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quietthrow ◴[] No.23350422[source]
Once again! Bravo Jack and the Twitter team! Thank you taking a stand against bullying.
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1. devtul ◴[] No.23350774[source]
Is the POTUS clearly inciting violence or is it another instance of people having a wild interpretation of what he said? I'm so tired of this dynamic that I don't even bother anymore.
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2. dastx ◴[] No.23350897[source]
Judge for yourself, the exact tweet is:

> 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!

Worth noting that this is a quote from former Miami Police Chief Walter Headley. In '67, he said the phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" during racially charged protests.

3. sammalloy ◴[] No.23350938[source]
> Is the POTUS clearly inciting violence or is it another instance of people having a wild interpretation of what he said?

The POTUS unambiguously quoted racist Miami police chief Walter Headley who called for violence against African Americans during the civil rights movement of the 1960s. This couldn’t be a more clear example of inciting violence.

4. myvoiceismypass ◴[] No.23350952[source]
The guy who openly called for police to rough people up in the past does not get the benefit of the doubt here.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/28/donald-trump...

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5. sg47 ◴[] No.23351713[source]
You are making an assumption that the interpretation is wild.
6. busymom0 ◴[] No.23365498[source]
You do know that he was talking about MS13 gang members who had murdered people. People need to stop reading media spins and watch actual full un-edited footage.

EDIT: Oh look, downvote brigade has arrived.