The wisdom of Louisiana's Senator John Kennedy never disappoints.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) had a suggestion for critics of police officers: call a criminal — specifically, a “methhead” — next time they get in trouble.
Kennedy made the comments to Sean Hannity in an appearance on his eponymous Fox News program Monday night as part of a broader discussion of recent controversial incidents regarding police officers killing Black people.
“Cops have about 60 million encounters with Americans every year,” said Kennedy, saying it was important to have investigations and wait for facts instead of jumping to conclusions.
Kennedy then listed several propositions that he said he thought “reflect common sense,” including that most cops don’t go to work hoping to hurt a person of color. “Cops are necessary,” he continued, so “if you support defunding the police, you have tested positive for stupid.”
He then turned his critique to members of the media, saying that many of them “have a narrative and they only want to cherry pick, and pick instances which show cops at their worst.”
Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The hearing is titled "Jim Crow 2021: The latest assault on the Right to Vote." Photographer: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images