Trump Threatens Military Force amid George Floyd Protests: 'When the Looting Starts, the Shooting Starts'
You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Trump called some of the more violent protesters "thugs" who were "dishonoring the memory of George Floyd" and he threatened intervention — seeming to suggest that the military would shoot looters.
"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." "Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way," Trump wrote. "Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.", the late Walter Headley, a controversial former Miami police chief, was quoted as saying the "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" line in 1967, which the president has now re-utilized."If the National Guard shoots crowds of protestors, Trump must be held fully responsible," one userRather than removing the president's tweet altogether, Twitter explained that "it may be in the public's interest" for his statement to "remain accessible" but hidden from public view unless someone opts to see it. "We've taken action in the interest of preventing others from being inspired to commit violent acts, but have kept the Tweet on Twitter because it is important that the public still be able to see the Tweet given its relevance to ongoing matters of public importance," the company wrote in aThe site — which has recently started fact-checking some of the president's false statements, drawing his anger — noted that the tweet on "the glorification of violence based on the historical context of the last line, its connection to violence, and the risk it could inspire similar actions today."
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