President Donald Trump openly boasted about the Secret Service suppressing protests against him at the White House on Saturday morning and even mused about the possibility that protesters could be maimed or killed.
As part of the protests across the country on Friday in response to the wrongful police killing of George Floyd, protesters gathered outside the White House to demand justice in a moment that must have had Trump peeing himself all evening.
But rather than address the concerns of the protesters, Trump mocked them instead on Twitter and bragged about how the Secret Service suppressed them and bragged about the possibility that the Secret Service would hurt or kill them using dogs or bullets.
Great job last night at the White House by the U.S. @SecretService. They were not only totally professional, but very cool. I was inside, watched every move, and couldn’t have felt more safe. They let the “protesters” scream & rant as much as they wanted, but whenever someone….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
….got too frisky or out of line, they would quickly come down on them, hard – didn’t know what hit them. The front line was replaced with fresh agents, like magic. Big crowd, professionally organized, but nobody came close to breaching the fence. If they had they would….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
….have been greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen. That’s when people would have been really badly hurt, at least. Many Secret Service agents just waiting for action. “We put the young ones on the front line, sir, they love it, and….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
….good practice.” As you saw last night, they were very cool & very professional. Never let it get out of hand. Thank you! On the bad side, the D.C. Mayor, @MurielBowser, who is always looking for money & help, wouldn’t let the D.C. Police get involved. “Not their job.” Nice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
This is not how a president is supposed to deal with protesters. The president should especially not brag about Secret Service as if they are his personal thugs that do harm to people he doesn’t like.
Once again, Twitter should not only slap a warning on Trump’s third tweet, they should delete it and his account for inciting violence.
And the Secret Service should re-evaluate their priorities. Because they are not guarding a president, they are protecting a dictator, making them the equivalent of Hitler’s bodyguards.
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