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"I will send in the national guard... Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts." - President Trump
Let& #39;s be crystal clear:
This is pro-violence, authoritarian, racism. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1266231100780744704">https://twitter.com/realDonal...
Let& #39;s be crystal clear:
This is pro-violence, authoritarian, racism. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1266231100780744704">https://twitter.com/realDonal...
Pro-violence: Trump says those who steal should be shot in the streets. I can& #39;t believe I have to say this, but death for theft is a violent punishment totally disproportionate to the crime. And, when capital punishment is inflicted without due process, it is murder.
Authoritarian: Trump wants looters - who are protesting the extrajudicial killing of a black man by police - to themselves be murdered without trial or defense. Turning our military into judge, jury, and executioner is blatantly un-Constitutional and deeply un-American...
not to mention grossly disrespectful of our servicemen & women who signed up to protect the nation, not kill its citizens.
Racism: There are stark differences in how Trump talks about white protestors and black protestors. White supremacists and neo-Nazis who carried torches, chanted "Jews will not replace us," and killed a woman? Trump says they are "very fine people."
White, heavily-armed anti-mask protestors who pushed around law enforcement officers in the Michigan state house? "Good people" he says. Black people stealing from Target? Trump wants them shot on-site.
It& #39;s also worth mentioning that when Trump says, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts," he& #39;s quoting former Miami Police Chief Walter Headley, a 1960s segregationist famous for his brutal, racist policing.
Let& #39;s also be clear that none of this is new.
Let& #39;s also be clear that none of this is new.
Pro-violence: At his rallies, Trump has encouraged supporters to "knock the crap" out of protestors and that he would pay for legal fees after the assault, has said he& #39;d like to punch a protestor in the face, and said a reportedly-beaten protestor "should have been roughed up."
In a speech to law enforcement officers, Trump encouraged them to hit suspects& #39; heads against their patrol cars.
When a GOP Rep body slammed a reporter, Trump said "he& #39;s my type [of guy]."
Trump has pardoned war criminals, despite testimony from fellow SEALs about their crime.
When a GOP Rep body slammed a reporter, Trump said "he& #39;s my type [of guy]."
Trump has pardoned war criminals, despite testimony from fellow SEALs about their crime.
Just the other day he shared a video of a man saying "the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat."
This list could go on and on.
Authoritarian: Trump has attacked virtually every democratic institution in our nation, including our elections. This list, too, could go on and on.
This list could go on and on.
Authoritarian: Trump has attacked virtually every democratic institution in our nation, including our elections. This list, too, could go on and on.
Racism: Trump on black NFL players peacefully protesting police brutality: "Get that son of a bitch off the field."
Trump called for the death penalty for the wrongly-accused black Central Park 5, but endorsed white pedophile Roy Moore for Senate.
Trump called for the death penalty for the wrongly-accused black Central Park 5, but endorsed white pedophile Roy Moore for Senate.
Trump told 4 *American* minority congresswomen - only 1 of whom was born outside of the US - to "go back" to the countries they came from.
Trump had to be sued by the Justice Dept for racial housing discrimination when he prevented black people from living in his apartments -
Trump had to be sued by the Justice Dept for racial housing discrimination when he prevented black people from living in his apartments -
their applications were marked with a "C" for "Colored" (he was not cleared but instead chose to settle outside of court).
Trump had to be fined for racial employment discrimination when he& #39;d hide African American employees in the back of his NJ casino when high-rollers arrived.
Trump had to be fined for racial employment discrimination when he& #39;d hide African American employees in the back of his NJ casino when high-rollers arrived.
Trump perpetuates the Obama birtherism conspiracy.
Trump says a Hispanic American judge is unqualified because of his ethnicity.
Trump has made offensive comment after comment after comment about minorities & immigrants. This list truly could go on and on and on.
Trump says a Hispanic American judge is unqualified because of his ethnicity.
Trump has made offensive comment after comment after comment about minorities & immigrants. This list truly could go on and on and on.
In summary, Trump is a pro-violence, authoritarian, racist. That was clear before 2016, and you should be ashamed if you voted for him then. It& #39;s even more clear now, and you should be even more ashamed if you vote for him in 2020.
