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Donald Trump: “New York was lost to the looters, thugs, radical left and all other forms of low-life and scum. The governor refuses to…”

On the recordJune 1, 2020
New York was lost to the looters, thugs, radical left and all other forms of low-life and scum. The governor refuses to accept my offer of a dominating National Guard. NYC was ripped to pieces.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Donald Trump criticized New York's governor for not accepting his offer to send in the National Guard during the protests.

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