occupydemocrats--2020-05-29--Trump blasted with mockery after saying vote-by-mail is unsafe since kids will raid the mailboxes

As the Trump administration struggles to keep its head above water with a public increasingly aware of how its myriad failings have worsened the outbreak of COVID-19—contributing to the deaths of some 100,000 Americans already—the president has grown desperate for ways to shift the media narrative to another topic .
Trump ’ s latest pathetic little spat with Twitter over the website ’ s reasonable decision to fact-check some of his tweets is a perfect example of him trying to drive the national conversation away from his incompetent virus response .
The tweets in question were about Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ escalates the risk of voter fraud which , incidentally , is another talking point he has been trying to use to distract news coverage from the pandemic .
His surrogates have been hammering on and on against vote-by-mail measures even as it becomes clear that they ’ re necessary to help fight the spread of the coronavirus .
Even more important to Republicans than the distraction benefit provided by the vote-by-mail argument is that they truly do not want Americans to be able to do it .
The GOP frequently relies on voter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is terrified that permitting more Americans to vote in this election could remove the disastrous grip they currently hold over the Oval Office and United States Senate .
Forced to choose between democracy and their own hold on power , Republicans have made it abundantly clear that they will choose the latter over and over again .
Their continued empowerment poses an existential threat to our Republic .
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Today , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reporter over some of his vote-by-mail lies .
Pressed on the topic , he trotted out his most absurd lie about the subject to date , claiming in an extended rant that children ransacking mailboxes poses a threat to voting integrity .
“ So when [ Governor Newsom of California ] sends out 28 million ballots and they ’ re in all the mailboxes and kids go and they raid the mailboxes and they hand them to people that are signing the ballots down the end of the street…which is happening .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t think that happens ?
” Trump said , painting a ludicrous portrait of an American wasteland presided over by roaming gangs of anti-democratic children .
“ There ’ s ballot harvesting where all of a sudden… You know we had seven elections for Congress and they were like tied and they lost every one of them because they came and they dropped a whole pile of ballots on the table , ” he went on , sketching out more of his conspiracy theory .
“ But you don ’ t think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s all the time you read about it .
You could read about it , take a look .
They do worse than that .
In some cases , they won ’ t send them to like a Republican community , a conservative community .
They don ’ t happen to send the ballots to those communities and there ’ s no way of checking , ” he added , trotting out the kind of paranoid rhetoric that his base so eagerly laps up .
“ You have to go and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a great thing .
Voting , we would be the laughingstock of the world and if you just use common sense you know that ’ s going to happen .
But they raid the mailboxes , ” Trump added .
“ They can even print ballots .
They get the same paper , the same machine , nothing special , they get the same paper , the same machine , they print ballots and [ Attorney General Bill Burr ] would have to do a great job to catch them doing it or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But you have tremendous potential , and you have tremendous fraud and abuse , but you have tremendous potential for fraud and abuse , ” Trump finished , tossing another conspiracy on the pile and demonstrating his own profound ignorance of how vote-by-mail actually works .
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As the Trump administration struggles to keep its head above water with a public increasingly aware of how its myriad failings have worsened the outbreak of COVID-19—contributing to the deaths of some 100,000 Americans already—the president has grown desperate for ways to shift the media narrative to another topic.
Trump’s latest pathetic little spat with Twitter over the website’s reasonable decision to fact-check some of his tweets is a perfect example of him trying to drive the national conversation away from his incompetent virus response.
The tweets in question were about Trump’s oft-repeated and fundamentally erroneous claim that voting-by-mail escalates the risk of voter fraud which, incidentally, is another talking point he has been trying to use to distract news coverage from the pandemic. His surrogates have been hammering on and on against vote-by-mail measures even as it becomes clear that they’re necessary to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.
….living in the state, no matter who they are or how they got there, will get one. That will be followed up with professionals telling all of these people, many of whom have never even thought of voting before, how, and for whom, to vote. This will be a Rigged Election. No way! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 26, 2020
Even more important to Republicans than the distraction benefit provided by the vote-by-mail argument is that they truly do not want Americans to be able to do it. The GOP frequently relies on voter suppression to win elections and the party is terrified that permitting more Americans to vote in this election could remove the disastrous grip they currently hold over the Oval Office and United States Senate.
Forced to choose between democracy and their own hold on power, Republicans have made it abundantly clear that they will choose the latter over and over again. Their continued empowerment poses an existential threat to our Republic.
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Today, Trump was confronted in the Oval Office by a reporter over some of his vote-by-mail lies. Pressed on the topic, he trotted out his most absurd lie about the subject to date, claiming in an extended rant that children ransacking mailboxes poses a threat to voting integrity.
“So when [Governor Newsom of California] sends out 28 million ballots and they’re in all the mailboxes and kids go and they raid the mailboxes and they hand them to people that are signing the ballots down the end of the street…which is happening. They grab the ballots. You don’t think that happens?” Trump said, painting a ludicrous portrait of an American wasteland presided over by roaming gangs of anti-democratic children.
“There’s ballot harvesting where all of a sudden… You know we had seven elections for Congress and they were like tied and they lost every one of them because they came and they dropped a whole pile of ballots on the table,” he went on, sketching out more of his conspiracy theory.
“But you don’t think they rip them out of mailboxes? It’s all the time you read about it. You could read about it, take a look. They do worse than that. In some cases, they won’t send them to like a Republican community, a conservative community. They don’t happen to send the ballots to those communities and there’s no way of checking,” he added, trotting out the kind of paranoid rhetoric that his base so eagerly laps up.
“You have to go and you have to vote. Voting is a great thing. Voting, we would be the laughingstock of the world and if you just use common sense you know that’s going to happen. But they raid the mailboxes,” Trump added.
“They can even print ballots. They get the same paper, the same machine, nothing special, they get the same paper, the same machine, they print ballots and [Attorney General Bill Burr] would have to do a great job to catch them doing it or your state authorities would have to. But you have tremendous potential, and you have tremendous fraud and abuse, but you have tremendous potential for fraud and abuse,” Trump finished, tossing another conspiracy on the pile and demonstrating his own profound ignorance of how vote-by-mail actually works.
In the Oval Office, President Trump says kids will raid mailboxes in California and hand out the ballots. "You don't think they rip them out of mailboxes?" — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 28, 2020
Trump baselessly claims fraud from mail-in ballots occurs when kids raid mailboxes pic.twitter.com/wYgqTtm5rM — Talking Points Memo (@TPM) May 28, 2020
Twitter responded with a smattering of disbelief and mockery.
Trump gives remarks on kids grabbing ballots from everyone’s mailbox. pic.twitter.com/4p21liNSoG — Multiplied #WearAMask Mom (@multipliedmoms) May 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/gallee50/status/1266110575798636549?s=20
No. That doesn’t happen. He’s a liar and he made it up. He knows if everyone votes he loses. — Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 28, 2020
I know that’s what I did as a young’un in the Midwest. Cow-tippin’ and ballot-stealin’. Right after watermelon-spikin’. What terrific memories. — Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) May 28, 2020
And if people have any question about what I’m saying, none of this happens. In the Midwest or anywhere. As a soldier, I’ve voted mail-in all my life until I retired. And maybe I’ll go back to that this year, just to show trust in a valid approach to voting! — Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) May 28, 2020
No. the only voter fraud ever has been treasonous Republicans. — GOPrSuperDuperTraitors (@GoTraitors) May 28, 2020
"California Kids are going to follow the Mail Trucks on their Skateboards and STEAL all of the Mail-In Ballots as soon as they're delivered! LOCK THEM UP!" — Trumpy Trumpy (parody) (@outofcontroljb) May 28, 2020
Was this something Trump saw once on Leave It to Beaver or Dennis the Menace–kids getting together and raiding mailboxes in mythical 1950s suburbia? I live in a major city. What mailboxes there are here are locked. — Victoria Brownworth #NoMaskNoService (@VABVOX) May 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/rbhaffey/status/1266144253165441025?s=20
Maybe he's referring to the same people here in Arizona who slash and remove Democratic candidate street signs every single election… — Michael Muscato For Congress (@michael_muscato) May 28, 2020
Trumps animosity toward voting by mail finally explains his willingness to bankrupt the US Postal Service. — dwight (@kansanskan) May 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/DevolutionMan/status/1266124563219283968?s=20
https://twitter.com/LauzetaVentador/status/1266123169225564161?s=20
https://twitter.com/Foxygal31/status/1266105064159993856?s=20
Wow, he’s almost hit the “get off my lawn” stage of dementia. He’s just one step away from running around pantsless. pic.twitter.com/NmDzIl0bQk — Lux Pacis (@LuxPacis) May 28, 2020
CA mail-in voter here. I received a text when I updated my registration, when my ballot left the Registrar's office, when it hit my mailbox, when it left my post office, when it was received by the Registrar's office and when it was counted. SIX texts for one ballot. He's LYING. — Charlene E. (@u2charlene) May 28, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-29--Trump gives laughably insincere excuse for his “looting and shooting” tweet

