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The former Army three-star general has continued his run of spirited observations. Within a day of describing a security assessment from the U.S. Capitol Police union chief as "BS," retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore on Tuesday said that rioters breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 after being told "a little BS about what they want to hear." Honore made his most recent comments on April 6 while he appeared on a video panel to address extremism in the U.S. armed forces and police agencies. Honore, who in January was appointed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to lead...

He claims the riot was an inside job, among other things. Here, he claims that Trump wasn't doing a good enough job providing relief for Hurricane Maria because, of course, "racism." "The president has shown again, you don't give a damn about poor people, you don't give a damn about people of color and the SOB that rides around in Air Force One is denying services needed by the people of Puerto Rico," the retired general said on CNN. Since Monday, several more partisan and profane comments have come to light featuring Honore blasting Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mis.) and other...

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf should leave his job after his department deployed lawless mobs to contain protests in Portland, Ore., retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore said. “Police don’t do this. Watch this, what kind of b----t is this?!” Honore told MSNBC on Tuesday. He was responding to footage of federal agents assailing a man in the street. He added that Wolf needs "to be run out of Washington. He has no business in charge of Homeland Security." His comments came amid a vigorous debate surrounding how authorities should deal with protests in the wake of George Floyd's...