health Departments, they should Cut Garland's budget & spend the money elsewhere.

[@scottmccutcheon9828]

@VernLeRoy1962 "More proof these non Gun owners want more gun control....." True, and along with that you can be sure they are after far, FAR, more than that, regardless their hollow rhetoric they spew forth in an effort to put people's mind at ease. Merely examine the language they use in their Bills. Can you definitively describe "gun violence?" Before you attempt to, doesn't that term, "gun violence," imply that a "gun," ANY gun, has the capability to rise up all by itself and commit an act of violence against anybody? Another example : Are you able to definitively describe an "assault weapon?" Before you attempt to, I'll share a true story with you. Some years ago a former colleague of mine (now deceased, may God keep his soul in peace) got together with other colleagues and friends at a bar on a Friday night. I don't know all the specific details, but, apparently a couple of other guys stirred up a ruckus at the bar. My former colleague got caught up in the mayhem simply by being at the wrong place at the wrong time. He was hit up side the head with a full bottle of beer wielded by one of the miscreants that stirred up the ruckus. My former colleague was pronounced dead at the scene. Was that full bottle of beer merely that, or, in the heat of that unfortunate moment did it become an "assault weapon?" Many of our (s)elected "representatives" in the [ _ D _ ] _ istrict of [ _ C _ ] _ riminals , as you know, are "lawyers" of the most miscreant kind, including the one, supposedly, representing the district where I reside in far West Texas, Ms. Escobar. I hold her in the same ill - estime as the miscreant individual that rodded the life of my former colleague. My sentiment for Garland is none the less. Same goes for all those of his ilk. Representatives and bureaucrats of that ilk are more slimy than greased swine in a wrestling contest, and, regretfully, I'm insulting the swine by using them in the comparison. I don't hold that level of animus toward all attorneys, I know many fine ones. But many, if not most, of the "lawyers" ensconced in the beltway, and throughout the whole of our "govern - ment" are of a truly "special" ilk. And while there are some things I wholeheartedly disagree with Kennedy on (to the point of wondering who's side he's really on), I applaud his ability to thoroughly (and rightly so) eviscerate miscreants such as Garland, and others, particularly the nominees for the federal courts. It's rather humorous to watch them piss and sh!t themselves while they attempt to stammer through an answer they just yanked out of their posterior in hopes that all watching will believe them. They can all GFT! Lol! PEACE and be well!

[@dalesuhre6522]

A man, with 24-hour security, once you to give up your guns so you can't have 24-hour security.

[@mmhthree]

In a country where they refuse to prosecute actual violent criminals who get released within a day.

[@angiebuco5189]

We usually have 2 gun shows a year this weekend has been the 4th so far. Americans dont feel safe with this president

[@douglemay7989]

Funny how violent crime increased immediately after Trump's inauguration, and how it has gone down since we ejected him.

[@lindamccay8609]

Dont give him any more money

[@kratz57x]

STOP paying agencies NOT to do their f'n job!

[@patriotsunited8947]

24 hour security...what does that cost us?

[@Tom-yo7zf]

A lot of tough talk no action

[@danburns3759]

If I had 24 hour security, I would still carry. I trust my life to no one and I am my last line of defense. That is my right.

[@billfreeman7300]

Totally agree.

[@jimmyspruill5400]

AMEN BROTHER!!!!!

[@JoseHerrera-vs8nv]

Not Last Line of Defense, FIRST Line of Defense !

[@BrianRayner-cz8rh]

The only thing you manage to go after is president Trump no more money

[@user-qi5jn1tr3k]

Trump convicted for treason.

[@robertwieland5958]

How can Garland not know the answers to those easy questions?

[@YohoPublications]

People with round-the-clock security always want to disarm those who don't have it!

[@gabrielnilo6101]

Imagine asking for money like he did: "I don't know how much money we have but I want more" INSANE.

