Trump: "I will fight to protect you. I am your president of law and order and an ally of all peaceful protesters, but in recent days our nation has been gripped by professional anarchists, looters, criminals antifa and others." pic.twitter.com/e2e9d1eX48
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 1, 2020
Trump: Local governments must "dominate the streets" or "I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them." pic.twitter.com/xSTlQ4It1h
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 1, 2020
Trump: "As we speak I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and wanton destruction of property." pic.twitter.com/ikqVkC0Lkk
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 1, 2020
So there's the photo op. He went over to the space the protestors had just been cleared from to hold up a bible in front of St. John's Church. pic.twitter.com/tKZpbjqzMQ
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 1, 2020