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Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters

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Trump is either the POS like many of us knew or he sure hired a bunch of liars that have been writing about just how deranged he was...

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper charges in a memoir out May 10 that former President Trump said when demonstrators were filling the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd: "Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?"


 

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"...or something." Hilarious. His syntax reflects such a command of the English language. He'll leave the "or something" up to whomever carries out his clearly stated orders. "Should we use standard issue ammo or metal-tipped rubber bullets Mr. President?" A.) "Whatever."
 

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Trump is either the POS like many of us knew or he sure hired a bunch of liars that have been writing about just how deranged he was...

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper charges in a memoir out May 10 that former President Trump said when demonstrators were filling the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd: "Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?"



If Hillary Clinton had won back in 2016, he wasn’t sure what those “second amendment types” were going to do, remember?
 

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Trump is either the POS like many of us knew or he sure hired a bunch of liars that have been writing about just how deranged he was...

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper charges in a memoir out May 10 that former President Trump said when demonstrators were filling the streets around the White House following the death of George Floyd: "Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?"


And why didn't he tell the country this before the election?
 

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Of course, I do not know whether President Trump actually said that.

But as an impartial observer, it would not astonish me if he had.

He often spoke without considering the consequences, such as his appointees later spilling the beans.

It immediately reminded me of the mayor of Chicago at the time of rioting because of Dr. King's assassination.

Reportedly, he ordered the police to "shoot to maim or cripple anyone looting any stores in our city."

Source: Pale Horse Rider William Cooper by Mark Jacobson, page 142.
 

tres borrachos

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As if we ever needed a reminder of what a piece of shit Trump is....
 

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Politicians like Biden and Trump who advocate a “shooting in the leg“ philosophy need to turn off the TV/Movies and spend a little time at a range.
 
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