The day before his scheduled rally in Tulsa, Okla., President Trump warned “any protesters” that they can expect rough treatment at the hands of law enforcement,in a tweet that lumped demonstrators in with criminals.“Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis,”
Trump and his administration have attacked peaceful protesters in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Earlier this month protesters outside the White House were forcefully dispersed and gassed .The president could take photos with a bible outside St. John’s Church. A tweet from Trump warning that when “the looting starts, the shooting starts” was flagged by Twitter for encouraging violence ,
Just before the crowd outside the White House was broken up, Trump said he was supportive of peaceful demonstrations, stating, “I am your president of law and order, and an ally of all peaceful protesters.” Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said during Friday’s briefing that the president's tweet,There will also be a rally Friday afternoon in Tulsa for Juneteenth, the holiday that celebrates the Emancipation, at which the Rev. Al Sharpton is scheduled to speak. “Go to the riots and support our own cause. Show them the real targets. Use their anger to fuel our fire.
Think outside the box. We have mobs of angry people to use to our advantage,” wrote the accused, Steven Carrillo, in one Facebook group, according to the criminal complaint. “We’re in the middle of a pandemic,” Tulsa Health Department Director Bruce Dart said. “Coming together is a definite possibility of seeing increased infections and increased deaths from those infections.”
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