The professionally managed so-called “protesters” at the White House had little to do with the memory of George Floyd. They were just there to cause trouble. The @SecretService handled them easily. Tonight, I understand, is MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE???— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
Yeah, how did that work out?
Trump says he has no idea if MAGA supporters will come to the White House tonight pic.twitter.com/6xBJiukNrW— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) May 30, 2020
Trump spent that night in the bunker below the White House. The next night, he retreated to the bunker again, and turned the lights off.
a failed presidency. https://t.co/kkSGuU48Sn— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) June 1, 2020
But before that, and during the day when it was safe, he found someone to blame for all this:
It’s ANTIFA and the Radical Left. Don’t lay the blame on others!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
And got his AG to join the chorus:
Atty Gen Barr just blamed the riots on “Antifa” and “far left radicals.”— Peter Sagal (@petersagal) May 30, 2020
Is there any evidence of this at all?
The answer to that question is: "No."
75 U.S. cities experience protest marches and violence. Trump manages to notice three of them. And even his advisors don't take the "Antifa" line seriously:
Nor do his former allies:
Some advisers want Trump to hold events showing black voters that he hears their views, perhaps a series of “listening” events. But others counsel that he should take a hard line in solidarity with owners of damaged businesses. @maggieNYT https://t.co/OxZuJie5c7— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 1, 2020
Nor do his former allies:
To anyone worried that Trump is AWOL as America implodes, rest assured: I'm told he's tracking down some very promising Joe Scarborough leads.— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) June 1, 2020
Not that there won't be some serious bullshit swirling around this election:
Bill Barr casually floated a new mail ballot conspiracy theory in an interview with @Schwartzesque — foreign adversaries could print and submit them https://t.co/XMkxwZbGvx pic.twitter.com/iqCAHxxQDB— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) June 1, 2020
But does anybody really expect this guy to inspire armed insurrection when he doesn't win in November? The strongest thing he's done this week is suggest his supporters rally 'round the White House. And they aren't real inspired by his leadership.
No comments:
Post a Comment