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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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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!
The president called the demonstrators thugs and warned: “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
That phrase has a fraught history dating back to 1967, when Miami Police Chief Walter Headley used it at a news conference to explain how the threat of police violence had prevented riots and looting in the city. Mr. Headley’s comments and his “get tough” approach to crime sparked outrage in Miami’s black community, and riots broke out in the city in the summer of 1968.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Replying to @realDonaldTrump
....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!
The president called the demonstrators thugs and warned: “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
That phrase has a fraught history dating back to 1967, when Miami Police Chief Walter Headley used it at a news conference to explain how the threat of police violence had prevented riots and looting in the city. Mr. Headley’s comments and his “get tough” approach to crime sparked outrage in Miami’s black community, and riots broke out in the city in the summer of 1968.
