Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke told WTMJ host Charlie Sykes Tuesday that the events in Baltimore represented a “total capitulation to the thuggery and the criminal element.”

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Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke

Clarke said the mayor of Baltimore was incompetent and in way over her head and should have asked for the national guard sooner.

“To tie the hands of these law enforcement officers as they’re in these difficult situations is malfeasance,” said Clarke. “Those law enforcement officers need to use a level of force to overcome, not meet, but overcome the violence.”

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