Many Republicans were silent about the president’s remarks
It’s the kind of frenetic, fractured moment when national leaders are looked to for solutions and solace. President Donald Trump instead threw a rhetorical match into the tinderbox. “When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” he declared ominously in a late-night tweet.
To Trump’s detractors, none of that should come as a surprise at this late stage in his term, which has been defined by such responses at volatile moments. Story continuesThe death of George Floyd, a black Minnesota man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, added a new element of anxiety to an already nervous nation. Millions of Americans have been largely confined to their homes for weeks as the COVID-19 virus swept through the country and 100,000 people have died, according to official estimates which are believed to be lower than the real toll.
Trump “crashed with this statement in showing who he really is,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network. “This is dangerous, this is ugly, this is provocative.” “We need real leadership right now, leadership that will bring everyone to the table so we can take measures to root out systemic racism,” Biden said.
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