DC mayor blasts 'gross' Trump tweet threatening 'vicious dogs' at White House

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Source: the hill


By J. Edward Moreno - 05/30/20 02:15 PM EDT



Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) fired back Saturday at President Trump's tweets threatening to handle protesters demonstrating in front of the White House with "vicious dogs" and the "most ominous weapons" if they breached the building's fence.

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“I thought the president’s remarks were gross. To make a reference to vicious dogs is no subtle reminder to African Americans of segregationists who let dogs out on innocent [people],” Bowser said at a press conference Saturday.

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“These attacks are an attack on humanity. They are an attack on black Americans, and they make my city less safe,” Bowser said.
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Earlier Saturday, Trump accused Bowser of refusing to allow the city’s police department to help the Secret Service during Friday's protest outside the White House. The Secret Service later confirmed that D.C. police officers were at the protest.

“My police department will always protect D.C. and all who live and visit here. In fact, that's exactly what we did last night. Nobody needed to ask the Metropolitan Police to get involved because they already have,” Bowser said Saturday, referring to the District’s municipal police force.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/500273-dc-mayor-blasts-gross-trump-tweet-warning-about-vicious-dogs-at-white-house

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OMG. Trump lies and accuses Bowser of not allowing the DC police dept help with the crowd. But she corrected him--and so did the Secret Service. Trump just makes stuff up. damn

[Cha]

1. trump is such a ******* ASSHOLE.. of course

he would say something stupid & viciously mean.

[cayugafalls]

2. The news media needs to start prefacing their questions with...

"We know your just going to lie, but..."

Or do it after he answers by simply stating, "that was not an answer, it was a lie and deflection."

I like dreaming.

[Alliepoo]

3. And I'm wondering who helped the orange idiot

Write the tweets? We know good and well that he does not know what ominous means, much less how to spell it.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. It evokes images of police dogs used on civil rights protestors, purposefully or not

[Skittles]

5. repukes are always pining for the 50's

blatant, er, dog whistle

[J3AC4]

6. HOW?

There is no limit to what he will say or do.
How will we ever get this mad man out of there?

[Kaiserguy]

7. Trump is just playing to his base

They love it when he says stupid stuff.

[erronis]

8. Yup. Stupid loves stupid. Some even think they are playing dumb.

trump doesn't need to play dumb. just a natural jackass.

[JudyM]

9. She called him out directly, pointedly. This is what we need to do! Stand up!

The mayor said the rhetoric Trump has used surrounding the protests in Minneapolis stokes division and incites violence.

“These attacks are an attack on humanity. They are an attack on black Americans, and they make my city less safe,” Bowser said.

[Initech]

10. Seriously is Trump chanelling his inner Mr. Burns now?

[onetexan]

11. The damn Fool himself is a vicious dog