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Rudy Giuliani: Beyoncé’s halftime show was an ‘outrageous’ affront to police

New York’s former mayor is not pleased with the Queen B.

Rudy Giuliani, a onetime Republican presidential contender, rebuked Beyoncé on Monday for what he described as an “attack” on police officers during her Super Bowl halftime show performance.

“This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive,” he said during an appearance on the Fox News channel. “And what we should be doing in the African American community, and all communities, is build up respect for police officers. And focus on the fact that when something does go wrong, okay. We’ll work on that. But the vast majority of police officers risk their lives to keep us safe.”