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Donald Trump: “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents…”

On the recordMay 31, 2020
If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States Military and quickly solve the problem for them.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Donald Trump threatened to deploy the military if local governments did not act to control protests.

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