WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Katie Britt issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Newsmax's National Report today to discuss yesterday's news in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the dangerous rhetoric against law enforcement officers coming from the Left that led us to this tragic moment.

On the violent anti-law enforcement rhetoric disseminated by the Left, resulting in increased attacks on officers:

"Well, first and foremost, this is a tragic situation. As you said yourself, any loss of life is something that we all mourn. When we look at where we are and how we got here, the Left has to assume responsibility for creating an environment that should have never existed. And this doesn't go back just a few mon...