{"id":1085229,"date":"2021-12-04T23:28:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T04:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1085229"},"modified":"2021-12-04T23:28:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T04:28:37","slug":"exclusive-missouris-eric-greitens-im-the-strongest-supporter-of-the-second-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-missouris-eric-greitens-im-the-strongest-supporter-of-the-second-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive&#8211;Missouri\u2019s Eric Greitens: \u2018I&#039;m the Strongest Supporter of the Second Amendment&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-missouris-eric-greitens-im-the-strongest-supporter-of-the-second-amendment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1085229&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Eric-Greitens-Jeff-Roberson-AP.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Eric Greitens,&nbsp;Former Missouri Governor, Navy SEAL and current U.S Senate candidate, told&nbsp;<i>Breitbart News Saturday <\/i>that he\u2019s \u201cthe strongest supporter of the Second Amendment in this race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LISTEN:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><i>Breitbart News Saturday&nbsp;<\/i>host Matthew Boyle opened the interview discussing Missouri\u2019s Second Amendment Preservation Act, which is a recently enacted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/missouri-gun-law-second-amendment-preservation-act-60-minutes-2021-11-07\/\">law<\/a> that \u201cprohibits state agencies from helping the federal government enforce any law, rule or regulation which Missouri considers an infringement on the right to bear arms.\u201d Boyle asked Greitens for his opinion on that piece of legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor had this to say:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote readability=\"17\">\n<p>Matt, look, where I stand has always been clear. I support the Second Amendment. In fact, I\u2019m the strongest supporter of the Second Amendment in this race. I\u2019m the only person in my race has ever carried a weapon in combat when I served as a Navy SEAL I carry here at home, and I support the Second Amendment Preservation Act. The second we need to be out there, the Second Amendment protection act [is] essential and I am behind it, period. In fact, I support any legislation that strengthens our ability to protect ourselves, our families, our property.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3076923076923\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I 100% support the Second Amendment Preservation Act.<\/p>\n<p>Do-nothing establishment RINO&#8217;s and lobbyists will never truly stand up for the Second Amendment to protect your gun rights. Don&#8217;t be fooled. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JV56mJF5k5\">pic.twitter.com\/JV56mJF5k5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Greitens (@EricGreitens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricGreitens\/status\/1467217021490376707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Boyle highlighted that, while serving as governor, Greitens authorized gun owners with concealed carry permits to carry their firearm in the Missouri state capitol building.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that our law abiding citizens have the right to protect themselves, their families, their businesses, and that includes in the state capitol. Why, Matt? Because it is their building, it\u2019s their house. It\u2019s not a house for politicians and lobbyists,\u201d Greitens said. \u201cSo yes, I was 100% behind that, and who was, who is opposing me? The weak establishment RINOs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt every turn, I have stood up for law abiding citizens, stood up for their right to fight for, and we have stood together to fight for their liberties. And when Joe Biden attacks them, when RINOs attack them, we\u2019re gonna stand up and fight for the Second Amendment,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Boyle went on to discuss Greitens\u2019 campaign and noted that the former governor said, if elected, he will not support Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for Republican Senate leader. Boyle also criticized Republican senators for bailing out the Democrat party on things like the Build Back Better bill.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou pointed out that time and time again, the RINOs in the establishment have actually stabbed the American people in the back,\u201d Greitens said. \u201cKeep in mind when President Trump was in office, and I think you\u2019ve made this point, the Republicans could have come together with him to pass a real infrastructure bill, including funding a border wall on our southern border, but they didn\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now you see you\u2019ll have 19 Senate Republicans, 19 of them, side with Joe Biden in his leftist Green New Deal agenda. We shouldn\u2019t even call it infrastructure. It was over a trillion dollars. And only about 10% of it goes to the kind of stuff that guys like you and me, Matt, consider real infrastructure: roads, bridges and ports,\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have to stand up for liberty. We have to fight for the First Amendment when we have to fight for the Second Amendment,\u201d he said. \u201cThe only people who are really doing that are the America First fighters who are willing to fight against the mainstream media. Fight against the left, and also fight against the Republican establishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you\u2019re exactly right, Matt, I\u2019m the only candidate in this race who\u2019s come out and said when I\u2019m in the Senate, I\u2019m voting for new leadership. We don\u2019t need Mitch McConnell\u2019s Senate Majority Leader. We need strong America First leadership in the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.8135593220339\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was the first person in the country who said that when I&#8217;m in the Senate, I&#8217;m voting for new leadership.<\/p>\n<p>No More RINOs. I&#8217;m not voting for Mitch McConnell. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qqsxG25gOr\">pic.twitter.com\/qqsxG25gOr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Greitens (@EricGreitens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricGreitens\/status\/1460272580913508354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Boyle then brought up the contrast between Republican leaders in the House and Senate. House Republicans took a strong stance against the latest Democrat spending bill. On the other hand, Senate Republicans negotiated with the Democrats. He asked Greitens what qualities would he like to see in a Republican Senate leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we need is somebody who\u2019s willing to fight, okay, and let\u2019s just put some real meat on the bones there, Greitens said. \u201cWhen you see that the left is pushing and funding Critical Race Theory in places like the U.S. military. That\u2019s a place where we stand up and we need to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need fighters who are willing to stand up and fight. And the fact is the American people recognize, and they know what I learned as a boxer, that you might not win every round, but you can win the fight,\u201d he said. \u201cThey recognize what I know as a Navy SEAL, which is that you may not win every battle but you can win the war. What they also know is if you don\u2019t fight, you won\u2019t win.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they\u2019re sick of watching establishment RINOs who will not fight for them, but instead make these deals which really only benefit the swamp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boyle mentioned that Democrat policies have real world implications, whether its public safety, police officer safety, or our fundamental rights. He asked the former governor to put all of the real world implications into context.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s seen for themselves, through real world consequence. Not just of leftist nonsense, but also of RINO weakness, you know, when you have the Joe Biden\u2019s policy in Afghanistan, everybody watched that disaster,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone watched those 13 Americans who gave their lives because of Joe Biden\u2019s failure. And everyone recognizes now that the people of the United States of America are less safe because of Joe Biden\u2019s policies.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere at home, people saw that we had the largest year on year increase in homicides in American history,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery single one of those additional murders is not just a life lost. It is an entire family torn apart. That is damage and wounds that people carry with them for the rest of their lives. And it is unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you have to have fighters who are willing to stand up against Black Lives Matter, who are willing to stand up against ANTIFA. You look at the real world consequences of the COVID tyranny. You look at the real world consequences of Critical Race Theory.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To finish the interview, Greitens discussed how the military\u2019s vaccine mandates will weaken our armed services by depleting our number of troops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, who does that benefit? It benefits China. It benefits Russia. And it makes all of us less safe. It is time for Americans around the country to stand up and recognize that [the] time is now, we all have a role to play,\u201d Greitens said. \u201cThe fight is here. This is the moment if we care about our country, if we care about the future for our kids and our grandkids, we have to fight, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m running for the U.S. Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to stand up and fight for all of our service members, everything, every soldier, sailor, airman, Marine Coast Guardsmen, we need leaders to stand up and have their backs because they are willing to put their lives on the line for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Breitbart News Saturday airs on SiriusXM Patriot 125 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Greitens,\u00a0Former Missouri Governor, Navy SEAL and current U.S Senate candidate, told\u00a0Breitbart News Saturday that he\u2019s \u201cthe strongest supporter of the Second Amendment in this race.\u201d LISTEN:\u00a0  Breitbart &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1085229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1085229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1085229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1085229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1085229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}