George Floyd died in agony and a police station burns: This is Donald Trump‘s America
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George Floyd died in agony and a police station burns: This is Donald Trump‘s America
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> What type of “leadership” has Donald Trump shown in response to the police killing of George Floyd?
> Donald Trump called the protesters “thugs,” and appeared to threaten them with death.
> On Friday night, Trump wrote on Twitter: “These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!”
Trump has done nothing but incite more violence against those that are speaking out on injustice. This is the America Trump wants us to live in. He’s the divider-in-chief.
This goes way beyond Donald Trump. Police brutality has been America’s reality for decades.
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firing something at innocent person on their porch:
https://streamable.com/u2jzoo
cop appearing to be enjoying himself today:
https://v.redd.it/jjclrdzp8x151
cop shooting something at guy for saying “fuck you”:
https://v.redd.it/zepg0b43ly151
cops breaking supplies for peaceful protestors:
https://v.redd.it/v8x8isj0xz151
nypd driving into protestors:
https://v.redd.it/mztm15kh00251 https://gfycat.com/misguidedrecklesscod
cops shoving an old dude to the ground:
https://v.redd.it/bluggpblrz151
police actively seeking out fights compilation:
https://v.redd.it/m82yxl4qh0251
cop driving at people aggressively on a campus:
https://v.redd.it/ngxvkoro60251
cop shooting rubber bullets at people watching from apartment:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Sarah_Mojarad/status/1266633046591078400?s=09
police shooting the press with rubber bullets:
https://v.redd.it/o3v8ps7rat151
police arresting a CNN reporter:
https://v.redd.it/yce9bpk8mo151
police doing a drive-by pepper spraying
https://mobile.twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1266193926316228609
photographer being pepper sprayed:
https://i.redd.it/4ix8f3j6dy151.jpg
guy with hands in the air gets his mask ripped off and pepper sprayed:
https://v.redd.it/wlx0gyoe21251
lady who was coming home with groceries who got a rubber bullet to the head:
https://i.redd.it/ns0uj557x0251.jpg
https://mobile.twitter.com/KevinRKrause/status/1266898396339675137
reporter blinded by rubber bullets:
https://mobile.twitter.com/KillerMartinis/status/1266618525600399361?s=19
reporter describes getting tear gassed:
https://mobile.twitter.com/mollyhf/status/1266911382613692422
couple getting yanked out of their car and tased for violating curfew:
https://mobile.twitter.com/GAFollowers/status/1266919104574865410?s=19
young woman gets shoved to the ground by officer:
https://mobile.twitter.com/whitney_hu/status/1266540710188195843?s=20
reporter sheltering in gas station is pepper sprayed: https://twitter.com/MichaelAdams317
reporter trying to get home gets window shot out: https://twitter.com/JaredGoyette/status/1266961243476299778
cops come at a guy for filming a police car burning:
https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1266953514242228229
photographer arrested:
https://youtu.be/9wgkGLmphLE
Columbus police assaulting protestors:
https://twitter.com/KRobPhoto/status/1266796191469252610
congresswoman sprayed with pepper spray during protest:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/30/politics/joyce-beatty-ohio-pepper-sprayed-columbus-protest/index.html
7 protesters fired on with rubber bullets:
https://v.redd.it/tal1ncha4o151
cops pepper spraying a group of protestors without provocation https://v.redd.it/0dxnkso0a1251
young child allegedly pepper sprayed:
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/video-shows-milk-poured-over-face-of-child-pepper-sprayed-in-seattle-protest
horse tramples young woman, police investigating: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/05/30/watch-video-captures-moment-police-horse-tramples-woman-during-houston-rally/
cop pushes protestor with his bike
https://twitter.com/ava/status/1266797973834395648?s=20
Reuters reporters detail being shot at with rubber bullets:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-protest-update/reuters-cameraman-hit-by-rubber-bullets-as-police-disperse-protesters-idUSKBN237050
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No, this is just America.
Trump isn’t the *problem*. Trump is a *symptom*.
We were told back in 2016 that if we voted for Hillary Clinton and her socialist policies there would be mass unemployment, people standing on lines to get basic necessities, and enormous civil unrest.
And then country voted for Hillary Clinton and look what’s happening. I guess they were right.
Donnie, you’re going to be in every history book world wide. That’s what you want isn’t it? You’ll be more famous than Benedict Arnold and John Wilkes Booth combined.
Donald J Trump – The traitor who murdered America. And his squad of supporting goons, the Republican Party.
People who know how to photoshop should start making Trump 2020 election ads with burning police stations as the backgroud.
Trumpocalypse 2020!
