Never mind fighting white privilige, systemic racism, & fighting against an unjust system that empowers those who kill the innocent, Trump calls on Minneapolis mayor to ‘get tough and fight’ protesters

US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the US Capitol on March 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)

US President Donald Trump has called on Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to show a tougher response to protesters by arresting them.

The American commander-in-chief made a comments in a series of tweets on Saturday after thousands flooded the streets despite Frey’s curfew.

Trump appeared to be taking advantage of the protest again death of George Floyd, an African American pinned down to his death by a white police officer, to further his partisan agenda against liberals in an election year Post

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“Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis will never be mistaken for the late, great General Douglas McArthur or great fighter General George Patton,” the president said. “How come all of these places that defend so poorly are run by Liberal Democrats? Get tough and fight (and arrest the bad ones)?”

The Democratic mayor responded to the allegations by asserting that, “weakness is pointing your finger at somebody else during a time of crisis.”

“Donald Trump knows nothing about the strength of Minneapolis,” Frey said. “We are strong as hell. This is a difficult time, yes, but you better be damn sure that we’re going to get through this.”

Floyd’s death on Monday and the subsequent release of a bystander’s cellphone video on Tuesday sparked demonstrations across the states.

Police-involved shootings and killings of unarmed black men in the hands of white police officers have led to mass protests across the country in recent years and the formation of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The US Army has prepared several active-duty military police units to deploy to Minneapolis amid widespread protests rattling America.

“We have our military ready, willing and able, if they ever want to call our military. We can have troops on the ground very quickly,” Trump said as he left the White House Saturday afternoon on his way to Florida. “They’re using their National Guard right now, as you know.”

Speaking of Minnesota government officials, the president also said that, “they’ve got to be tough, they’ve got to be strong, they’ve got to be respected,” adding that the protesters must be “taught” that they “can’t do this.”


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