Let’s hope the response to this leftist chaos is quick and with overwhelming force and numbers
I think he’s done it right. Spoken forcefully to the governors and he (and they) have let that message be known. Should have better protected the Capital directly before last night, but he has to give the governors a chance to straighten out their states before taking action there. And that’s what he’s doing, with little more time to be wasted.
Watching our President visit the church(I think this was the last straw in his mind) is telling all the commie jacka@@es..I AM NOT AFRAID
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
John Adams
G D Fox it’s not “surreal” it’s reality!
Martha stop running your mouth and cover the President’s actions.
I swear on Judgment Day these idiots will die talking about nothing.
Just what I needed, “Karl Rove reflect on this”. / contempt
Sorry, just got back in a few minutes ago. This hasn’t started as of 7:22pm EST. But ping anyway.
Thank you President Trump.
Protest is fine but burning and looting our cities is not...
Thanks for protecting our cities, Churches, businesses and all of us and our loved ones...
I’ll be able to sleep tonight... lots of us feel safe for the first time in days.... Thank you, thank you, thank you.
The video of Trump walking across the street was prettty cool. The signature moment of his presidency, IMO.
That was truly great! I’m so glad he seized this thing...I was getting a little worried. But now I’m happy. I think Trump is going to lead the charge to take back our country.
And he really called out those governors and mayors!
Go to youtube, do a search for “Trump CNN” or “Trump ABC” etc..... within the last hour. Look at the titles alone of their coverage of the Trump speech. It says it all about our media.
my google news search in california turned up nothing on trump’s visit to the church until i added “church” to the keywords...
Tucker making an ass of himself I guess a prerecorded message attacking Trump.
Idiot.
Someone explain to me how 60 secret service agents were injured.If they can’t protect the President they can’t protect us.
Is there a video of President Trump walking to the church and holding up the Bible?
I saw pictures of it, but there’s got to be a video somewhere.
Wow. That was the quickest presidential statement Ive seen.
What did he do at the church or with a Bible?
Liberals are in a tailspin over it.
Statement text:
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Statement by the President
Issued on: June 1, 2020
Rose Garden
6:43 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. My fellow Americans: My first and highest duty as President is to defend our great country and the American people. I swore an oath to uphold the laws of our nation, and that is exactly what I will do.
All Americans were rightly sickened and revolted by the brutal death of George Floyd. My administration is fully committed that, for George and his family, justice will be served. He will not have died in vain. But we cannot allow the righteous cries and peaceful protesters to be drowned out by an angry mob. The biggest victims of the rioting are peace-loving citizens in our poorest communities, and as their President, I will fight to keep them safe. I will fight to protect you. I am your President of law and order, and an ally of all peaceful protesters.
But in recent days, our nation has been gripped by professional anarchists, violent mobs, arsonists, looters, criminals, rioters, Antifa, and others. A number of state and local governments have failed to take necessary action to safeguard their residence. Innocent people have been savagely beaten, like the young man in Dallas, Texas, who was left dying on the street, or the woman in Upstate New York viciously attacked by dangerous thugs.
Small-business owners have seen their dreams utterly destroyed. New York’s Finest have been hit in the face with bricks. Brave nurses, who have battled the virus, are afraid to leave their homes. A police precinct station has been overrun. Here in the nation’s capital, the Lincoln Memorial and the World War Two Memorial have been vandalized. One of our most historic churches was set ablaze. A federal officer in California, an African American enforcement hero, was shot and killed.
These are not acts of peaceful protest. These are acts of domestic terror. The destruction of innocent life and the spilling of innocent blood is an offense to humanity and a crime against God.
America needs creation, not destruction; cooperation, not contempt; security, not anarchy; healing, not hatred; justice, not chaos. This is our mission, and we will succeed. One hundred percent, we will succeed. Our country always wins.
That is why I am taking immediate presidential action to stop the violence and restore security and safety in America. I am mobilizing all available federal resources — civilian and military — to stop the rioting and looting, to end the destruction and arson, and to protect the rights of law-abiding Americans, including your Second Amendment rights. Therefore, the following measures are going into effect immediately:
First, we are ending the riots and lawlessness that has spread throughout our country. We will end it now. Today, I have strongly recommended to every governor to deploy the National Guard in sufficient numbers that we dominate the streets. Mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled.
If a city or a state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them.
I am also taking swift and decisive action to protect our great capital, Washington, D.C. What happened in this city last night was a total disgrace. As we speak, I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults, and the wanton destruction of property.
We are putting everybody on warning: Our seven o’clock curfew will be strictly enforced. Those who threaten innocent life and property will be arrested, detained, and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I want the organizers of this terror to be on notice that you will face severe criminal penalties and lengthy sentences in jail. This includes Antifa and others who are leading instigators of this violence.
One law and order — and that is what it is: one law. We have one beautiful law. And once that is restored and fully restored, we will help you, we will help your business, and we will help your family.
America is founded upon the rule of law. It is the foundation of our prosperity, our freedom, and our very way of life. But where there is no law, there is no opportunity. Where there is no justice, there is no liberty. Where there is no safety, there is no future.
We must never give in to anger or hatred. If malice or violence reigns, then none of us is free.
I take these actions today with firm resolve and with a true and passionate love for our country. By far, our greatest days lie ahead.
Thank you very much. And now I’m going to pay my respects to a very, very special place. Thank you very much.
END 6:50 P.M. EDT
If you want to take concrete action, but you’re not sure how, we’ve created a site to connect you with useful resources and organizations who’ve been fighting the good fight at the local and national levels for years. https://t.co/2KcB4T3b0I— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 1, 2020
Hope AG Barr checks out all of these shady 'resources and organizations' he linked.