When protesters railed against the 2014 police killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri, Donald Trump knew just who to blame:
Our country is totally fractured and, with our weak leadership in Washington, you can expect Ferguson type riots and looting in other places
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2014
Trump also claimed that the rest of the world had laughed at America and then-President Barack Obama over the Ferguson riots:
Can you imagine what Putin and all of our friends and enemies throughout the world are saying about the U.S. as they watch the Ferguson riot
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2014
As China and the rest of the World continue to rip off the U.S. economically, they laugh at us and our president over the riots in Ferguson!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2014
Now the nation is wracked by protests over George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis by white police officers.
Twitter users found the irony of Trump’s former comments notable:
We should fact check this. I feel like he’s on to something here.
— Keith Myers (@KeithMyers) May 30, 2020
Nostradumbass strikes again. #ResignNow
— CHARI 🇵🇷🇺🇸 (@charito_lee) May 31, 2020
First time I agree with you! Our leader is weak and has fractured our country even further.
— Natalie Weaver (@Nataliew1020) May 31, 2020
You predicted yourself
— Johnny Donaldson (@johnnydonaldson) May 29, 2020
— Niles Edward Francis (@NilesGApol) May 31, 2020
Fast forward to May 31, 2020:
— MURRAY (@murray_nyc) May 31, 2020
The USA is fractured more than ever due to WEAK & HORRIFIC leadership by Donald Trump in Washington.
And there are rallies, protests & riots from coast to coast.#TrumpResignNow
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