Fox News’ Tucker Carlson slammed the FBI and local police Friday for failing to stop the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school despite the warnings and tips they received.
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“In spite of getting in trouble with school authorities repeatedly, Cruz was never arrested, he was never charged, never convicted, never stopped from buying a gun. The schools failed, the local police failed, the Florida state bureaucracy failed, the officer on duty failed, the FBI failed,” Carlson said.
“The government’s first duty is protecting its’ citizens. They failed. Ultimately, citizens have to defend themselves. The message could not be clearer. And yet, the same government officials who failed to protect us, are saying we don’t have a right to protect ourselves,” the Daily Caller co-founder said.
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Tucker’s segment comes after news broke Friday that the FBI received a detailed tip about Nikolas Cruz in January 2018 and failed to act on it in time to stop the shooting.
A tipster told the FBI that Cruz “wants to kill people.” (RELATED: Read The Tip The FBI Got About Florida Shooter Nikolas Cruz)