The Latest: Trump changes course after denouncing protesters
Source: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):
President Donald Trump is doing a quick about-face about the protests that swept through Washington and around the world on Saturday.
Trump tweeted Sunday morning that Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. He then continued, Even if I dont always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views.
That came less than two hours after he first denounced the protests, which drew more than 1 million people. He tweeted he was under the impression that we just had an election! and adds: Why didnt these people vote?
While Trump is claiming these protesters didnt vote, that seems unlikely. Trump won the vote in the Electoral College, putting him in the White House, but Democrat Hillary Clinton captured the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots.
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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/01/22/the-latest-trump-changes-course-after-denouncing-protesters/
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)It's not his style. Does he use the word "hallmark", ever?
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)cstanleytech
(26,347 posts)though it will be sad to not see so many Republicans not having to try their imitation of a pretzel to explain his most recent tweet and why it isnt offensive or vulgar.
Marthe48
(17,087 posts)but that was too short. So he made it 1ugepenis. Easy to guess. lol
riversedge
(70,413 posts)and say the right thing. Same thing happened before many times.
wryter2000
(46,125 posts)Which will piss him off all the more.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)I can't even imagine Trump saying "hallmark" or that he would ever want to. He doesn't rouse rabble into a frenzy with weenie words like that.
Jacob Boehme
(789 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)in Trump's use of the word "peaceful." Keep in mind that Project Veritas, the O'Keefe fake pimp guy who got money from Trump's foundation, has been caught trying to pay people to cause riots at Trump events.
Trump protest groups need to be very vigilant.
wryter2000
(46,125 posts)that we had 84,000 people in Oakland with no violence and 0 arrests. I had my eye out for troublemakers, you can bet, and didn't see a one.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Last edited Sun Jan 22, 2017, 01:34 PM - Edit history (1)
sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)No there explanation.
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)Will he beat up his pets?
Oh, that's right. He doesn't have any.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)They look terrified of him.
yellowcanine
(35,703 posts)They will likely try to ignore them. So we need to keep protesting.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,232 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,292 posts)Bannon's like the crazy uncle in the attic who sometimes gets loose to wreck havoc.