Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Saturday she was “shaken” by President Donald Trump’s threat about unleashing “vicious dogs” on people protesting the death of George Floyd, saying it called up associations of segregationist violence.
Bowser said at a press briefing that Trump’s reference to “vicious dogs” was “no subtle reminder to African Americans of segregationists who let dogs out on women, children and innocent people in the South.” Bowser said she and others are “just shaken that an American president would utter such words about his fellow Americans.”People are “tired, sad, angry and desperate for change” amid America’s continuing racism, she said.
Trump called protesters “THUGS” in a tweet this week and warned that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” It was the same language a Miami police chief used in 1967 when threatening violence against Black males. Twitter veiled Trump’s message for “glorifying violence.”
DC mayor is an idgit that supports thugs... TRUMP let the dogs loose on these thugs in the streets. Let the tanks roll. I do not care what it takes. SHOW them we are not scared of them
ANTIFA, Black Lives Matter and georgesoros are domestic terrorists
Calm the situation down. There was no mention of race...
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