President Trump just clarified his statement from last night’s tweet that drew the ire of Twitter and others, where he said “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”:
“Looting leads to shooting, and that’s why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night – or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot. I don’t want this to happen, and that’s what the expression put out last night means. It was spoken as a fact, not as a statement. It’s very simple, nobody should have any problem with this other than the haters, and those looking to cause trouble on social media. Honor the memory of George Floyd!”
Looting leads to shooting, and that’s why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night – or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot. I don’t want this to happen, and that’s what the expression put out last night means….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
….It was spoken as a fact, not as a statement. It’s very simple, nobody should have any problem with this other than the haters, and those looking to cause trouble on social media. Honor the memory of George Floyd!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
Trump put this out just ahead of his press conference that was supposed to begin at 2pm. My guess is that they didn’t want to step on the Hennepin County prosecutor’s presser on the arrest of Derek Chauvin. And now, it appears, Trump wants to address the confusion his tweet caused in an effort, perhaps, to be more sensitive.
Trump’s press conference should begin soon and you can watch it here.