Senator Harry Reid has escalated
the war of words over the Cliven Bundy dispute, sensationally labeling
the Nevada cattle rancher’s supporters “domestic terrorists” during an
event in Las Vegas today.
During a ‘Hashtags & Headlines’ event at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas,
Reid referred to Bundy supporters as “Nothing more than domestic
terrorists,” adding, “I repeat: what happened there was domestic
terrorism.”
Reid was referring to the stand
off on Saturday in Bunkerville where Bundy supporters, some of whom were
armed, forced Bureau of Land Management agents to back down and release
around 380 head of cattle belonging to Bundy that had been seized over
the course of the previous week.
Reid claimed that Bundy viewed the United States as a “foreign government,” while accusing his supporters of goading violence.
“There were hundreds, hundreds
of people from around the country that came there,” Reid said. “They had
sniper rifles in the freeway. They had weapons, automatic weapons. They
had children lined up. They wanted to make sure they got hurt first …
What if others tried the same thing?”
