Democrats accuse President Trump on Friday of inciting violence against protesters who were demonstrating in Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd.
Speaking to reporters in Kentucky, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the events leading to the protests"absolutely horrendous," but said that the demonstrations should be peaceful. "This senseless violence in reaction to this is not helpful to anyone, I hope it will stop," he said outside St.
Elizabeth Ft. Thomas hospital. McConnell, however, declined to comment on Trump's tweets and only said,"I can speak for myself. I think what's happening in Louisville and Minneapolis really needs to stop." Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., asked his Twitter followers what people will do today to win in November's elections, saying that it’s a scary time with 100,000 dead from the coronavirus pandemic and"a president calling for the murder of political opponents and protesters." I know it feels scary today. 100,000 dead. Fires raging. A President calling for the murder of political opponents and protesters.So what are you going to do today to win in November?Similarly, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., a possible vice presidential pick for Biden, tweeted,"Trump's tweets yet again show what racism looks like. This is why we need new leadership. Vote." Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., also tweeted,"When someone tells you who they are, believe them. The Impeached President is a violent white supremacist." "Trump's behavior is growing increasingly unhinged, authoritarian, and outright violent and is designed to inflame and divide America further. This is absolutely disgusting and I reject his incitements with every fiber of my body," tweeted Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., tweeted a screenshot of the tweet flagged by Twitter along with one from early May in which Trump called protesters in Michigan over the state's coronavirus stay-at-home order"very good people."This is what a racist president looks like.
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