After igniting a national firestorm of outrage with his appalling remarks on the protests in Minneapolis over yet another police murder of a Black American , President Trump attempted to walk back the worst implications in his “ when the looting starts , the shooting starts , ” tweet .
The president attempted to claim that he simply meant that “ looting leads to shooting , ” and pointed to several shootings that had occurred at protests as evidence that he was right .
He promised that he didn ’ t “ want this to happen ” and doubled down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ honor the memory ” of George Floyd…by doing nothing and letting his memory fade away .
This follows a pattern of racist dogwhistle/incendiary remark followed by tame walk back/excuse that we have seen Trump use throughout his presidency , and like all those other times , it ’ s obviously bullshit .
The statement when the “ looting starts , the shooting starts ” is in and of itself a racist dog-whistle .
The phrase was used by a white Miami police chief in 1967 to describe his preferred method of dealing with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was later picked up and used on the campaign trail by notorious segregationist George Wallace .
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Trump , who does not read and knows almost nothing about anything , was certainly fed this line from a white supremacist in his circle like Stephen Miller .
He and his team knew exactly what he was saying , and we can not allow him to get away with pretending that he meant something @ @ @

After igniting a national firestorm of outrage with his appalling remarks on the protests in Minneapolis over yet another police murder of a Black American, President Trump attempted to walk back the worst implications in his “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” tweet.
The president attempted to claim that he simply meant that “looting leads to shooting,” and pointed to several shootings that had occurred at protests as evidence that he was right. He promised that he didn’t “want this to happen” and doubled down on his infuriating demand that we “honor the memory” of George Floyd…by doing nothing and letting his memory fade away.
….It was spoken as a fact, not as a statement. It’s very simple, nobody should have any problem with this other than the haters, and those looking to cause trouble on social media. Honor the memory of George Floyd! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
This follows a pattern of racist dogwhistle/incendiary remark followed by tame walk back/excuse that we have seen Trump use throughout his presidency, and like all those other times, it’s obviously bullshit.
The statement when the “looting starts, the shooting starts” is in and of itself a racist dog-whistle. The phrase was used by a white Miami police chief in 1967 to describe his preferred method of dealing with crime in black neighborhoods. The phrase was later picked up and used on the campaign trail by notorious segregationist George Wallace.
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Trump, who does not read and knows almost nothing about anything, was certainly fed this line from a white supremacist in his circle like Stephen Miller. He and his team knew exactly what he was saying, and we cannot allow him to get away with pretending that he meant something else entirely.
Social media wasn’t buying it one bit:
You rhymed about the extrajudicial killing of Americans. — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) May 29, 2020
thank you sir for saying youll have the military shoot people in order to stop people from being shot — Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) May 29, 2020
we all saw the threat you posted last night, homey. but cool revisionism, goofus, the thick-witted dumbs who worship you eat this stuff right up — Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) May 29, 2020
Nah… don’t backtrack now big man — Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) May 29, 2020
"When the looting starts, the shooting starts." ~ George Wallace, 1968 "When the looting starts, the shooting starts." ~ Donald Trump, 2020 Don't ever believe that Trump doesn't know what he's doing. — Chidi® (@ChidiNwatu) May 29, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-29--Ana Navarro claps back at Melania Trump for wagging a finger at Floyd protesters

Minneapolis was set aflame last night as protestors took to the streets in response to the murder of George Floyd , a Black man who was killed by a police officer in broad daylight as he struggled to gasp for air on the ground .
It ’ s a tragic story that has played out far too many times in this country and once which rams home how desperately the United States needs to reform its police forces .
At time likes this , when racial tensions are at their highest , people need strong , calm leadership from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuck with Donald Trump , a bone-deep racist who delights in police brutality and who knows that his supporters love when he stokes the country ’ s racial divides .
After all , this is the man who sailed into the Oval Office by vilifying Mexicans and Muslims throughout his entire presidential campaign .
Last night , he wrote a despicable tweet in which he called the protestors “ THUGS , ” a loaded term often used by Fox News and other right-wing outlets to vilify Black Americans .
He then escalated his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ floating the idea of sending the military in to shoot the protestors in the streets .
Any person with a scrap of compassion or who believes that the president shouldn ’ t be permitted to order the extrajudicial killings of his own citizens would feel the need to emphatically denounce Trump ’ s tweets .
First Lady Melania though , has never demonstrated even an ounce of courage when it comes to standing up to her husband ’ s violent , authoritarian , racist rhetoric .
When FLOTUS woke up this morning , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s disgusting behavior or the police brutality that precipitated the tragic night in Minneapolis .
True to form , she focused instead on the protestors her husband has labeled “ THUGS.
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Melania claimed that the United States “ allows for peaceful protests , ” conveniently ignoring the way her husband and other Republicans ruthlessly attacked Black football players like Colin Kaepernick for kneeling in protest of police brutality .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ peaceful protests ” is a lie that they trot out in an effort to makes themselves sound reasonable .
Don ’ t believe it .
There is no form of protest of police brutality that Republicans won ’ t smear .
The First Lady went on to share some banal platitudes about seeing citizens “ unify & take care of one another , ” something she clearly doesn ’ t care about as evinced by her continued support for a president who seeks only to divide us .
She offered some lukewarm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then urged the nation to focus on “ peace , prayers & healing ” none of which will bring Floyd back or prevent more innocent Black men from being murdered by police .
CNN ’ s Ana Navarro-Cárdenas , a Republican strategist and frequent critic of Donald Trump , saw the First Lady ’ s tweet and felt compelled to take her to task .
She pointed out the hypocrisy of Melania calling for “ peaceful protests ” when her husband insulted and attacked Black athletes for doing just that by calling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Take a seat , sis , ” Navarro added .
It was a succinct dig and exactly what Melania absolutely deserved .
Trump and his inner circle can not be permitted to get away with this kind of talk any longer .
People are dying as the administration does nothing .
They must be held accountable .
Other Twitter users were understandably upset with Melani ’ s tepid message as well .
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Minneapolis was set aflame last night as protestors took to the streets in response to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by a police officer in broad daylight as he struggled to gasp for air on the ground.
It’s a tragic story that has played out far too many times in this country and once which rams home how desperately the United States needs to reform its police forces.
At time likes this, when racial tensions are at their highest, people need strong, calm leadership from the White House. Unfortunately, we are stuck with Donald Trump, a bone-deep racist who delights in police brutality and who knows that his supporters love when he stokes the country’s racial divides. After all, this is the man who sailed into the Oval Office by vilifying Mexicans and Muslims throughout his entire presidential campaign.
Last night, he wrote a despicable tweet in which he called the protestors “THUGS,” a loaded term often used by Fox News and other right-wing outlets to vilify Black Americans. He then escalated his rhetoric to an unspeakable new low by floating the idea of sending the military in to shoot the protestors in the streets.
….These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
Any person with a scrap of compassion or who believes that the president shouldn’t be permitted to order the extrajudicial killings of his own citizens would feel the need to emphatically denounce Trump’s tweets. First Lady Melania though, has never demonstrated even an ounce of courage when it comes to standing up to her husband’s violent, authoritarian, racist rhetoric.
When FLOTUS woke up this morning, her thoughts turned not to her husband’s disgusting behavior or the police brutality that precipitated the tragic night in Minneapolis. True to form, she focused instead on the protestors her husband has labeled “THUGS.”
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Melania claimed that the United States “allows for peaceful protests,” conveniently ignoring the way her husband and other Republicans ruthlessly attacked Black football players like Colin Kaepernick for kneeling in protest of police brutality.
This idea that conservatives are okay with “peaceful protests” is a lie that they trot out in an effort to makes themselves sound reasonable. Don’t believe it. There is no form of protest of police brutality that Republicans won’t smear.
The First Lady went on to share some banal platitudes about seeing citizens “unify & take care of one another,” something she clearly doesn’t care about as evinced by her continued support for a president who seeks only to divide us. She offered some lukewarm condolences to George Floyd’s family and then urged the nation to focus on “peace, prayers & healing” none of which will bring Floyd back or prevent more innocent Black men from being murdered by police.
Our country allows for peaceful protests, but there is no reason for violence. I’ve seen our citizens unify & take care of one another through COVID19 & we can’t stop now. My deepest condolences to the family of George Floyd. As a nation, let's focus on peace, prayers & healing. — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) May 29, 2020
CNN’s Ana Navarro-Cárdenas, a Republican strategist and frequent critic of Donald Trump, saw the First Lady’s tweet and felt compelled to take her to task. She pointed out the hypocrisy of Melania calling for “peaceful protests” when her husband insulted and attacked Black athletes for doing just that by calling them “sons of bitches.”
“Take a seat, sis,” Navarro added. It was a succinct dig and exactly what Melania absolutely deserved. Trump and his inner circle cannot be permitted to get away with this kind of talk any longer. People are dying as the administration does nothing. They must be held accountable.
You know that “peaceful protest” you say our country allows? Your husband attacked black athletes peacefully protesting. He called them, “sons of bitches”. Take a seat, sis. https://t.co/S9pOEbiyBk — Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) May 29, 2020
Other Twitter users were understandably upset with Melani’s tepid message as well.
Your husband, President Trump, mocked & taunted peaceful protest, and last night he advocated violence. #BeBest #AnyoneForTennis — David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) May 29, 2020
Your husband just posted violence on the official White House page — Loaf (@Loafness) May 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/PeanuttheDog4/status/1266428360269484039?s=20
Fuck you. You and your husband called Colin Kaepernick an SOB when he protested peacefully for the same thing. So seriously fuck off and Be Best. — Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) May 29, 2020
Your husband didn’t want peaceful protests either. pic.twitter.com/lZ1rqZ8elc — Emily A. (@emzorbit) May 29, 2020
Would rather hear from our real first lady Michelle Obama right now. — Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) May 29, 2020
Go find your husband in the WH and tell him to stop threatening the shooting of Americans. Peace and healing starts with him. — Chidi® (@ChidiNwatu) May 29, 2020
When the looting starts, the shooting starts….Your husband's words! BeBest. pic.twitter.com/NRWE73QI2M — Concetta (@conbontalk) May 29, 2020
Why then is your husband calling for shooting the looters. Do you agree. If you don't, could you have a word with him if you see him in the next couple of days? — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) May 29, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-29--Joe Biden issues stirring condemnation of Trump’s call to shoot Minneapolis protestors

