Donald Trump says it is ‘TRUE’ that white supremacist organizations were NOT involved in weekend of protests across the country as he doubles down on blaming ‘ANTIFA’
President Trump indicated that he believed there weren’t white supremacist groups mixed in with those protesting the death of George Floyd, again blaming the anti-fascist left-wing group ‘ANTIFA’ for the sometimes-violent skirmishes with police.
‘I don’t see any indication that there were any white supremest groups mixing in. This is an ANTIFA Organization. It seems that the first time we saw it in a major way was Occupy Wall Street. It’s the same mindset,’ Trump said tagging ‘Fox & Friends’ host Brian Kilmeade in his tweet.
He replied ‘TRUE!’ to the Kilmeade clip and misspelled the word ‘supremacist.’
President Trump indicated Monday morning that he believed white supremacist groups weren’t involved in riling up the protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of the police
President Trump, misspelling the word ‘supremest,’ tweeted about white supremacists groups first thing Monday morning. Some Minnesota officials have reported that white supremacists have infiltrated the Black Lives Matter protests to cause trouble
A protester holds up a ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign in front of the White House Sunday. President Trump has blamed the violent clashes with police on ‘ANTIFA,’ a left-wing organization, and denied white supremacists have shown up to protests
Tear gas billows as demonstrators continue to protest into Sunday night in Lafayette Park, across Pennsylvania Ave. from the White House in Washington, D.C.
Trump’s tweet Monday was his first reaction of the morning to hours of protests outside the White House Sunday – and across the country.
Earlier Sunday, Trump announced he was designating ANTIFA a terrorist organization.
On Saturday, Trump blamed ANTIFA for the protests on the heels of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz suggesting white supremacists had infiltrated Black Lives Matters demonstrations to cause chaos.
Walz was asked Friday about reports that white supremacists were involved and he answered, ‘My suspicicions and what I’ve seen on this, yes.’
‘It gets worse than that,’ Walz added. ‘The cartels, who are wondering if there was a break in their drugs transmissions, are trying to take advantage of the chaos. That’s why this situaiton is on a federal level.’
On Sunday night, Minnesota’s Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell echoed Walz in saying he believed white supremacists were attending demonstrations in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
‘They’re agitators,’ Schnell said.
Floyd, a black resident, was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis – sparking demonstrations in that city, which spilled to communities all around the nation.