An exchange between Chris Cuomo and a caller identified as John, a 26-year veteran police officer, centered on competing views about political violence and how it is portrayed in national discussions.

The conversation began when Cuomo invited the caller to speak, asking, “John, what's your question?” The discussion quickly turned to the issue of protest-related violence and how it has been interpreted across the political spectrum.

John referenced a previous segment and addressed claims about rising political tensions.

“Chris, I just had a follow up to last night,” he said, before challenging the idea that certain political figures were responsible for escalating unrest.

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“You've seen the myth by your one of your guests saying that Biden arced up the temperature,” he added.

Drawing on his law enforcement experience, John emphasized what he described as a disparity in violence between different types of protests.

“I was a police officer for 26 years,” he said.

“I've never seen violence in any right wing protest as bad as I've seen in the left.”

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He pointed to specific examples from his time on the job.

“All the way up to George Floyd, it's been horrible,” John said.

He contrasted how officers would prepare for different groups, adding, “When you hear that, let's say the proud boys are coming to town where we're like, Okay, we got to walk for a long time.”

By comparison, he described a different level of concern when facing other groups.

“You hear J-Block or Antifa is coming, and you know you're in for it,” John said.

He further stated, “I've never seen violence and things done to police officers as nasty and as vile as from the left.”

Cuomo responded by acknowledging the caller’s perspective while noting his own observations.

“I don't just I don't disagree with what you're saying because you lived it, not me,” Cuomo said.

He added that he had also witnessed violence firsthand. “I've certainly seen horrible things and protests that I've been standing in and covering,” he said.

At the same time, Cuomo argued that discussions about unrest should include multiple factors.

“I'm not disputing that,” he said.

“But again, my problem wasn't with that, it was just leaving out the other half.”

He pointed to what he described as missing context in the broader conversation.

“How can you leave out MAGA and the demagoguery of what this President has been about,” Cuomo said.

He added, “To me, it's like, that's like cognitive dissonance.”

John responded by focusing on how different groups react to political rhetoric.

“These statements. There's no doubt about it,” he said.

However, he argued that the reaction is not the same across the political spectrum.

“It doesn't seem to enrage people the way it does on the left,” John said.

He continued by explaining what he sees as a key difference in behavior.

“Whatever Trump's doing. It really agitates the people on the left,” he said.

“But it doesn't agitate the people in the middle or the far right enough to do what the left is doing.”

John concluded by describing what he views as a disconnect in how the issue is analyzed.

“I think that's where the disconnect is in the way people are thinking,” he said.

He added that while some rhetoric may draw criticism, “some of the things he says, I don't agree with, and they're cringey, but it doesn't cause people to come to the streets.”

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The exchange reflected an ongoing national debate over how political violence is assessed, how law enforcement experiences are weighed, and how different political movements respond to rhetoric and events.

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