Trump Calls For Tougher Republican Response To ‘Political War’
In an Oval Office interview with The Federalist's Ben Domenech, President Trump calls on Republicans to stand strong and unite against lawlessness.
By Ben Domenech
June 27, 2020
In a wide-ranging interview in the Oval Office Friday, President Donald J. Trump said that the country is in the midst of “a political war … where the left will use anything to win, including the culture.â€
The president said that to restore order and win in 2020, his Republican allies “need to be stronger†in standing up to rioters and those who would tear down statues. “They’ve got to get much tougher,†Trump said, drawing comparisons to moments when Republicans stood together on impeachment and in battles over judicial nominees. “They have to be stronger, have to come together,†or risk losing politically and worse.
While acknowledging the “horrible†scene that played out in Minnesota with the death of George Floyd, Trump argued that the Floyd-related protest movement has since morphed into an “anti-cop, defund the police, anti-American†movement that puts American communities at risk.
“Police never get the credit they deserve by politicians, who are being weak,†Trump said, positing that fear of criticizing the excesses of rioters and violent protesters is driven by political correctness and the danger of being called “racist.â€
Trump referred to the Black Lives Matter political organization as having an “extremist†agenda and criticized New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for wanting to close Fifth Avenue to paint the group’s titular slogan on the street.
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