Democrats Blast President Trump's Threat To Deploy The Military Against Rioters And Looters

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The Hill: Democrats blast Trump's use of military against protests

Democratic lawmakers are blasting President Trump’s reliance on the military to respond to protests and riots over police violence and racial injustice.

“At a time when our nation is hurting, the president continues to forgo any effort to calm tensions, as we had all hoped he would,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said in a statement Tuesday.

“Instead he used force to remove peaceful protestors to stage a photo opportunity. Instead of taking a moment of silence in front of the historic St Johns’ Episcopal Church to pray for the lives lost, he gathered his cronies to take a picture. Instead of doing the right thing, he once again did the absolute wrong thing,” Smith said.

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WNU Editor: Little if any condemnation from Democrat leaders on the rioters and looters who have caused so much pain. But the New York Attorney General will go to court if President Trump orders the military into New York to stop the violence and looting .... 'The President is not a dictator': New York Attorney General says she will go to court to stop Donald Trump deploying military to the state but does he have the legal right? (Daily Mail).

More News On Democrat Reaction To President Trump's Threat To Deploy The Military Against Rioters And Looters

Dems react to Trump's threat to deploy military amid state protests -- Axios
Biden calls for police reforms, accuses Trump of military crackdown on protesters -- The Hill
Biden blasts Trump, promises to heal ‘racial wounds’ in Philadelphia address -- France 24
Schumer calls for DOD watchdog probe of treatment of protesters outside White House -- The Hill

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