Who the fuck is looking around and thinking “oh yeah, I want 4 more years of this!”?
Give it time. This is far from over. We may actually see the WH burn before this is all over.
This is what you get when you forcefully inject racism, bigotry, and hatred into the community as the leader of the “free world”, all while blatantly committing vile and corrupt deeds and taunting people with “what are you gonna do about it?” Tweets.
a must see….https://streamable.com/26m8g0
The video of that was painful to watch. What a horrible way to die and completely unnecessary actions taken by the police.
This looks exactly how I pictured a Trump presidency.
This article states that J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were “suspended.” Does anyone know if that’s true? I thought they were all fired.
With the rise in race related attacks and white supremacists since trump took office, who’s to say whether george would still be alive had anyone else been president
Not Donald Trumps America! Its our America! I did not fight for this country, damn near getting killed in the process to have it belong to one man! This orange ass hasn’t caused this problem, this has been coming for awhile. Remember the tea party and occupy wall street? They both got co-opt’d no change. Inequality, and people feel as though the system doesn’t represent “we” anymore but “them”. Black people are tired of being killed by the police…often they are the poorest among us, the weakest communities. Makes me think of the saying “ what you do to the least of my brothers you do unto me” Mr. Floyds murder was the catalyst, people want change! The lack of leadership on all levels of government, especially from the top is appalling. This whole covid virus, no leadership there…the economy…all the unemployment, we see company’s get bail outs, and what we get s one time check? Unemployment doesn’t last for ever. One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all! All
And like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand, he went shuffling off in his 3inch platform clown shoes to the bunker.
Is America great yet?
“The Governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire. These are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely! See them, talk to them, make a deal.” Commander Witless, funny enough, has the right idea here. Except HE doesn’t give.
Crackhead President
Yep there are just some people that wants to see the country and the world BURN just to satisfy themselves and trump is one of them! And its scary AF!
At what point do we just accept that Trump’s real name is Biff and back to the future 2 was a documentary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY
Donald Glover put this song out nearly 2 years ago.
This is what we wanted. By having an election system that rewards losers, by electing and re-electing sycophants who refuse to remove the person causing all of this. This is exactly what we asked for.
American Carnage
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY
Transition to ~~Greatness~~ Carnage.
Well when all we’ve been witnessing from our government of late is complete and utter incompetence, lawlessness, accompanied by zero accountability, WTF did anybody expect ? Of course the people are going to rise up. They couldn’t afford to before the covid precautionary measures were implemented, but now ? What do we have to lose that this president hasn’t already given away ? Or sold.
The republicans had complete control of all 3 branches of government for YEARS under the trump “presidency”.
This is America how they want it to function
This is a friendly reminder that protesting will not be enough. It is imperative that everyone VOTES in November if we want to enact change for the future!
The number of unarmed black people who died in a police use of force actually plummeted under Trump. Not that he had anything to do with it, but in 2019 it was a total of 9, according to WaPo. So the problem has gotten better.
There were plenty of innocent black lives murdered during the Obama administration too. This isn’t new and this isn’t all trumps fault. He might be a fuckall and fuel the fire, but let’s not pretend this race war accompanied by riots is brand spanking new. Downvotes accepted here.
Remind me which party decided only the police should have access to guns and that regular citizens couldn’t be trusted?
Nobody wants to answer my question?
This isn’t just on Trump. This is a both party issue. Trump is making it worse, but last time I checked the mayor of Minneapolis and the governor of Minnesota are both “democrats”.
If anything, this is the America we have due to Republicans and moderate Democrats running the country, they are basically the same. We need real progressives in office.
Ultimately trump does not care about either of those things. He just cares about himself and winning re-election. He’d let the whole country burn if it meant he’d win the election.
Oh but the ratings
Winning!
Under President Trump’s leadership comes a extremely divided nation that’s always under fire every single day, month and year.
Could it get any worse?
Well, Trump must’ve established a Neo-Nazi era full of never-ending fear and terror — Just like Hitler’s Reich…
…But worse by all means.
I’m surprised people aren’t firebombing the Capital by now.
Oh wait…
Making America great again
The problem is, and I say that as European, that there is a very concerning chance for him to be re-elected – and may it be tiny. Tbh I think he has quite a chance.
I just hope for America that the people decide for hope, equality and justice – that you write your own future and get him out of power!
I feel that racism in the police force should be dealt with better during training and recruitment of police officers.
Is it time for “told ya so”?
Seems to be the same America it’s always been . Stop pretending this is something new.
This for that.
They’re gonna let this country burn before they arrest 4 cops