The House speaker said Trump is fueling discord with his social media posts.
suggesting protesters in Minneapolis could be shot if the demonstrations devolved into looting, which Twitter annotated with a warning that the message glorified violence. He later tweeted that the Secret Service was ready to respond to protesters gathered outside the White House on Friday with"vicious dogs" and"ominous weapons."
"You ignore him, but at the same time, he's been continuing to tweet and speak out. Today, he's attacking the protesters saying it's part of the far left. He's attacking the mayors of Minneapolis and the mayor of Washington, D.C.," Stephanopoulos said. "What should the president of the United States be doing right now?""He should be a unifying force in our country.
Americans, Pelosi said,"should be very prayerful about how we can come together to meet the challenges that we face, as our hearts are broken over losing 100,000 Americans -- more than that -- to the"Let's be prayerful, especially on a Sunday morning, about how we can put our differences aside, because this is the greatest country in the world, and we want to live up to the legacy of America.
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