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Huckabee: Trump would still be criticized if he shot Charlottesville driver 'between the eyes'
The Hill ^ | August 13, 2017 | Jacqueline Thomsen

Posted on 08/13/2017 9:14:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Sunday said President Trump would still be criticized for his response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., if he personally executed the driver who on Saturday allegedly drove into protesters, killing one.

"If Donald Trump has suddenly jumped on Marine One ... down to Charlottesville, walked into the jail where the young man was being held, shot him between the eyes, I guarantee you people said he didn't use the right caliber bullet," Huckabee said, The Washington Examiner reported.

Trump has taken some heat for his response to the violence that broke out on Saturday in southern Virginia. Three people died and multiple were injured after a car plowed into counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally. The incident happened shortly after Virginia's governor declared a state of emergency due to the crowds. A 20-year-old man, James Alex Fields Jr. of Ohio was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the car attack.

Trump drew fire for initially blaming “many sides” while condemning the violence. The White House later clarified Trump’s stance on Sunday, saying that “of course” Trump denounces "white supremacists, KKK Neo-Nazi and all extremist groups.”

Huckabee rejected comments that Trump didn’t forcefully condemn the white supremacists behind the rally, saying Trump was "explicitly clear in condemning what happened and the fact was he will never satisfy those who hate his every word.”


TOPICS: Issues; State and Local
KEYWORDS: charlottesville; huckabee; trump; virginia
It's like I've said before, if President Trump cured cancer, they'd call him a racist for not curing sickle cell anemia.
1 posted on 08/13/2017 9:14:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

When did Obama disavow black lives matter and their murder of 15 cops, and weeks of rioting and looting? He never did.

When has any democrat condemned the leftists rioting at Berkeley or James Hodgkinson murderer who shot Steve Scalise? Never

creating double standards is the liberals favorite tactic, don’t let them get away with it.


2 posted on 08/13/2017 9:21:10 PM PDT by Cubs Fan (The only thing standing in the way of full blown leftist totalitarianism is Donald Trump)
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...., if he personally executed the driver who on Saturday allegedly drove into protesters, killing one...

Instead, his haters say he drove the car and then backed up, heading to Russia.


3 posted on 08/13/2017 9:22:51 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Would he be criticized if he had teamed up with Soros and McAuliffe back when they planned this thing?


4 posted on 08/13/2017 9:25:46 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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You know if they weren't allowed to have their double standards they wouldn't have any standards at all. 😎
5 posted on 08/13/2017 9:29:45 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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6 posted on 08/13/2017 9:40:39 PM PDT by Cheerio (#44, The unknown President)
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Huck is exactly right. There is nothing President Trump can say or do that will placate the haters.

They are determined to paint him as a racist and a white surpemacist.

That is why he should turn the tables on them and start tweeting out the history of the relationship between demonicRATS and racist, white supremacist groups.

I know there's a lurker on FR who has access to President Trump.

Get on it, lurker.

7 posted on 08/13/2017 10:46:29 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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When did Obama condemn any killing of cops? He was coordinating it from the WH through BLM.

He stirred up the flames every chance he got like Ferguson when the cop was completely innocent.


8 posted on 08/14/2017 4:37:33 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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Obama and the Democrats did the same thing every time a muslim committed a terrorist attack...they would NEVER call the muslims out by name, so President Trump is simply keeping White House tradition.


9 posted on 08/14/2017 4:45:53 AM PDT by Maverick68
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