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May 29, 2020

Threatening to end the lives of Americans with extreme prejudice in response to property damage is outrageous. Address the real problem: heal our communities, and there will be no unrest. My heart goes out to those affected by the destruction, be safe. #BlackLivesMatter

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Donald J. Trump

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May 29, 2020

....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!

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David Kim, Esq.

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For your education: google.com/amp/s/www.nbcn

7:14 PM · May 29, 2020

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"[Charles] Headley, who was chief of police in Miami for 20 years, said that law enforcement was going after “young hoodlums, from 15 to 21, who have taken advantage of the civil rights campaign. ... We don't mind being accused of police brutality."

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"There is only one way to handle looters and arsonists during a riot and that is to shoot them on sight. I've let the word filter down: When the looting starts the shooting starts," Headley said, according to a New York Times report from 1970."