[@Jaco3688]

Senator Kennedy should have specified as to whether Garland had fired a real gun vs a cap gun

[@billfreeman7300]

Lol.very true.

[@prodgers71]

A man with 24/7 security (paid for by taxpayers) claims that if he doesn't have a gun to protect himself, then nobody needs a gun to protect themselves. Great reasoning!

[@bradmiller9993]

Oh the irony of calling these people the DOJ.

[@markscott6090]

Garland is such a sniveling political tool.

[@3PercentNeanderhal]

I'll not be disarmed.

[@wendielangborders4116]

Garland is 🤮 political

[@phiksit]

LowBarr wasn't? please

[@JojoB0725]

You should definitely know the answer to any of those questions.

[@ponderrosie4975]

When are people who appear before any Senate Committee that Sen John Kennedy sits needs to bring their calculator - SEN Kennedy takes his job seriously and understands CONGRESS is supposed to control spending and oversees how every dime is spent! I wish HE could be our PRESIDENT ! He is a dying breed of honorable men elected to serve this Nation. Thank you so much LOUISIANA for getting him up to the beltway! We need him.

[@douglemay7989]

A lousy actor. He is better as Mr. Haney on Green Acres, but his best role is Foghorn Leghorn.

[@judyashby3783]

All cost incurred by most of the politicians. Never anything for the people!

[@martice320able]

24 hr security 🤔

[@billfreeman7300]

If they didn't screw over the American people all the time .they wouldn't need 24 hour security.

[@gregoryh4601]

What the Hell do they need this Kind of Money for?

[@glambrecht]

We are so lucky that this man is not a Supreme Court justice.

[@dklapec]

I used to take near daily walks past Garland's house...he has armed security

[@Steve-fy4zq]

Garland is a weasel.

[@guybarnes1567]

When people speak with the tone and apparent nervousness of Merrick Garland they are feeling guilty for something they have done. 🧙‍♂️

[@WarGhoulKharas]

I don't think he's ever been in a fight.

[@darrellsomers5427]

The GOP can't fire him but they have the power to stop paying him ,stop paying him !

[@sombra6153]

Had the power….

[@ArabianOak]

This country is doomed. We are already so far gone it ain’t funny.

[@furshizzle]

not really just vote for you know who and he can decide who the DOJ is.

[@greg7129]

@@furshizzle Voting is not going to help. This country has continually gone down hill since way before I was born. It is going down fast now and the only thing that will stop it is we the people. The masses buying into the lies is one of our biggest problem's. The political parties are 2 wings of the same bird. People believing that our presidents are running this country are badly deceived. Deceiving the people has been their biggest tool. I am sorry you cannot see it, you are not alone. Trump is not on our side. Sure, they make it seem that way because they have to. You are watching a well scripted movie that has very little truth in it.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

The rest of the world thinks its funny.

[@virginia5]

@@furshizzleWhoopi, is that you ? lol, 😂

[@michaelmeyers514]

​@clintoncannon4507 name five that are doing great when every country is moving here

[@jayb6860]

Tell Garland to give up his security detail and then ask him if he has a need for a gun.

[@castanza128]

If he won't give up his armed security, why should we?

[@mickeyandres2651]

He’s worse than circle back Psaki with the I’ll get back to ya on that….. He’s not worth a dime.

[@ronaldwong1085]

one question Mr. Attorney general is your security detail armed and what weapons are they armed with? Can the public buy those weapons?

[@ajax1137]

F- that guy and his "24 hour security."

[@romanpernal7397]

No money for Garland ….lock him up

[@leanit5756]

What kind of man doesn't own a gun? I mean seriously, it is just recklessly irresponsible.

[@douglemay7989]

Wow, it must be dangerous where you live. Maybe you should move to a blue state.

[@joshualeach4259]

@@douglemay7989do you own a fire extinguisher?

[@douglemay7989]

@@joshualeach4259 You are comparing fires to home invasions?

