Fox News host Lawrence Jones on Thursday described the press conference he has seen after the New Orleans terrorist attack as “one of the worst” and criticized officials for failing to provide information.
Authorities said 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a Ford pickup truck into revelers in New Orleans early Wednesday morning before police shot him in a shootout that left at least 15 people dead and dozens more dead. Ten people were injured. Jones told “Fox & Friends” guest co-hosts Sandra Smith and Griff Jenkins that there was a “huge” lack of information. (Related: 'We'll never know what they're not telling us': John Kennedy takes FBI information on New Orleans massacre with a grain of salt)
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“That was one of the worst press conferences I've ever seen in my life. I don't care if there's an R or a D at the end of your name. Just being believed is not enough,” Jones said. he said. “You can't just declare a state of emergency and have four, three or four people go out and say everything's going to be fine, we have safety measures in place.”
“Then we got a call from the attorney general saying they haven't been briefed by the FBI. So I understand the desire to give people confidence and not let the terrorists win,” Jones said. “But we can't let them win by stopping attacks from happening, and the information vacuum is so large at the moment that we'll see what happens. I would give them the benefit of the doubt. , we want to give them time to put everything together, but it just doesn't give them any information, just enough answers, and they haven't been able to do that.”
According to the Times of India, the FBI initially did not classify the New Orleans attack as a terrorist attack. reported. The authorities then changed their tune. statement Published on Wednesday.
President Joe Biden said in a speech Wednesday night that authorities found a flag tied to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the truck used by Jabbar in the attack, indicating that the suspect was inspired by Islamic extremists. He said he posted a video declaring that. terrorist group.
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