Last night as protestors took to the streets and raided buildings to protest the murder of George Loyd at the hands of a police officer , the city of Minneapolis burned .
The police precinct was set on fire and businesses across the city were looted .
Regardless of what one thinks of the behavior of the protestors , it ’ s crucial that we recognize and empathize with their understandable pain and frustration .
Police officers in this country have been killing people of color with impunity for so long that many feel like there is no other way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acting out in this way .
Systemic reform of our law enforcement agencies is the only way to avoid more incidents like this .
As the city struggled and bled , the president took to Twitter to throw gasoline on the fire .
He decried the “ THUGS ” protesting , using the word that racists frequently use when talking about Black people .
He then fantasized about sending in the U.S. military to massacre American citizens in the streets saying that “ when the looting starts , the shooting starts.
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s penned to date , which in his case is quite the ignominious accomplishment .
Today , former Vice President Joe Biden awoke to see the president ’ s tweet and reacted in horror .
He started by tweeting out a single word : “ Enough.
” Simple , yes , but it ’ s exactly how so many of us are feeling right now .
Enough violence , enough racism , enough of a president who delights in both .
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Biden went on to decry the stunning on-air arrest of Omar Jimenez , a Black CNN reporter , an injustice made all the worse by the fact that the police officer who killed George Floyd remains free .
Jimenez was released from custody , but as Biden pointed out that the fact that he was arrested at all “ says everything.
” Biden went on to directly mention Trump ’ s disgusting tweet and decided against retweeting it because he didn ’ t want to “ lift ” it or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admirable move to deny Trump some of the attention he so desperately craves .
The former vice president said that he is “ furious ” that the president is calling for violence against Americans , especially since so many of us are feeling such deep pain right now .
He ended with a promise that he will be addressing the ongoing crisis in Minnesota later today .
In every way that Trump is not , Biden came across as presidential and empathetic .
The difference between Biden and Trump could not be any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden if you have any desire to see this country start healing .
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Last night as protestors took to the streets and raided buildings to protest the murder of George Loyd at the hands of a police officer, the city of Minneapolis burned. The police precinct was set on fire and businesses across the city were looted.
Regardless of what one thinks of the behavior of the protestors, it’s crucial that we recognize and empathize with their understandable pain and frustration. Police officers in this country have been killing people of color with impunity for so long that many feel like there is no other way to have their voices heard than in acting out in this way. Systemic reform of our law enforcement agencies is the only way to avoid more incidents like this.
As the city struggled and bled, the president took to Twitter to throw gasoline on the fire. He decried the “THUGS” protesting, using the word that racists frequently use when talking about Black people. He then fantasized about sending in the U.S. military to massacre American citizens in the streets saying that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
It was perhaps the vilest tweet he’s penned to date, which in his case is quite the ignominious accomplishment.
….These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
Today, former Vice President Joe Biden awoke to see the president’s tweet and reacted in horror. He started by tweeting out a single word: “Enough.” Simple, yes, but it’s exactly how so many of us are feeling right now. Enough violence, enough racism, enough of a president who delights in both.
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Biden went on to decry the stunning on-air arrest of Omar Jimenez, a Black CNN reporter, an injustice made all the worse by the fact that the police officer who killed George Floyd remains free. Jimenez was released from custody, but as Biden pointed out that the fact that he was arrested at all “says everything.”
This is not abstract: a black reporter was arrested while doing his job this morning, while the white police officer who killed George Floyd remains free. I am glad swift action was taken, but this, to me, says everything. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 29, 2020
Biden went on to directly mention Trump’s disgusting tweet and decided against retweeting it because he didn’t want to “lift” it or give it “amplification,” an admirable move to deny Trump some of the attention he so desperately craves.
The former vice president said that he is “furious” that the president is calling for violence against Americans, especially since so many of us are feeling such deep pain right now. He ended with a promise that he will be addressing the ongoing crisis in Minnesota later today. In every way that Trump is not, Biden came across as presidential and empathetic.
I will be speaking more about the events in Minnesota later today. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 29, 2020
The difference between Biden and Trump could not be any clearer at this point. Vote for Biden if you have any desire to see this country start healing. Vote for Trump if you want to see more tragedies like last night’s.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-29--Ivanka sparks outcry with empty feel-good tone deaf tweet about Floyd protests

President Trump sparked national outrage this morning when he trashed the Minneapolis protesters expressing their rage at the cold-blooded murder of Black man George Floyd by police officers as “ thugs ” and threatening to have them killed by the military for minor property crimes .
On top of the barely concealed threat of mass violence , the president trashed the angry protesters as “ THUGS , ” which is the right-wing ’ s preferred euphemism for their favorite racial slur and had the breathtaking nerve to try to claim that they were “ dishonoring the memory of George Floyd.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ white supremacists as “ very fine people , ” called NFL players protesting police brutality “ sons of bitches , ” and openly encouraged the police to be more brutal to pretend to care about the memory of George Floyd is beyond infuriating to see .
Equally as appalling is to see his daughter , Ivanka Trump , taking the opposite tack and sharing empty feel-good let ’ s all just get along words while her father is openly calling for violence and fanning the flames of racial strife .
Ivanka Trump is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world that President Trump would actually listen to .
If she actually wanted to help this nation heal , she could reach out to her father and convince him to tone down the blood-and-soil race-baiting rhetoric and not spend his day calling for violence against angry Black Americans who are tired of the violence that men like Trump constantly inflict upon their communities .
But instead she just offers these simpering tweets and calls it a day .
Social media was quick to express its frustration with the First Daughter :

