Overview

• In a CNN interview, Blanche said there are potential investigations if protest actions are part of an organized effort to inflict harm and damage.
• The exchange grew tense as Kaitlan Collins asked whether shouting at the president constitutes harm, prompting Blanche to say that question was not serious.
• Trump earlier asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to look into bringing RICO cases after protesters interrupted his Washington dinner, calling one demonstrator a paid agitator.
• Blanche asserted that some demonstrators have assaulted officers and damaged vehicles while stressing that peaceful protest is not the target.
• Related policy talk from the administration includes considering a terrorist label for Antifa and reviewing liberal nonprofits’ tax status, as Bondi clarified that only speech crossing into threats falls outside First Amendment protection.