Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater USA, called for arsonists in California to be "shot on sight" by vigilantes.
During a Monday interview on the right-wing War Room podcast, host Steve Bannon asked Prince if enough military forces had been deployed to help keep order as California faces wildfires.
"Look, throwing troops at a fire is not necessarily the answer," Prince argued. "It appears that a lot of these additional fires are actually set by arson, and there's been a number of citizens who have apprehended some very shady-looking people setting additional fires."
"So again, a lack of law and order, a lack of consequence for people committing crimes," he continued. "I would say if the mayor put out arsons will be shot on sight you might get a different string of behavior. ... It's like the left cannot ever embrace a law-and-order mentality."
Bannon noted Prince's remarks were "blowing up in the chat."
"EriK Prince: shoot arsonists on sight," Bannon repeated. "I understand that's in the — that's in the War Room rough Roman justice. But didn't even the Romans give him a drumhead trial first, sir?"
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"There's been 10 bodies found already," Prince replied. "There's going to be hundreds more. Clearly, these arsonists are committing murder via fire."
"And so if you see someone in the active committing murder, lethal force is authorized," he added. "That's why I want to clarify that statement."
