“Arsonist announcing he is arriving at the scene of the fire”
Americans had a visceral reaction immediately upon learning the White House has just announced President Donald Trump will hold a Rose Garden press conference at 2 PM Friday, 13 hours after he posted tweets so caustic Twitter hid one of them for “glorifying violence.”
Trump is expected to continue his attack on Americans he threatened to have the “Military” shoot on the streets of Minneapolis, protestors in his early AM tweetstorm he referred to as “thugs.” The intense protest Thursday night, after two nights of relative calm protests over the police killing of a handcuffed, unarmed Black man at the hands of white police officers, has now sparked protests in cities across the country.
Trump could focus on his issues with China, but many expect him to continue his attacks on social media giant Twitter and on the Minneapolis protestors.
Here’s how some responded immediately to the news: