"These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won't let that happen," Trump wrote on his personal account. Later, a White House official said Trump wasn't familiar with Headley's use of the phrase when he tweeted it. Trump's vice president, Mike Pence, even stormed out of an Indianapolis Colts game when some players kneeled during the anthem. Instead, Trump has been more likely to mock that phrase, which has been used by Black Lives Matter protesters ever since. He called the death of Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot by a white man while jogging in February, a "heartbreaking thing."

Source: CNN May 29, 2020 13:01 UTC