President Trump sparked national outrage this morning when he trashed the Minneapolis protesters expressing their rage at the cold-blooded murder of Black man George Floyd by police officers as “thugs” and threatening to have them killed by the military for minor property crimes.
….These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
On top of the barely concealed threat of mass violence, the president trashed the angry protesters as “THUGS,” which is the right-wing’s preferred euphemism for their favorite racial slur and had the breathtaking nerve to try to claim that they were “dishonoring the memory of George Floyd.”
For a man who has praised white supremacists as “very fine people,” called NFL players protesting police brutality “sons of bitches,” and openly encouraged the police to be more brutal to pretend to care about the memory of George Floyd is beyond infuriating to see.
Equally as appalling is to see his daughter, Ivanka Trump, taking the opposite tack and sharing empty feel-good let’s all just get along words while her father is openly calling for violence and fanning the flames of racial strife.
People in Minneapolis are hurting for a reason. Justice is how we heal.
My heart goes out to George Floyd‘s family and all Americans who are hurting. — Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) May 29, 2020
Ivanka Trump is one of the few people in this world that President Trump would actually listen to. If she actually wanted to help this nation heal, she could reach out to her father and convince him to tone down the blood-and-soil race-baiting rhetoric and not spend his day calling for violence against angry Black Americans who are tired of the violence that men like Trump constantly inflict upon their communities.
But instead she just offers these simpering tweets and calls it a day.
Social media was quick to express its frustration with the First Daughter:
your dad literally just said he would have them killed — Colin Taylor (@ColsBols) May 29, 2020
You must be incensed at the race-baiting from people like this lady.https://t.co/H1Tmv57inA — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) May 29, 2020
Your family name and allegiance to your father make it impossible to take anything you say seriously. Denounce his actions and rhetoric, your chinese patents and manufacturing, and let's talk. Until you do, we don't care what you have to say. — Fire On The Mountain (@toodeemo) May 29, 2020
Your dad is sending out tweets telling them to shoot them ,good guy there, thank God Twitter is blocking them ,your father needs to be put in a mental institution I’ve told you many times call the doctor get him admitted. — happytimes real real X trump voter (@happyti47693534) May 29, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-29--Trump blows racist dogwhistle, threatens to have looters shot in vile response to Floyd protests

As racial tensions in the United States spark to an all-time high and massive protests rock the city where a Black man was murdered by a police officer in cold blood , President Trump took it upon himself to make the situation worse with a series of stunningly vile threats against the city of Minneapolis ’ leadership and the protesters .
In his tweets , Trump threatened to send in the National Guard to “ bring the city under control ” if “ radical left Mayor Jacob Frey ” couldn ’ t pacify the rioters lashing out in fury over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Derek Chauvin .
As if that wasn ’ t bad enough , the President went on to disparage the protesters as “ thugs ” — a racially charged code word among white supremacists — and appeared to threaten to order the military to shoot protesters on sight if any more property damage occurred .
Twitter censored his second Tweet for glorifying violence but failed to take it down ; the utter uselessness of their meager attempt to keep the President ’ s lies and incitements in check was immediately exposed by Trump simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get around the censor — which , as you can see above , doesn ’ t even show up in a website embed .
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His violent threats against the angry protesters in Minneapolis stand in sharp contrast to the kid gloves he took to the anti-quarantine “ protests ” that his wealthy friends astroturfed in neighboring Michigan .
The selfish gun-toting right-wingers who invaded the statehouse and threatened legislators so that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Applebees while potentially spreading a deadly disease to the vulnerable were praised as “ very good people ” with whom city leadership should listen to and “ make a deal.
” The president ’ s words make it clear that he has no problem with what happened to George Floyd and no understanding of why the protesters are angry .
They ’ re just more angry “ thugs , ” like the NFL players who he demonized for months on end in a deliberate attempt to inflame racial strife and rile up his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a long time ago that he stands with racist police officers — who he ’ s openly encouraged to be more brutal — and with America ’ s white supremacists .
His appalling reaction to these riots is just more evidence of why we can not afford another four years of him in office .

As racial tensions in the United States spark to an all-time high and massive protests rock the city where a Black man was murdered by a police officer in cold blood, President Trump took it upon himself to make the situation worse with a series of stunningly vile threats against the city of Minneapolis’ leadership and the protesters.
In his tweets, Trump threatened to send in the National Guard to “bring the city under control” if “radical left Mayor Jacob Frey” couldn’t pacify the rioters lashing out in fury over the killing of George Floyd by Officer Derek Chauvin. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the President went on to disparage the protesters as “thugs” — a racially charged code word among white supremacists — and appeared to threaten to order the military to shoot protesters on sight if any more property damage occurred.
….These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
Twitter censored his second Tweet for glorifying violence but failed to take it down; the utter uselessness of their meager attempt to keep the President’s lies and incitements in check was immediately exposed by Trump simply using the official White House account to get around the censor — which, as you can see above, doesn’t even show up in a website embed.
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“These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!” https://t.co/GDwAydcAOw — The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 29, 2020
His violent threats against the angry protesters in Minneapolis stand in sharp contrast to the kid gloves he took to the anti-quarantine “protests” that his wealthy friends astroturfed in neighboring Michigan.
The selfish gun-toting right-wingers who invaded the statehouse and threatened legislators so that they could get haircuts and go to Applebees while potentially spreading a deadly disease to the vulnerable were praised as “very good people” with whom city leadership should listen to and “make a deal.”
The president’s words make it clear that he has no problem with what happened to George Floyd and no understanding of why the protesters are angry. They’re just more angry “thugs,” like the NFL players who he demonized for months on end in a deliberate attempt to inflame racial strife and rile up his racist supporters.
Trump made it clear a long time ago that he stands with racist police officers — who he’s openly encouraged to be more brutal — and with America’s white supremacists. His appalling reaction to these riots is just more evidence of why we cannot afford another four years of him in office.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-30--Trump vows to protect “crown jewel of American democracy — the rule of law” in incongruous speech

It ’ s an old joke to ask how you can tell when Donald Trump is lying — the answer , for those few who haven ’ t heard it before , is that he ’ s moving his lips or typing into a mobile phone with the Twitter app open .
But anyone who values the rule of law in this country — a rule that Trump and his administration have demonstrated their contempt for time and again in their deeds and their actions designed to undermine the justice system in America , at least at it applies to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ further horrified by the hypocrisy of the president ’ s remarks today in a speech at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the launch of the first manned liftoff of a rocket built by a private company , SpaceX .
Commenting on the unrest inspired by the plain sight murder of an unarmed black man by four Minneapolis police officers in the past week , Trump tried to reclaim the crown of being the champion of law and order in these turbulent times .
Anyone who doesn ’ t get the supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a man who has done more to undermine the norms of our nation ’ s judicial system than any other president in American history should be immediately be required to read both volumes of the Mueller Report , read Trump ’ s list of pardon ’ s granted , and read every newspaper report on the activities of Attorney General William Barr since he came on board as Trump ’ s personal presidential fixer .
The list of the president ’ s potentially criminal activities just while in office includes those activities that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misdeeds included in the two articles of impeachment drawn up by the House of Representatives late last year .
How many Republican Senators are now regretting their refusal to call witnesses and subpoena further documentation in Trump ’ s impeachment trial — as well as their votes for acquittal — now that the president has destroyed both the nation ’ s health and its economy with his pitiful response to the COVID-19 pandemic , making their own electoral futures look mighty dim in the process ?
Of course , anyone delving into Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegations of tax fraud , rape and sexual assault , refusal to pay contractors , association with known members of the Russian mafia , charity fraud , and many other extra-legal accusations .
Trump comes not to praise the American independent system of justice , but to bury it , despite his words to the contrary .
The day that the president becomes subject to a faithfully executed rule of law in America to many will only be realized when he himself is faithfully and finally executed for treason for everything he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agenda to weaken our country in his “ allegedly ” soul-selling deal to win the presidency .
If you haven ’ t met your anger quota for the day , simply watch the videos of Trump ’ s speech at NASA today attached below and you ’ ll generate enough anger to last you for weeks…or at least enough to tide you over to the president ’ s next tweet or press conference .
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It’s an old joke to ask how you can tell when Donald Trump is lying — the answer, for those few who haven’t heard it before, is that he’s moving his lips or typing into a mobile phone with the Twitter app open.
But anyone who values the rule of law in this country — a rule that Trump and his administration have demonstrated their contempt for time and again in their deeds and their actions designed to undermine the justice system in America, at least at it applies to their own corrupt activities — will be further horrified by the hypocrisy of the president’s remarks today in a speech at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the launch of the first manned liftoff of a rocket built by a private company, SpaceX.
Commenting on the unrest inspired by the plain sight murder of an unarmed black man by four Minneapolis police officers in the past week, Trump tried to reclaim the crown of being the champion of law and order in these turbulent times.
“It is essential that we protect the crown jewel of American democracy — the rule of law and our independent system of justice,” Trump declared, using an expanded vocabulary that instantly identified his comments as a speech written by someone other than himself.
Anyone who doesn’t get the supreme irony of that statement being uttered by a man who has done more to undermine the norms of our nation’s judicial system than any other president in American history should be immediately be required to read both volumes of the Mueller Report, read Trump’s list of pardon’s granted, and read every newspaper report on the activities of Attorney General William Barr since he came on board as Trump’s personal presidential fixer.
The list of the president’s potentially criminal activities just while in office includes those activities that led to the abbreviated list of his misdeeds included in the two articles of impeachment drawn up by the House of Representatives late last year.
How many Republican Senators are now regretting their refusal to call witnesses and subpoena further documentation in Trump’s impeachment trial — as well as their votes for acquittal — now that the president has destroyed both the nation’s health and its economy with his pitiful response to the COVID-19 pandemic, making their own electoral futures look mighty dim in the process?
Of course, anyone delving into Donald Trump’s pre-presidential activities will see allegations of tax fraud, rape and sexual assault, refusal to pay contractors, association with known members of the Russian mafia, charity fraud, and many other extra-legal accusations.
Trump comes not to praise the American independent system of justice, but to bury it, despite his words to the contrary.
The day that the president becomes subject to a faithfully executed rule of law in America to many will only be realized when he himself is faithfully and finally executed for treason for everything he has done to implement Vladimir Putin’s agenda to weaken our country in his “allegedly” soul-selling deal to win the presidency.
If you haven’t met your anger quota for the day, simply watch the videos of Trump’s speech at NASA today attached below and you’ll generate enough anger to last you for weeks…or at least enough to tide you over to the president’s next tweet or press conference.
"It is essential that we protect the crown jewel of American democracy — the rule of law and our independent system of justice," says the president who routinely purges law enforcement officials and oversight officials who aren't personally loyal to him pic.twitter.com/mkEquQjL0q — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 30, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-30--Trump self-owns, declaring inciting violence across state lines is illegal while doing it himself

