Bice: Sheriff Clarke vies to be bully in chief

David A. Clarke Jr. may have all but abandoned his job as Milwaukee County sheriff.

But he is earning himself a new title: Bully in chief.

Just listen to Clarke’s remarks on bipartisanship at Thursday night’s DeploraBall, a gathering of President Donald Trump supporters at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The celebratory ball had garnered media attention and protesters because some political extremists were expected to attend the event, which was jokingly named after Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” statement.

“When Donald Trump actually takes that oath and is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the real fighting starts,” Clarke said in a video posted by the Daily Caller. “I’ll tell you what — you may know me, you may not — I’m one of those bare-knuckle fighters.

“When I hear people say that we need to reach across the aisle and work with people, with the Democrats, you know what I say? The only reason I’ll be reaching across the aisle is to grab one of them by the throat,” Clarke said to raucous cheers and fist-pumping. “And remind them that the American people, you, have spoken, and you said you wanted Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States.”