Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted President Trump and invoked an expletive Friday in response to his tweets after three days of protests in Minneapolis, Minn., when he called the protesters "THUGS" and tweeted that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." “Donald Trump’s comment last night was profoundly dangerous,” Lightfoot said Friday during a news conference to discuss plans to reopen the city. “And we must stand firm in solidarity and say this is totally unacceptable no matter who is the speaker." On Thursday, some protesters stormed a Minneapolis police station and set it on fire, prompting officers inside to evacuate. In response to widespread rioting, Trump called the protesters "THUGS" and tweeted "when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”Twitter issued a disclaimer saying the tweet was "glorifying violence."

Source: Fox News May 30, 2020 00:25 UTC