Donald Trump called George Floyd’s protesters a “bunch of thugs” for vandalizing Mahatma Gandhi statue
Washington:
US President Donald Trump has said that protesters, who turned violent after the death of African American George Floyd, did not even spare the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington DC, describing the protesters as a “group of thugs. “.
George Floyd died in Minneapolis on May 25 after white police officer Derek Chauvin handcuffed him and pinned him to the ground and knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes as the 46-year-old from Houston gasped. .
The footage, which went viral, showed Floyd pleading with the officer, saying he couldn’t breathe. His death sparked violent protests across the country and some protesters resorted to vandalism, looting and riots across the country, leaving a trail of destruction.
“You know, they started to tear up Abraham Lincoln. When they beat Lincoln, I said wait a minute. This is the man and you can do it, then they beat George Washington, Thomas Jefferson. They had everyone,” Trump said in a pit. -attended an election rally in Minnesota, a state that lost by just over 44,000 votes in 2016, on Friday.
He also mentioned the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington DC that was vandalized by unknown protesters at the peak of nationwide protests.
“They even had (Mahatma) Gandhi. All that Gandhi wanted was one thing, peace. Right? We have peace. Tear off their statue. We don’t like it. I don’t think they have any idea what they’re doing.” Trump.
“I think they are just a bunch of bullies, okay, you want to know the truth. I think they are a bunch of bullies.”
The President of the United States told his audience he was cheering that he had signed an executive order that would put those hooligans in jail for 10 years.
Now, no one is even talking about tearing down statues, he said.
The shattered statue of Mahatma Gandhi was later restored by the Indian Embassy, with the help of the National Park Police and the State Department.
“We had a period where they were tearing down all the statues and monuments, and I told my people four months ago, I said this is crazy. These people, and they don’t even know it,” President Trump said. .
Now that he has signed an executive order, Donald Trump said no one has come forward in four months to bring down a statue.
“Because you know why? They look and say I want to take that statue. I’m going to tear down that statue. That statue is collapsing. And then someone says, you know, it’s 10 years in jail. That’s too much. I’m leaving here. It’s true, “he said with a laugh.
“Ten years is not acceptable. Ten years is a long time to tear down a statue, have a little fun, especially when they have no idea what they are tearing down. But we have an idea what they are tearing down. They ‘are tearing up, in many cases, greatness. They are destroying our past. They are destroying our history, “he said.
“That’s where these guys start. They take your history from you. You look at the Middle East. You look everywhere. Look at what ISIS did. Look at what they all do. They go down and go to museums and break everything and destroy everything. They want to take you away your past. They are not taking the past away from the United States of America. Not while I’m here, “said Donald Trump.
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