Trump calls protesters ‘THUGS,’ suggests looting will lead to ‘shooting’
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29 May, 2020, 07:10 pm
Last modified: 29 May, 2020, 09:04 pm
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Protesters destroy the Lake Street bus stop outside the Minneapolis Police third precinct, May 28. Photo: Reuters/Nicholas Pfosi
US President Donald Trump called the protesters "THUGS," while suggesting military intervention and warning in a tweet that there could be additional violence if the chaos continued. "When the looting starts, the shooting starts," the president wrote. Trump's tweet was later flagged by Twitter for "glorifying violence."
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