[@joshualeach4259]

@@douglemay7989 don’t answer a question with a question

[@douglemay7989]

@@joshualeach4259 Why not?

[@carlhawkins-tu9yl]

If someone tells me they don't own a gun I have a hard time understanding it.

[@cowdiologist2759]

We need Business People in Government, NOT POLITICIANS

[@nirad1834]

Unfortunately It's All Talk, Zero Action! That's the Problem!

[@lestermount3287]

It seems Garland skipped the Constitution class in law school

[@bukboefidun9096]

Sadly the only firearm I owned was lost in a tragic boating accident

[@brentbach8467]

You too? What a coincidence. I gave up fishing after it happened to me.

[@davidmaudsley4482]

I would not give them a penny till he resigned his position and was in jail

[@monacallender721]

DEFUND THIS DEPARTMENT

[@willsusha4928]

What a waste of taxpayer money. Mr. Macgoo is a disgrace.

[@sombra6153]

Mr. Magoo had better sight despite being vision impaired.

[@Cactus_hug]

They love guns… they have body guards but don’t want YOU to have one.

[@darinfonder1388]

They talk about millions as if it's pocket change

[@woogieman02]

Never a direct answer. DEFUND ALL OF THESE CORUP AGENCIES!!

[@rbnmnt3341]

Does garland ever have the numbers for anything? For the budget, immigration etc. He'd rather sound stupid than tell the truth.

[@Deetroiter]

This is a Biden administration trait. Never ‘have’ the numbers in front of them, they’ll be happy to get back to you, etc. Excuse after excuse

[@michaelphillips5786]

There you have it, he has 24hr security, and we pay for it.. The rest of us surfs can fend for ourselves...

[@barronzombie701]

Bruh got out played and doesn't even know it 😂

[@Schuzarilla]

If we closed the border could the DOJ do with less money?

[@ketorn987]

Will Trump put all these criminals in prison?? Merrick is such a liar about so many things

[@markstone1619]

Trump is in the same 'club' and is one of them. That's why he did a complete reversal on Hillary the moment he won in 2016 and why his entire administration was the deepest of swampers.

[@douglemay7989]

The cells around DIaper Don will be open? Jordan, Ron Johnson, and others may need them.

[@kirkmooneyham]

Look, slick, if you want to disarm Americans, go get at it. Don't think you'll enjoy it much, though.

[@NunYa953]

It would be irresponsible to spend less money? 😂 God i hate these clowns.

[@RH-cv1rg]

From 1990 to 2019 murder rates were reduced in half. Violent crimes also dropped in half. But, the DOJ always needs more money because of all the half threats compared to 1990. It makes no sense. These agencies just like to spend money.

[@mase7557]

When I was in the Marine Corps, they prided themselves on returning unused budget money at the end of the fiscal year. Not these moods!

[@madmachine5244]

Do you have 24 hour security? Garland:Yes The average American: HELL NO!!! Only those who are always protected by firearms are willing to take away yours.

[@TheNicoleary]

Somebody needs to ask, "sir, has anyone ever offered to appoint you to the supreme court, and if so, who?

[@dd-nv6sw]

24 hour security. He has guns. He's just not the one carrying them.

[@wesdog8975]

Take away Garland's current security detail, and give him a new one where he is behind bars.

[@tedcollins4684]

Government never costs less. Glad he's not on the court!

[@user-qh4uo7kt3h]

Doj doesn't deserve a fucking dime

[@mitchellrothschild8592]

Garland is messing his pants.

[@gpainter790]

They need more funding after Garland leaves to straighten out the mess he's created. Make sure he has to pay for his own 24-hour security right up to the point they put him in jail.

[@etoineschrdlu9382]

Here's what blows my mind. His department has a budget of $38 BILLION for discretionary spending. The US population is 342,493,737 and growing. His $38B budget is $111.00 per US citizen. WHY?