In an unsubstantiated claim, President Donald Trump tweeted, without evidence, that a 75-year-old man who was seriously injured after being shoved by police officers in Buffalo, New York, may have been part of a “set up.” CNN’s Brian Stelter explains how Trump came to retweet that claim.
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Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that President Donald Trump has “drifted away” from the Constitution, adding to a growing list of former top military officials who have strongly criticized the President’s response to the nationwide protests surrounding the police killing of George Floyd.
Attorney General Bill Barr says that forcibly dispersing a crowd of protesters near the White House had nothing to do with President Donald Trump photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church. CNN’s Anderson Cooper says the timeline of events shows otherwise.
The President’s use of military tactics against peaceful demonstrators is worrisome in so many ways, not least of which is the message it sends to local police departments, urging confrontation and domination instead of de-escalation.
Instead of calling for racial healing and encouraging Americans to remain calm, President Trump’s solution is to “dominate” the protestors and send the military to control the streets.
Donald Trump cannot grasp that 100,000 Americans are dead, so it was up to Joe Biden to deliver a national eulogy marking the lives of those we lost. Aired on 05/27/2020.
CNN’s Don Lemon says President Donald Trump is taking the low road by spreading lies about Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA), MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and retweeting insults aimed at Stacey Abrams and Joe Biden.
President Donald Trump announced that his administration is issuing guidance deeming places of worship “essential” during the coronavirus pandemic, calling on governors to reopen religious institutions for services.