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President Donald Trump's tweets about the riots in Minneapolis

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President Donald Trump's tweets about the riots in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump's tweets about the riots in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump's tweets about the riots in Minneapolis

TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES WITHERIN MACPHERSON.

THE MAYOR OFMINNEAPOLIS HELD A NEWSCONFERENCE EARLY THISMORNING..

AND ERIN IT'S ADISPUTE BETWEEN THAT MAYOR,PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANDTWITTER..

THAT IS STILL GOINGON RIGHT NOW..THE PRESIDENT TWEETED EARLIERTHIS MORNING━ JUST BEFORE ONEAM.

STATING THE PERFORMANCEFROM THE MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR ISQUOTE " A TOTAL LACK OFLEADERSHIP." IN THAT SAMETWITTER THREAD━ TPRESIDENT CALLED PROTESTORSTHUGS AND SAID THE MILITARYCOULD GET INVOLVED WITHPUTTING DOWN THOSE RIOTS..STATING QUOTE━ "WHEN THELOOTING STARTS, THE SHOOTINGSTARTS." TWITTER FLAGGED THISTWEET SAYING IT VIOLATES THEIRRULES OF GLORIFYING VIOLENCE.YOU CAN STILL SEE THE TWEET━IT HASN'T BEEN TAKEN DOWN━YOU JUST HAVE TO CLICK THROUGHA WARNING BEFORE YOU CAN SEEIT.

THESE TWEETS WERE READ TOTHE MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR AT ANEWS CONFERENCE THIS MORNINGAND HERE'S HIS RESPONSE.“Weakness is pointing thefinger at someone else duringa time of crisis.

Donald Trumpknows nothing about thestrength of Minneapolis.

Weare strong as hell.

IS THIS ADIFFICULT TIME PERIOD?

YES..and you better be damn surewethis." BEFORE THE TWEETS THISMORNING━ PRESIDENT TRUMSIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER JUSTYESTERDAY TARGETING TWITTEAND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITESSTATING THE GOAL IS TO DEFENDFREE SPEECH.

WE HAVE THATSTORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

LIVE━EMAC.WE'LL CONTINUE TO BRING YOUNEW DEVELOPMENTS ON

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