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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Sat Aug 19, 2017, 10:23 PM Aug 2017

Trump cites "anti-police agitators," in Boston, then thanks crowds for protesting "hate"

Well, there ya go. Trump is on the side of the Neo-Nazis, rather than the counter-protesters.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-boston-protesters-anti-police-agitators-praises-law-enforcement/

President Trump decried "anti-police agitators" in Boston Saturday, after thousands of demonstrators with anti-Nazi and anti-racism signs and chants drowned out a small group of white nationalists holding a "free speech" rally.

The president, taking to Twitter to praise police as "looking tough and smart," thanked them and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for their handling of the event.

Police did appear to scuffle with a large crowd of counter-protesters Saturday, but the president's response to the event that drew tens of thousands of largely peaceful counter-protesters is sure to spark criticism. Mr. Trump is already under fire for saying there were "very fine people" among the white nationalist protesters in last week's deadly events in Charlottesville, Virginia, and for claiming "many sides" were to blame for the violence.

The president also said protest is sometimes necessary to "heal" the nation. But Mr. Trump's Twitter account later thanked people for protesting "bigotry and hate."
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Trump cites "anti-police agitators," in Boston, then thanks crowds for protesting "hate" (Original Post) TomCADem Aug 2017 OP
Someone took his phone, t-rump tweeted the anti-police stuff Iliyah Aug 2017 #1
Either that or there's a "damage control" handler with his Twitter password flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #2
But not before tweeting this: Flaleftist Aug 2017 #3
Original tRump. Not anyone else's. I promise. You can trust me. ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #4

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
1. Someone took his phone, t-rump tweeted the anti-police stuff
Sat Aug 19, 2017, 10:27 PM
Aug 2017

another tweeted the protecting the hate stuff. They are trying to close him down with the tweets and more. Generals at work here, and I do not feel comfortable about that neither.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
2. Either that or there's a "damage control" handler with his Twitter password
Sat Aug 19, 2017, 11:46 PM
Aug 2017

cleaning up after the various "covfefe" moments. Maybe that's why Hope Hicks gets paid as much as Bannon and Preibus did?

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
3. But not before tweeting this:
Sat Aug 19, 2017, 11:48 PM
Aug 2017





Steve Bannon will be a tough and smart new voice at @BreitbartNews...maybe even better than ever before. Fake News needs the competition!

And here is what Gorka is saying about that tweet.




#FAKENEWSindustrialComplex - & all others who don't believe in #MAGA - have no idea what's about 2 happen.

Buckle up Establishment!
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