Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says President Trump’s tweets on the protests were “not helpful.” “In a moment that is so volatile, anything we do to add fuel to that fire is really, really challenging,” he said.
From CNN's Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 19. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had strong words for prosecuting the police in the incidents in Minneapolis and Louisville, saying “if you see what happened, [they] look pretty darn guilty.
” The GOP leader said violent protests in Minneapolis and Louisville – both in response to deaths of black people at the hands of police officers – “really needs to stop” and “this senseless violence in reaction to this is not helpful.” McConnell declined to comment Friday on a tweet from President Trump in which the President called protesters in Minneapolis “thugs” and warned"when the looting starts, the shooting starts. The message was flagged by Twitter for “glorifying violence.” “I generally don't comment on the President's tweets,” McConnell told reporters at a press event in Kentucky.“I think what's happening in Louisville and Minneapolis really needs to stop. This senseless violence in reaction to this is not helpful. But you can certainly understand the outrage. I mean, you can certainly understand the outrage. But it's not made better by engaging in random acts of violence," McConnell said.
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