President Donald Trump has consistently tried to depict himself as the “law & order” president, but that description is, quite simply, laughable. Remember: he’s the guy who’s faced a dizzying array of his associates getting hit with federal criminal charges. Nevertheless, this Thursday, he lashed out on Twitter against Democratic leaders who he thought weren’t promoting “law & order” enough. His particular point of contention is a small area in Seattle where protesters have driven out police and set up a small, peaceful “autonomous zone” in a Capitol Hill neighborhood. Trump, who seems forever paranoid, seems to take the protesters as some kind of apocalyptic heralds of the end of civilization — or something. He’s just ridiculous.
He tweeted:
‘Sleepy Joe Biden refuses to leave his basement “sanctuary” and tell his Radical Left BOSSES that they are heading in the wrong direction. Tell them to get out of Seattle now. Liberal Governor @JayInslee is looking “the fool”. LAW & ORDER!’
Sleepy Joe Biden refuses to leave his basement “sanctuary” and tell his Radical Left BOSSES that they are heading in the wrong direction. Tell them to get out of Seattle now. Liberal Governor @JayInslee is looking “the fool”. LAW & ORDER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2020
That’s just a pathetic statement from a pathetic excuse for a president, although his followers will probably love it. Joe Biden is not controlled by “Radical Left BOSSES.” He has not been in a basement “sanctuary,” although that’s the way that the Trump team has tried to describe the time that Biden spent at home amidst recent nationwide lockdowns over the Coronavirus pandemic. And Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) isn’t “looking “the fool”” — what exactly does Trump want the governor to do? Send the National Guard out against a small crowd of peaceful protesters in Seattle? Is this all some kind of game to Trump?
Actually, @JoeBiden has not been staying home and today's he's in Philadelphia to hold a roundtable with community members "on how to make sure the economic reopening is effective and safe and gets America back to work," according to his staff. https://t.co/N0oXUs7UXh
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) June 11, 2020
On Thursday morning, Trump also added a defense of his commitment to preserving the names of military bases that are named after Confederate generals.
He posted — in all caps, for some reason:
‘THOSE THAT DENY THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT!’
THOSE THAT DENY THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 11, 2020
It’s like he doesn’t even care about making sense or sounding intelligently attuned to the situation. Trying to get military bases renamed with names other than those of Confederate generals isn’t some kind of grandiose plot to “deny history,” or whatever. It’s about not honoring murderous racists!
Things President Trump is against:
– changing Confederate names of U.S. Army bases
– removing Confederate statues and monuments
– athletes silently protesting police brutality and racial injustice
– putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) June 10, 2020
Check out Twitter’s response below:
