Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick -- (Fox News screen grab)
Appearing on Fox's Outnumbered, the Lt. Governor of Texas ripped into Black Lives Matter protestors as "hypocrites" for fleeing as the bullets flew Thursday night, killing five police officers.
While Dallas police expressed no animosity towards the attendees at the peaceful protest, with some posing for photos with protesters, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick attempted to rile up viewers at a time when Dallas Police Chief Dave Brown and Mayor Mike Rawlings had successfully called for calm and healing.
Patrick acknowledged that the protest was peaceful before launching into a rant, claiming “All these officers last night lost their lives protecting people who were protesting against them. This has to end."
The lawmaker went on to claim that "Too many in the general public, who aren't criminals but have a big mouth are creating situations like we saw last night."
"We have to have their [police] back," Patrick exclaimed. "And I'm sick and tired of those who are protesting our police and putting their lives in danger," before adding, "All those protesters last night, they turned around and ran the other way expecting the men and women in blue to protect them. What hypocrites!"
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