If Donald Trump had even an iota of self-awareness , he may have realized that his tweet today after he left the White House to attend the launch of the first SpaceX manned rocket launch in Florida was a self-owning indictment of his own reckless and deplorable behavior .
Let ’ s see , Trump definitely crossed state lines and in this very tweet is inciting police and the military to violence against protestors demanding action to stop the blatant murders of America ’ s citizens by out of control police with little accountability .
Unfortunately , since the Trump-controlled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president could put his own knee on the throat of anyone in the country until they breathe their last breath — without even the slightest chance of prosecution — any of the many of the federal crimes besides this latest violation that Donald Trump has likely committed during his time in office and before are unlikely to result in the justice — and punishment — that he deserves before leaving office .
The president sent out his tweet reminding people of federal law after Tim Walz , the Democratic Governor of Minnesota , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protestors in the Minneapolis demonstrations that turned into a destructive night of looting , rioting and the burning of a police station house were from outside the state , even in the middle of a pandemic that has kept many sensible people staying at home .
The Trump administration has blamed the violence on the far left and Antifa through the president ’ s own tweets and through the evidence-free statements made by Attorney General William Barr — all while continuing to try to erode American ’ s trust in the free press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than parroting Trump ’ s usually incredulous party-line propaganda .
The president continued his attack on the supposedly “ Fake News ” media in Hitlerian fashion in another Twitter post this afternoon while waiting for the launch of the SpaceX manned rocket .
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Trump continued to insinuate that the Minneapolis rioters were left-wing radicals traveling to the state to create trouble with his next tweet .
Meanwhile , Minnesota Attorney General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right-wing agent provocateurs who began the vandalism in the city during the protests as he shared a video of a mysterious , umbrella-carrying and hammer-wielding man calmly smashing the windows at an AutoZone shop while wearing a gas mask and then fleeing when protest organizers they to challenge and stop him .
Like many people who saw this video , Ellison questions whether this man was deliberately trying to exacerbate the destruction and violence at the until-then peaceful protest in order to escalate the situation and trigger retaliatory actions .
In the responses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locals were claiming to have identified the man in black as a St. Paul police officer , Jacob Pederson .
It remains to be seen if the Twitter claims can be verified , but it ’ s clear that the start of vandalism didn ’ t originate with Black Life Matters activists as some have claimed .
Hopefully , Minnesota authorities will be investigating the incident and the true identity of the umbrella-carrying man in black will be revealed .
That won ’ t stop Trump and his cronies from blaming Antifa and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence despite the verified chatter on right-wing “ Boogaloo ” message boards that portray the protests as a way to jump-start their much anticipated Civil War II .
As America descends into chaos , violence , and anarchy , Vladimir Putin is likely sitting in the Kremlin and smiling at how effective his strategy to neutralize the power of his nation ’ s most important international adversary has been through all his foreign electoral interference on behalf of Donald Trump .
At this rate , Russia won ’ t even need to interfere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country may self-implode before we even reach election day .
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If Donald Trump had even an iota of self-awareness, he may have realized that his tweet today after he left the White House to attend the launch of the first SpaceX manned rocket launch in Florida was a self-owning indictment of his own reckless and deplorable behavior.
Crossing State lines to incite violence is a FEDERAL CRIME! Liberal Governors and Mayors must get MUCH tougher or the Federal Government will step in and do what has to be done, and that includes using the unlimited power of our Military and many arrests. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
Let’s see, Trump definitely crossed state lines and in this very tweet is inciting police and the military to violence against protestors demanding action to stop the blatant murders of America’s citizens by out of control police with little accountability.
Unfortunately, since the Trump-controlled Justice Department seems to believe that the president could put his own knee on the throat of anyone in the country until they breathe their last breath — without even the slightest chance of prosecution — any of the many of the federal crimes besides this latest violation that Donald Trump has likely committed during his time in office and before are unlikely to result in the justice — and punishment — that he deserves before leaving office.
The president sent out his tweet reminding people of federal law after Tim Walz, the Democratic Governor of Minnesota, revealed that about 80% of the protestors in the Minneapolis demonstrations that turned into a destructive night of looting, rioting and the burning of a police station house were from outside the state, even in the middle of a pandemic that has kept many sensible people staying at home.
The Trump administration has blamed the violence on the far left and Antifa through the president’s own tweets and through the evidence-free statements made by Attorney General William Barr — all while continuing to try to erode American’s trust in the free press that reports news based on facts rather than parroting Trump’s usually incredulous party-line propaganda.
The president continued his attack on the supposedly “Fake News” media in Hitlerian fashion in another Twitter post this afternoon while waiting for the launch of the SpaceX manned rocket.
Much more “disinformation” coming out of CNN, MSDNC, @nytimes and @washingtonpost, by far, than coming out of any foreign country, even combined. Fake News is the Enemy of the People! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
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Trump continued to insinuate that the Minneapolis rioters were left-wing radicals traveling to the state to create trouble with his next tweet.
80% of the RIOTERS in Minneapolis last night were from OUT OF STATE. They are harming businesses (especially African American small businesses), homes, and the community of good, hardworking Minneapolis residents who want peace, equality, and to provide for their families. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
Meanwhile, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison suggested that it was actually right-wing agent provocateurs who began the vandalism in the city during the protests as he shared a video of a mysterious, umbrella-carrying and hammer-wielding man calmly smashing the windows at an AutoZone shop while wearing a gas mask and then fleeing when protest organizers they to challenge and stop him.
This man doesn’t look like any civil rights protestor I have ever seen. Looks like a provocateur. Can anyone ID him? “Suspicious Man Breaks Window & Starts Minneapolis Riots” – YouTube https://t.co/e1lNAabWcb — Keith Ellison (@keithellison) May 28, 2020
Like many people who saw this video, Ellison questions whether this man was deliberately trying to exacerbate the destruction and violence at the until-then peaceful protest in order to escalate the situation and trigger retaliatory actions.
In the responses to Ellison’s post, Minneapolis locals were claiming to have identified the man in black as a St. Paul police officer, Jacob Pederson.
More importantly she says the gas mask is hers — Mike E. G. (@Pink_Grahmik) May 29, 2020
It remains to be seen if the Twitter claims can be verified, but it’s clear that the start of vandalism didn’t originate with Black Life Matters activists as some have claimed. Hopefully, Minnesota authorities will be investigating the incident and the true identity of the umbrella-carrying man in black will be revealed.
That won’t stop Trump and his cronies from blaming Antifa and the radicalized left for all of the violence despite the verified chatter on right-wing “Boogaloo” message boards that portray the protests as a way to jump-start their much anticipated Civil War II.
As America descends into chaos, violence, and anarchy, Vladimir Putin is likely sitting in the Kremlin and smiling at how effective his strategy to neutralize the power of his nation’s most important international adversary has been through all his foreign electoral interference on behalf of Donald Trump.
At this rate, Russia won’t even need to interfere in the 2020 elections, since the country may self-implode before we even reach election day.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-30--Trump angrily responds to accusations of his tweeted rabble-rousing of armed and violent defenders

