Rep. Lankford: “We have more guards standing around the WW2 memorial than we did in Benghazi” (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Mr. President! Tear down this wall!

Representative James Lankford (R-OK) appeared on Fox News to discuss the government shutdown and the ensuing backlash against the Obama administrations tactics of shutting down open-air monuments. The furor over the closing of memorials has risen to a fever pitch in recent days when veterans of World War II stormed the barricades that were erected to keep people from entering public park spaces.

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Rep. Lankford chided the president for shutting down monuments to the public, criticizing the fact that there have been more resources spent to guard monuments from tourists than to guard our diplomats overseas. The Oklahoma congressman may have been echoing a similar sentiment tweeted by Kentucky Senator and Republican Rand Paul. Paul had tweeted earlier in the day how the government seemed more interested in guarding our public parks than our distinguished public servants who died in the attack on the U.S. embassy in Libya while the president did nothing.

 

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.