CNN commentator: Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is 'like a terrorist

CNN commentator Angela Rye on Thursday night said Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Sheriff David Clarke is "like a terrorist."

Rye was responding to reports that President-elect Donald Trump is considering appointing Clarke as his Homeland Security secretary.

"I think the one major flag I have is that someone like Sheriff Clarke would be considered as his Homeland Security secretary? Someone who I very much see as if he's not a terrorist inciting terrorism?" Rye told CNN host Don Lemon.

Lemon pushed back on Rye's assertion, saying that you can "oppose someone's policies," but that calling them a terrorist may be going too far.

Rye stood by her accusation, however, saying there are black people in Milwaukee who would say Clarke is "very much like a terrorist."

"If people are afraid of Sheriff Clarke, afraid of the policies which he represents, I think that's terrorism," Rye said.

Clark, who is a Trump supporter, on Wednesday took to Twitter to condemn the "radical anarchists" for protesting Trump's election.

These temper tantrums from these radical anarchists must be quelled. There is no legitimate reason to protest the will of the people. pic.twitter.com/G502pwNSN9

— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) November 10, 2016

In October, when many people thought Trump would lose the election to Hillary Clinton, Clarke urged his Twitter followers to take up their "pitchforks and torches," presumably to protest what was anticipated to be the outcome of the election.

It's incredible that our institutions of gov, WH, Congress, DOJ, and big media are corrupt & all we do is bitch. Pitchforks and torches time pic.twitter.com/8G5G0daGVN

— David A. Clarke, Jr. (@SheriffClarke) October 15, 2016