Donald Trump responded to accusations that he was inciting his supporters to show up for violent confrontations with demonstrators protesting the murder of George Floyd and other unarmed and unconvicted African American citizens through his social media posts during a brief conversation with reporters this afternoon on the White House lawn , as he prepared to leave for Florida for the first manned space launch by a private company , SpaceX .
Earlier today , the president garnered much derision for his tweet saying that “ Tonight , I understand , is MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE ?
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ protestors surrounded the White House last night and were fended off by the Secret Service .
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During his conversation with reporters this afternoon , Trump improbably feigned innocence of accusations of rabble-rousing with his summons to his bands of armed and deplorable supporters .
Asked by one reporter — “ Mr .
President , are you — with your week today , are you concerned you might be stoking more racial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credibility with his answer .
“ No , not at all , ” the president replied .
“ MAGA is ‘ Make America Great Again.
’ I have no idea if they were going to be here but I was just asking — I have no idea.
” “ MAGA is ‘ Make America Great Again ’ ” he repeated .
“ By the way , they love African-American people .
They love black people .
MAGA loves the black people .
I heard that MAGA wanted to be there .
A lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I have no idea if that ’ s true or not but they love our country.
” Trump did make at least one statement that was both believable and in character for the narcissistic president when he spoke about Minneapolis and made the conversation entirely about himself .
Things took a darker turn when the president started doling out advice to state and city officials on how to handle the protests that turned violent and destructive before the officer caught with his knee on George Floyd ’ s neck was finally arrested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get tougher .
They ’ ve got to get tougher .
They ’ ve got ta be strong , ” Trump declared in full machismo mode , before co-opting the memory of the murdered victim of exactly the type of excessive force he was advocating .
“ Honor the memory of George Floyd .
Honor his memory .
They have to get tougher .
And by being tougher , they will be honoring his memory , ” the president declared in total Orwellian double speak .
Commenting on the arson that destroyed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Thursday evening ’ s protests , Trump first took a dig at the Democratic mayor of that city , Jacob Frey , by saying that he was “ probably a very good person , but he ’ s a radical left mayor.
” The president then went on to describe his reaction to the Minneapolis police abandonment of their station house and its subsequent torching .
Apparently the White House is devoid of mirrors in any room Trump frequents .
Trump then offered to send federal troops to help quell the Minnesota @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act which forbids the deployment of federal troops on U.S. soil to enforce domestic laws .
In massive contrast with the armed anti-lockdown protestors who stormed Michigan ’ s capital for whom the president sent a series of supportive tweets , Trump said that the protestors whom he described as Antifa and a lot of radical-left , bad people — as opposed to the very fine neo-Nazis who killed Heather Heyer in Charlottesville — have “ to be taught that you can ’ t do this.
” Trump then abruptly ended his informal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waiting helicopter on his way to another possibly weather-aborted attempt at the spacecraft launch in Florida .
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Donald Trump responded to accusations that he was inciting his supporters to show up for violent confrontations with demonstrators protesting the murder of George Floyd and other unarmed and unconvicted African American citizens through his social media posts during a brief conversation with reporters this afternoon on the White House lawn, as he prepared to leave for Florida for the first manned space launch by a private company, SpaceX.
Earlier today, the president garnered much derision for his tweet saying that “Tonight, I understand, is MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE???” after a massive number of protestors surrounded the White House last night and were fended off by the Secret Service.
The professionally managed so-called “protesters” at the White House had little to do with the memory of George Floyd. They were just there to cause trouble. The @SecretService handled them easily. Tonight, I understand, is MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE??? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
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During his conversation with reporters this afternoon, Trump improbably feigned innocence of accusations of rabble-rousing with his summons to his bands of armed and deplorable supporters.
Asked by one reporter — “Mr. President, are you — with your week today, are you concerned you might be stoking more racial violence?” — the president defied credibility with his answer.
“No, not at all,” the president replied. “MAGA is ‘Make America Great Again.’ I have no idea if they were going to be here but I was just asking — I have no idea.” “MAGA is ‘Make America Great Again’” he repeated. “By the way, they love African-American people. They love black people. MAGA loves the black people. I heard that MAGA wanted to be there. A lot of MAGA was going there be there. I have no idea if that’s true or not but they love our country.”
Talk about straining credulity! “MAGA loves the black people?!?!”
Trump did make at least one statement that was both believable and in character for the narcissistic president when he spoke about Minneapolis and made the conversation entirely about himself.
“Minneapolis, I love that city! As you know, I’ve had very great success there. Almost won the state for the first time in many many decades. But almost won that state and it’s a great state, Minnesota,” Trump boasted of losing both the popular and electoral college votes in the state during the 2016 elections.
Things took a darker turn when the president started doling out advice to state and city officials on how to handle the protests that turned violent and destructive before the officer caught with his knee on George Floyd’s neck was finally arrested yesterday.
“They’ve got to get tougher. They’ve got to get tougher. They’ve gotta be strong,” Trump declared in full machismo mode, before co-opting the memory of the murdered victim of exactly the type of excessive force he was advocating. “Honor the memory of George Floyd. Honor his memory. They have to get tougher. And by being tougher, they will be honoring his memory,” the president declared in total Orwellian double speak.
Commenting on the arson that destroyed a Minneapolis police station at the height of Thursday evening’s protests, Trump first took a dig at the Democratic mayor of that city, Jacob Frey, by saying that he was “probably a very good person, but he’s a radical left mayor.”
The president then went on to describe his reaction to the Minneapolis police abandonment of their station house and its subsequent torching.
“I’ve never seen anything so horrible and stupid in my life. I’ve never seen anything so bad,” Trump opined.
Apparently the White House is devoid of mirrors in any room Trump frequents.
Trump then offered to send federal troops to help quell the Minnesota rioting in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act which forbids the deployment of federal troops on U.S. soil to enforce domestic laws.
In massive contrast with the armed anti-lockdown protestors who stormed Michigan’s capital for whom the president sent a series of supportive tweets, Trump said that the protestors whom he described as Antifa and a lot of radical-left, bad people — as opposed to the very fine neo-Nazis who killed Heather Heyer in Charlottesville — have “to be taught that you can’t do this.”
Trump then abruptly ended his informal press conference and walked off to his waiting helicopter on his way to another possibly weather-aborted attempt at the spacecraft launch in Florida.
You can watch the entirety of the president’s remarks on the White House lawn this afternoon in the video clip below.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-30--Trump urges supporters to come to White House to counter protests over police murders

