The president used the obvious trick of raising a question in order to encourage his supporters to show up at the White House on Saturday and possibly clash with George Floyd demonstrators
President Donald Trump speaks with members of the press on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, D.C. May 30, 2020.President Trump was asked about a tweet he shared where he seemed to be inviting his supporters to gather in counter-protest of those who might demonstrate again at the White House on Saturday night.
The professionally managed so-called “protesters” at the White House had little to do with the memory of George Floyd. They were just there to cause trouble. TheMay 30, 2020 “No no, not at all,” Trump answered. “MAGA says make America great again. These are people that love our country.” The president continued by praising his supporters’ supposed non-racist tendencies but at the same time made it clear that MAGA included very few black people.
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