Trump Threatens Military Force amid George Floyd Protests: 'When the Looting Starts, the Shooting Starts'
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"I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City," he tweeted, adding that the Minneapolis mayor needed to "bring the City under control, or I will send in the National Guard & get the job done right."
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