As protests continued to erupt across the United States — this time not for the entitled right to get a hair cut , visit a bar , or be free to go maskless and potentially spread the deadly COVID-19 virus , but for survival at the hands of seemingly unaccountable murderous police — Donald Trump is changing his tune .
When the protests fit his agenda — such as when armed white people brought their guns into the Michigan state capitol — Trump was urging them on in his tweets , telling the protestors to “ LIBERATE MINNESOTA !
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ VIRGINIA , ” hoping to put pressure on states to reopen their pandemic-shuttered businesses before they met CDC guidelines of falling infection rates , adequate testing , and contact tracing in a transparent attempt to salvage the economy and his prospects for re-election .
Now that the protestors are not lily-white Trump supporters and their grievances are over the deliberate murders of innocent people of color at the hands of unfettered police officers who have taken it upon themselves to serve as judge , jury , and executioner — and have congregated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and at the very gates of the White House , suddenly Trump is whistling a very different tune as the White House was forced into lockdown mode .
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As pent up rage exploded , the president — normally well insulated from seeing such overwhelming reaction to the effects of his administration ’ s bankrupt policies , corruption , and incompetence so publically repudiated on his doorstep — betrayed the fear behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first line of defense at the White House with his subsequent posts .
Ignoring the fact that the anti-lockdown protests in Michigan and other states were organized and funded by a cabal of right-wing extremist billionaires , Trump pulled his usual trick of accusing his political opponents of doing what he and his Republican party have already done in spades , alleging that the protests at the White House were “ professionally managed ” and had nothing to do with the police murders of unarmed African American citizens , just as he derisively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who kneeled during the National Anthem as unrelated to unchecked police brutality towards minorities .
Unsurprisingly for this president , rather than try to bring calm to the tensions , Trump instead appeared to call of his supporters to show up at the White House gates , presumably to confront the angry protestors with a show of force less restricted by the rules and regulations that the Secret Service and other government-employed presidential protectors must follow when they engage with public demonstrations .
Trump is apparently daring Twitter to censor his posts by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than outright calls for actions that would surely garner at least a warning label from the social media platform , if not an outright deletion .
The president continued to feed conspiracy theories about “ organized groups ” of protestors , despite the fact that it was the disorganized looting and destruction that the organized peaceful protests devolved into that has been the problem , with the combination of rage over George Floyd ’ s publicly viewed murder and the weeks of quarantine isolation boiling over into senseless outbursts of violence .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ event to pass without using it as an opportunity to advance his own political agenda and attack any convenient Democrat involved .
In this case , he went after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey , who was quick to see that the police officers involved in the deliberate killing of George Floyd were fired from the city ’ s force once the video evidence of the nature of the murder began to circulate widely .
One has to suppress the urge to shout back at the computer screen when reading this particular tweet .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ McArthur , Patton , or certainly not any of our more esteemed , beloved , and effective presidents .
The best comparison to past presidents for our current Oval Office occupant would be Herbert Hoover , the Republican who exacerbated the Great Depression in the 1930s before Franklin Delano Roosevelt came in to help restore the economy with the New Deal .
One is tempted to shout back at Trump : “ How come all of the poorest and least educated states in the country are run by right-wing Republicans ?
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fighting — fighting an unjust system of inequality made worse by Republican tax cuts for the wealthy and contempt for the health and safety of the “ essential workers ” without whom the billionaire class can ’ t reap their economic bounty .
Trump equates “ STRENGTH !
” with massive amounts of police firepower without exhibiting any strength of his own — the strength to rectify injustice and be an effective and compassionate leader .
As a president who was born to hector and criticize while absolving himself of any responsibility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for scapegoats , so , naturally , he assigned blame for the spate of violence during the protests of the past few days on convenient targets , declining to characterize these demonstrators as “ very fine people ” on both sides as he did in Charlottesville a few years ago , despite the presence of armed right-wing extremists and “ Boogaloo ” enthusiasts among the Minneapolis protests .
As the world waits to see what may happen tonight outside the White House , Trump will be protected inside the White House and looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his own supporters he can now gather .
If the progressive protestors simply don ’ t show up tonight , needlessly violent confrontations can be avoided and the likely largely maskless crowds of MAGA-fans can simply gather together and exchange virus particles among themselves .
Instead , if the protestors who surrounded the White House last night shift their attention to other locations , they can make their voices heard without resorting to violence and destruction .
The time to organize , gather , and defeat Trump is on election day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defeat Trump and stay safe during this pandemic is to continue to stay home and boycott the economy .
If the economic engines in the US don ’ t restart quickly , then Trump ’ s defeat is ensured .
A bit of temporary pain may be necessary to rid the nation of both COVID-19 and the virus that has infected the White House and the nation named Donald Trump .
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As protests continued to erupt across the United States — this time not for the entitled right to get a hair cut, visit a bar, or be free to go maskless and potentially spread the deadly COVID-19 virus, but for survival at the hands of seemingly unaccountable murderous police — Donald Trump is changing his tune.
When the protests fit his agenda — such as when armed white people brought their guns into the Michigan state capitol — Trump was urging them on in his tweets, telling the protestors to “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” “LIBERATE VIRGINIA,” hoping to put pressure on states to reopen their pandemic-shuttered businesses before they met CDC guidelines of falling infection rates, adequate testing, and contact tracing in a transparent attempt to salvage the economy and his prospects for re-election.
Now that the protestors are not lily-white Trump supporters and their grievances are over the deliberate murders of innocent people of color at the hands of unfettered police officers who have taken it upon themselves to serve as judge, jury, and executioner — and have congregated in large numbers in cities around the nation and at the very gates of the White House, suddenly Trump is whistling a very different tune as the White House was forced into lockdown mode.
….got too frisky or out of line, they would quickly come down on them, hard – didn’t know what hit them. The front line was replaced with fresh agents, like magic. Big crowd, professionally organized, but nobody came close to breaching the fence. If they had they would…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
….good practice.” As you saw last night, they were very cool & very professional. Never let it get out of hand. Thank you! On the bad side, the D.C. Mayor, @MurielBowser, who is always looking for money & help, wouldn’t let the D.C. Police get involved. “Not their job.” Nice! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
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As pent up rage exploded, the president — normally well insulated from seeing such overwhelming reaction to the effects of his administration’s bankrupt policies, corruption, and incompetence so publically repudiated on his doorstep — betrayed the fear behind his bravado-filled tweet of praise for his first line of defense at the White House with his subsequent posts.
Ignoring the fact that the anti-lockdown protests in Michigan and other states were organized and funded by a cabal of right-wing extremist billionaires, Trump pulled his usual trick of accusing his political opponents of doing what he and his Republican party have already done in spades, alleging that the protests at the White House were “professionally managed” and had nothing to do with the police murders of unarmed African American citizens, just as he derisively dismissed the peaceful protests by black athletes who kneeled during the National Anthem as unrelated to unchecked police brutality towards minorities.
The professionally managed so-called “protesters” at the White House had little to do with the memory of George Floyd. They were just there to cause trouble. The @SecretService handled them easily. Tonight, I understand, is MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE??? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
Unsurprisingly for this president, rather than try to bring calm to the tensions, Trump instead appeared to call of his supporters to show up at the White House gates, presumably to confront the angry protestors with a show of force less restricted by the rules and regulations that the Secret Service and other government-employed presidential protectors must follow when they engage with public demonstrations.
Trump is apparently daring Twitter to censor his posts by making somewhat veiled threats of violence rather than outright calls for actions that would surely garner at least a warning label from the social media platform, if not an outright deletion.
The president continued to feed conspiracy theories about “organized groups” of protestors, despite the fact that it was the disorganized looting and destruction that the organized peaceful protests devolved into that has been the problem, with the combination of rage over George Floyd’s publicly viewed murder and the weeks of quarantine isolation boiling over into senseless outbursts of violence.
These are “Organized Groups” that have nothing to do with George Floyd. Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
Of course, Trump cannot allow any event to pass without using it as an opportunity to advance his own political agenda and attack any convenient Democrat involved.
In this case, he went after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who was quick to see that the police officers involved in the deliberate killing of George Floyd were fired from the city’s force once the video evidence of the nature of the murder began to circulate widely.
Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis will never be mistaken for the late, great General Douglas McArthur or great fighter General George Patton. How come all of these places that defend so poorly are run by Liberal Democrats? Get tough and fight (and arrest the bad ones). STRENGTH! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
One has to suppress the urge to shout back at the computer screen when reading this particular tweet.
Trump himself will never be mistaken for McArthur, Patton, or certainly not any of our more esteemed, beloved, and effective presidents. The best comparison to past presidents for our current Oval Office occupant would be Herbert Hoover, the Republican who exacerbated the Great Depression in the 1930s before Franklin Delano Roosevelt came in to help restore the economy with the New Deal.
One is tempted to shout back at Trump: “How come all of the poorest and least educated states in the country are run by right-wing Republicans?”
It is these protestors who are getting tough and fighting — fighting an unjust system of inequality made worse by Republican tax cuts for the wealthy and contempt for the health and safety of the “essential workers” without whom the billionaire class can’t reap their economic bounty.
Trump equates “STRENGTH!” with massive amounts of police firepower without exhibiting any strength of his own — the strength to rectify injustice and be an effective and compassionate leader.
As a president who was born to hector and criticize while absolving himself of any responsibility, Trump is always on the lookout for scapegoats, so, naturally, he assigned blame for the spate of violence during the protests of the past few days on convenient targets, declining to characterize these demonstrators as “very fine people” on both sides as he did in Charlottesville a few years ago, despite the presence of armed right-wing extremists and “Boogaloo” enthusiasts among the Minneapolis protests.
It’s ANTIFA and the Radical Left. Don’t lay the blame on others! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
As the world waits to see what may happen tonight outside the White House, Trump will be protected inside the White House and looking out to see how large a crowd of his own supporters he can now gather.
If the progressive protestors simply don’t show up tonight, needlessly violent confrontations can be avoided and the likely largely maskless crowds of MAGA-fans can simply gather together and exchange virus particles among themselves.
Instead, if the protestors who surrounded the White House last night shift their attention to other locations, they can make their voices heard without resorting to violence and destruction.
The time to organize, gather, and defeat Trump is on election day. In the meantime, the best way to defeat Trump and stay safe during this pandemic is to continue to stay home and boycott the economy. If the economic engines in the US don’t restart quickly, then Trump’s defeat is ensured.
A bit of temporary pain may be necessary to rid the nation of both COVID-19 and the virus that has infected the White House and the nation named Donald Trump.
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occupydemocrats--2020-05-31--Trump gets bellicose in afternoon Twitter barrage

