Trump also had harsh words for the Black Lives Matters movement, which has organized some of the protests.
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The Black Lives Matter movement, facing a continued onslaught of opposition from conservative and reactionary forces in the United States, has more than 100,000 people wanting to classify it as a terrorist organization in a petition. And an off-duty police officer in Missouri fatally shot a man who was trying to enter the officer’s home. “No more walls”, said the Black Lives Matter representative. “Makes me feel great to see people with such differences come together and work it out”.
“We’re not going to be silent anymore”, she said. He said the White House should reexamine how extensively cops are trained – especially on de-escalating conflict – and additional equipment they can receive from the military. I’d also say, ‘Bbe very careful of those kids in the neighborhood and don’t get involved with them, because son, there’s a 99% chance they’re going to kill you, not the police’. He told John Dickerson on CBS’s Face the Nation that it’s time to look differently at race.
“Right now, black parents have to have conversations with their black children about how to deal with police”, he said. “But all lives matter when black lives matter too”.
In a news conference Monday morning, Fulton County Police Chief Gary Stiles said the police department is doing its best to “uphold the order and laws of this country while treating everyone in a professional, equal, and just manner”.
“When black people stand up, we can get victories”, shouted LaShadion Anthony, an activist with the Dallas Action Coalition and the Huey P. Newton Gun Club, named after one of the founders of the Black Panthers. Which is great for me because I don’t like making three stops when I’m shopping. White lives matter. Asian lives matter. They were arrested as they blocked highways and faced off against police in riot gear.
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“It is better for the American people – and certainly the people of New York City – that Giuliani is no longer a public official”, the protest leader charged.
