White House press secretary pushes back on calls for Trump to address nation amid riots, protests

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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday pushed back on calls for President Trump to address the nation amid the riots and protests that broke out across the country in response to Minneapolis man George Floyd’s death in police custody last week, maintaining that the president is committed to “action.”

The president went on to say that he understands the “pain” that people feel, and said his administration “supports the right of peaceful protesters and we hear their pleas,” but said much of “what we are seeing on the streets of our cities has nothing to do with justice or peace.”

But the president is under pressure, from both sides of the aisle, to address the nation in a more formal way after the once-largely peaceful protests morphed into a scene of looting and arson and violence in many cities over the weekend.“Democratic and Republican presidents alike have seen it as their responsibility to be a unifying force in our country, not to fuel the flame,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted Sunday.

“We are leaderless right now and anarchy is winning. Where are our leaders? Are you all just going to abandon us and our country? COWARDS! All of you!!!” she tweeted, adding: “But most especially the President and every member of his team who continues to condone his utter COWARDICE!!!”"He should just stop talking. This is like Charlottesville all over again,” Bottoms said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union." “He speaks, and he makes it worse.

But inside the president’s inner circle, advisers in the White House and on his re-election campaign have reportedly been pushing for him to deliver an Oval Office address.

 

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Trump is not a leader. He’s a grifter. 40+ years of evidence.

In small business world, we have specimens like these. Big talk, show of big courage, brass balls during the engagement and sales meeting. But when you go for collection later, wife/secretary/daughter/son shows up and big guy is no where.

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Kayleigh is awesome at articulating what the President is doing!

No matter what Trump says he will be demonized by the media and liberals

He has time for Putin but not America. Got it.

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PRO PLAYERS, ARTISTS, WOULD BE SINGING A DIFFERENT SONG IF THEIR PROPERTIES, BUSINESSES WERE DESTRYOED OR LOOTED! SHOULD NOT BE MISTAKEN AS PEACEFUL PROTEST DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN OUR COUNTRY HAS NO COLOR NO PLACE MUST BE CONDEMNED NOT GLORIFIED A CALL FOR PEACE IS WHAT IS NEEDED!

NO LET THE GOVENORS HANDLE THERE STATE!

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I get it now. He wants a 1 party state with the use of military force against his people that disagree. He wants to eliminate any opposition at all levels of government. He wants to be a Communist Dictator. TurningBlue

Please, please name one member of this so-called Antifa.

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The last thing they want is for trump to continue proving what an incompetent imbecile he is. Let alone on national TV.

He already has the left do not care they judt hate.

His words would be hollow .A waste of oxygen.

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Racial justice cannot be achieved until a President appoints and the Senate confirms an African American as Attorney General.

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Trump the coward still in his bunker hiding. Worst President in history. A Joke.

Trump's handlers know that if he talks, he's going to say stupid things that will hurt him in November. I have no doubt Trump wants to go on a rampage in the media. His handlers are preventing that. Also, today, Trump is tweeting about polls. priorities TrumpWorldProblems

The only action 45 does is incite violence and devision. He sits on his throne criticising and blaming others for everything going on right now. You are not fit to lead this country. Where are you now? Hiding in the WH bunker? Nothing to say to uplift us.What leadership!

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