As the world watches thousands of Americans disgusted with the blatantly racist justice system protest the deaths of unarmed and innocent African Americans at the hands of unaccountable police , Donald Trump has said not one word of support for the equal application of justice that the protesters seek .
While some protests have been marred by violence and looting as anger and tensions mount and outside agitators of unknown political affiliation stir up trouble , the vast majority of the protests nationwide have been peaceful , at least as far as the demonstrators go .
The reactions of police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have not been free from unwarranted and overreactive violence with rubber bullets , tear gas canisters , and pepper spray deployed against some protestors at close range and without warning .
Several journalists , including MSNBC ’ s Ali Velshi , were hit by police projectiles and tear gas despite their visible press credentials and the fact that they were nowhere near any looting or riotous activities .
Throughout all of this Donald Trump has been sitting on the sidelines cheering the police on to greater and more vicious displays of “ law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump , obviously getting nervous as hordes of protestors continue to stream towards the White House , was likely watching cable news coverage of the protests across the country this afternoon as he took to Twitter , not for any message of unity and conciliation , but for his own continued hectoring of local officials designed to score political points against his Democratic opponents .
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As one Twitter wag commented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thanks himself but does so in the third person ?
Even more relevant , what kind of president sees street violence taking place on TV , assumes that local officials don ’ t already know what is going on , and posts on Twitter rather than calling the proper government agency that could help in the situation or at least call 911 ?
!
?
America is on fire and Trump is dousing the flames with gasoline .
Of course , the sort of thought process that realizes that this is not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives within the realms of rationality and reality , somewhere that our mentally defective president hasn ’ t visited in quite some time .
Instead , Trump continued attacking his favorite scapegoats rather than taking any kind of constructive or conciliatory steps — steps that would offend his false sense of threatened masculinity with their intimations of weakness .
Well , YES !
!
!
, actually .
The world is watching , and it ’ s not laughing .
It ’ s pity that the rest of America ’ s former allies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being stupid enough to elect this two-bit conman as president to begin with and for not ridding the White House of his foul presence when we had the chance during his impeachment trial .
Trump paused his tirade of anti-Democratic tweets just long enough to retweet a campaign ad that now seems incredibly ironic and offkey in today ’ s environment .
He retweeted it with a single word caption that looked incredibly lonely when the referenced tweet was removed from Twitter .
Whether it was deleted by its original poster or by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of service violation is unknown , but before it disappeared it showed a campaign ad that ended with the hashtag # TrumpTheEstablishment , not exactly the message one mat want to be sending when Trump now is the establishment and so many people are calling for the reform or destruction of the establishment .
The Archie Bunker of presidents resumed his bellicose law and order persona with his next tweet , asking a question that many of the American people are asking about Trump and his own administration .
Real leaders don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act .
Now the American people must become leaders and act to eject Donald Trump from the presidency that he is not in the least bit qualified to hold and has never been able to rise to fit the shoes of his predecessors .
Whether the nation can survive until November to see that happen remains to be seen , but if the street protests of the last few days are any indication , it will not be a quiet process , and may very well be — if Donald Trump gets his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along the way .
In the end , good , reasonable , and compassionate people still make up the majority in this country .
We will win — and we will bury Trumpism and its racist specter for good .
We want to hear what YOU have to say .
Scroll down and let us know in our NEW comment section !

As the world watches thousands of Americans disgusted with the blatantly racist justice system protest the deaths of unarmed and innocent African Americans at the hands of unaccountable police, Donald Trump has said not one word of support for the equal application of justice that the protesters seek.
While some protests have been marred by violence and looting as anger and tensions mount and outside agitators of unknown political affiliation stir up trouble, the vast majority of the protests nationwide have been peaceful, at least as far as the demonstrators go.
The reactions of police and national guard members, however, have not been free from unwarranted and overreactive violence with rubber bullets, tear gas canisters, and pepper spray deployed against some protestors at close range and without warning.
Several journalists, including MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, were hit by police projectiles and tear gas despite their visible press credentials and the fact that they were nowhere near any looting or riotous activities.
I’m hit in the leg by a rubber bullet but am fine. State Police supported by National guard fired unprovoked into an entirely peaceful rally — Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) May 31, 2020
Throughout all of this Donald Trump has been sitting on the sidelines cheering the police on to greater and more vicious displays of “law and order” like a lard-ass coach.
Trump, obviously getting nervous as hordes of protestors continue to stream towards the White House, was likely watching cable news coverage of the protests across the country this afternoon as he took to Twitter, not for any message of unity and conciliation, but for his own continued hectoring of local officials designed to score political points against his Democratic opponents.
Law & Order in Philadelphia, NOW! They are looting stores. Call in our great National Guard like they FINALLY did (thank you President Trump) last night in Minneapolis. Is this what voters want with Sleepy Joe? All Dems! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2020
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As one Twitter wag commented, what kind of person not only thanks himself but does so in the third person?
Even more relevant, what kind of president sees street violence taking place on TV, assumes that local officials don’t already know what is going on, and posts on Twitter rather than calling the proper government agency that could help in the situation or at least call 911?!?
America is on fire and Trump is dousing the flames with gasoline.
Of course, the sort of thought process that realizes that this is not a good idea would require a president who lives within the realms of rationality and reality, somewhere that our mentally defective president hasn’t visited in quite some time.
Instead, Trump continued attacking his favorite scapegoats rather than taking any kind of constructive or conciliatory steps — steps that would offend his false sense of threatened masculinity with their intimations of weakness.
Get tough Democrat Mayors and Governors. These people are ANARCHISTS. Call in our National Guard NOW. The World is watching and laughing at you and Sleepy Joe. Is this what America wants? NO!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2020
Well, YES!!!, actually. The world is watching, and it’s not laughing.
It’s pity that the rest of America’s former allies now feel for us — pity for being stupid enough to elect this two-bit conman as president to begin with and for not ridding the White House of his foul presence when we had the chance during his impeachment trial.
Trump paused his tirade of anti-Democratic tweets just long enough to retweet a campaign ad that now seems incredibly ironic and offkey in today’s environment. He retweeted it with a single word caption that looked incredibly lonely when the referenced tweet was removed from Twitter. Whether it was deleted by its original poster or by Twitter itself for some sort of terms of service violation is unknown, but before it disappeared it showed a campaign ad that ended with the hashtag #TrumpTheEstablishment, not exactly the message one mat want to be sending when Trump now is the establishment and so many people are calling for the reform or destruction of the establishment.
The Archie Bunker of presidents resumed his bellicose law and order persona with his next tweet, asking a question that many of the American people are asking about Trump and his own administration.
SO TERRIBLE! Where are the arrests and LONG TERM jail sentences? https://t.co/MiT9DtAuVL — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2020
Real leaders don’t criticize from the sidelines, they act.
Now the American people must become leaders and act to eject Donald Trump from the presidency that he is not in the least bit qualified to hold and has never been able to rise to fit the shoes of his predecessors.
Whether the nation can survive until November to see that happen remains to be seen, but if the street protests of the last few days are any indication, it will not be a quiet process, and may very well be — if Donald Trump gets his way — marred by violence and retribution along the way.
In the end, good, reasonable, and compassionate people still make up the majority in this country. We will win — and we will bury Trumpism and its racist specter for good.
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