Trump Threatens to Shoot Looters at George Floyd Protests as 170 Minneapolis Businesses Ransacked – By Jacob Jarvis (Newsweek) / May 29 2020
President Donald Trump suggested those who use protests in Minneapolis as a springboard to looting local business could be shot as he spoke of his desire to “bring the city under control.”
Demonstrations in the city sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody while being arrested, have turned violent, with footage showing fires blazing and clashes with police.
A state of emergency has been declared in Minneapolis, while the Minnesota National Guard said that it had “activated more than 500 soldiers” to St. Paul and the surrounding area amid the demonstrations.
Trump criticized Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and spoke of military intervention across the city in a string of early morning tweets.
“I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis. A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National Guard & get the job done right…..,” he wrote.
“….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!”
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