Scott Walker Clarifies His Comparison of Union Activists and Islamic State Terrorists

In an interview with Bloomberg Politics' With All Due Respect, the Wisconsin Governor explained what he meant in his CPAC speech.

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After delivering a well-received speech Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appeared on Bloomberg Politics' With All Due Respect to clarify an off-the-cuff remark in which he appeared to equate the fight against Islamic State terrorists to his face-off with union protesters in his home state.

"My point was just, if I could handle that kind of a pressure and kind of intensity, I think I'm up for the challenge for whatever might come, if I choose to run for president," Walker told hosts John Heilemann and Mark Halperin.