White House press secretary pushes back on calls for Trump to address nation amid riots, protests
Brooke Singman 2 hrs ago White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Monday pushed back on calls for President Trump to address the nation amid the riots and protests that broke out across the country in response to Minneapolis man George Floyd’s death in police custody last week, maintaining that the president is committed to “action.â€
McEnany, during an interview with “Fox & Friends,†said the president has “taken extraordinary action†-- noting the activation of the National Guard in more than a dozen states and the Trump administration’s move to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization (despite disputed authority to do so).
“This president has been very clear that we need law and order in this country,†McEnany said, adding that violent protest “demeans the peaceful protesters who have a legitimate grievance when we see angry mob mentality take over and those horrific images of businesses burning and fires in the streets of this country.â€
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